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SNOQULAMIE, WA – HO Sports & Syndicate Waterskis are pleased to announce the Syndicate Ski With Wade Tour, for 2024, with water ski Hall of Famer Wade Cox. Wade is one of the sport’s most successful slalom skiers and has been riding HO Skis since day one of his Pro career, in 1987, with the pink HO Extreme. Wade’s 47 pro slalom titles, 2 Pro Tour season championships, 6 National titles, 2 Masters Titles and a career that spanned 3 decades is a set of accomplishments that may never be matched.

“I started coaching clinics in 1994 and haven’t stopped! It’s how I can continue to share my  passion for the sport….” says Wade Cox. “There’s nothing quite like witnessing skiers try new gear, make huge gains on the water and get to share stories and laugh with them…. That’s really what this sport is about, for me.”

HO & Syndicate Marketing Manager, Marcus Brown adds “I watched Wade Cox dominate the slalom scene when I was a kid, and he continued to do so all the way up until we were standing on the dock together at Pro Events. He’s one of the most knowledgeable skiers out there, and we couldn’t be more fired up to have him touring the country spreading the stoke and sharing his love for skiing!”

Check the dates below for a stop in your area, and head to https://skiwithwade.com/clinics/ to Sign Up!

Syndicate Ski With Wade Tour Dates:

• 5/19               SKI PRO                                                  Phoenix, AZ
• 6/7                 ACTION WATER SPORTS                        Hudsonville, MI
• 6/12               EDEN ISLE MARINA                              Greers Ferry, AR
• 6/14               THUNDER MARINE/WAKE EFFECTS     Osage Beach, MO
• 6/20               MARINE PRODUCTS                             Salt Lake City, UT
• 6/24               SWS WILEY’S                                         Kenmore, WA
• 6/27               ACTIVE WATER SPORTS                         Portland, OR
• 7/9                 MEADOW CREEK                                  Longmont, CO
• 7/14               MIDWEST WATER SPORTS                    Crystal, MN
• 7/22               HIDDEN PASS                                       Pennfield, NY
• 7/23               FOGARTY’S FLOWER LAKE MARINA     Saranac, NY
• 8/3                 BUCKEYE BUOY TOUR                          Columbus, OH
• 9/21               BUXTON MARINE                                 Lewisville, TX
• 9/30               ACTION WATER SPORTS                       Polk City, FL
• 11/1               MIAMI NAUTIQUE                                Miami, FL

About Syndicate Ski with Wade Tour: The Syndicate Tour will offer any skier, beginner to advanced, a chance to try any ski in our line under the watchful eye of a legendary skier and coach.  You’ll get your ski set up specifically for your unique needs and learn some technical skills that can help get you to the next breakthrough on the water. The best part, it’s FREE!!!  Come on out and join in on the action…check tour dates for a stop near you!

About Syndicate Works: Syndicate Works is a factory-run, competition ski program. Works skis are 100% performance-driven, employing classic ski construction, but with modern materials. Syndicate Works begins a new era of ski customization for competitive water skiers. The Works program gives competitors access to tailored Syndicate skis previously reserved for Syndicate athletes. All Syndicate Works skis are engineered and handcrafted outside Seattle, Washington.

About HO Sports: HO Sports designs and manufactures Waterskis, Bindings, Kneeboards, Life Jackets, Wetsuits, Towables, Inflatables and more. Our tournament waterski division - Syndicate Skis - is widely known and respected as the most successful and best-selling line of tournament waterskis on the planet year after year. Our history has largely been designing towed watersports equipment, but our love for innovation has helped us evolve into THE Premier Watersports Equipment Manufacturer across the globe.

A three-time world record holder, two-time Masters champion and four-time Moomba Masters champion, Chris Parrish discusses his approach to life, slalom skiing, and what it took to create a course record that has stood since 2005 in the latest episode of The Water Skier magazine’s Hit It! Podcast, presented by Visit Central Florida.

In this week’s episode the guys talk through building a road map of your entire season with checkpoints along the way.

MB and Rob talk Collegiate Water Skiing! Everything from why College is one of the best experiences, why Rob didn't go, how we would coach a collegiate team and much much more! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Rob's Trip to Collegiate Nationals
01:48 - Why is Collegiate Nationals the Best
02:15 - The Team Aspect
04:00 - Why Should people go to water ski at college
07:00 - Why Collegiate Waterskiing is important for the growth of the Sport
10:10 - Why Rob Didn't go to College
11:10 - The Passion in Collegiate Skiing
12:24 - What Makes Collegiate Skiing Special as a whole
16:52 - The Technical Side of Collegiate Water Skiing 
17:30 - One Slalom Tip For Most Collegiate Teams
19:00 - How you Start in Skiing is how you Finish
20:23 - One Jump Tip For All Beginners
22:05 - Rob's Video
24:20 - Why Bennet's is Amazing 
27:00 - Thank You

Post event reaction to an exciting competition which produced exceptional performances – from PB”s all the way to a pending World Record. Discussing this and other topics from the SPT is Tournament Organizer Clint Stadlbaur.

