Lake Murray, SC 05/30/3034 - The 19th Annual Weekend With The Pros returns to Lake Murray at Captain’s
Choice Marine on June 7th and 8th. Two world-class wakeboarders, Bec Gange and Parker Swope, will
attend this fan-favorite event.
Weekend With The Pros is a free, family-friendly event held on the water in front of Captain’s Choice
Marine in Leesville, South Carolina. The event offers wakeboard lessons, signed autographs from the
pros, food trucks, and more. The highlight of the event is the Pro Wakeboard Show on Saturday from 2 -
3 PM, where professional wakeboarders will showcase their best tricks in front of a live audience.
Spectators can raft-up by boat or enjoy by land to take part in one of the Southeast’s largest wakeboard
events. The show will also be broadcasted live on WZMJ 93.1 The Lake.
“20 years ago, this event started as a group of my friends pooling our money to bring a pro wakeboarder
to Lake Murray for coaching,” says Event Director and SC Rough Riders Founder, Chris Farr. “It grew to
involve more riders, local businesses, and people from all over the state and beyond who have the
chance to meet pro riders and watch world-class wakeboarding. Our mission has remained the same
since the beginning: to introduce people to the best in lake life and to spread our love of watersports. In
wakeboarding, we call it ‘passing the handle’ when you introduce someone to the sport. It has been my
honor to help pass the handle to hundreds of riders over the years, and I look forward to continuing to do
so again this year,” he adds.
Farr’s passion for the sport and the event is rooted in his own experience at a young age, receiving
lessons himself. “For my 13th birthday, my parents hired Jonathon McDonald, a world champion
wakeboarder, to come to Lake Murray and coach me,” Chris recalls. “The first time he hit the wake and
did a flip, it changed my life. I spent that summer learning my first flip. After that, I went on to compete in
watersports through high school and college. Watersports made me athletic and changed the way I felt
about myself– it's been a part of my life ever since. Weekend With The Pros was born out of what my
parents did for me for that birthday back in 1997.”
Farr’s mission to spread the group’s love of watersports has recently become even more special, as he
and his wife, Brynley Farr, have begun to teach their three sons– ages ten, eight, and five– how to
wakeboard. Each year, the Pro Wakeboard Show is kicked off with the National Anthem, followed by local
young riders riding alongside the pros. As they’ve grown in ability, each of the Farr boys have joined in
this kickoff. The entire event is family-friendly: riders of all ages and experience levels participate in
lessons with the pros and riders as young as four years old can sign up.
Pro Wakeboarding Lessons with Bec Gange and Parker Swope will be offered on Friday and Saturday at
Captain’s Choice Marine. Lessons include world-class coaching behind the new Malibu wake boats,
equipment demos, a limited edition event shirt, snacks, and lunch with the pros. Full day and half day
lessons are available. Pricing, details, and registration can be found at scroughriders.com. Lessons have
limited availability.
Boat Demos & the Food Truck Party will be held on Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM at Captain’s
Choice Marine located at 3216 US-378 in Leesville, SC 29070 and is FREE for the public to attend. Enjoy
food trucks, boat demos with the Captain’s Choice crew, and autographs and photos with The SC Rough
Riders and Pro Wakeboarders.
The Pro Wakeboard Show is the weekend's highlight, featuring pros performing their best tricks on Lake
Murray in front of Captain's Choice Marine on Saturday at 2 PM. You can bring your own boat for the free
show or watch from land. Front-row seats in the boats pulling the pros, including photos and autographs
between sets, can be purchased at scroughriders.com for a unique view.
In previous years, the show has drawn over 1,500 spectators and over 500 boats, which are projected to increase
again this summer. This year’s sponsors include Captain’s Choice Marine, 93.1 The Lake, Precision Detail, and
Malibu Boats.
For more information about SC Rough Rider’s 19th Annual Weekend With The Pros, visit scroughriders.com and
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