July 22nd

[RickT]

In Nashville,

The Convention center is rented and THE Boat is ready!

[Diggs]

Do tell!!!!

[RickT]

Do tell!!!!

I guess its our turn to start talking about new boats. Since the others already have. :)

I give you this. ....22' 5" and nothing like we offer to date.

As one of our Pro's stated. "The best wake he has ever hit" . He may be alittle biased...but, we are very excited

Debuts at the Wakeboard World Championships....in the middle of August.

Rick

[haugy]

Sooooooo what's going on July 22nd? I live and Nashville, and may want to come see the new ride.

[Salty87]

I guess its our turn to start talking about new boats. Since the others already have. :)
Rick

the others did a pretty shabby job announcing, too. i'd love to see you guys nail your release on all fronts! big opportunity for skier's choice to show how it's done.

[chrisk]

It sounds like if they're using a convention center, the release is going to be a bit more official.

Better wake as innnn surf wake, or wakeboard wake?

[rdlangston13]

My birthday is July 22nd. Just saying it would be an awesome gift. Think about it...

[webbbrad]

Diggs is Drooling....already painting it black in his mind.....

[haugy]

BEYOND BETTER Right?

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/000/681/what-you-did-there-i-see-it.thumbnail.jpg

[Jetlink]

BEYOND BETTER Right?

Who's talking about me again?



I kid I kid!

[haugy]

Oh wait, I won't be there.

Way to go Supra, you unveil a wakeboard boat in Nashville, on the one weekend of the whole summer the Nashville area has a wakeboard tournament, in Center Hill.

All the wakeboarders in the area will be on Center Hill Lake, 45 minutes away from Nashville that weekend for WakeFest. As will I, looks like I won't get you guys good pictures of the new boat.

Is there a boat show that weekend? Nope, per the convention center it's "Skier's Choice Inc meeting". I'm hoping this is a private event, and that you didn't plan this on purpose for the public.

[wotan2525]

July 22 is their dealer show. ;)

[RickT]

Yes, It is a Dealer show only. Sunday night is the unveiling of the latest Supra. Should be exciting.

[Diggs]

Just leaked these on WakeWorld.....
Wake is looking awesome. Big and clean from these pics. I don't know anything about it, but a credible source says it is from the photo shoot. Not sure weight, line length or speed. Still hoping some pics of the boat get leaked before the debut......


http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/IMG_1176.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/IMG_1206.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/IMG_1209.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/IMG_1210.jpg

[Mobius22]

Bump. We're getting close!

[Ptownkid]

Look at the size of that wake...good lord that would be fun!

[jperkinsttu]

Any pics up yet?

[Kracker]

some on wake world

[Diggs]

This thing looks sweet!!!!!!!!!!


http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/yUQ7Il.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/a6936895-aaef-0e82.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/tyler97217/MISC%20PICS/a6936895-aadc-746e.jpg

[86 century]

Damn that looks sweet

[Ptownkid]

It does look really nice...but pickle fork nose? C'mon now.

[haugy]

Sooooooo it looks the Malibu MXZ with a Nautique tower? Okay.

It doesn't look bad, but it really is a dead ringer for the MXZ. I saw a lot of new boats this weekend. Malibu's new ride (sexy as hell) and the new X-star (holy crap). I used to hate X-stars, but this thing was badass. Except for the orange interior, yep that's right it was orange.

No pics, I fail. I was drunk and tired, and the color scheme looked like throw-up.

[cadunkle]

Fugly boat. Tower is hideous and those types always looked flimsy to me, surely there will be flex issues eventually given the narrow frame and mounting. There is not a proper set of gauges, instead a goofy flat screen. The windshield is entirely too round. The hull lacks sharp defined lines, it's just a blob. I could be mistaken but I don't see cupholders in the bow or near the driver.

The wake looks killer though! At the end of the day it doesn't matter how ugly a boat is, or if it doesn't have luxury items like cupholders where you want them. All that really matters is the wake, which this looks like it does well, and the driveability... Which this fails at in my book since it has some wacky flatscreen instead of a proper set of gauges. Halfway there I guess.

