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OFFICIAL BOATS APPROVAL LIST PUBLISHED

WHICH BOAT TO BUY – HERE IS YOUR BEST GUIDE There is a lot of choice out there but if you are going to invest your hard earned cash in a boat for Waterskiing of Wakeboarding, it makes a lot of sense to go for one which has been fully approved and which is used in most major Waterski and Wakeboard competitions. MasterCraft and Nautique lead the pack in terms …

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YET AGAIN EAMONN BRINGS GOLD MEDALS BACK HOME FROM EUROPE

TWO GOLDS AND A BRONZE AT EUROPE AFRICA DISABLED CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Eamon Prunty of Irish Aqua Sports Centre has done it yet again ! His track record of bringing medals home from both the Europe and World Championships is without parallel. Last weekend, September 14/15, he dominated the best in Europe and Africa yet again.   The 2012 Disabled Europe Africa Waterski Championships took place at Club Nautique of Gatinals …

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GEOFF SAVES THE DAY AT 35+ EUROPE AFRICA WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUSTRIA

MISSING TEAM MEMBERS DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR It has been a tough week for Team Ireland at the 2012 Europe Africa 35+ Waterski Championships in Fischlam, Austria. Our three man team did suffer with the loss of Harry Bridges of Golden Falls WSC and Diane Kirby of Meteor WSC. Their points are always great for Team scores. Chief Driver this time was Phil Ingle GBR and with past …

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IRISH WATERSKI 35+ TEAM HEADS FOR MAJOR AUSTRIA CHALLENGE

 WATCH THIS SPACE FOR SOME INTERESTING IRISH TEAM RESULTS IN AUSTRIA AT THE 2012 35+ WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS The Europe Africa 35+ Waterski Championships are scheduled for September 4-8 and our Irish 35+ Waterski Team will be there in strength.  The location is Fischlham in the Upper Austria Weis-Land region where the 2010 Euro Youth Championships were staged. It is a beautiful site and with 26C sunshine on the cards, conditions …

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LAST CHANCE QUALIFIERS FOR WAKEBOARD TEAM IRELAND

 GREAT PERFORMANCES MIXED WITH SOME DISAPPOINTMENTS TODAY It was a tough day for Team Ireland today, with 4 Irish riders competing in very competitive heats in the Last Chance Qualifiers. First up was Aisling Deegan, 3rd off the dock in Junior Ladies, which included 5 riders vying for only 1 place in the finals on Sunday.  Aisling stood up her first pass of grabs and 180s and finished it with …

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IRISH TEAM PLUS 16 OTHER COUNTRIES ARRIVE IN UKRAINE

EUROPE AFRICA WAKEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS GETTING UNDER WAY IN KIEV FIRST REPORT FROM UKRAINE Thanks to Team Reporter Helen Dolan All the Irish Team Riders arrived in Kiev between 8pm last night and 1am today for the EA Wakeboard Championships being held here in Ukraine over the next five days. Ukraine is about seven times the size of Ireland with a population of 46 million people. Kiev itself is situated on …

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