Günter’s Dirty Bunnies

The infamous Günter Schmutz from Austria has sent in a few photos of some of his new bunnies. They’re posted below and on the main bunnies page.

American Fundraising Event – 19 March

America’s Andy Anderson has announced a fundraiser night to promote “Puddingstone Fun Day” – a day with entry level races and a unique racing format.

Who’s for the Aussie World Team?

With six of the eight selection races now run and done, there’s a lot of talk about who will or won’t be in the team.

Mildura 100 – Easter Weekend

Entry forms for the Mildura 100 are now available on the Mildura Ski Club Site at www.milduraskiclub.org

More Southern 80 Shots

Chris Grabyn has published his shots of the 2009 Southern 80 at www.multi-verse.net

2009 World Championships – Bulletin #2

Fresh from Belgium, the organisers of the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships have published bulletin 2 for the big event in July. Vera Van den Bossche and her team have done a superb job of putting together this 21 page information pack. It’s a 3mb PDF file so be patient if your net connection [...]

Aussie World Selection Shots – Wisemans Ferry

Rob Storum was right in the thick of the action again and shares these sensational shots that he captured at Wisemans Ferry on the weekend when Australia’s best fought it out as the Aussie World selection races draw close to their end.

Kim Lumley & Wayne Mawer Talk Canal Racing

I caught up with Wayne Mawer and Kim Lumley just before the 2008 Diamond Race to see what they had to say about canal racing and the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships in Belgium.

Mawer Wins Another Selection Race

Wayne Mawer won another hard fought world selection race today in Australia. Peter Procter was 2nd and Chris Stout 3rd. More news and photos when they become available. Check on the previous results from the Aussie selections here or on the Aussie Worlds page at www.skiracing.com.au Calendar for Aussie World Selection Races Race 1 & [...]

Victorian Bushfire appeal

The Moama Water Sports Club hosts the biggest waterski race in the world – “The Club Marine Southern 80” – on the Murray River at Echuca/Moama. It was held over last weekend but was abandoned at 1.50pm on Sunday due to ambulance & paramedic crews being called away for the Victorian Fires. All spectators (100,000) & competitors [...]

Rob Storum’s Southern 80 Action Shots

Rob Storum has shared some sensational shots from the 2009 Southern 80 weekend. Rob said; “mate it was one of the strangest weekends I’ve had.

Historical Moment for the Club Marine Southern 80

History was made this weekend in the running of the Club Marine Southern 80. The event was stopped twice over the weekend, an event which has never been witnessed in the running of the event. On Saturday during the running of the Tip Top Bakeries Bakers Blitz and the Presidents Invitational – a race boat [...]

Southern 80 Abandoned Due to Raging Fires

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria, Australia. Ambulance and Emergency Services have been deployed to other regions in the state. The BBC reports here. Due to this action, the organisers of the Southern 80 have had to abandon the racing today (Sunday). Please visit the S80 web site for updates on plans.

S80 weekend – Baker’s Blitz Results

Plenty of racing took place on the Saturday of the 2009 Southern 80 weekend. You can get all the results here at the S80 web site. More racing Sunday. Below are the top three from the Baker’s Blitz 1st Blazen Noel Griffin Bernard Simpson Chris Stout Grant Turner Time: 6 mins 50.88 seconds Ave speed: [...]