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Thomas Cordy
Palm Beach Post
Caden Beese, Naples, carves through water on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Caden Beese, Naples, carves through water on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Lilah Kreymborg, Brighton, Colo., carves through water on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Lilah Kreymborg, Brighton, Colo., carves through water on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Workers tend to the pulley system at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Workers tend to the pulley system at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
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Dylan Youngman, Palm Beach, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Dylan Youngman, Palm Beach, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, flips on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, flips on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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A cable tows a rider as others walk on the floating walkway to the launch area at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
A cable tows a rider as others walk on the floating walkway to the launch area at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, carves through water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, carves through water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Joaquin Ayling, Boca Raton, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Joaquin Ayling, Boca Raton, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Justin Rich, Lake Worth Beach, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Justin Rich, Lake Worth Beach, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, flies over water on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Logan Manning, Wellington, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
Logan Manning, Wellington, launches off a ramp on a wake board during a practice session at Shark Wake Park in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on June 28, 2023.
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Austin Rudd, West Palm Beach, grabs his board during an aerial trick at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Austin Rudd, West Palm Beach, grabs his board during an aerial trick at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
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Jevin Garcia, Orlando, performs an aerial trick at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Jevin Garcia, Orlando, performs an aerial trick at Shark Wake Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla. on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
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Tracy Baynham, Jupiter, practices during late morning sunshine at Shark Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on Monday, June 6, 2022.
Tracy Baynham, Jupiter, practices during late morning sunshine at Shark Park 561 in Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on Monday, June 6, 2022.
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