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By Ed Mezzetti
An Oxfordshire venue is making waves among Britain’s top waterskiers.
Queenford Lakes Watersport Centre in Berinsfield is the training base for World Championship slalom bronze medallist Freddie Winter and British tricks champion James Earl.
And with several other potential stars, including Standlake’s Katie Nutt, also using the facility run by former British head coach Steve Glanfield, it is becoming a hub for talent.
“When I was training for the World Championships, I was down there three or four times a week,” said 23-year-old Winter, who travels to Queenford from his home in London.
“It is a fantastic place to ski.“I plan on being there most days in the summer.
“James and I are probably the top two who train there, but there are many others who are competing regularly in the US.”
Glanfield’s coaching is a big draw for waterskiers, but the venue definitely plays its part.
“It is pretty tip-top,” said Winter. “You want a sheltered place.
“You want it long and narrow, so you can get enough of a run, but you are not affected by the wind, which is what we have there.”
Winter added: “I have known Steve Glanfield since I was very young. He used to be based in Chertsey.
“It was just a natural step to go and ski with him in Oxford.”
The lake is separated into two by an artificial spit down the middle.
It is also home to the Oxford Wakeboard & Ski Club (OWSC), who cater for beginners to experienced skiers andriders.
At the elite end, Winter is now looking to confirm his place among the sport’s leaders ahead of the 2015 World Championships.
He said: “It was not a surprise that I got the bronze medal, but you wouldn’t have put money on it.
“I just want to cement my place among the best.
“We have the European Championships in the Czech Republic in August.
“I want to win that because I was second last year.”
Winter’s slalom event sees skiers attempt to negotiate six buoys at 36mph.
They start with an 11.5m rope, which is shortened to create an elimination style competition.
“It is a sudden death sport, which makes it very exciting,” said Winter.
We are excited to announce the 2014 12th Annual California Waterski ProAm (formerly known as Diablo Shores ProAm). For the 2nd year in a row, this event will be held at Bell Acqua Lakes in Sacramento, CA on September 12-14, 2014. As the only professional tour on the West Coast and the first event of its kind to integrate professionals and amateurs, this event provides a unique opportunity for businesses who are looking to have their name and logo in front of athletes, water sports enthusiasts, the Sacramento Region, individuals with significant discretionary income and national television viewers. As a company, we believe this event provides a unique sponsorship opportunity for you and we encourage you to take advantage of the targeted advertising and audience this event will deliver. This event will be produced into a one-hour show shown on Fox Sports Net National and through their regional outlets in the Fall of 2014. We have several sponsorship packages available at various cost levels; including regional and national commercial space on Fox Sports Net National and their regional outlets.
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The event will be presented as a festival complete with food trucks, bounce houses, face painting and activities for the entire family to enjoy. We expect more than 100 competitors and up to 10,000 spectators to attend the event over the three days. The intense level of competition attracts individuals from all over Northern California, who are athletes and water sports enthusiasts. In addition, many are professionals and business owners with household incomes in excess of $100,000. This is a perfect opportunity for you to grow your brand awareness and drive consumers with discretionary income.
Advertising for the tournament includes high traffic roadways in affluent areas, radio and television exposure, posters displayed in businesses throughout Northern California and more! Sponsor's logos are also placed on posters, competitor's bids and t-shirts.
Last year, local news stations including channel 3, 13, 31 and 40 covered the event as well as the Sacramento Bee and local city newspapers. The California Waterski ProAm website (www.CaliforniaProAm.com) attracted +/-200,000 visitors last year and is used to advertise the event, promote the sponsors and communicate with the competitors, local community, patrons and the waterski industry.
In closing, the west coast's only professional waterski tour event is a unique opportunity for sponsors to create awareness for their products and services. I hope you will consider becoming a sponsor and we look forward to working closely with you. If you have any questions or wish to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact me or our event coordinator, Brian Detrick.
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Orlando, FLA (January 17, 2014) %E2%80%93 The award-winning brand Nautique formally announces the renowned 55th Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament to be held on May 23-25, 2014, at Callaway Gardens. The tournament takes place annually over the Memorial Day Weekend on Robin Lake in the serene valley of Pine Mountain, Georgia, located just an hour southwest of Atlanta.
