A significant policy change this year by the IWSF has brought the new Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup to highly populated downtown locations. Over 20,000 spectators watched the first Stop in France on June 19th/20th. Top Ranked Waterskiers from 17 Nations have now lined up for the next Stop in Dubna, Russia on July 24th / 25th. The total cash prize for the series is $US 650,000. The International Waterski Federation has just announced an aggressive Worldwide media plan for 2004. It will run it’s own TV production and Press Release distribution systems for all seven Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Stops. The objective is to maximize it’s viewer and Press readership numbers annually over the coming five years through free distribution worldwide – in a planned manner. All programming...

With seven worldwide Stops scheduled for 200 4, the opening event of the Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup took off with a perfect start in France. Over 20,000 spectators packed the Enghien-les-Bains lakefront site just 12 km from Paris. In the shadow of the famous Enghien Casino, Mayor Philippe Sueur warmly welcomed the 28 Wakeboard Riders who came from 12 Countries to compete for their share of the total series cash prize of US$ 650,000. Wakeboarding is similar to Snowboarding – except that each Rider is towed on the water surface. Two passes are provided for each rider to complete complex gymnastic manoeuvres. Points are awarded for Execution, Intensity and Composition. In near perfect conditions, Wakeboard Riders competed from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Sweden Switzerland,...

With over thirty million Waterskiers in the World today, all eyes are now focused on the first two Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup Stops of the season in France and Russia. These will be followed by Stops in the UK, Singapore, China, USA, and Qatar. The first 2004 Wakeboard World Cup Stop is scheduled for Enghien-les-Bains in France on June 19th and 20th. Four weeks later, the first Waterski World Cup Stop is scheduled for Dubna in Russia on July 24th and 25th. At this point, the response from both Wakeboard and Waterski athletes around the World has been outstanding. The Wakeboard entry list for the Enghien-les-Bains Stop in France is now fully subscribed. It includes Riders from nine countries, the six time World Tour Champion, Darin Shapiro (USA) and recent World Champion, Jeff Weatherall...

Even major sporting competitions such as the Olympic Games have had to search hard to locate capable and cash rich sponsors. There just never seems to be enough funders to satisfy the market. Even motor racing’s Formula 1 is battling with serious cost issues. Following eighteen months of extensive research and cold calling, the International Waterski Federation has created a novel and successful formula to overcome this widespread problem. It all began with the objective of launching a truly international World Cup series for the very best Waterskiers and Wakeboarders. With over 30 million active participants and 52,000 competitors, the International Waterski Federation believed that the sport must be brought to the people. In other words, downtown venues were the target. This is where some...

The International Water Ski Federation has approved at the Extraordinary Congress in Roquebrune-sur-Argens/France a major restructuring of its organization in order to develop the sport more aggressively and to better serve the needs of its members. The new organization changes the structure of the Executive Bureau to include three newly created positions of Vice-Presidents. Also the new structure required new elections for the IWSF Officers which for the first time have been made by the Member Federations and not by the Executive Board. It was also decided to move the Headquarters from Bologna to Switzerland. The new address is: For further information please contact: International Water Ski Federation T: +41 41 7520095 F: +41 41 7520099 E: [email protected]

With the favourable exchange rate (ZAR – $) to international companies, sponsorship of the IWSF 2001 Wakeboard World Championships and IFCA 2001 Windsurfing World championships has suddenly become very affordable with a very high ROI. Both these events are happening in South Africa during October and November 2001 and are being broadcast to a world wide audience of in excess of 550 million viewers. With one organiser and rights holder for both these events it is possible to pick up full sponsorship and naming rights for both at less that $ 120,000. It is very seldom that you will get this type of brand awareness at this price. Contact the organiser directly to discuss: Andre de Wet Fine line (Pty) Ltd Cape Town 8051 South Africa Tel: +27 82 955 3535 [email protected]