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- US Water Ski Masters, 28-30 April 2010, More Info Here
Pine Mountain, GA (May 28, 2010) – The 18th Junior Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament® began today at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA. Three records marked today’s prestigious competition; Erika Lang of USA broke the course record in the Junior Women’s Tricks Finals with 8,320 points, Martin Kolman of Czech Republic set a new course record in the Junior Men’s Tricks Finals with a score of 10,210 and Australian Junior Women’s Jumper Jacinta Carroll broke the course record soaring 153 feet!
In the semifinals of Junior Women’s Tricks, Nicole Naser who earned a spot through last weekend’s last chance qualifier, earned top seed in the finals and finished second while Erika Lang exploded with an amazing run, setting a new course record and claiming her first Junior Masters title. Read more here
For complete up-to-date scores of the 18th Junior Masters, please click here
Live webcast starts this afternoon.www.masters.net
Jason Seels European Record 235 feet
Well Done to Jason Seels on his european jump reocrd of 235 feet/ 71.5m
Tv Times for the coverage of the African Championships
Tue 08 Jun 2010:
SS5 / SS5 : 19:00 - 19:30 =remiere
Wed 09 Jun 2010:
SS1 / SS1A : 06:30 - 07:00 =C2�
Thu 10 Jun 2010:
SS1 / SS1A / CSN : 14:00 - 14:30 ®
Mon 14 Jun 2010:
SS5 / SS5A : 16:30 - 17:00 =C2�
Wed 16 Jun 2010:
SS6 / SS6A : 18:30 - 19:00 =C2�
Thu 17 Jun 2010:
SS5 / SS5A : 12:00 - 12:30 =C2�
Fri 18 Jun 2010:
SS1 / SS1A / CSN : 23:00 - 23:30 ®
Thu 24 Jun 2010:
SS6 / SS6A : 09:00 - 09:30®
Fri 25 Jun 2010:
SS6 / SS6A : 20:30 - 21:00 =C2�
Watch two-time world champion Will Asher, U.S. Open champion Marcus Brown and HO Sports brand manager and national champion Dave Wingerter explore the new EXO System water ski bindings from HO Sports.
Terry Winter "Water Ski Lesson: Edge Change
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Kakamas 2010 Report Back
As much as the truly spectacular and world-class site of Lake Grappa blew away the minds of the skiers and officials at the SA Waterski Championships which took place in the Northern Cape, so did the weather blow away chances of any personal best of SA records for the event, which was held from 24 – 26 April 2010 in very windy conditions.
Arriving at the site was akin to seeing Las Vegas for the first time. Travelling either from Cape Town via Springbok and Pofadder (8 hours) or east to Johannesburg along the N14 (9 hours), one travels past vast tracts of land – shrub, vineyards, citrus and not much else – for hundreds of kilometers. Then, in a beautiful valley between the Augrabies Falls and Kakamas, you come across Visser family’s 680 x 70 metre private ski course on their 2,000 Ha. farm – which was dug with their own equipment and people in 14 months. Completed in 2008, the ski site now includes guest cottages, camping sites, a huge clubhouse and is now one of the finest in the world, and it is there that the 2012 European and African championships (Under 21) will take place.
With an entry of 46 skiers representing both South Africa and Namibia, hopes were high for many records to tumble. GJ Visser, who had just earned the top skier award at the All Africa championships in Namibia, was hoping to improve on his already impressive 4 buoys on 11.25 metres which he achieved at the 2009 EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East – but the Middle East defected to the east so it is now EM). Gabriella Viljoen, fresh from taking second at the Moomba Championships in Australia, was hoping to improve on her astonishing half buoy on 11.25 before she left for a string of competitions in the United States later in May, while Lizette Bekker (Senior Ladies 2) and Jan Johnson (Senior Ladies 3) were hoping to break SA records they had broken earlier this season in ramp and slalom respectively Read More Here
bSA Skiers to train in France this winter
NINE JUNIOR SKIERS TO ATTEND SKI SCHOOL IN FRANCE
Nine South African junior skiers under 21 years of age will be jetting off to warmer climes to Gravon, just south of Paris, France for three weeks from 12 June to 5 July to train with the acclaimed coach, Giles Cambray. Cambray’s site comprises of three adjoining lakes, and his gas powered Malibu craft will take them through their paces on his slalom courses, tricks and ramp.
The youngsters attending are GJ Visser, Eamon van der Merwe, Robyn Viljoen, Amy-Lee Harris, Duan and Michael Zaaiman, James Stokes, Tyron Stroberg and Jaryd Cohen.
Several parents will join them, alternating to help cook and look out of them, and they are looking forward to a Euro Disney visit as well as competing in a local slalom tournament in France.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the SA Tournament Waterski Federation. For further information please contact Jan Johnson (Marketing & Pubilicty) on 082 881 8888 or email kmlproperty@gmail.com
Quagga's weekend has been CANCELLED.
Please note that the Quaggaskloof coaching weekend and mini league has been cancelled which was meant to have taken place this coming weekend(8th - 9th May)
Due to very strong winds and bad weather (all in all predicted)- we have had to cancel the event.
Keep on training hard through out the winter months!
Regards
Sam
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SA Tournament Criteria Committee 2010/2011
7 May 2010
2010/11 Committee for SA Tournament Waterskiing
Tournament Waterskiing is gearing up for a busy 2010/11 season with their new committee appointed at the SA Championships in April 2010. They are:
Anton Viljoen |
082 443 0834 |
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Piet van der Merwe |
083 226 2982 |
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Jan Johnson |
082 881 8888 |
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Carlo Pomario |
083 651 5550 |
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Clive Cohen |
082 415 4888 |
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Jasper Schutte |
083 261 1286 |
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Debbie Stroberg |
082 884 8861 |
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Zandri Zaaiman |
082 578 7731 |
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Jared Fisher |
082 655 6028 |
Tournament Waterskiing saw six sites host tournaments last season, with Satellite dam hosting their first very successful tournament at their beautiful site surrounded by wetlands and mountains near Albert Falls. The All Africa Games took place at the Von Bach Dam near Windhoek, Namibia, and was both welcoming and festive, with several records broken there.
This last season, four SA records were broken:
Gabi Viljoen broke her own Junior Girls records with .5 buoys on11.25m at Stillwater in Florida, USA – even a higher record than the Open Women Record. GJ Visser broke the long-standing Junior Boys Record with 4 bouys on 11.25m and taking the All Africa Champion title. Lizette Bekker broke the Senior Womens’ 2 Record with her 28m jump in KZN, while Jan Johnson won the EAME Senior Ladies 3 Slalom in Holland, and breaking the SA record three times this season at Maurik, Netherlands, Satellite and at the All Africa Games (5.25 on 14m).
“Our focus is on increasing active new skier participation, and to assist the juniors improve our standards for our future skiers to bring home the medals for South Africa”, said Anton Viljoen, who resumes his title of Chairman of the new committee.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the SA Tournament Waterski Federation. For further information please contact Jan Johnson (Marketing & Pubilicty) on 082 881 8888 or email kmlproperty@gmail.com
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SA Champs 2010 at Lake Grappa Results
Lake Grappa Slalom Classic Results,click here
2010 SA Champs results, click here
A full report back will be posted soon
The annual AGM was held this weekend at Lake Grappa. A each skier fulled in a poll and results for the poll is here.
Well done to All skiers who participated in the SA Champs @ Lake Grappa this past weekend AND a big thanks to the Visser family for all the hard work they did.
A special congratulations to all those skier's who improved on their personal bests. Click here to see the all personal bests of each skier in South Africa and who improved on their pb's. If your name isn't on here please email your pb's to ski6@waterskisa.co.za
A full report back with results will be posted soon.
If anyone is in possession of any floating trophy that were handed out a few years back, please contact Jasper Schutte at schutte@kingsley.co.za in order to arrange to get them as these trophies represent the history of our sport and it is most important to get them all back.
Renewal of skiers licence
The start of the season is almost upon us and it’s that time of the year when you need to Click here to download skier licenece renewal form
renew your skiers licence.
To this end please find a renewal form following this document. Click here to download skier licenece renewal form
The renewal fee remains unchanged at R300.00 per skier and R50.00 for the Scorebook.
Upon renewal and payment you will receive a Skier’s Licence Card and a custom made
Scorebook. Please note that if you opt to renew your licence at a competition site the renewal fee will be
R400.00. Please fax/email your renewal form to 0866568795 or
carlo@onyxcw.co.za
Kindly pay your renewal fee of R350.00 into this account once you have completed the
renewal form and please use your name as a payment reference.
Bank details : FNB, 62051878109, 252045
Click here to download skier licenece renewal form
See you on the water!
Regards,
The Tournament Committee.
Terry Winter tip: "Gates"
Four key's for a successfull wake crossing
In this water ski how to, Jon Travers shares his four keys to successful wake crossings.
1. The better job I do of keeping my eyes and head up, the easier it is for me to maintain a strong upper body.
2. Keeping my shoulders level and slightly open gives me the strongest position leveraged against the boat.
3. My arms are an extension of the rope. By relaxing my arms, I keep the rope as long as possible, and it allows me to maintain a strong edge.
4. A forward flex in my ankles helps my knees remain properly bent in preparation for a controlled edge change
By Water Ski Mag
Will Asher's three key points for a perfect turn
In this water ski how to, World Champion slalom skier Will Asher shares his three keys to a perfect turn.
1. If I carry enough speed into the turn, I can release to maximum reach (fingertips) and complete my turn at the buoy before the line goes tight.
2. A balanced position brings confidence. My number-one focus when balancing is my eyes. If my eyes are open and level, I’m free to move where I want.
3. Holding the handle in my fingertips comes from feel and practice. It’s a necessary tool when running shortline. I only use this move when I’m certain I have enough freedom from the boat.
By Water Ski Mag
How to maximize cross-course direction
All too often, skiers will integrate their edge change and reach into one movement. The outcome? Loss of direction, i.e., a narrow path into the buoy. These two actions should remain distinct and should occur at different points along the swing from one side of the course to the other. Your edge change should occur somewhere close to the wake’s centerline, while your reach begins much later, at a point halfway out to the buoy line. Establishing and maintaining a solid hip-to-elbow connection from the completion of the turn to the initiation of your reach will ensure you’re in a strong enough position to maintain your desired cross-course direction. — Terry Winter, More Here
Mofam Mini League
Sunday 11 April was a perfect autumn day at theMofam Ski School, Elgin. There was not a breath of wind and we had beautiful sunny weather, perfect conditions for skiing.
The Western Province Mini-League competition got off to a start at 09h30 with Piet van der Merwe judging and Dewald Du Plessis driving the boat. 14 Skiers took to the water in near perfect conditions with a number of first time competitors. Eamon van der Merwe made most of the day by achieving 1 on 11m (55km/h), an excellent performance in the Dolphin Boys division. This is one buoy short of the long standing SA slalom record of Sean Bezuidenhout set more than 10 years ago in 1997 in this division.
The second round started at 12h00 with the addition of �Tou-Tattie� (Brett Harris) to the boat. In the meantime the spectators enjoyed a number of Windhoek draughts and red wine with delicious light meals prepared by the Mofam staff. The recent All Africa championship was discussed by most of the spectators as they thoroughly enjoyed the Namibian hospitality while attending this competition. During the last skiers pass, Cameron Rein had to sit it out in the water as the boat crew chased a snake out of the course. Once the course was cleared Cameron was able to complete his run, very attentive of the section where the snake left the course, making very sure that he did not fall there.
The day ended at 15h30 with certificates handed to all the competitors. A big THANK YOU to Mofam and all there staff for making this competition a memorable one again. - Jasper Schutte
Based on a handicap system, honours in the divisions were as follows:
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Super League - Robyn Viljoen
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League - Peter Brinkley
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Mini-League - Roche van der Merwe
for detailed results Click here.
Namibian and All Africa Champs Results
All African Championships, click here
Nambian Nationals, click here
All Africa Champs Manager's report
For most people Namibia is synonymous to sand, dunes, 4 x 4 and the Etosha. Telling anyone that the All Africa Water ski championships for 2010 is hosted in Namibia has led to the same reaction : “Really, where is the water?” Little do they know that the Von Bach dam is one of th
e most beautiful dams in the Southern hemisphere. The Von Bach dam lies just outside Okahandja on the outskirts of the Auas mountains in a game park which covers 4 300 ha. The dam has a capacity of 50 million cubic meters. We were fortunate to see a few kudu at dusk coming to the water edge for their daily drink.