Masters enthusiasts may purchase tickets for the 55th Masters via on-line through May 15th. Special promotional pricing is in effect for the pavilion through February 12th. Daily pavilion tickets are being offered at 50% below onsite gate pricing for a limited time. Join us for the awards banquet on Sunday evening honoring the Masters champions. Banquet tickets are available in advance for individual purchase or in convenient packages.
" our team is excited for yet another masters championship showcasing the world most distinguished athletes on waters of callaway gardens robin lake. we are happy to offer this special promotional pricing loyalists that truly enjoy weekend with their family stated nautique president bill yeargin.>
An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline - only the world's most elite athletes compete at the Masters. To view the 2014 criteria please visit the Masters website. This tournament is sanctioned by IWWF/USA Water Ski and WWA. For more information on the most prestigious event in the world or to order tickets please visit masterswaterski.com.
Source:http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2027528/water-ski-titles-set-for-bridgewater/?cs=81
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The Australian Masters Water Ski Championships will be held at Bridgewater on January 25-26.
Some of Australia's best tournament water skiers across all ages of trick skiing, slalom skiing and jumping will contest the titles on the Loddon River.
Among those competing will be one of Australia's youngest tournament skiers, seven-year-old Isabella Shaw from New South Wales.
Isabella will compete in the under-10 category.
The entrants also include Australia's most senior tournament skier, Maggie Storey, in the over-65 division.
Skiing will begin with the slalom event at 8.15am on Saturday, January 25, followed by the trick event at 2pm and the jump event from 4pm.
Finals on Sunday, January 26, will follow the same format.
Because of the closure of the Bridgewater Public Caravan Park, the event is best viewed from the Inglewood side of the river.
The Masters tournament has secured sponsorship from Danny Clapp The Good Guys, Inglewood and District Community Bank, Bridgewater Bakehouse, Bridgewater Bowling Club and Waterwheel Winery.The sponsorship has made some prizemoney available.
The shortline slalom and longest jump winners will each receive $500.
Come celebrate 75 Years On The Water in style with us!
When:
Saturday, January 25, 2014
6:00 -- Social Hour and Cash Bar
7:00 -- Buffet Dinner
Awards Presentation following Dinner
Where:
Lake Eva Banquet Hall
799 Johns Ave.
Haines City, FL 33844
Must RSVP by Jan. 13th to get $10 discount on tickets!
Purchase Tickets Here: http://shop.usawaterski.org/collections/tickets
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Last Friday I was honored to attend the services and Celebration of Life for Albert “Uncle Al’ Frosini. It was amazing to see nearly 250 in attendance; which is unusual for a man 96 years old. This truly shows how many people Al was able to touch throughout his life. At the services there was standing room only at the Holy Angels Funeral Center/St. Joseph Cemetery. Uncle Al’s daughter Valerie started off the service by introducing the family members. Al was a mentor, hero and/or a father figure to many water skiers and kids growing up in Richmond. He would open his garage to teach boxing and self defense. Al was like a father to one of Al’s best friend’s son, Mark Solich. Mark was given the honor of doing Al’s Eulogy and he did a wonderful job. Al was involved with the Galileo Club and the Galileo Club paid a tribute to Al and their President shared a few memories they had with Al. The services ended with Military Honors; Al was part of the Army Air Forces Base Unit, a fire fighting unit.
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When I was 9 years old, I was in Boys 1 going 30mph. Al and Dick Kellner were in their early 80’s and going 30mph as well. At tournaments, organizers would group our divisions together to make it easier on drivers. I would always be before them. As I stood on the dock getting ready to ski, Al would start a little smack talk saying that he was going to beat me and that I had no chance against him. He started betting me a dollar for who was going to win. I later found out that Al did not care about winning but this was his way to push me and get me to perform my best. Many people at the Celebration of Life stood up and told similar stories how Al was always looking out for others. One of the most common stories was that they would call Al to see if he was still at the Berkeley Aquatic Park to get a ski ride, Al would say, “Yes, but we just got done cleaning the boat. But I will put it back in and pull you when you get here.” That’s the type of guy Al was.
