TIGE BOATS SURPRISES AN INJURED TIGE OWNER

[dogbert]

Sorry, guys, I'm a little late to the party here, but I have to tell you this was the ultimate humbling experience.

First of all, I finally got to meet Sean today and he's such a nice guy. His grit and determination is what's gotten him this far. You don't meet many people like this in life, so I feel very fortunate.

So, we've all heard the family boat spiel from Tige and we all bought a performance tow boat from Tige so we could all the things we love to do with our families. But there's really more to it than that. Why else would we have former Tige owners still continue to contribute here even though they no longer own a Tige. Heck, we even have boat owners from other manufacturers who have never had a Tige. Not only do you buy into the family boat, but you're part of the Tige family.

So, here's what happened. Tige built a RZ2 with the exact color scheme domsz06 likes and sent this boat to Bakersfield. They conspired with SPBFAN to arrange for Sean to be at a local lake. So, my son Ryan and I, along with Ed and Ben Trogden went to SPBFAN's house today. Ed and Ben went on to meet up with the Nick Weinacker and the Tige RZ2. SPBFAN and I kidnapped Sean for a day at the lake.



As domsz06 looks over the lake, he see's this beautiful RZ2 heading towards him.



Behind the boat there's this dude who throws a huge railey.



It's Nick Weinacker, one of the Tige team riders. As Nick puts it, this boat came with a Pro.



Nick's pretty cool. He gets out of his board and climbs up some pretty gnarly gravel to come up and talk to Sean.



Meanwhile, Eddie G, Ed and Ben Trogden pull up to the dock.

[dogbert]

We all chatted for a while and then we got domsz06 onto that new RZ2. If you haven't seen the new '09 models, go check them out. I couldn't believe how big it was and the new dash is amazing. The in floor ballast was really nice and the boat handled like a dream.



Sean is so excited when he gets a call from Jean who set all this up with some help from SPBFAN. How cool is that? Tige really does look after it's owners.



We got the whole crew, including Eddie G, who as Nick describes him, keeps things running smoothly at Tige. This guy knows more about boats and how to build them. It's nice to see a manufacturer that has their production folks out in the field testing their boats in real life conditions.



Nick gets ready to give domsz06 an awesome display of wakeboarding. As Ryan said, "dude, I can't even name half the tricks you just pulled!" And he all makes it look so easy.



There are really too many tricks to show here, so I'll select a few highlights:






After the show was over, Sean got to drive the RZ2. This time it was Ben's turn to impress the judges...and we were all impressed. Ben's only 14 and landed his first invert back in April. Now he's competing in expert.






So, we asked domsz06 what he thought about the RZ2.



Then we all posed for some pics





We wrapped up this fine day on Andy's boat (sorry no pics here), but I'll post some from the day before. Then it was off to dinner with Nick. SPBFAN's family joined us as did Carly. It was a pleasure to meet them all.

If you ever have to go to Bakersfield, go hook up with SPBFAN And domsz06. These are two of the most gracious individuals you'll ever meet.

Meanwhile, Tige really outdid themselves here. It was definitely a tear jerker for everyone involved and I was glad I got to be a part of it, as we all did.

Oh yeah, there's an INT competition here in town. I gotta go to bed, but stay tuned for more pics. We're hoping to get domsz06 out for the pro riders.

[MoneyPity]

It is something to see that Tige, TigeOwners and a host of people would pull something together like this for domsz06.

Kuddos all.... looks like an amazing place to be.

[Fast1911]

Awesome job Tige, I would expect nothing less from the world's best boat company If anybody deserved that it was Dom, congrats on an awesome day buddy, those are some great pics

[jwanck11]

NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jean - you are da Bomb-Diggety!!!! Thanks very much for your thoughtfulness.

Andrew and Torsten - you dudes Rock!

Really, everyone involved deserves a huge Thank You!!!

Sean - Glad to see you back and very glad that you got this opportunity!




Man, I would love to see Nick throw that stuff in person...

[chpthril]

Way to go Tige, Andrew, Dogbert and everyone else that helped put this awesome surprise together, again, just awesome


The smile on Sean's face is just the best Not only did you guys make Sean's day, but you have made ours.

[da.bell]

Wow, I am simply amazed that Tige did this.

Great job Tige...

[soonerlaw04]

Wow great job! Tige is such a great company.

[Dents]

I bow down to everyone involved!!!!!! This is the kind of stuff that makes the world a better place. I wish I could have seen it in person. Great job everyone and to Sean..... keep it up!!!!!!!!

[Fit to be Tige]

Unbelievable. That is one of the coolest stories I have ever heard. Thanks to everyone who put in their time and some of their treasures to make this happen.

[kenr08]

What can I say.

Incredible, incredible thing that you guys and Tige did!!!!!!

That must have been awsome to see.

[eks]

Amazing story! Thanks all for sharing it with us!

It is so good to see Sean up and around!

[balair]

Wow that is really awesome
Just goes to show how much tige cares about their loyal customers.

[SPBFAN]

Did that RZ2 come from Wasatch Marine? That is what is printed on the trailer.

It is going to Wasatch after the INT comp. It is being used at the competition.

[philwsailz]

Sweet!!!!!!

You guys all should be incredibly proud, Sean you too.

What an awesome day!

What an awesome family...