Maha & Race Suit Wanted in Australia
Late model Maha Longboard wanted (Bindings not required) PLUS a Race suit to suit 175cm, 80kg Male. Contact: dcooper@pittsh.com.au
F2 Boat & Driver Needed for Canada in Worlds
The Canadian Water Ski Racing Team is looking for an F2 boat and driver for the Worlds. If you can help, please contact Vera Van den Bossche as soon as possible: Tel: +32 (0)3 252 83 79 Mobile: + 32 (0) 479 697362 E-mail: vera.vdbossche@skynet.be
7 News Reports on Wayne Mawer’s Send-off
As more than 200 people bid Wayne Mawer good luck as he prepares to leave Cairns for Belgium, 7 TV reports from the special event hosted at Lui Garozzo’s Salthouse on the weekend.
Kirkland Cleans up in Hasselt Belgium – Mens F1 Results & Photos
Darren Kirkland returned to top form yesterday in a nail biting race on the canal at Hasselt in Belgium. As he and Australia’s Chris Stout raced side by side in gruelling canal water, he pulled ahead and notched up a convincing victory, just weeks before the world championships. Stout took 2nd and Belgium’s Dimitri Bertels [...]
IWSF Racing Council – What’s Happening?
The IWSF Racing Council hosts a “Competitors’ Meeting” at each World Championship event. This gives teams a rare chance to discuss their sport with the committee that is charged to take the sport forward throughout the world. To date, there seems to have been no public communication on the time, date and venue of this [...]
Directions at the 2009 Worlds
Wim Lamot has posted directions from various hotels to the race venues at the 2009 Worlds. You can find them all here: http://www.waterskiracing.be/directions
Weston British National Photos
Keith Slater has now published his photos from the Weston-Super-Mare British national races at www.keith-slater.org.uk – Below is a small selection of Keith’s shots from that weekend:
2009 British Water Ski Racing Calendar
The 2009 British Water Ski Racing calender as published by BWS here is:
2009 Worlds Bulletin #3
Vera Van den Bossche and the Belgian organising committee for the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships have published the 3rd official event bulltin. You can download and print the full 12 page PDF document below.
British Team for 2009 Worlds
British Team Captain Wayne Harvey has published the British squad for the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships in Belgium. Click the image below to open a full size version.
Kruibeke F1 & F2 Video by Stevie
Stevie has produced a new video from the F1&2 racing at Kruibeke, Belgium on the weekend. Aussie Chris Stout won the race comfortably, skiing with Robbie Wright and Rob Manchett.
Wanted – Small Kids Race Suit (preferably in UK)
Looking for a kids racing wetsuit, been trying to order one from australia but apart from having great difficultly in making sure of right measurements also its the time factor to get one made and sent any one got one to sell with approximate sizes.
Kruibeke, Belgium Race Photos
Guy594 Photography was at Kruibeke in Belgium yesterday to capture the day’s racing. He shares a selection of shots with us below and you can see 100s of others at: http://guy594.myphotoalbum.com
Maherajah Supporting Skirace.net
Maherajah Water Skis have committed to supporting Skirace.net for the next 12 months and will be advertising on the site in 2009 & 2010.
Gregory Dumetier in Action
Guy594 Photography of Belgium caught Gregory Dumetier getting some airtime on a Belgian canal. You can see more Guy594 ski racing shots at www.guy594photography.com
Wayne Mawer World Championship Send-off / Fundraiser
A send-off come fundraiser is being held in Cairns for Wayne Mawer, who will represent Australia at next month’s world water ski racing championships in Belgium.
Bill Simpson Passes Away
Keith Brice has just written to say that the great boat racer Bill Simpson sadly passed away on 14 June 2009. He was the owner of the GN ( grand national) Kilo record setting boat the “Tub of Fools”. It was the last boat Dawna Brice ever raced behind.
Chris Stout’s Bunny at S80 2008 (Video)
Chris Stout was caught on video pulling a neat little bunny at last year’s Southern 80 on the Murray River in Australia.
TUFF ‘E’ NUFF Fundraiser
The Force F21 Team of “TUFF ‘E’ NUFF” that includes Brent Wisemantle driving, with Andrew Fyfe observing and Daniel Cotton skiing. The team have successfully qualified to represent Australia in the Men’s F2 Class in the up and coming World Water-ski-Racing Championships in Belgium.
43 Water Ski Racing Videos
You can now access 43 of the water ski racing videos that people all around the world have shared with us.
Weston British National Results & some British Champions
The 5th round of the British Water Ski Racing Championships were held on Saturday and Sunday at Weston-Super-Mare.
2009 Qld State Titles Photos by In Tha Zone Images
Rob Storum of In Tha Zone Images was on the edge of the Clarence to capture the action at the 2009 Queensland Titles at Grafton recently.
