Top 10 Wakeboarding Achievements
1. 1996 WWA National & World Champion (Masters)
2. Hyperlite Boarding School Videos 1 & 2. Director, Script, Videographer, Rider.
3. Hyperlite Tour: organizer, creator of paperwork. Founding creator of "Tournament in Box" kit for hundreds of grassroots tournaments. (1996-97)
Klarich created the documentation, ran scores of tournaments, and wrote dozens of articles about individual events.
4. Writer of dozens of instructional & feature wakeboarding articles in magazines around the world.
5. 660,000+ views: Creator of instructional wakeboarding videos on YouTube.
(Beginner Wakeboarding Playlist) (Pro Wakeboarding Lessons)
Sample Entry from 1996: (Klarich attended the groundbreaking event and wrote articles about it in magazines around the world.)
1996: The First Boardstock (brainchild of Rob Stimmel with Jim Emmons) takes place on Lake Shasta in Northern California.
1996: The First Boardstock (brainchild of Rob Stimmel with Jim Emmons) takes place on Lake Shasta in Northern California.
7. Free Royalty Free Photos - providing free wakeboarding / wakesurfing photos for personal or commercial use (2011-current)
8. Ongoing participation: 45+ years in all watersports including board-based rides.
Willing to try any ride, Klarich has always broken new ground as an athlete and promoter
In 2004 Klarich rode 40+ different things in 1 day on his 40th birthday, including a wakeboard, foil board, snowboard, and wakesurfer.
9. New Moves: Several hot dog slalom influenced surface turns (early 1990s). Special K.
10. Volunteer: WWA Secretary (1996-97), Pro Wakeboarding Tour Judge (1996-97), Wakeboarding Hall of Fame Board of Directors (founding member, 2014-)