Aaron Rathy - Canadian wakeboarder & wakeskater

Aaron Rathy

SC: Can you give us a little info about your wakeboarding background?

AR: I started riding last May when I went out to stay at Steve Mckinley and Chris Canuels house in Orlando and at that point I wasn’t really riding with a coach or anything just with all of my buddies in the OGC, Steve-O, Henshaw, Evan, Chris and the whole crew. We all just rode together everyday pushing it as hard as we could and just riding for ourselves. I was also riding with Mike Ferrarro as much as I could but his schedule is kinda hectic so its hard to get a session.

SC: How would you describe your riding style? What other sports have influenced you and your riding?

AR: Style is everything to me, I think my style is mostly influenced from skateboarding, because you need so much more board control on a skateboard and I think that helps all board sports, but my main thing wakeboarding has been to go big and stay clean no matter what I’m doing.

SC: Has your 3-event background helped your wakeboarding in many ways? Why the switch to wakeboarding?

AR: Yah I think its helped me for sure, edging and riding behind a boat, working around a handle on all the tricks and stuff but I’ve actually wanted to wakeboard for a long time I just was so far into waterskiing in comps and stuff and my parents had put so much money and time into it I felt like I would be letting them down, but last year I just realized that I was doing something I didn’t like so I pretty much just packed it up and started doing something that I really have a passion for doing.

SC: Can you give us a little insight as to what you’re throwing down at the Pro Tour these days?

AR: I just try to put together 2 solid passes going big and staying clean with lots of technical moves and getting down on the rails.

SC: What’s the most challenging aspect for you of being on tour for the better part of the summer?

AR: All the traveling and lack of just free riding, sometimes cause of all the comps I find myself doin' it for the wrong reasons instead of just riding for myself.

SC: What is your favourite trick?

AR: That’s a tough question I like doing a lot of tricks, probably my favorite is a tantrum to blind, cab 3, or switch pete just cause I really dig the feeling of being able to hold the grab just like you can on a snowboard.

SC: Do you spend a lot of time wakeskating? Any plans on competing in any events this year?

AR: Yah, I wanted to ride the pro tour but I forgot to sign up in time, but I put myself on a waiting list for Wakestock so hopefully that works out.

SC: Which riders do you enjoy watching & who has influenced you the most?

AR: Parks has always been my favorite rider so I guess he’s influenced me the most but a lot of skateboarders have had a huge impact on me not only skateboarding but probably more my wakeboarding just having a balls out attitude and being willing to put your body on the line, I also really like to watch Kevin Henshaw ride cause he is such a well rounded rider and flows better than anyone makin' everything look so easy.

SC: Who are your current sponsors & what board/binding setup do you use?

AR: Hyperlite, Oakley, Air Nautique, Deviate Boardshop, Excel Wetsuits, O-town, DC, I’m Riding Hyperlites State board and boots right now, I really like the way that setup pops on both my toes and edging on my heelside, it reacts fast for all aspects of wakeboarding which I really like in a wakeboard.

SC: Where is your favourite place to ride?

AR: Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island, and Radar in Washington

SC: What are your goals and plans for the remainder of this season?

AR: I wanna place high for overall on the tour and just keep riding good and having fun.

SC: If you could spend a day wakeboarding with anyone, who would it be?

AR: Probably Jamie Thomas he's been one of my favorite skaters for a while and I think it would be rad to ride with him cause I'm pretty sure he would rip.

SC: What do you like doing when you’re not wakeboarding?

AR: Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Wakeskating, building stuff, looking for new spots, filming, watching wakeboard films, getting haggard with the OGC

SC: Who would you like to thank?

AR: Props to Jeff and Paul at Hyperlite, Matty and Derek at Oakley, Ryan and Curtis at Correct Craft, Kris and Jon at Deviate, Murray Fraser who gave me my first board and has helped me so much, thanks to everyone on Hyperlite for makin' me feel so much apart of the team and pushin' me, also like to thank everyone at O-Town Glen, Melissa, Brad and Kyle, I want to thank my parents for supporting me, the whole OGC.

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