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Ski Chaste Lake Set To Host 18th Junior U.S. Open
The 18th Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships, a two-round world record capability water ski competition, will be held Saturday and Sunday at Ski Chaste Lake in Axis, Ala. The event, hosted by the Ski Chaste Water Ski Club, will feature Junior Men and Junior Women divisions (ages 17 to 21), in addition to Boys and Girls divisions (ages 16 and under). Nearly 50 of the world's top junior water ski athletes are expected to compete for titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall. For more information, click here.
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Show Ski Tournaments On Tap This Weekend
The 2018 show ski tournament season continues this weekend with the Southern Region Show Ski Championships in Winter Haven Fla., and the Mercury Open in Janesville, Wis.
The Southern Regionals, set for Saturday and Sunday, will include the Carolina Show Ski Team, Central Florida Water Ski Team, Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show Team, Lakeland Water Ski Show Team, Sarasota Ski-A-Rees and the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team. The tournament will be live streamed on Facebook. Action begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday. To view the live stream, click here.
The Mercury Open, to be held Saturday, will include the Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team, Mad-City Ski Team, Wonder Lake, 5 Seasons, Backwater Gamblers and Ski Broncs. The Mercury Open also will include freestyle jumping for men, women and four-person teams under the lights following the awards ceremony.
The Indmar Division 1 Show Ski National Championships will be held Aug. 10-12 in Janesville, Wis. The Division 2 Show Ski National Championships, which includes teams not qualified to compete in the Division 1 Nationals, will be held Aug. 3-5 at Shorewood Park in Loves Park, Ill.
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America's Cup Invitational Set For Aug. 10
The Mystic Lakes Ski Club and the American Water Ski Association are pleased to announce that the inaugural America's Cup Invitational will be held on Friday, Aug. 10 at the Mystic Lakes Ski Club in Maize, Kan. The event will feature U.S. athletes competing in men's and women's slalom, tricks, jumping and overall with a total cash-prize purse of $40,000. U.S. athletes qualified for Open in a respective event are invited to compete in the America's Cup Invitational. The Open division at the 76th GOODE Water Ski National Championships will be the qualification round for the America's Cup Invitational. America's Cup Invitational skiers who want to compete in their age division will not be competing in the Open division for placement, but just for score to qualify for the America's Cup Invitational. Skiers must indicate their intent to compete in the America's Cup Invitational by Aug. 1.
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2019 Ski Nautique Approved To Pull Sanctioned Events
The 2019 Ski Nautique has been approved to pull athletes in American Water Ski Association sanctioned tournaments in 2018. Members of AWSA's Towboat Committee, technical experts, drivers and top water ski athletes conducted the evaluation on May 4 in Elk Grove, Calif. The 2019 Ski Nautique joins the Centurion Carbon Pro, Malibu Response TXi, MasterCraft ProStar and Ski Nautique 200 (open bow and closed bow) as approved towboats in the current year. To read the entire article,
click here.
To view the approved list and respective technical specifications,
click here
(PDF).
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Tickets On Sale For Show Ski World Championships
Advanced tickets are now on sale for the 4th IWWF Show Ski World Championships. The biennial tournament will be held Sept. 8-9 on Peninsula Lake at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Teams from the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China and Germany will be competing. Each team performs two shows over the course of the weekend with the highest-scoring performance determining the champion. To purchase tickets,
click here.
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Affiliated Camp Spotlight -
Camp Chi
Camp Chi's unmatched and expansive facilities in Lake Delton, Wis., provide the perfect setting for over 40 activities. Each week, campers choose three specialties to do plus spend time each day in an activity with their cabin groups. Campers see opportunities for adventure and fun, while making decisions for themselves, gaining independence and discovering their passions. Camp Chi's aquatics program includes water skiing, wakeboarding, barefooting and kneeboarding. The staff includes eight certified water ski instructors, including USA Water Ski Level 3 certified instructors. For more information on Camp Chi, click here.
For more information on becoming a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports affiliated camp, click here.
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AWSA Introduces Personal Best Stickers
Now within the My Stats feature of AWSA's mobile app, when a member achieves a personal best within the last 12 months, a yellow Personal Best banner appears. Clicking on the banner creates an email requesting one of these new Personal Best stickers, which we hope people will collect and display proudly as a symbol of their recent achievements. Up and coming skiers may collect several of them, and who knows, they might become coveted like the reward or pride decals on the back of high school and college football helmets. Skiers and officials can earn a handle for a number of achievements, such as winning Nationals, being a chief official at a major event, or other significant accomplishments.
The Personal Best feature picks up scores back as far as 2009. It considers all scores for an event, regardless of division, speed, line length or ramp height. As the name implies, it determines your maximum event performance.
The new feature is available to members who use the AWSA app and their regular membership login to authenticate themselves in the App. This opens access to the My Stats feature, which allows you to follow your own rankings and scores, or follow other members by adding them to your watch list drop down, using only their First and Last Name, or MemberID.
The app may be used on your phone using the following link:
https://www.usawaterski.org/rankings/mainmenu_m.asp. For your convenience, instructions automatically explain how to save the AWSA app icon to your phone's home screen for quick access. Computer users can just bookmark the browser.
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Entry Information Now Available For 2018 Disabled Nationals
The Tournament Packet and Entry Form (PDF) for the 25th Barbara Bolding/Jim Grew Fund Disabled Water Ski National Championships is now available to view and download. The 2018 Disabled Nationals be hosted by the Kentucky Lake Ski Nuts, Sept. 5-8, at Twin Oaks Lakes in Paducah, Ky. The results from the tournament also will be used to select the 2019 U.S. Disabled Team, which will compete in the 14th Disabled Water Ski World Championships, July 22-28, 2019 in Skarnes, Norway. The team members will be announced at the Nationals' awards banquet on Saturday, Sept. 8. To view and download the Tournament Fact Sheet and Entry Form, click here (PDF).
The Disabled Nationals features the United States' top disabled water ski athletes competing for national titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall. There are three categories - Seated, Standing and Vision Impaired. Event winners are based on a two-round total of overall points compared to respective U.S. national records as of Jan. 1, 2018. Overall winners are based on the overall points from the best of either round as compared to respective U.S. national records as of Jan. 1, 2018.
For the second consecutive time, the WSDA also will be holding a U.S. vs. the World component to the Nationals. There will be a day of official familiarization on Wednesday, Sept. 5, followed by two rounds of competition over three days (Sept. 6-8).
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Camp Cobbossee
Camp Cobbossee's tradition of sportsmanship, adventure and brotherhood starts with our counselors. For more than 100 years, boys have traveled to the quite wonder of Maine and come home transformed. We are known for our caring and fun-loving staff, spectacular location, and careful attention to each boy. Through excellent sports coaching, high-end adventure, a nurturing, brotherly social environment, we do nothing less than change lives. Most importantly, it is fun for all! For more information, visit www.campcobbossee.com.
For more information on becoming a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports affiliated camp, click here.
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Boat Draw Announced For 76th GOODE Water Ski Nationals
The towboat draw has been announced for the 76th GOODE Water Ski National Championships, Aug. 7-11, at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan. To view and download the towboat draw, click here (PDF). Malibu, MasterCraft and Nautique are the approved boat manufacturers. The towboat draw is conducted for slalom and jumping. Athletes have their choice among the three manufacturers for the tricks event.
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Introducing The Water Ski Ambassador Program
The American Water Ski Association and BallofSpray
are proud to announce The Water Ski Ambassador Program.
The purpose is to connect people who are curious about skiing (but not currently involved) with skiers who are currently involved and passionate about the sport. Anyone with passion for water skiing and access to a ski site and boat. Ambassadors are asked to simply introduce new skiers to the sport. When possible, Ambassadors will take new skiers out to a ski site and show them what opportunities are available. Most Ambassadors' commitment will be minimal, and depending on the Ambassador and their location, the job will be conducted a little differently for each person. For more information on how to get involved with The Water Ski Ambassador Program, click here (PDF).
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Camp Foley
Give your child the gift of a summer in Minnesota's lake country! Camp Foley is committed to being a positive, youth-centered environment that has a warm, family atmosphere. This allows camper to thrive on new friendships and experiences. With quality instruction in more than 30 activities such as water skiing, sailing and climbing, campers can take healthy risks, which help develop physical and emotional grit for the future. Accredited by the American Camp Association. For more information, visit
www.campfoley.com
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For more information on becoming a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports affiliated camp, click here.
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Zero Off Announces New Software for 3-Event Water Skiing
Zero Off and the three-event towboat manufacturers will release the new Revision S (Rev S) software operating system beginning with 2019 model year boats. Rev S will enhance the existing SLALOM PLUS mode for skiers who want a more responsive pull.
After 18 months of testing and validation, the new Rev S will:
* Retain the current slalom settings (A, B, C, 1, 2, 3) and features skiers have come to appreciate with Rev R; and
* Enhance the existing SLALOM PLUS setting with a firmer more responsive pull when "+" is used.
Skiers who like a bit more acceleration out of the turn will find that the Rev S SLALOM PLUS setting improves acceleration through the wakes, resulting in an earlier and freer feel into the next buoy. Skiers of all abilities and sizes will find that Revision S allows them to optimize their skiing and break new personal records.
Rev S will be available starting July 2, 2018.
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Camp Matoaka
Camp Matoaka is a private, residential summer camp for girls ranging in age from 7 to 15 in Maine. Our water ski department provides instruction in the USA Water Ski program, including two skis, slalom skiing, tricks skiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding and barefoot water skiing. For pure fun, our water ski department includes tubing and banana boating. For those campers with expert skills, there is a ski team that competes in local tournaments. Our equipment is among the best available. For more information, visit www.matoaka.com.
For more information on becoming a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports affiliated camp, click here.
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AWSA Team Skiing Enters Third Season
The American Water Ski Association is gearing up for the third season of the national Team Skiing Competition. 2016 marked the inaugural year of AWSA team skiing in which states and areas formed 3-event teams of five men, five women, and five junior skiers competing in a placement-based NOPS format like college water skiing. Teams lined the shorelines sporting bibs and other spirit award worthy gear cheering each other on. The top-two teams from each region will qualify for the 76th GOODE Water Ski National Championships and all skiers of a team, regardless of ranking, can compete on their team. Last year Connecticut won the 2017 Eastern Regionals, Florida the Southern Regionals, Central Texas the South Central Regionals, Illinois the Midwest Regionals and Northern California won the Western Regionals. Florida won the national team title for the second consecutive year. To read the entire article, click here.
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Camp Pinewood
Camp Pinewood is located in the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. It is one of the finest independent private camps in the country. Pinewood has an extensive waterfront program, which consists of four MasterCraft boats, two pontoon boats, two personal watercraft and too many inflatables to list. Come and make memories for a lifetime. For more information, visit www.camppinewood.net.
For more information on becoming a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports affiliated camp, click here.
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U.S. Athlete Brooke Baldwin Joins D3 Skis
D3 Skis, located in Auburn, Wash., is proud to announce the newest addition to Team D3. Top overall talent Brooke Baldwin, from Winter Garden, Fla., has joined the D3 family. Creed Kidder, President of D3 Skis, said, "Brooke is a world class three-event skier and is a perfect choice for our company.I could not be more excited to have her join our team."
As a junior athlete, she has already tricked over 8,000, jumped 160 feet and run 39 off in slalom. She joins D3 Pro Team members Freddy Krueger, Erika Lang, Nick Parsons, Adam Pickos and world-record holder Nate Smith.
Paul Crawford of D3 said, "We always look for the next up and coming star and Brooke fits the bill perfectly. With Brooke, we feel we have just seen the tip of the iceberg. Her talent on the water is only part of what makes Brooke such a great addition to our team. She is a wonderful, focused and humble person who we are confident will be a great ambassador for our brand on and off the water for years to come."
Follow Brooke as she skis record tournaments and pro events around the globe this season and check out her profile on the D3 Team web page.
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