With the competition starting on Thursday 1 April (no there were no fools), most competitors and families arrived on Wednesday 31 March and settled themselves in their tents for a weekend filled with skiing, wakeboarding, great food and loads of fun. Each of the competitors had the opportunity to test the water prior to the start of the Namibian Open championships. The competition kicked off with tricking on Thursday afternoon. At the break of dawn on Friday morning the first skiers were on the water for their first round of slalom. Although it was not a great start for some of the youngsters, many of the older competitors had a good round of slalom. One of the highlights of the day was when the wakeboarders took to the water and entertained the spectators with world class performances – real acrobats on water! Read More Here
The 2010 Europe and Africa Team and Open Water Ski Championships will take place at the prestigious Britannia Arena, Thorpe in England – This is one of the first purpose built competition standard water ski
lagoons in the world.
Official Web Site
The official web site of the 2010 Europe and Africa Team and Open Water Ski Championships is
www.2010europeans.com
All event information will be published on the web site. During the event live scores, live chat and results,
pictures and video will be posted.
It is also intended to have the event web cast.
Official Towboat
The Official Towboat is Mastercraft with Zero Off speed control.
Click Here to download the 2010 EAME Bulletin 1
Click here to download the 2010 EAME Team Intention to Enter form
Click here to download the 2010 EAME Open Intention to Enter form
Gabi get's iniviation to US Masters!
The field for the 51st Running of the Worlds most prestigious Waterski event, the US Masters has been announced and can be viewed on www.masterswaterski.com. The Masters is known throughout the world as the most prestigious watersports tournament. The event began in 1959 at Callaway Gardens and is held annually during the Memorial Day weekend.
The Robin Lake site at Callaway, built specifically for the Masters, boasts an expansive pavilion with covered stadium seating, judges' tower and media area. The action can be seen clearly from the beach and picnic areas. The immaculately maintained gardens, lakes, resort and attractions at Callaway provide a tournament venue like no other in the world.
An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an honour and an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline - only the world's most elite athletes compete at the Masters! This tournament is IWWF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned.
The 18th Junior Masters Tournament features the world's finest junior waterskiing and wakeboarding athletes. A tournament where qualification for an invitation means that a skier has to either be in the
top 5 on the IWSF Standings list, or the reigning World Champion in aan event, or the reigning World Overall Champion or the reigning US Masters Champion. The US Masters hosted by Correct Craft will again be run on Robin Lake at Callaway Gardens in Georgia from the 28-30 May and can also be viewed live on webcast TV. Gabi Viljoen will be making her second appearance at the US Masters and is hard at work training to win this event in her last tournament as a Junior, before switching to Open Woman on the US circuit in June. The competition will be tough but having been there before and having won an event such as the Moomba Masters in the past and again having placed second in 2010 Gabi is confident of beating the best in the world.”
AGM & Proposal & Selection of New Criterion Committee
The annual AGM is coming up at the SA Championships to be held at Lake Grappa near Augrabies Falls on the Orange river on the weekend of the 24-26 April. The past year the Tournament Waterski Committee consisted of 4 members. According to the constitution of the SA Waterski Federation and the Tournament Criterion, a new committee needs to be selected consisting of no fewer than 3 members and no more than 10 members. I am of the opinion that to function effectively, that the Tournament Waterskiing Criterion Committee should consist of at least 5-6 members so as to take care of the various portfolios such as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Technical, Marketing and Publicity, Skiers Representative, National Teams.
Some of the current Committee will no longer be available for re-election and hence I call for nominations, form included, to be made for the 2010/2011 Tournament Criteria Committee.
According to the Current Constitution, the committee will be elected at the AGM class meeting by “ the Administrative ( i.e. judges, homolgators, calculators and similar officials etc ) and Competitive members of the Criterion, by ordinary majority, elect the members of that Criterion Committee.”
Further that “
8.2.5. No person shall be eligible for election to the Criterion
Committee at any class meeting of the Criterion, unless he:
8.2.5.1. is nominated by the Criterion Committee for election and
a written notice of acceptance for the nomination is received
from the nominee; or
8.2.5.2. notice in writing is given to the Criterion, not less than 7
(seven) days nor more than 14 (fourteen) days before the day
appointed for the class meeting, by a Member duly qualified
to be present and vote at the meeting for which such notice is
given, of the intention of such Member to nominate such
person for election as well as a written notice of acceptance
for the nomination signed by the nominee.
8.2.6. The members of each Criterion Committee shall have the power
to co-opt any one person as a member of such Criterion
Committee. The co-opted member’s term of office will expire when
the Committee’s term expires.
Download proposals for nomination's form here.
