Quinn Silvernale | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 58

Ready for 4 hours and 20 minutes of one of wakeboardings most passionate riders? Quinn Silvernale helps run one of the most unique and progressive wake parks in the world, Valdosta Wake Compound. Getting started wakeboarding behind the boat on a lake in Minnesota, Quinn knew he loved it. After highschool Quinn attended college at Valdosta State University in Georgia, and that’s where he began to winch much more. From ditches to ponds, Quinn and his friends rode just about everything you could. After more inspiration, him and his roommate Luke Tilt drafted up a business plan to open their own cable park, starting with a couple 2 tower systems, eventually turning into what we have today. Playing football, X Games beef, Lucas Magoon inspo, $800,000 in pool liners, flooding a boat show, sketchy rails, winching vs. cable riding, and what it takes to run a wakepark. Hear all this and much more in Episode 58 of the Grab Matters Podcast, the longest one yet.Follow Quinn: https://www.instagram.com/quinnsilvernale/Follow VWC: https://www.instagram.com/valdostawakecompound/Follow Space Mob: https://www.instagram.com/spacemob.tv/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusymWSIA: https://wsia.net/Chapters:00:00 -1:00 Intro2:00 Wakepants2:50 Wakeboard stigma 8:40 Favorite grab 13:00 Gifts from Quinn 17:00 Early days28:00 Football33:00 College40:00 Early winching51:00 Rail riding1:03:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions 1:10:00 Gravity research 1:23:00 FISE1:30:00 Sponsors1:48:00 Video parts1:55:00 VWC2:13:00 Aqua Park2:18:20 Land gaps2:22:40 VWC2:27:00 Wakeboard vs. Wakeskate2:28:00 Relationships vs. Business2:40:00 Driftline Deserves Some Love2:43:20 Real Wake2:56:00 Getting a pro model2:59:45 VWC3:04:30 Movies3:08:20 Argentina3:16:20 TCTMTT3:22:00 Winching3:25:00 Sketchy rails3:29:30 Boat show flood3:48:15 Being a father3:55:55 The future4:14:00 Thank you’sLinks:The Coalition The Sequel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5h8rZk0d30&t=1054sValdosta Wake Compound: https://www.valdostawakecompound.com/Shoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters