SOME WORLD CUP STARS ARRIVE EARLY FOR PUTRAJAYA INSPECTION Putra Jaya Site Inspection It may look cool out there on the water here in Putrajaya Malaysia but it is 32C / 94Fh. right now and the forecast is for the same every day for the next six months !  The Central Heating bill will be low. With the second last World Cup Stop of 2008 just over one week away, all the final preparations have just about been completed. Checking out the site yesterday on their way to Kaohsiung in Taiwan for the World Games 2009 test event were Kyle Eade NZL, Clementine Lucine FRA, Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE, Jimmy SIemers USA, Ryan Dodd CAN, Boat Driver Ian Campbell GBR, Olaf Boettcher GER and our local World Cup Stop organiser Hanifah Yoong. A new Hotel has been constructed on site and the very first guests...

The next 2008 World Cup Stop will be a WATERSKI World Cup Stop – and the venue is one of the most spectacular on our entire global circuit. A special World Cup Poster has just been released and as you will see, this event will certainly be a very special experience. In the coming days, we will fill you in on all the details. Make sure you bookmark this site for the latest updates – and watch out for some very interesting headlines, photos and Video clips. PUTRAJAYA HERE WE COME ! Poster Putrajaya

Fifth year for the World Cup series in Singapore – and five in a row for peerless Philip Soven. Dallas Friday also easily defended her title in this World Cup Stop in its spectacular new location. Soven Celebrates With Davies and Adkison A change of competition venue after 4 years in particular from the Bedok Reservoir to the Marina Bay Floating Platform in Singapore for the very first time is usually challenging even for the the most seasoned competitors of this year’s 5th Wakeboard World Cup 2008. But when the going gets tough, that is when the cream of the crop rises to the top. And so it proved as defending men’s and women’s champions Philip Soven and Dallas Friday showed their class in their respective categories to successfully defend their titles against the magnificent backdrop...

The Wakeboard World Cup stage is ready ! Rusty Malinoski (CAN) ready for Singapore The spectacular backdrop of downtown Singapore combined with the world’s largest floating stage and followed by a huge hip-hop themed party next weekend, will create the perfect setting for the next Wakeboard World Cup Stop of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF). This enormous platform can actually accommodate the weight of 9,000 people. The purpose built Marina Bay gallery seats 30,000 spectators. Following the highly successful Singapore Formula 1 Race, the City is now ready to finish the season on a real high with this Wakeboard World Cup Stop. The top Pro Wakeboard Riders from 13 Countries will compete for the cash purse of US$60,000 for this Stop. They will also add to their points for the overall...

MARINA BAY PLATFORM ALL WE NEED IS YOUR E.MAIL ADDRESS Yes, if you would like to receive all our latest World Cup Releases directly to your screen, just send your e.mail address to : [email protected] The next major World Cup Release will be circulated in the coming day or so and this will go to our fans in over 190 Countries !  With the last remaining World Cup Stops now on the horizon in Singapore, Malaysia and Qatar, there is still time to come on board. All are very welcome.

The next World Cup Stop is truly a Wakeboard spectacular ! Not only will it be our FIFTH Stop in Singapore, but the hosts, the Singapore Waterski & Wakeboard Federation, have organised an extraordinary location for this next Stop. Marina Bay Platform Next weekend, the first Night Formula One race will pass right through it !  When that happens, the World will know about the Marina Bay Floating Stage. The following week, the next Stop of the Waterski and Wakeboard Wold Cup will arrive. Make way for the world’s greatest Pro Riders! Singapore’s Marina Bay spectator area will have seating for 30,000 spectators – which just happens to be the same as at the Dubna Russia World Cup venue earlier this year on the Volga River. We need that space for our World Cup fans ! The Wakeboard...

World Cup Putrajaya Poster While preparations are at an advanced stage at the new World Cup site in Putrajaya in Malaysia, the other objective of having a fully fledged Waterski and Wakeboard School at this exotic venue has now also been achieved. In the past two weeks, children as young as eight years old have had their first lessons. Videos will soon be available for viewing at  www.waterski.com.my  Well done to Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah and all the team in Putrajaya. We are sure that the arrival of our World Cup athletes in Novemeber will give a further boost to the development of our sport in Malaysia and help to raise the ambitions of the new young Skiers and Riders .

Putrajaya Poster From the outset, the organising team behind the November 7-9 World Cup Stop at Putrajaya in Malaysia has impressed. Hannifah Yoong, whose son Alex rose to fame as a successful Formula 1 driver and also as a very good Skier, is the driving force on the ground. His past experience has proven to be a major bonus for our World Cup team. Today, the team in Putrajaya launched their formal World Cup Poster and this will now be used to accellerate the building of the brand as we approach the World Cup date at this beautiful site. As it will also be available as a Webcast, those who are not fortunate enough to be able to visit Putrajaya will be able to enjoy every moment as a spectator – AT HOME !  More details on that later.

Sarah Green powers through Have you checked out our Video Clips here in our World Cup Gallery ? Every Stop this year is featured. There are also over 10 World Cup Video Clips featured on YouTube. Can you guess which one has attracted the most visitors so far this season ? The answer to the question lies in the photo. Yes, Slalom is in the lead – and it is a significant one !  So far, 758 viewers have watched the Dubna World Cup Slalom Finals. If you want to share in the fun, just use this URL :

Pullman Putrajaya Hotel WORLD CUP VISITORS TO BE THE FIRST OFFICIAL GUESTS – The Putrajaya site of the Waterski World Cup will have an on-site Hotel for all the guests AND THAT IS OFFICIAL. Working around the clock, the finishing touches will be completed just in time for the arrival of the athletes and guests for the November 7/9 World Cup Stop.  Having such a magnificent facility within view of the Starting Dock will add further to the first class facilities for the highest level of international competition. Already the Jump Ramp, Slalom and Short Board Courses are installed. Waterski lessons are now provided at this new venue. Planning for the live Webcast is at an advanced stage. The completion of the first phase of the enormous Pullman Putrajaya Hotel is one of the last stages...