INTERESTING KITEBOARDING OLYMPIC NEWSFLASH TODAY !
IS AN OLYMPICS DECISION ON THE HORIZON ? If this News Flash below is true, it could be good for our WAKEBOARD 2020 VISION project to bring Cable Wakeboard to the 2020 Olympic Games. “May 6 – Windsurfing has been controversially axed from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and replaced by kiteboarding, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced at its mid-year meeting in Stresa, Italy “ This …
WAKEBOARD IN THE 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – HERE ARE THE FACTS
WAKEBOARD 2020 VISION CAMPAIGN HOTS UP Just imagine : Our top Cable Wakeboard Riders plus 10,250 Athletes, 6,000 Coaches and Officials, 30,000 Media personnel, nine million spectator tickets and the biggest volunteer force in the world. The global TV coverage always seems to set new viewership records also. What a perfect stage for our sport ! The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) has worked closely with the International Olympic …
DAVID TAKES NAUTIQUE WAKE GAMES MEDAL IN ORLANDO
WAKE GAMES AT OWC FULL OF SURPRISES For Wakeboard fans around the World, this event was a thriller. As the first major competition after our recent MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP, there were some big questions to be answered : Would Harley Clifford AUS outperform the legend Phillip Soven USA ? Would Raimi Merrit USA outperform Dalls Friday USA on her return following several injuries ? Would Irish Rider David O’Caoimh …
JUST RELEASED – ENJOY THE MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP RIGHT HERE
SPECIAL TV SHOW GOES GLOBAL TODAY WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF ITS RELEASE ! Turn off the lights, turn up the sound, sit back and enjoy …… With Irish Team Riders Sian Hurst and David O’Caoimh successfully competing at the recent 33rd WORLD CUP STOP in Mandurah, Western Australia, now you too can share in the fun with these YouTube clips : MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP
IRISH FEATURES IN BRITISH WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD MAGAZINE
DAVID COATES AND DES BURKE-KENNEDY CONTRIBUTE TO THE APRIL MAGAZINE PAGES The April / May edition of WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD has just been released and a total of FOUR pages were actually contributed by Irish Wakeboard Team Coach David Coates (DC) and our Federation President, Des Burke-Kennedy. As this is the official Magazine of the British Federation (BWSW) and also their special Moomba Masters issue, it is good to see …
JUST ONE IRISH TEAM RIDER HEADS FOR FLORIDA THIS EASTER
XTREME GENE IN SPAIN IS JUST CLOSER THAN ORLANDO FLORIDA ! This year, very unusually, there is only one Irish athlete training in Orlando, Florida, over the Easter holidays. A number of Ireland’s top riders, such as Sian Hurst and Paul Johnston, are preparing for University exams and unable to take time out right now. Nico Sweeney, Pete Stewart, David Brown and Cathal Campbell have just returned to Ireland after …