[Diggs]

FYI
Pics clearly show cup holders in the bow and at the drivers helm.....
Definitely not for everyone, but I really like it and I think this will be a hit with the current generation of boat buyers. It will be hard for old school Supra owners to grasp cause it is way different.

[DGREEN]

I friggin love it. I was scouring wakeworld last night till I saw the goods! Thanks for posting the photos Diggs.

[cadunkle]

FYI
Pics clearly show cup holders in the bow and at the drivers helm.....
Definitely not for everyone, but I really like it and I think this will be a hit with the current generation of boat buyers. It will be hard for old school Supra owners to grasp cause it is way different.

Ah, I see them now. I suppose it's what the new age people want... Just like cars, they're all cookie cutter econoboxes that look exactly the same. Just disappointing nobody makes an attractive and stylish boat these days, most just look tacky to me.

[suprasam]

I like the NEW look, I think it looks like the AXIS boats. It has six cup holders in the bow.....lol a decent amount for the beers to sit in the bow. I'm not a huge fan of the tower....but I think it looks decent. It's always hard to please people when a boat mfg and car mfg changes the style/models, but if you don't change with the times, you WILL get left behind. So props to Supra, they did a great job IMO....but hey I still like the old supra's as well, one reason is because I can afford mine HA. What was the price of that boat? 70K?

[webbbrad]

Great looking boat to me! Way roomy. Love the fact of Tanks plus plug/n/play ballast.. looks like snap out carpet too?

Most every category in Consumer products evolve and a new design/look becomes the standard for others.. So it seems, pickle fork is growing due to the extra width and length you can get. That front is QUITE ROOMY.
SOme dont like the metal flake...there are many color options... The Tower? I like it.. I have the Progressive...which was a different look from previous designs.. the S Bend is clean, and looks to fold quite easy.. WE'lll see what comes for Z5 options...
FWIW, I have DIBS on Diggs' 2013 NEXT FALL :-)

[chrisk]

I think the gauges are kind of a nice, hybrid set up. Old-school MPH and RPM's, plus digital for stuff like cruise, temp, oil, ballast, music, acc, etc.

I'm really liking the hull and the chrome accent piece they put in above the rubrail on the sides of the bow. If I were buying a boat I wouldn't particularly pick this hull as my first choice, but I think for a boat that is obviously designed to compete directly with the XStar and Malibu MXZ, this thing looks great.

I hate those tower shapes on all boat brands. I think if they offer it with this tower, it will look killer: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.supraboats.com/images/2011/Launch242-portsideview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.supraboats.com/2011/index.html&h=443&w=900&sz=34&tbnid=MUtBY_xVvOExnM:&tbnh=62&tbnw=125&zoom=1&usg=__f2rqeOuAqRYzc5ig1U6Up27VlcM=&docid=P5jd-YR5xu-h9M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cJENUKGONYmjrQGIk6zUCg&ved=0CGQQ9QEwAw&dur=1299

[wotan2525]

I'm not sold on these now towers but there must be a functionality that I just don't get.... They certainly seem to be a step backwards in terms of aesthetics.

I think the boat looks amazing. The only thing that I really, really, really don't like is that you can't get a boat now without the computer screen. I'd love to own one with a computer package while it was under warranty... but.... 15 years from now (when I can afford one) they are going to be REALLY out of date and probably non-functional. What do you do at that point?

[chrisk]

That's a really good point, wotan. It will be interesting to see how long they retain their functionality, and interchangeability with replacement parts.

[Ptownkid]

Don't get me wrong, it looks killer, and the wake looks epic. I just don't dig the fact that they adopted the pickle fork because it feels like they are just following other brands and I'd like to see them do their own thing...not that i could ever afford it anyway, haha.

[86 century]

That wake does look nice would like to know how much weight and what speed they are at.

The old bravura will through a real nice wake at 18mph with 2000# total in it