Ally Boothroyd

November 23rd, 2009 | Profiles

Name: Ally Boothroyd

Birthday: March 21st

Seasons Competing: Third Season

Sponsor shout out: Ripcurl, LiquidForce, Buckeye, Mastercraft, The Wake Institute!

Hometown: Peterborough Ont

Current residence: Bobcaygeon @ The Wake Institute aka the best place ever!

Board Set Up: Melissa board and closed toe boots (they flash lights when you land a trick!) Liquid Force Jet 136, Wing limited editiion closed toe boots. For my rail board I use a Witness Grind… Maven Wakeskate.

Where is your riding crew based out of? Anywhere and anything Kawarthas… mainly The Wake Institute crew… basecamp crew from the Muskokas, and my Orlando crew, the projects, the CONWAY PUNKS!

What is your favourite thing about wakeboarding? Hitting rails…

Favourite Trick: I love mobes and grabbed inverts, nothing beats a huge tweeked out grab into the flats… blind 180 at the end… lol…I love when people get super tech on rails… which is why I love the french canadians so much! Also have a ton of respect for wakeskaters that are pushing the limits and landing new tricks…

Favourite Rider: So many talented riders…. Where to begin… EVERY GIRL ON THIS SITE!! Also Ive gotta give some love to Ben Greenwood, Andrew Adkison, Nick Davies, Oli and Raph Derome, Yan Tibo, Yan Lecomte, Dider….Andy Pastura, Nick Taylor and Keaton!

Favourite Animal: I love reptiles. Chameleons, day geckos, dart and mantella frogs, basilisks, tree boas. So many beautiful creatures. I also love marines, so much love for the ocean… SHARKS are the best ever. I totally love tarantulas. I am definitely obsessed with monkeys and dolphins. Sea turtles….

Favourite Music: Daft Punk…. Nine Inch Nails…Incubus…. many many more.

What are some of your best results? I’m not exactly concerned with contest results, I just ride for the fun of it. Contests definitely are a good time. They push you to try your best and maybe set some goals for your riding, plus you get to meet a ton of awesome people in the process. I would never be at the level of riding I at at today if I never entered my first contest where my best trick was a one-wake heelside 180…

What are your goals for 2008 riding season? Wakeskating is my passion. I want to land some new shuv tricks, maybe start trying some big spins… and work on rails…. they are too much fun. Definitely a goal is to get as many girls out participating in girls clinics and entering comps as I can.

What are some of your thoughts on female wakeboarding at the pro level? I thinks its totally amazing the level of riding that the women are at and they keep pushing it… Amber pushing spins like crazy… Nicola killing mobes… Melissa and Hayley having such awesome style… and they keep making more and more progress. Great role models.

How do you feel about the Canadian female wakeboard scene?? Females in the Canadian wakeboard scene are wicked. They are some of the coolest, friendliest, most laidback chicks I have ever met. When I walked onto the start dock of my first competition I could not have felt more welcome even though my skill level was lower then anyone else there. They were all so excited to see me even though I had never met any of them before. I have made some truly genuine friends who are super supportive and it’s motivating!

What are your future plans with wakeboarding? To get more girls out there stoked on riding and get the hundreds of talented female riders the recognition they deserve.

What is the steeziest trick you have ever seen? Hot Garbage! Or any type of really steezy looking press really…. Also really like glides.

Craziest thing you have ever done? Probably not a good idea to post that on the internet…. hmmm Maybe repelling a 130 foot waterfall…. felt kinda crazy at the time… or snorkeling (drunk) with giant sting rays and sharks… Oops….lol

Props to anyone? YES, a ton of people… Erika for being a great partner and coach, Jenny Danger for being so freaking cool and such an amazing help… and for pushing me to progress in a good way. Amanda and Hayley at Ripcurl, Dereck at Liquid Force, Kayle, Leslie, Steph, Jenny K, Emily and Carly… for being my shred buddies… Cassie, Lacey, Jules, Kara, Lex, for being my Orlando shred buddies Jay for being an awesome boyfriend and coach, Jeremy, Vince, Adam, Andy, Jeff, Brett… THE WAKE INSTITUTE, BASECAMP and ALL THE GIRLS FROM ALL THE CLINICS!!!!

Author: Erika

Erika is a regular contributor to TID and ONWAKE, she is currently teaching several TID All Girls Clinics in the province of Ontario! She is very involved in the competitive wakeboard scene and is currently Wakestock Pro Champion.