USA Worlds Team
The team to represent the USA at the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships in Belgium is:
Category 5 QLD Team Sport New Racing Overalls
Aussie F2 Worlds skier Kylee Jones competed in the Open Womens Marathon at the Qld state titles recently. She was encouraged to do this by the team of “Category 5″ from QLD – so she agreed on the condition that Shane Helson (Japs) and John Vesley sported their new racing overalls. So here are the [...]
Australian Worlds Team Web Site
The 2009 Australian Worlds Team Captain/Manager is Rick Love. Rick and his team have created a dedicated web site for the upcoming Worlds to relay information specifically about the Australian Team, back home for those who can’t be at the event.
Cardiff National Photos by Neil Pallender
Neil Pallender was at Cardiff and he shares his photos with us via his Flickr account.
Greenwood shines like beacon in the Fitzroy Island Iron Man Race
Nevile Fry of Cairns reported that an iconic lighthouse proved a beacon of hope for Anthony Greenwood as he battled towards victory in the Fitzroy Island Ironman Ski Race. Greenwood completed the 25km ski leg from Cairns to Fitzroy Island and 400m swim with few complications but soon started to feel the pain on the 4km [...]
South Australian State Championship Results
The South Australian State Championships were held over the weekend of 6th and 7th June at Berri Waterski Club.
Richard Pakuszewski’s Funeral – 13th June Mons Bergen
Update: 19:45 CET – 9 June Kim De Witte – Van den Bossche writes …It is with sadness that we have to confirm the passing away of Richard. “Ladies, Gentlemen, Dear Sport Friends It is with sadness that we have to inform that Richard died this morning. Please find herewith the funeral arrangements: Saturday June 13, 2009 at [...]
Paula Newland in Action
Keith Slater captured Paula Newland in action as she prepares for the World Championships in Belgium. The 43 year old mother of two finished 5th in the 1999 Women’s event in Spain and teams up again with driver Dave Llewellyn, and husband Nigel on the canals.
Olen BeNeLux Cup 2009 Photos
Luc Vermeiren captured some sensational shots at the recent Olen BeNeLux Cup 2009. You can see them all at www.powerboatracing.be
Keep up with the Worlds through Twitter
If you’re unable to be at the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships in Belgium (19-26 July) you can keep track of events via Twitter.
Representing France at the 2009 Worlds
The team that will represent France at the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships is:
Belgian World Team Members Announced
Belgian Team Captain, Kim De Witte – Van den Bossche has announced the names of all members of the Belgian team for the 2009 World Water Ski Racing Championships.
Clare Kirk Injured in Fall
Britain’s F2 Women’s representitive for thye 2009 Worlds, Clare Kirk has been injured in a fall. It is uncertain at this stage as to whether Clare will be able to take part in the Worlds with her team Greg Bassam and Roy Taylor.
30 Years Ago – The 1st Worlds Video
Louis Newbury-Smith uploaded 14 minutes of video footage of the 1st ever world championships which took place in 1979. This a superb look back at water ski racing history – 30 years before the forthcoming 2009 World Championships in Belgium.
Stinga F1 and F21
Force Boats have just pushed their latest Force F21 out of the factory. “STINGA F2″ includes its trademark funky colour design with a combination of White, Applied Red, Light Orange, Central Blue and Royal Blue. Removable Rear Lounge for training and racing, triple ballast system, Rex Marine custom installation, Detwiler Jacking plate, Outrigger Steering, Drivers Seat [...]
2009 Qld State Titles – Grafton 6&7 June
This weekend, Grafton will host the 2009 Queensland Water Ski Racing Titles on the Clarence River. A nice early start on Saturday morning with a 7am briefing.
NQOSSA Fitzroy Ironman – 8 June from Cairns
The 2009 Fitzroy Ironman takes place on 8 June from Cairns, QLD, Australia. Grant from Cairns has published version 2 of the 2008 Ironman.
Cardiff National Photos by Keith Slater
Keith Slater captured two days of racing on camera at the recent round of the British national water ski racing championships in Cardiff. Below is a small selection and you can see all of Keith’s shots via the links at the bottom of this page.
Richard Pakuszewski in Skiing Accident
A serious accident occured in Belgium on the weekend when Richard Pakuszewski fell and is now is a poor condition. Whilst I have received a number of details, I shall only report below what Jules Leyson has sent me.
Will Newland Pops up for Air
Keith Slater was on hand at the British National race in Allhallows to capture Will Newland getting some air before securing 2nd place in F3.
skirace.net get 32,800 hits in May 2009
skirace.net has grown in popularity in every consecutive month this year and has now set itself a new record in May by getting 32,800 hits.
Cardiff British National Results
The 4th round of the British water ski racing championships took place on 30/31 May at Cardiff. Thanks to Sue Fleming, the results are here.
Luke Keys Pulls a Bunny
Luke Keys was captured in action whilst pulling this bunny off the Hawksbury this weekend.
Under 10s Await Wisemans Ferry Race
A few up and coming young Aussie skiers were caught on camera at Wisemans Ferry this weekend as they awaited the start of the Under 10′s 2 -up race.
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