With less than 24 hours before the start of a new Water Ski Pro Tour season we talk tricks with World Champs Pato Font and Matt Gonzalez on this episode of the TWBC Podcast.

The Waterski Pro Tour returned for its fourth season with a trick event in which the female ‘old guard’ underlined, capitalized and circled their dominance while a new generation took flight in the men’s. After a wait of just under 7 months between Tour events, the Swiss Pro Tricks was just the barnstorming opener we were looking for.

In the mens tricks, Pato Font, the undoubted dominant force with 11 pro titles, let his crown slip just a touch to allow a pair of 16 year olds onto the podium above him. Jake Abelson started well and improved in each round, culminating in a finals performance of 12,230 that is not only his best ever but a pending USA record. However, 1st place went to Mati Gonzalez as he paired his trademark toes with a huge hand pass that incorporated some exceptional ski line tricks. His 12,440 tied his best as he broke the 12k barrier for the third but certainly most important time in his career. He joins Font, Joel Poland (disappointed with an oh-so-close final run), Dorien Llewellyn and Adam Pickos as only the fifth pro event winner amongst the currently competing pack. Font, clearly devastated after a fall on his toe run that he put down to an uncharacteristic lapse on focus, still managed to finish third with 11,610. 

Photo by @tiaremirandaphotography 

That Gonzalez and Abelson were able to put together their best runs in the final in front of the eyes of the world at such a young age suggests pro trick skiing is in for a huge next decade or so. Martin Labra, another 16 year old with a 12k+ score but unlucky to fall in the final, will no doubt share in this future. Font, a seasoned veteran of men’s trick skiing at just 21, no doubt has many more moments of history to make despite his disappointment yesterday. He can take consolation from the pending World Record he set in Round 1 of 12,770.

The trio of teenagers emerging to take on the slightly older field in the mens would no doubt have reminded trick ski fans of the same nearly a decade ago in the womens field. In 2015 Anna Gay upset the odds by defeating the seemingly indomitable Erika Lang at the US Open and World Championships back to back at age 15. Two years later Neilly Ross swept all before her at the same age. Since then Lang, Gay and Ross have become an outrageously dominant triumvirate that has taken every pro victory between them to date except one (US Open 2021 - Giannina Bonnemann). Any hope that this dominance would end with the start of a new season on the Tour was extinguished vigorously as they once again finished on the podium together. Ultimately, perhaps, the only real question was the order.

Photo by @tiaremirandaphotography 

One would think that the outrageously high standard of women’s tricks in the last decade wouldn’t allow for any spell of dominance from one skier. Since the start of last season, however, Erika Lang has found a way, with 5 victories in 6 events and yesterday she won once again, and frankly, with some style. She took 3 of the 4 best scores of the event, including a rare glimpse of 11k in the final. She credited the modification of her toe run prior to last season as the basis of her hot streak but all told she has rarely looked so balanced and in tune with her ski.

Ross will feel disappointed as an unusually off balance landing from a Front Flip 180 midway through her final hand run lost her some time as she salvaged a still incredibly respectable 10,370. Now two years since her last victory in tricks, she looks back to top form and her time will come soon enough. Anna Gay finished third after being disappointed with some heavy judicial cutting on her toe pass. Her slower start to the year after a January wedding will not have a bearing on where she ends up in 2024. From the top, the ages of those on the podium are 28, 22 and 24. Trick ski fans can look forward to many years of these ladies continuing to grow trick skiing going forward also.

Trick skiing has long been the least represented discipline of the three that make up tournament waterskiing. Consistently slalom and jump have had more events and more money at them. Yesterday’s Swiss Pro Tricks, however, showed just how unjust this is; the level of competition is up there with any in competitive towed watersports and the youthful glow is unmatched anywhere. These athletes deserve to be recognised as among the best in the sport and, thankfully, events such as the still fairly new Swiss Pro Tricks give them the place to demonstrate that. Hopefully more events will follow and we can see them do so on a more frequent basis.
 

Tune in as Matteo and guest host Freddie Winter discuss ⁠Swiss Pro Tricks⁠ (video highlights), stop #1 of the ⁠Waterski Pro Tour⁠ for the 2024 season.

