This month’s Monkey of The Month is Chris Woodhead. He is a true original Monkey and has been right from day one. Chris has been heavily involved in the wakeboard industry both as a sponsored rider and a co owner of the Ski Shack. His attitude is a perfect example of what wakeboarding should be its just pure fun! Known for a unique style. Nobody does grabs like Chris’s and he spins beautifully especially when off axis or going blind.   Over winter Chris has shredded a few pounds of weight and seems to have found his magic touch with a wakeboard again. He is riding so well and super consistent this year already.   I tried to do a bit of an interview with Chris over MSN and basically we just ended up chatting about winching and stuff. This is cool because it is becoming an inherent part of the Northern Monkeys Way of Wakeboarding. The mad winching craze we are all going through has stemmed from losing PineLake and Windermere although it looks like Windermere is an option gain if you have a boat. I went riding up there last bank holiday and there must have been 10 boats out all Wakeboarding. Anyway here is the chat my brother and I had about winching:-

Tim says: So lad you dropped your first Weir on a Wakeboard last night, you seemed to be smiling from ear to ear, was it really that much fun?   Woody says: Yeah it was sick, I hadn't really felt the whole winching thing last year. But I think that was just my personal approach on wakeboarding. My Windermere hangover seems to have cleared and I can't get enough, the winch was a good buz especially the first hit and not knowing what was coming.   Tim says: I can’t wait to go back next week already. It seems so similar to snowboarding if you imagine dropping into a line that gives you 2 cliff drops or 2 natural jumps. You will be all over the internet now looking for new spots to go and hit. What’s next at junction 35.5 for you?   Woody says: It’s got to be a spin, blind 180 or switch 3, it’s a narrow landing but it’s possible. I think nothing different, no padding, just throw it down.   Tim says: Yeah I agree I knew when it got warmer we could start stepping up the level on those weirs and that’s what’s happening!   Woody says: sweet, my only concern is the water, its dirty, smelly and disease ridden, but that kind of makes it cooler, I spent half an hour at work this morning with my foot in a tub of dettol trying to disinfect a chunk of skin I took of my foot last night.   Tim says:  Nasty business. It’s becoming the Search for the ultimate weir! How is work?   Woody says: Work is work, its gone 6.00 pm so I'll not talk about work, let’s talk about what’s next, we haven't looked at the possibility of a natural waterfall yet, like a plunge pool that could be sick!   Tim says: Yeah apparently there is a sick waterfall in Scotland, Buzz went winching there last year, he said he thinks its too high too drop off though, so that means I need to see it!!!!   Woody says: Nice, you need a Scotland trip soon, I’ve got my next one next weekend and can't wait, I'm gonna steel the winch if that’s sweet, will it go in the back of my car?   Tim says: Yeah it will fit in your car easily, wow I am gutted I am not going up for Raymonds Birthday but I have a summer off soon (hopefully).

Woody says: yeah nice, that will be soon coming, and well deserved, I just can't wait to get some more water time again, there should be 3 boats next weekend so it will be Malibu heaven!   Woody says: I like sweetcorn   Tim says: is that hot or cold, cause its fuckin wrong cold i am telling ya   Tim says: Are you enjoying not having the same riding spot every week? Cause I am.   Woody says: yeah but I'd still like something closer, I think Haverigg is on the cards tomorrow if you need a lift, we need to speak to Royal con queso tommorrow Tim says: Haverigg Piss Up tomorrow night then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Tim says: Ha Ha its Dads birthday today I bet you haven’t rang him   Woody says: That’s what you think   Woody says: sweet, the rigg it is then, the weather looks pretty shit though   Tim says: its blowing a bloody gale, so we will see what happens, have you found out anything about the canal byelaws   Woody says: Can't find any fines, it just says no swimming, there are no signs so fuck them, I haven't been swimming yet any way!

Tim says: No neither have i. Every walker who has met us while winching has just loved it! So no complaints.   Woody says: eye!   Woody says: Gonna shift any how lad, will give you a buzz tomorrow! can you get some araldite from the shop my boards goosed.   Tim says: I will meet you at Pine Lake Car park if that sweet tomorrow   Tim says: well actually I will just call ya as i think weather will be too poo   Woody says: yeah nice, I'll call you in the day, laters

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