CLEMENTINE DOES IT YET AGAIN ! Clementine Lucine does it again Clementine Lucine FRA is almost a permanent fixture on World Cup Podiums. At this moment she is on top of the World Cup Points Table as we head for Putrajaya Malaysia and Qatar for the next World Cup Stops. Not only has she broken World Overall Records and World Shortboard Records in recent years, but now she has just set a whole new target for the World to chase. Last weekend at the McCormicks Fall Classic in Florida, Clementine clocked up a score of 8840 points for yet another Pending World Record. The famous Tawn Larsen USA held the World Record from 1988 to 1999 and at that point her 8630 points looked unbeatable. Since then, Clementine and Mandy Nightingale USA have taken over and now that 9000 point horizon almost...

SINGAPORE WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP ON SKYSPORTS TV Immediately after the World Cup Finals at the Floating Platform in Marina Bay in Singapore, our ProActive World Cup Camera Team headed for their Editing Suite in the Roxy Mercure Hotel in Roxy Square. There they created a 2.5 minute News Edit which was immediately distributed to 300 million TV viewers via the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) satellite system. Singapore ProMen Winners The next step was to produce the regular 26 minute World Cup TV show. This has since been distributed to another 200 million viewers. The TV listings for this large global audience differ from country to country. The first to appear is the SKYSPORTS listing for Western Europe in Waterspoprts World and here are the times . 29/10/08        23.00-24.00    ...

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

Just one week ago, our World Cup Team was wrapping up and heading for home. Since then, our Team has been burning the midnight oil in spreading the word !  Already, our 26 minute World Cup TV Show has been edited, finalised and distributed to over 500 million viewers. Our Singapore World Cup photos have been sorted, captioned and sent to leading Magazines around the world. NOW IT IS YOUR TURN ! Shelby Kantar USA at our Singapore World Cup Rail Jam 2008 Here you can now access all our Singapore 2008 Video clips – and also see a great range of action photos. Check out our World Cup Gallery. The spectacular scenes and background at night and during the day have created some amazing scenes. We hope you enjoy them too. Next Stop – Waterski World Cup Stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia...

Just one week ago, we heard of the accident of Patrice Martin (FRA) who has played a major role in the development of our World Cup Rookie Programme in Doha, Qatar over the years. The good news is that Patrice is responding well to treatment and still hopes to be with us at our World Cup Stop in Doha Qatar on November 13/15. Patrice Martin with Aspire Rookies in Doha Patrice has also updated us on exactly what happened. During the Senior Tour Slalom Practice round in Recetto, Italy, he fell on Ball 2. His left forearm went through the handle. When the boat tightened the rope, he heard a pop. A trip to the Hospital confirmed that nothing was broken but he had severe bruising. Foillowing Medical advice, he felt well enough, although in pain, to compete the following day. He started on the...

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...

Dean Smith AUS has a close call in Singapore Today was possibly one of the greatest multi-discipline days of the past 24 World Cup Stops. From 10.00hrs, the spectators were treated to a feast of choices – all built around the World Cup programme. Supported by the Singapore Sports Council and Tote Board & Singapore Pools, there was something today for all. This included Wakeboard, a Rail Jam, free Boat and Jet Ski Rides for spectators, Touch Rugby for the World Cup Riders, F3000 Power Boat Races and finishing with the first ever Hip-Hop party on the Floating Platform in Marina Bay which is scheduled to run till 04.00hrs on Sunday morning ! With DJ’s from seven countries on stage, this may keep Singapore awake all night ! Dean Smith AUS, Kris Bower AUS and Jeff Weatherall enjoying...

World Cup Riders Meeting in Singapore The backdrop is breathtaking. Singapore’s towering skyscrapers, booming construction sites and the spectacular downtown Worlds largest floating platform here at Marina Bay are ready for World Cup action. Today was arrival day for our Riders from 14 countries. This morning kicked off with the Riders Briefing by Steven Tan of the Singapore Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (SWWF)  and Des Burke-Kennedy of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF). All then moved to the Marina Bay site right in front of the 30,000 capacity Formula 1 waterfront Grandstand. Three enormous water tanks have been constructed on the Floating Platform for the Rail Jam which will be an additional feature of the World Cup programme at Marina Bay. In that event, the Riders...

Patrice Martin (FRA) Patrice Martin (FRA), one of the greatest three event Waterskiers of all time and a great supporter of our World Cup Rookie Coaching Programme, has just had a  serious accident. Actually he has had TWO freak Waterski accidents within just 24hrs. First Patrice hurt his left arm when his hand went through the handle – yet another such accident which must now be of some concern to our Skiers. On this occasion for Patrice, he was lucky, this was a minor injury which later  required medical attention and a plaster cast. It appears that Patrice then decided to proceed and took another bad fall the next day.  This time the rope went completely around his right arm and actually snapped his bone. Just imagine the force involved !  He is reported to have suffered...

NICOLAS LeFORESTIER (FRA) BATTLES AGAINST WORLD CUP CLOCK Nicolas LeForestier with injury in Dubna Russia This will be a very tough challenge for the Waterski World Cup star and World Trick Record Holder (12,400 points), Nicolas LeForestier. He sustained a dreadful injury just before the Dubna Russia World Cup Stop when his arm went through the ski handle in training. As the boat picked up the slack, his upper arm muscles were almost separated form the shoulder in a freak accident. This would take normal humans half a lifetime to repair. To the astonishment of all our Dubna World Cup fans, Nicolas appeared on the starting dock just 10 days later – heavily bandaged into a Jump Sling under his World Cup Bib – see photo !  The huge applause was very moving and Nic even did his...