It has been super fun watching Fletcher progress year after year. Coming off his best season yet, Fletcher is ready to rip for 2017!

Hudsonville, MI

I wakeboarded for the first time when I was 9 years old behind a 1962 Aerocraft. Looking back that was probably a very odd boat to start on.

When I was 10 my parents brought me to a good old place called Placid Wake Park in Allendale, MI. It was there that I was introduced to cable riding. But, I was truly introduced to full cable riding the first year I went to WWA Cable Nationals at Terminus in GA. At that time the idea of a full cable blew my mind.

The biggest difference from boat riding is the abundance of fun rails to hit that for the most part you don’t find in traditional boat wakeboarding. I prefer cable riding over boat because I feel it allows for more creativity with your riding.

It was a blast! I learned to get out of my comfort zone with new tricks. I found a great community of riders and managed to find more enjoyment in the sport than I knew was possible.

AWP has a community of genuinely good and accepting people. If you ever need help with a specific trick or want some tips on how to get started you can just ask someone around you and they will be happy to help. You could not wish for a better group of people.

It has to be the kicker. There’s nothing that can replace the sensation of soaring through the air.

Definitely has to be the last few weeks of the season when they crafted together what I liked to call Unitzilla. Watching everyone (including myself) learn how to hit it, and what possibilities it opened up was the best example of pure progression I saw all season.

I would not miss it for anything.