New Wave: Isaic Claudio

Name:

Isaic Claudio

Age:

17 (as of Lao I’m about to be 18)

Instagram:

@isaiczclaudio

Hometown:

Orlando Florida

Home spot:

OWC

Sponsors:

Ronix wakeboards 

Stance:

Goofy

Setup:

Ronix 147 utopia/ Ronix utopia bindings size 10

How long have you been riding?

7 years

Boat or Cable?

My heart is with cable but I like to have some fun on boat

Morning or evening set?

Evening set

Do you stretch before you ride?

Yes I stretch before I ride 

Music or no music while riding?

No music when I ride

Vest over or under shirt?

I like to do both but mostly under 

Favorite trick?

My favorite trick is a 31321 with a Indy grab

“Go to” grab?

Stale grab

Biggest inspo?

Stuckey brother and the Harris twins

Dream trick?

Air kgb 7 

Most overrated trick?

No grab front 9

One trick you’ll never do again?

Switch air front

Who is a rider you wish got more attention?

Not really to sure

Who is your favorite person to ride with?

I like to ride with a few people but Preston is number one he keeps me on my toes with my riding and progressing

Shout out 3 riders people should keep an eye out for.

Jackson tutor -Ricardo bussi- Nanou Lenaers

Favorite wakeboard video/edit?

Trent’s Roty vid

Video/edit you watch the most?

Singularity

Favorite contest/event?

Redbull wakeduel 

Dream park/spot?

I’ve been out to 313 before but that’s a dream park as well as lake Ronix 

Best and worst place to ride?

Best is OWC I don’t have a worst place to ride

Favorite kit?

Thrifted shorts plus a Thrifted tee

What gets you fired up to ride?

Warm weather and everyone at the cable

What makes a clip worth posting?

Clean landings, new trick for you, or a NBD

What is one thing you'd like to see more in wakeboarding?

More groups of riders that come together and make videos and host events

Favourite post-ride meal?

On some days chipotle or my moms cooking

Favorite thing to do other than riding?

Going out with friends and playing games

Also, considering the LAO results, here’s some extra questions. How did you go about coming up with your run?

Looking at the setup this year for Lao I had a few ideas going into it the day of practice is when I got more ideas flowing in and I started to peace together my ideas and change my old ones.

How do you prepare back at home?

I prepared back home by doing lines with tricks back at home and trying to level up my tricks with new learns

Any fears going into the competition?

My biggest fear was my ideas not working out and it did happen with one of them

Favorite feature at lao this year?

I’d say it was the pool

Happy with the results?

I am beyond happy with my results I didn’t think I’d make it this far in this contest.

Any funny stories from the weekend at LAO?

Preston’s mom trying to get him some girls at the after party along with Trent.

Thank you’s?

Big thanks to my mom and dad for all of there support. Big thanks to Ronix for supporting me with gear.