Standerd Slides

Subject: Caught Red Shorted?
Photo: Brandon Ferlin
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 33

Everyone says third time’s a charm right? WRONG! This was our third stop of the day with the winch, and our luck was no better than our first two stops. 

Stop one consisted of three riders, two photographers, and a videographer. Unfortunately, we had a few visitors for our little shoot–a few cops and a helicopter.  Stop two we were able to unload and get two pulls before security busted us. Luckily, we packed up and got out of there in time. Right when we drove off, two cops came speeding around the corner.



The remaining few of us that lasted decided to take one more chance in Long Beach. We got the winch out of the truck, started it up, and everything seemed just fine until the man in red shorts showed up.  He told us we had to stop because people were complaining, which was a lie. Even after he told us to stop, we continued to winch, and we even had a little audience watching the festivities of the evening.  Unfortunately, the festivities were cut short after that due to the police. Our friend in the red shorts made a little phone call to ruin our fun. 

The cops were not mean or rude to us, but actually quite friendly. They kindly asked us to pack it up, and then asked us a series of questions about the winch and what we used it for. They even said what we were doing was “pretty cool,” but we just couldn’t do it there. That’s the story of the man in the red shorts who ruined our fun….

Wakeskating Is Not A Crime!

-Brandon Ferlin