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Al had an influence on me and my family’s life; mainly due to his grassroots efforts to promote the sport of water skiing. Al started novice tournaments and held Al’s Novice Nationals for many years. Shortly after my dad graduated high school, he found out about Al’s novice tournaments. This is where he was introduced to competition water skiing and has since had a huge impact on my family’s life. As my parent’s passion for the sport grew, they became more involved in the sport and as they started a family, they chose to relocate the family for the opportunity to live at Shortline Lake; where they still live today. This is where I was introduced to the sport and haven’t looked back since. Competition water skiing has been a significant part of the Detrick’s life for over 30 years. My life and my family’s life could be very different if it wasn’t for Al’s efforts to grow and promote the sport at a grassroots level. My dad probably wouldn’t have gotten involved in competition water skiing, I wouldn’t have been given the opportunities I was given growing up and we wouldn’t be living at Shortline Lake. I know there are many water skiers in Northern California that were given the same opportunity my dad was given and are all thankful for Al!
So on behalf of the water ski community, I’d like to give one last THANK YOU to Uncle Al!!
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We couldn't be more excited for 2014. We released the Vapor and a new Senate line, including the Lyric and Total Radar Awesomeness. Sit back and enjoy a look at the 2014 line.
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Matt Rini & Whitney McClintock for WATERSKI BOOTCAMP 2014
March 21-23 in Orlando, FL:
The day water skiers found the magic combination of carbon fiber and PVC foam core slalom skis, the water ski world changed. If you weren't skiing on a ski with this carbon fiber-PVC foam combination, you were at a significant disadvantage from your competitors. More importantly you were missing out on the most amazing feeling of effortless acceleration you have ever imagined. For years skiers were forced to purchase high end, traditional width, tournament slalom skis, designed to make 6 turns at the shortest line lengths imaginable, in order to feel the rush and exhilaration only the world's finest ski materials had to offer. The truth is, the majority of these skiers weren't tournament level slalom course skiers and really needed a completely different ski for their typical cross-over ski environments. These skiers would make performance and efficiency sacrifices in order to feel the magic of carbon and PVC foam. That is until now. HO is proud to introduce the 2014 Superlite Collection of Cross-Over skis, constructed with the same proprietary combination of aerospace carbon fiber and superlite PVC foam core technology found on the legendary Syndicate skis, but in Cross-Over specific shapes designed for the ultimate in performance and efficiency. Finally skiers can enjoy the magic feeling only the world's finest water ski materials have to offer on a shape designed specifically for the type of skiing they enjoy.
Seattle, Washington %E2%80%93 The INT League is proud to announce that Centurion has partnered with the INT League for the 2014 season to bring Centurion wake and ski boats to INT events nationwide.
Centurion joins an elite group of boat manufactures as an official tow boat for INT waterski, wakeboard, wake skate, kneeboard and wake surf events. INT strives to provide the best boats that the water sports industry offers at all novice through pro events. Through this partnership Centurion will become a part of the grassroots effort to grow local watersports communities and introduce new riders and skiers to the competitive scene.
"We are excited to have Centurion on board," says INT founder Rick Stocks, "with their help, INT will continue to be able to bring quality ski and wake events to lakes all over the country." Todd Gaughan, Centurion's Marketing Director said, "The increased consumer demand for Centurion created the opportunity to work with INT next year. We are delighted to be a part of a great watersports institution like INT, but most importantly this will be a big deal for our dealers since INT will offer them a new outlet for exposing the product locally."
Centurion offers great boats to water lovers of all disciplines. They are well known in the watersports industry for their premier wake surf and wakeboard boats and in 2011 they came out with the Carbon Pro tournament ski boat, built and designed with the slalom skier in mind. It is both functional and fashionable for a buoy chaser.
Through this alliance, Centurion dealers are invited to join INT State Coordinators at local events in their state. It is the goal of both INT and Centurion to have a Centurion wake and ski boat at each event next summer for INT members to try out.
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The INT League is a marketing and promotional company that hosts amateur waterski, wakeboard, kneeboard, wake skate and wake surf competitions nationwide. INT aspires to grow participation and consistency in towed water sports by actively promoting, organizing, and supporting, fun competitive events by welcoming all ages and ability levels. For more information please see the INT website at www.intleague.com.
