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JANET GRAY INJURIES CASE SETTLEMENT

MARCH 2004 ACCIDENT TO BLIND SKIER FROM NORTHERN IRELAND Media reports today stated that Belfast’s blind Skier Janet Gray has settled a lawsuit following a near-fatal training accident. Eight years ago, while training in the USA, she  collided with a Jump Ramp which resulted in dreadful injuries. After years of surgery and rehabilitation, she has since made a miraculous recovery, even to the point of returning to her sport of …

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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 …

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GOLDEN FALLS UNVEILS STAINLESS STEEL PROJECT TODAY

 GOLDEN FALLS KICKS OFF BATTLE AGAINST BANK EROSION DAMAGE While some of our Clubs are already back on the water, others are still preparing for action. Spare a thought for the Golden Falls team which has an unexpected and major challenge on hand right now ! Bank erosion at the lakefront has hampered access. It has been an extraordinary few months for the Club. Serious bank erosion damage caused by …

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THANK YOU TO OUR WEBSITE FANS !

OUR APRIL AUDIENCE ANALYSIS CATCHES THE HEADLINES ! When you log in here every day, do you ever wonder who is also doing this ?  There was a time when we could check some general statistics but now we can do much better. For those who invest in our great value Advertising Boxes, these statistics are critical. For our sport, it is really great to see the steady growth of …

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‘COULD BE AN OSCAR WINNER – WORLD CUP MEN’S WAKEBOARD FINALS

IS THIS THE BEST WORLD CUP WAKEBOARD FINALS VIDEO OF ALL TIME ?    See every Mandurah Finals Rider performance right here including David O’Caoimh’s entire run : http://youtu.be/OD3oh3SLSjQ

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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 …

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