ABILENE, TX – Tige Boats continues to be defined as one of the leaders and most innovative brands in the boating industry, most recently being recognized in the 2017 WakeWorld Riders Choice awards with five honors including Innovation of the Year. Thousands of ballots were submitted to the WakeWorld Riders Choice Awards by wakesurfers, wakeboarders and watersport enthusiasts. Tige Boats took home more honors than any other boat brand.
 
"We are honored to receive so many awards throughout the WakeWorld Choice Awards," stated Charlie Pigeon, Tige Boats Founder and CEO. "These awards are both praise and motivation for our team."
 
ALPHA E2 ELECTRIC POWERED TOWER WINS INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

The Alpha E2 Powered Tower topped the list as Innovation of the Year. Taking tower functionality and design to the next level, the award for Innovation of the Year speaks for itself. The voters chose the Alpha E2 Powered Tower as their favorite product over hundreds of other new innovations introduced to the market in the past 12 months.
 
Engineered with all of your uses in mind, the Alpha E2 Tower will electronically lower with the push of a button, effortlessly making your Tige the perfect fit. By lowering forward on a single hinge point, the Alpha E2 Tower is self-supported and is reinforced with its base design. The actuated fold combined with the Protect-All Boat Cover will assure that your electronics, speakers, and lighting are in perfect condition and free from the elements whether towing or storing. The Alpha E2 Powered Tower is standard on most Tige models. For more details on the Alpha E2, click here.
 
RZX3 RECEIVES ONE OF THE TOP AWARDS IN 'BOAT OF THE YEAR' CATEGORIES

The Tige RZX3 was recognized as one of the world’s best wakesurfing and wakeboarding boats on the market, coming in close as the second runner up in the Wakesurfing Boat of the Year and Wakeboarding Boat of the Year divisions. In a large and highly competitive industry, the RZX3 has earned its place as the best of the best through its leading technology, versatility and style.
 
The RZX series is quickly becoming an accredited and highly reputable boat throughout the world. Earlier this year, the RZX3’s little brother, the Tige RZX2, was named Top Product by the Boating Industry. The RZX3 continues to exceed customers’ expectations globally since the model’s launch three years ago.
 
KERRAZIEST PARTY WAVE – BREAKING THE INTERNET

The Kerraziest Party Wave video took the internet by storm in recent weeks and has a collective 2 million views across the Internet. World-renowned ocean surfer Josh Kerr and his phenom daughter Sierra Kerr took the 2018 Tige RZX3, RZX2, and Z3 out to create one massive party wave. The Kerraziest Party Wave is going down in history as the most viral video to ever come from the boating industry. The viral video took second in the Riders Choice Awards as Web Video of the Year. Click here to watch the Kerraziest Party Wave Video.
 
JOSH KERR NAMED A TOP 5 FAVORITE WAKESURFER

TeamTige surfer Josh Kerr was named a Top 5 Favorite Wakesurfer by the WakeWorld Riders Choice Awards. Kerr is one of the top ocean surfers in the world and has found fun and progression by surfing behind Tige boats. His aggressive aerial riding style, popularity around the world and his role in the Kerraziest Party Wave video boosted him into one of the top spots for 2017.
 
With Tige running strong on many fronts, 2017 has wrapped up to be highly successful with a lot of momentum with 2018 Tige models hitting showrooms around the world.
 
About Tige Boats
Going on 27 years, Tige Boats continues to place innovation and passion at the heart of their boats. Today, Tige keeps these values alive with one common goal in mind—to make your ride better than anything else on the water. From their world-class manufacturing facility and across the 2017 product line, Tige’s consistent design-driven mentality has refined the marketplace, while forever intensifying the love of life on the water. Become a part of it at Tige.com.