About Centurion
Today, Centurion Boats is most recognized as the first boat company to produce a dedicated wake surfing boat, the Enzo SV244. Centurion remains at the top-of-the-class in this space. In addition, Centurion produces world-class wakeboarding and three event boats. For more than 35 years, Centurion has been a pioneer in watersports towboat technology credited with being the first boat manufacturer to utilize a v-drive transmission in a dedicated watersports towboat %E2%80%93 now an industry standard. For more information please contact Centurion Boats at 209-384-0255 or visit www.centurionboats.com.
The 23 year old, Freddie Winter, hails from the land of the Queen and the slalom greats; Mapple, Asher, Fisher, and Campbell. To follow in these giant footsteps would be an incredible feat, yet this has not stopped Winter from making a name for himself. In 2011, Winter ran into 41off for his first time, and since then, he has scored into the 41off line on countless other occasions. Winter won the U21 European Slalom title in 2011, and this year, he secured the top slalom spot during the Europe & Africa Team Championships and finished 2nd in the Europe & Africa Open Championships. At the Goode Bracket Challenge, Winter's first debut in the States, he threw down a huge score of 5 @ 41off. He continued his US tour at the Diablo Shores ProAm where he finished 6th place. Winter later claimed the title at the Michailidis Masters and tied the lake record with 4 @ 41. However, his moment of true glory came in 2013 at his first World Championships. Seeded 9th in the prelims, Winter impressively swerved his way into the finals and finished the event by taking home the bronze medal. From 2010 to 2013, Freddie moved from a quiet 15th on the world rankings list to a massive 5th place spot, beating out some of the top names in the world like Thomas Degasperi, Aaron Larkin, and Chris Rossi. There is no doubt Winter will have a strong and successful future in this sport.
Matt Page: Research, Stats and Framing
Ellie Rae Horton: Words and Style
John Horton: Executive Editor
There are few words that can single handedly describe the young super star, Erika Lang. Her extraordinary talent flourished as soon as she clicked her hard-shell into her trick ski. In 2013 at the junior level Lang was untouchable and swept titles at US Nationals, Jr. Moomba Masters, Jr. US. Open and Jr. Worlds, as well as setting many records in tricks and overall. Lang became so dominant that she decided to compete in the Open division before she aged out of the junior divisions. This proved to be one of her best moves yet as she smashed the US Women's Trick record with 9,230 points in 2012. She continued on with a win at the Mandurah World Cup, a 2nd place finish at the World Games and many more. Though these accomplishments were indeed great feats, in 2013 Lang proved her true potential when she broke the Women's World Trick record with a massive score of 10,180 points. Lang was clearly the favorite at the World Championships in November 2013 and proved her ascendancy by taking the gold medal. It was only her second time competing at Worlds. Not only did Lang dominate the event, she also set a World Championship record with her score of 9,780 points in the prelims. For Lang, not even the sky is the limit.
Matt Page: Research, Stats and Framing
Ellie Rae Horton: Words and Style
John Horton: Executive Editor
To call Josh Briant a good skier would be an understatement. This 18 year old from down under finished his last years as a junior skier at the summit of the rankings. Currently, Briant holds countless Australian records in each event and has left his mark at the top of the podium in tricks and overall at the Jr. World Championships and Jr. Moomba Masters. Though young, he has been a force to be reckoned with as he has moved into the U21 and Open divisions. Already he has claimed a trick title at the U21 World Championships, a 2nd place finish at the Moomba Masters and bronze medal at the Mandurah World Cup. While his talent on a trick ski is indeed astounding, he is also an outstanding 3-event skier, clinching titles in jump and overall at the Jr. Moomba Masters, a 3rd place finish in slalom at the Jr. Masters, 3rd in overall at the Moomba Masters and countless more. In 2013, Briant made his first appearance at the World Championships. Coming into the prelims, he was seeded 6th, which in itself was remarkable at such a young age. He flipped his way into the finals with 10,530 points and just missed a podium finish as he landed in 4th place. There is no doubt this Aussie will soon be at the pinnacle of elite skiing.
Matt Page: Research, Stats and Framing
Ellie Rae Horton: Words and Style
John Horton: Executive Editor
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