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$27,000 In Prizes At Ukraine Wake Park Open In Kiev

By WWA Press Release
Published: August 6, 2008
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The World Wakeboard Association (WWA) and the Ukrainian Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation (UWF) are pleased to announce the Ukrainian Wake Park Open and third stop of the 2008 WWA WPWS. This event will take place August 8-10 in Kiev and is open to all international competitors with 6 different categories: Pro Men Wakeboard, Pro Women Wakeboard, Pro Wakeskate, Junior Men and a Best Kicker Trick and Best Rail Trick contest.

Riders from around the world will gather at five prestigious events in 2008 to compete and accumulate points for this first ever professional global series for cable wake park. With two of the WWA WP World Series events already under their belt, the world's top riders will continue the challenge at the X-Traction cable park in Kiev for the coveted series title and the overall $17,500 bonus cash purse. Jr. Men competitors, this is your chance to showcase your talents and ride alongside the best in the world. Cool prizes and gear will be given to the top five Jr. Men finalists.

Prize Money Breakdown:

Pro Men Wakeboard
$13,800 TOTAL:
1st - $5,000
2nd- $3,000
3rd- $2,000
4th - $1,000
5th- $700
6th- $700
7th- $700
8th- $700

Pro Women Wakeboard
$4,600 TOTAL:
1st - $1,500
2nd- $1,000
3rd- $850
4th - $600
5th- $400
6th- $250

Pro Wakeskate
$4,000 TOTAL
1st- $2,000
2nd- $1,000
3rd- $500
4th - $250
5th- $150
6th- $100

Best Kicker Trick
$2,300 TOTAL
1st- $1,000
2nd- $750
3rd- $550

Best Rail Trick
$2,300 TOTAL
1st- $1,000
2nd- $750
3rd- $550

Traveling to Kiev:
Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and located in the northern part of the country on the border of a forest-steppe zone and a zone of mixed woods along the middle part of the Dnepr River. International flights arrive into Boryspil Airport. Traveling from the Airport to the "Slavutich" hotel takes about 35minutes (22km). A free transportation shuttle will be provided. Please contact us with your arrival times to make arrangements. Also, a free transportation shuttle will be provided from the hotel "Slavutich" to the UWF cableway every contest day (8-10 August). Traveling time is about 30 minutes.

Hotel Info:
Hotel "Slavutich" - There are 400 rooms in the Hotel and can admit up to 550 guests at a time.
(Single Standard - 359 UAH ($72), Twin Standard - 439 UAH ($88))
1, Entuziastiv Str, Kiev, Ukraine, 02154
Tel.: 380 (44) 561-11-12, 561-11-13, 561-11-11
Website: hotel-slavutich.com.

For general questions and assistance with accommodations and transportation, please contact: skier@skier.com.ua and milana@security.com.ua. Please check wpws.com.ua and thewwa.com for updates and new information or feel free to join the event group page at facebook.com.

We look forward to seeing you in Ukraine!





Catch MasterCraft Pro Tour Stop In Fort Worth on Fuel TV August 5

By WSM Press Release
Published: August 4, 2008
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Orlando, Fla. - Action-sports fans can catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding water-sports action of pro wakeboarding from the comfort of their home, as FUEL TV is set to air the third contest of the 2008 King of Wake series, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Texas The Fort Worth showdown will premier on Tuesday, August 5 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and will re-air eight more times throughout August.
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Teen People Love Dallas

By Dallas Friday Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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The nominations for the 2008 Teen People Choice Awards are out! Fox, Obrien, Malibu, Oakley, Red Bull, Performance Ski and Surf, OWC, Otown, JBL, Infinity, Harman Kardon team rider and wakeboarding phenom Dallas Friday has made the list for "Choice Action Sports Female."
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2008 Final Pro Wakeboard Tour Standings

By WSM Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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2008 Final Pro Wakeboard Tour Standings
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Team Nautique Athletes Make Big Waves

By Correct Craft Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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Orlando, FLA - Team Nautique athletes dominated the final Pro Wakeboard Tour (PWT) stop in Reno yesterday with Emily Copeland Durham winning the Pro Women's division, Jimmy LaRiche taking 1st place in Jr. Men's and J.D. Webb and Aaron Rathy coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in Pro Men's.
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2008 Extremity Games Comes To Michigan

By Extremity Games Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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FRASIER, Mich. - Extremity Events Network is proud to announce its third annual Extremity Games, July 24-26, 2008, an extreme amateur sporting competition for people living with limb loss and limb difference. This year's event will be held for the first time in Michigan.
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Nautique Employees Lend A Helping Hand To Families In Mexico And Nicaragua

By Correct Craft Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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Orlando, FLA – Last week over twenty five members of the Nautique team traveled internationally to spend a portion of their summer vacations serving impoverished families in Mexico and Nicaragua.
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Phillip Soven On Fuel TV's The Daily Habit

By Liquid Force Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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Be sure to check out Liquid Force's own Phillip Soven on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit on Tuesday, July 29.

Just off a huge win earning himself yet another title as Pro Wakeboard Tour Champion, Liquid Force team rider Phillip Soven is here. Also, straight from the steamy asphalt of Florida, an am skater with a bright future, Jordan Price drops in on The Habit. Plus, correspondent Patrick Melcher finds out which skaters made the most of 2008 at the Transworld Skateboarding Awards.

