30th June 2005 This weekend will see the French Masters from Lacanau. I cant tell you much about the event as there is not much info out there about it. The French Fed mention the event with a hand full of pros attending, but nothing on the Lacanau web site. 29th June 2005 Just a reminder that at Kaiafas in Greece, the Kaiafas International Cup 2005 will be on the 16th-17th of July. This will be a three round slalom tournament plus a Head to Head competition counting for Elite Ranking Points with a cash prize total of 25,000 USD and is part of WWSP 2005 event series. Click on the logo for the event web site to get the entry form and for the event information sheet. 29th June 2005 The 2005 World Cup for Waterski and Wakeboard is ON with a cash prize of US$ 500,000!! The IWSF is also greatly encouraged by the fact that already eight Cities have declared a wish to host a World Cup Stop in 2006. Click on the logo to view the updated web site. The stops to come are confirmed are July 30 & 31 in Dubna Russia. Sept 4 with be in Russia again in Moscow wit another European stop in the town of Enniskillen in Ireland on Sept 24 & 25. Singapore is confirmed as a stop but the date is yet to be confirmed, but likely to be Sept or Oct, then on Nov 18 & 19 the final stop will be in Doha Qatar. 28th June 2005 USA-WS Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin Event USA Water Ski is aware of the incident at last weekend’s event in Wisconsin and, per American Water Ski Association (AWSA) rules and AWSA and USA Water Ski bylaws, proper steps will be taken to investigate the situation. USA Water Ski has zero tolerance regarding acts of impropriety or unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of any of its members. It is of paramount importance that ALL information be collected and that we have a full understanding of the severity of this incident - looking not only at this tournament, but all tournaments held at this site - and that we understand who all are involved. 28th June 2005 On a brighter note, here is another performance I thought you would all like to hear about, it impressed me. Jason McClintock skiing at the West Michigan Record event over the weekend put up an outstanding overall score that will certainly make Jaret and Jimmy look. Slalom 3.25 @ 10.75m, 9470 in tricks and 55.2m in jump!! Those scores would have put Jason very close to the overall final at Swiss in 2003. 28th June 2005 I knew it would not be possible to keep this under wraps. This is what the Milwaukee Journal published today. Seems they spoke to a lot of the pro skiers and everybody from Jeffry Armstrong to andy Mapple. click here to read their report. To visit their web site click here 27th June 2005 The 2005 Malibu Open Water Ski Championships FINALS. After an injury in the jump semis kept Emma Sheers out of the finals she left the Ladies events wide open. Natalie Hamrick wins the ladies slalom event scoring 0.50 @ 10.75 from Regina Jaquess with 4.00 @ 11.25 In the Mens event Chris Parrish tied with Jamie Beauchesne with 2.00 @ 10.25m (41off) and after a second run off Chris takes the title. William Asher and Glenn Campbell round off third and forth place. Freddy Krueger maintains his dominance with a best jump of 68.7m from Jaret Llewellyn 67.3m and a third place for Mark Lane and Ryan Dodd both scoring 65.1m June Fladborg secured top spot with 50.9m (167ft) from Brandi Hunt 49.8m and Clementine Lucine 47.6m Mens trick event saw Jimmy Siemers out perform the rest of the field after just making the final cut. In a rare tie for top spot in the final with Nicolas Le Forestier both scoring 11 300 points. Jimmy won a first pass run off scoring 6770! What a weekend for Danyelle Bennett with a big pro win in tricks scoring 7440 from Mandy Nightingale 7410 Click on the logo for the WWSP event pages or click here to go directly to the results. 25th June 2005 The 2005 Malibu Open Water Ski Championships. Well does this sound real?? Ed Brazil surveyed the slalom course and it meets the required standard. During the night buoys 1 3 & 5 are moved into the boat lane by 2 feet and Jim Michaels, first off the dock score 3.00 @ 10.75m (39off) Then 20 pro skiers watch as buoys 1 3 & 5 slowly move back to their correct position ready for the next skier, this is also captured on the end course video. This could not possibly happen, you say?? With Jim Michaels currently not listed in the next round, maybe it did and if you didn't know, the lake at Dousman belongs to Dr Michaels. This is only what I have been told!!! lets hope its a big misunderstanding