Kindly forward proposals including secondment and acceptance of the nomination to anton@tau.co.za or fax 021 7944774 by no later than 17 April 2010
Yours in skiing
South Africa were the overall winners at the All Africa Waterskiing Championships at the Von Bach Dam over the Easter weekend, winning the team event with 6 139,45 points, while Namibia came second with 4907,74 points. South Africa’s GJ Visser was the male All Africa champion in the slalom event, while compatriot Simon Fairbank was the male All Africa champion in the tricks and jumps events.
South Africa’s Leandra Le Forestier was the female All Africa champion in the slalom and tricks events.
Namibian skiers however excelled by winning some of the individual categories that were contested.
Andre Mostert was the overall champion in the Senior Men’s category, Silja Waldschmidt was the overall champion in the Girls Under 14 category and Sylvia Schmidt was the overall champion in the Girls Under 17 category.
South African skiers won the other individual awards on offer, with Simon Fairbank winning the Open Men category, Eamon van der Merwe winning the Boys Under 14 award and Tyrone Stroberg winning the Boys Under 17 category.
Two new All African records were established at the event with Leandre Le Forestier setting a new record in the Senior Women’s Slalom event, while Eamon van der Merwe set a new record in the Boys Under 14 slalom event.
For the first time, Wakeboarding was included as part of the All Africa Games and the contestants thrilled the crowds with some amazing manoeuvres like the ‘helicopter,’ ‘the scarecrow,’ and ‘the elephant.’
Tip: Use Body Alignment for Balance and Power
By Terry Winter
Wp Coaching and League - MAC
Rietvlei dam was all hustle and bustle this past weekend with a coaching clinic for slalom and trick ski on Saturday 6 March and a WP Mini league competition on Sunday. While Saturday was a rather windy day with a scorching sun the coaches, Cameron, Simon,Matthew and Jaryd were very keen to coach skiers on the finer techniques of slalom and trick skiing. On Sunday we had a fantastic turnout of skiers (young and middle-aged) for the Mini league competition where everyone tested their skills in the newly installed slalom course. The weather was magnificent with just a little breeze to make the heat more bearable. Quite a number of new skiers participated and we would like thank everyone and especially Milnerton Aquatic Club for circulating the newsletter about the event. Johann Landman was the driver of his Malibu XLI and he ensured the safety of all skiers and also contributed to make the skiing a great experience for all. The boat crew, Cameron and Simon were the judges and �tow tatties�, counting the buoys and totaling the scores. With all the action on the water, the spectators had a perfect view of the course from the side while Jasper was the commentator for the day. We hope to see all the new novice skiers participating soon in national events and take WP waterskiing to the next level.
Based on a handicap system, honours in the divisions were as follows:
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Super League - Robyn Viljoen
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League - Lohann Vermeulen
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Mini-League - Robert Brink
for detailed results Click here.
Bon Es Champs and Night Skiing
"Sun, camera, action" and "lights, camera, action" were the order of events at Bon Esperanza, the venue of the BonEs Championships by day and a slalom classic by night.
Organisers gave the skiers every opportunity to familiarise themselves with conditions by offering official practice the whole of Friday until late into the night. A persistent breeze and the lack of a warm sun saw the drivers having to don warm jackets. Skiers found the icy wind biting in to their skin, only finding refuge in the warmth of the water at either end of the lake. This did not look good for the nights ahead. More Info here
Click here for results of the BonEs Champs
Click here for results of the Night Slalom Classic
All African Team, to represent South Africa
Well done and good luck! Congratulations to Simon Fairbank who will captain the team.
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Name |
Division |
1 |
Simon Fairbank |
Men open |
2 |
GJ Visser |
Men Open |
3 |
Tyron Stroberg |
Junior Boys |
4 |
Matthew Nieuwstadt |
Men Open |
5 |
Eamon vd Merwe |
Dolphin Boys |
6 |
Jan Johnson |
Ladies Open Senior 3 |
7 |
Louis Schutte |
Dolphin Boys |
8 |
Jaryd Cohen |
Junior Boys |
9 |
Anne Landman |
Junior Girls |
10 |
Leandra le Forestier |
Ladies Open Senior 1 |
11 |
Zaniel Visser |
Junior Boys |
12 |
Cassim Mahomedy |
Junior Boys |
13 |
James Stokes |
Junior Boys |
14 |
Juandre Visser |
Junior Boys |
15 |
Elizna Schutte |
Dolphin Girls |
16 |
Amy-Lee Harris |
Junior Girls |
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