Oak would like to welcome Matt Hooker and Travis Doran to the Oak pro team.Travis and Matt are true brothers and its great to have them here in the Oak family. You can check them both out in the new Oak Video along with all the rest of the Oak team in stores this spring.

Its been a long hot summer but we are definitely stoked on all the new stuff we were able to work on and get done for the Oak 2008 lineup. First off,we added our first pro model board to the linepup for our good buddy and well deserving pro team rider Ben Horan. This deck has an edge like no other and concave that'll definitley make you blink twice. It definitely took a while to get it right,but after numerous phone calls,emails and 3rd grade drawings,i finally figured out where he was coming from and think we hit the nail on the head. Congrats Ben,we're all stoaked for you. Next up,we talked to the the oak team and decided to do some modifications on this year's team board.We pushed out the concave a little more to the edges to increase the surface area and added a half inch to the nose. The asymm definitely sticks out like a sore thumb and we think you'll dig it.
We have two new products this year we are really stoked on-The Oak Rebar Fin  and Oak's Udders. The new fin and udders are both constructed with the same materials used in harder skate wheels and bowling balls. Both have metal screw inserts that were built in with the mold. No more worries about your screws ripping out of the threads. These things are tough. The new fins are shorter and a little fatter than last years and if you were wondering about the udders,you get two of them, drill your holes, slap 'em on your deck, and lock into your bluntslides like you mean it. We are all currently in love with these for sure. You will be able to buy the Oak rebar fins and Oaks Udders on the oak website and at your local shop. Oh,and if you decide to pick up a Oak team deck for 2008, the udders come stock with that deck and the rebar fins comes stock with all six of the boards in the 2008 lineup!
All the 2008 boards will again have the bombproof PBT bottom. This year all the oak boards are sealed with a two part hand rolled epoxy resin system. This adheres the interior fibres of the wood together and actually waterproofs the wood and prevents any warping. Then we top it off with multiple coats of a top of the line marine grade varnish.We have been skating on this new sealant all summer and it is some amazing stuff and definitley adds some noticeable overall pop to the board. The Oak team worked hard all summer filming and put together a great team video,keep an eye out for it in your local shop and a free one here and there with a purchase of a oak deck! yee-ha!
Mikey T. 
Oak Wakeskates

" I can win a car race on Sun. night. Milk the cows on Monday mornin'. Whatever. It don't matter to me."
–DE

So lots of cool stuff is happening and we thought we would let you know. It's been a while since our last up date and the epitapth,epitaph,whatever, ..... Well it's an obit for a cat. Sorry.

Early May saw a spanking new release from one our newest riders, David Hanson. David made a rad wakeskate film Called Esoteric w/ his brothers in shred. The kids rip. Buy it.

Ben "The self leveler" Horan flew out to Portland and filmed a spot for Nike 6.0. We reckon it will play during the summer Xtremepalooza-festivaloflightsgames. Hey Nike!, If you're reading this. Pay Ben lots of money!!!  He's awesome.

Mikey, Stephen and Greg (Our graphic Mexican), he really is Mexican, are back at the drawing board for 08. New shapes, gadgets, and pretty much what you would expect from guys who use a cow as their mascot. Greg will be donning his wrestling mask once again and he gets rowdy when that thing goes on. Gabe's tuning up the van, so we will see you in O-Town come Sept.

For all you epicureans of tasteful apparel, we will be selling softies and neato stuff through our site. Something for the fellas and the ladies.
No we will not be selling our decks on the site so don't get all twitchy and hit the chat labs.

The Oak lads have been making their peers earn their spots in the comps.
You know it!!!!!!
Stu Shinn has channeled Rodney Mullen Jr. You guys just wait. You have no freaking idea. Keep your eyes on the horizon. WOW!
Caruso was assailed by a disgruntled water yeti earlier this season and has missed some days on the water but Ben's a go getter and will be handing that gangly primate his lunch soon. Ben looks good in tight pants ladies. Just thought you should know.
Horan again! He's homeless now and on the road w/ Kyle, Josh, and all the rowdy LaSewer banditos.
These guys are seriously out there and doing it for all the right reasons. Support 'em. Buy the upcoming Beans and Rice wakeskate film of awesomeness. Be awesomeized!!!!!

The Oak team is unreal. Their rippage is uncharted but we are catching it on film for a booth release at Expo. Careful of the small green  dragon.

Thanks for all your love and hate.
Respect The Cow
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R.I.P. Skillit (Skillator) Your semi fuzzy belly and odd noises will be missed.
Skillit split the scene on March 1st 2007. Mikey thinks he ate a moth ball but I think he was tired of my son trying to wrestle him. Rest in peace buddy.

Oak would like to welcome David Hanson and Stuart Shin to the Oak Pro Team and Travis Doran to the amature team. We are stoked more than ever to have them as part of the Oak family. A big congrats to Oak rider Ben Horan for signing on with Nike 6.0.

The '07 boards are in production right now in our U.S. facility. We are now more hands-on than ever with the production and development of all of our boards. We have already started working on new concepts and ideas for 2008 to advance the progression of Oak decks and products. Keep an eye out for sure. You should start seeing the '07 boards in shops by late February and early March.

Oak would like to welcome Jesse Landry to the Oak pro team and Lance Duffett to the the Oak amateur team.Heres a a vid of Jesse and be on the lookout for a new vid we're getting together of Lance.

The new Oak 2007 line is done,so be sure to check it out. We had the Oak booth again at surf expo in Sept. and we were showing off the new 2007 boards. Everything went super good and we here at Oak would like to thank all the new shops that jumped on board to carry the Oak product and thanks to last years shops for staying on board too and thanks to everyone who has supported us  over the past couple years,whether it be riding our boards or just shooting us an email or phone call from time to time and keeping in touch. Thanks! Hopefully you will start seeing the new 2007 Oak stuff in shops before Xmas.
 
We put together a really sweet Oak team video that we debued at Surf Expo.If you didn't get a chance to check it out,soon you will be able to see it right here.So stay tuned!
 
Keep an eye out for some new Oak am riders and a couple more pro-shreds that we'll be adding to the Oak amphibious assault roster for the new season.
 
Click here and check out Ben Horan's new little Oak video that him and Jarrod H. threw together. Quality stuff, for sure! Ben Horan will also be heading to Mexico this october to film his part for Josh Jansson's and Kyle Walton's new video their putting out. After seeing"in its travels", we know we got something tasty to look forward too,for sure!
 
Check out the article on Oak co-founder Mikey T.'s boat in Alliance wakeskate mag. Click here, then go to page 9.
 
Be on the Lookout for some Oak sponsored events this coming spring in the Orlando and Tampa Fl. areas.
 
Oak was the board sponsor for "The lonestar wakeskate jam" in Austin TX this past august. All went great and the riding was unbelievable by everyone who participated. Kirby, Mikey T., Ben Horan, Ben Caruso and Gabe all drove to TX in the veggie grease fueled Oak team van. It was a super fun trip and we didn't spend a penny on gas! Sweet! Thanks Gabe for your ingenuity!
 
Oaks other half Stevey H.'s son Fin celebrated his 1 year birthday on oct,17.Happy Birthday you little punk!