⁠Erika Lang⁠ defended the title in the Women Tricks division with 11030 points, followed by ⁠Neilly Ross⁠ with 10370, and Anna Gay with 9390

In the Men Tricks division, 16 year old Matias Gonzalez achieved his first Pro Tour win with 12440, followed by peer Jake Abelson with 12230, and Pato Font in third place with 11610.

Check out the ⁠Waterski Pro Tour Leaderboard⁠ after the first event of the year!

Welcome back to Spraymakers, the guys jump right into spring skiing and how to start the season on the right foot!

Syndicate Works are 100% performance-driven, using high end ski construction but without the plastic layers that ski makers usually rely on to create flashy graphics. We want You to reach your ultimate potential...and to do that, we got rid of anything that doesn't contribute to your performance on the water. The Soul of Slalom: Modern materials + Classic construction techniques.

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The 6^th annual ”Waterski ITALY tour” will happen again between Sept 23rd and Oct 9^th 2024.

 ”Waterski ITALY tour” is a guided tour from the north east of ITALY towards the west and then all the way south to Napoli. There are 8 exclusive spots being open to any level skier and non skiers are welcome as well.

 Like past years we will visit 10 of Italy’s best ski sites but in 2022 one new lake was added so there will be 11 ski sites in 2024. With skiing and an unforgettable culinary experience, the tour is something that must be experienced as the tour travels through 6 different regions (Piemonte, Lombardi, Trentino Alto Adige, Emilia Roman, Lazio & Campania) and each region producing its own culinary treasures. I would say that there are few if any country in the world where you will find such diversity in food in one country. As a matter of fact it was suggested that I name the tour “Waterski & Eat ITALY tour”

 Since 1991 I have come to work in Italy running ski school. I have enjoyed these past 30+ years visiting, skiing, competing & capturing photos for waterski magazine of all these different ski sites, and been exposed to some of the best food in the world and become a (as they say in Italy) ”Una buona forchetta”. I hope to share all this with all of you!

 If you are interested in joining me in 2024 and/or if you have any questions regarding this once in a lifetime waterski dream vacation I can be contact at: info@waterskiitaly.com

 Thomas Gustafson

Photo´s from the 2017 tour
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Photo´s from the 2018 tour
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Photo´s from the 2019 tour
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156921860903175&type=3
Photo´s from the 2022 tour
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.924109282295236&type=3
 
 

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@Nautique99 

https://www.swissprotricks.com/

Date                   Sunday, April 21st, 2024

Location             Swiss Waterski Resort, Clermont, Florida, USA

Discipline           Tricks

Divisions            Open Men & Open Women

Boat                    Ski Nautique – 6.2L

Entry fee            USD 200

Format               2 Rounds + Finals (Men Top 6 - Women Top 6)

Waterski Pro Tour - Intro Level 1

https://www.peaceloveandwaterskiing.com/

The recent announcement of Marcus Brown’s hiring as Head of Marketing at HO Sports came as no shock to many within the Tournament Water Ski industry. We talk about the circumstances behind that news, the possible impact upon his existing ventures with Flowpoint and many more topics in this latest episode of the TWBC Podcast. 

HO & Syndicate welcomes Marcus Brown, our new Marketing & Team Manager. Marcus was 14 when he first jumped on the HO Limited, and since then he's won many titles, been influential in HO ski design and brought his storytelling to life on the @FlowPoint channel. Marcus is the ideal fit to push HO and Syndicate forward while guiding our team to continued success. Welcome to HQ MB - let's get after it! -Greg Nelson

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Take a deep dive into Rob’s Season with the Boys! After a season with some big ups and downs, Rob and Marcus discuss everything and even take some tangents into family life, mentality changes he's trying to make and goals for 2024! Happy Flowpointing

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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Highlights
01:44 - King Of Darkness & New Ski
03:34 - Swiss Pro
05:30 - Off season
06:18 - 2nd podium of the Year
07:14 - Europe
11:20 - Rob’s Relationship with Will Asher
14:05 - The importance of taking Joy in Your Skiing
16:00 - How this Reality links back to his childhood
17:35 - Hardest Part of the Season
19:05 - End of Season
21:50 - Goals For 2024

In the past few seasons with the Moomba Masters just around the corner we have interviewed organizers and officials before the action takes place on the Yarra River. This time around we get to talk to a first-time competitor in the form of Arron Davies.

We talk on a bunch of topics for this episode including how he got started, his most prized accolade, how he has recovered from a career-ending injury, the ski he rides and his expectations going into his first appearance in Melbourne.

Recorded at Bennett’s Water Ski School live and in person.

Looking to support this 4th season of the TWBC Podcast? Email Tony at podcast@waterskibroadcasting.com to get more details on how to be a supporting sponsor.

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