and every thing turns out OK. Click here to see the bouys move!! from nztwsa.co.nz 24th June 2005 The 2005 Malibu Open Water Ski Championships got off to a shaky start, but I will not go into that until it is confirmed for certain. Only thing I can say is the long awaited event that saw Jim Michaels on the same water as all the pros appears to be a big event? Scores for the slalom on day one are Karen Truelove leading with 0.50 @ 10.75m (39off) from Emma Sheers with 5.00 @ 11.25m (38off) In mens slalom the leader is Chris Parrish rounding 2.00 @ 10.25m (41off) with Jaime Beauchesne one buoy behind. These were the only 2 to run 10.75m with Marcus Brown third and just about all the rest with 4.00 and 3.50 @ 10.75m Jim Michaels did score 3.00 @ 10.75m but as of now he does not feature in the score. 21st June 2005 The Pros move on to the 2005 Malibu Open Water Ski Championships in Dousman on the 24th June. This long awaited event will be on Lake Lynn Louise and will see Jim Michaels on the same water as all the pros. Click on the logo for the WWSP event pages. 20th June 2005 Flushing Meadows in Corona Park, New York, the 2005 MasterCraft Pro event saw some new faces on the top step. Jamie Beauchesne in mens slalom and Jimmy Siemers in the trick event. Jamie beat off Chris Parrish in a run off after they both scored 2.00 @ 10.25m. In mens trick, Jimmy won the 2 man final with 10 280 points from Nicolas Le Forestier. Nic put up the biggest score of the event with 11 440 in the first round. Mens jump saw the 2 regulars occupying the top places with the best scores of the event coming in the final from Freddy Krueger with 70.5m (231ft) and Jaret Llewellyn not far behind with 69.2m (227ft) In the ladies events Emma Sheers remains dominant with 50.8m (170ft) from June Fladborg 47.4m in jump and 1.50 @ 10.75m in slalom by half a buoy from Karen Truelove. Regina Jaquess was pushed out of top spot by Mandy Nightingale with both scoring over 7000 points. Click here for the full results. 16th June 2005 Flushing Meadows in Corona Park, New York will host the 2005 MasterCraft Pro event this weekend. The event will see slalom, tricks and jump for both ladies and men and it boasts the largest field for some time in a pro event and will start on Friday morning with the qualifying round. 14th June 2005 Is this Patrice Martin training for a come back??? Over last weekend Patrice skied in the Trophee du Gatinais slalom event in France and put on an impressive performance. His best score of the three rounds was 1.25 @ 10.25!! His scores for the other two rounds were 6.25 @ 10.75 and 2.00 @ 10.75 13th June 2005 The 2005 World Cup for Waterski and Wakeboard is ON with a cash prize of US$ 500,000!! Stops declared so far include France, two visits to Russia, Ireland, Singapore and Qatar in the Arabian Gulf. Other Stops may yet be added. The IWSF is also greatly encouraged by the fact that already eight Cities have declared a wish to host a World Cup Stop in 2006. Click on the logo for the full report. The dates confirmed are June 18 & 19 in Paris at Enghien les Bains, then July 30 & 31 in Dubna Russia. Sept 4 with be in Russia again in Moscow wit another European stop in the town of Enniskillen in Ireland on Sept 24 & 25. Singapore is confirmed as a stop but the date is yet to be confirmed, but likely to be Sept or Oct, then on Nov 18 & 19 the final stop will be in Doha Qatar. 6th June 2005 Fancy getting your hands on some of the best waterski pictures available?? Click on the logo for skishots.com, Waterski Photography by Ravi Jain. 6th June 2005 Results confirmed for Chris Parrish at Trophy Lakes. 2.00 @ 9.75m Karen Truelove turned out the ladies winner with the best score for the ladies in a long time with 5.00 @ 1075m. It seems that as soon as a record holder announces their retirement, it spurs the other on!! Click here for the full results. 5th June 2005 You probably think we are making this up!! After scoring 1.25 @ 9.75m in the first round at Trophy Lakes, Chris Parrish has gone even further and scored 2.00 @ 9.75m (43 off) Masterline better get that 9.50m rope off the production line!! 4th June 2005 Preliminary reports from the Trophy Lakes record slalom event are that Chris Parrish has done it again and scored 1.25 @ 9.75m (43 off) on the first day of the event. 3rd June 2005 25,000 US Dollars up for grabs this weekend from H2Osmosis Sports at Trophy Lakes in the form of their opening record slalom events. Entries so far include Jeff Rodgers, Jamie Beauchesne and Chris Parrish. Click on the logo for complete event information.