Phillip Soven's sponsors include Liquid Force, Malibu Boats, Pro Tec and New Era.





Nautiques By Correct Craft Receives NMMA CSI Award For Third Straight Year

By Correct Craft Press Release
Published: July 29, 2008
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Orlando, FLA - Nautiques by Correct Craft is once again the recipient of the NMMA CSI award. This award recognizes Nautiques by Correct Craft's excellence in customer satisfaction in the Inboard Watersport Boats category, as part of the NMMA's 2008 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) program.
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2008 World Cup Standings

By WSM Press Release
Published: July 28, 2008
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King of Wake
(after 7 of 10 events)
* Numbers in parentheses are what rank would be without the additional points added for The Chase.

Queen of Wake
(after 7 of 9 events)

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2008 Junior Men Standings

By WSM Press Release
Published: June 10, 2008
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(after 3 of 5 events)
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The WWA is proud to announce the first ever WWA Wake Park World Series!

By WWA Press Release
Published: March 7, 2008
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The World Wakeboard Association announces event dates and locations for a five stop Wake Park World Series to be held across the globe in 2008. This professional series is the first of its kind, and will continue to open the door for competitive wakeboarding in the wake park segment of the sport. With the success of last year’s domestic wake park series in the United States , the WWA has responded to the broader market with this new series by encompassing Asia and Europe.
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2008 WWA Wake Park Worlds CamSur Rider's Cup at CWC in the Philippines

By WWA Press Release
Published: February 27, 2008
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The World Wakeboard Association (WWA) along with Governor LRay Villafuerte Jr. and the Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC) invite you to be a part of this exciting one of a kind event. The 2008 WWA Wake Park World Championships and CamSur Rider’s Cup will be held July 1st - 6th in the beautiful province of Camarines Sur, Philippines and will offer over $50,000 in total cash and prizes for the Pro Men and Women Wakeboard, Pro Wakeskate, Obstacles Only and Jr. Men's divisions .
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Nautiques Launches Innovative And Dynamic Website

By Correct Craft Press Release
Published: February 25, 2008
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ORLANDO, FLA — Correct Craft, Inc., an Orlando-based manufacturer of the exclusive Nautique line of boats, launches a customer-focused and content rich website. www.nautiques.com was designed based upon direct input from both Nautique customers and dealers.
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TSR FreezeRide Recap

By Texas Ski Ranch Press Release
Published: February 2, 2008
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Each and every year the TSR FreezeRide seems to get better and better. Sure, as always, Saturday was cold and rainy, but a beautiful Sunday more than made up for it! The cable riders braved the frigid conditions on Saturday, but the boat competitions were postponed until Sunday, which gave us more time for the Texas Holdem Tournament that had 64 competitors fighting for cash and prizes.
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Tom Fooshee Takes Cowtown Cup Wakeboard Rail Jam

By Geiger Media Press Release
Published: January 31, 2008
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Fort Worth, TX - A dozen of the top wakeboarders and wakeskaters in the state gathered at the Fort Worth Convention Center last weekend to compete in the Cowtown Cup Wakeboard Rail Jam. It all took place during the 53rd Annual Fort Worth Boat and Sport Show presented by Thornhill Nissan. It was the third year in a row that an indoor rail jam was featured at the show, but the first time that it was a full-blown competition. The boat show put up a $1,000 purse and all of the rail jam sponsors matched it to bring the total haul to $2000!
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TSR FreezeRide: February 16th & 17th

By Texas Ski Ranch Press Release
Published: January 11, 2008
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New Braunfels, TX – On February 16th & 17th Texas Ski Ranch will kick off the 2008 season with the 5th annual TSR FreezeRide event. The event will consist of Wakeboard/Wakeskate tournaments on both the TSR Cable lake and boat lake. For some, FreezeRide gives riders from all over the country a chance to get back on the water and try to regain the form they had at the end of 2007. For others, it is a chance to showcase the new skills they have been working on during the frigid winter months. Either way FreezeRide is just a great excuse to get together to ride for the first time in 2008.
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Nautiques Kick Off Boat Show Season With A Great Start

By Correct Craft Press Release
Published: January 8, 2008
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Orlando, FLA — The 2008 Boat Show Season kicked off around the country last week. Correct Craft had a great start with representation in New York, Portland, Houston, Toledo, Northern California and San Diego. Overall, Nautique sales met or exceeded prior years as customers demonstrated their love of the 2008 Nautiques by purchasing new boats.
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Bruno Rixen Awarded Order of Merit by IWSF & WWC

By Cable Wake Parks Press Release
Published: January 1, 2008
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The Order of Merit is awarded at the discretion of the Executive Board of the International Water Ski Federation to individuals who have made meaningful contributions to the sport of water skiing which do not fall within the guidelines for the Hall of Fame. Cable Wake Parks is proud to announce that Bruno Rixen, the inventor of cable wakeboard and waterski systems is only the third person to be awarded the Order of Merit since it’s inception in 2003.
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Keith Lidberg On Fuel's Daily Habit

By O'Neill Press Release
Published: December 13, 2007
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O’Neill’s Keith Lidberg will be appearing on the Daily Habit on Friday, December 21st at 6pm PST/9pm EST on Fuel TV and later again that evening at 9pm PST/12am EST.
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