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...

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 .

Freddy Krueger (USA) How would you like to have the perfect Waterski parents ! Dad has broken the World Jump Record six times since 1999, still holds the World Record today, is the World Jump Champion, World Cup Jump Champion and Masters Jump Champion. Mum scores 5 buoys on the 10.75m line / 39 off and has rarely been out of the World’s top two Slalom Rankings in the past four years. The good news is that  Freddy Krueger and his wife Karen Truelove are expecting their first baby next March. CONGRATULATIONS from all the World Cup Team.  Two great athletes will not have as much free time from that point on !  Best wishes to you both. Don’t forget to watch out for our next Waterski World Cup Stop to see Freddy and Karen in action in Putrajaya Malaysia on November...

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...

Chris Parrish and that Suit Anybody watching the Olympic Games will have seen how the Swimmers and Track & Field athletes have made enormous efforts with the development of special clothing and suits to give them the edge in very competitive fields. In many ways, it is surprising that our Skiers have made such enormous progress with equipment innovations but virtually none in the clothing department. In fact, it could be argued that fashion trends have reversed the forward movement. Coming out of the water with baggy Bermudas gathering buckets full of water and air just looks odd to some eyes. Only our Jumpers, with their Speed Suits, seem to be focussed on the challenge. Along comes World Slalom Record Holder Chris (Tower) Parrish. At the final stop of the MasterCraft ProTour yesterday...

Karina Nowlan (AUS) scores 1 buoy on 10.25m line Just a few minutes ago at the last Stop of the 2008 MasterCraft ProTour in California, World Cup star Karina Nowlan (AUS) scored 1 buoy on the 10.25m line / 41 off to tie the World Slalom Record set back in September 1996 by Kristi Overton Johnson (USA). The fact that she reached the 10.75m line/ 39 off three times on the same day gives a clear indication that we may well see a new World Record as soon as the water conditions allow. Congratulations Karina from all the World Cup Team. The next WATERSKI Stop in the 2008 World Cup series will be on November 7/9 in Putrajaya Malaysia. The next WAKEBOARD Stop will be in Singapore on October 10/12.

Negotiating that huge Obstacle in Egypt The 26 minute edited TV show of the exciting World Cup Stop in Egypt was distributed to 200 million viewers via the WATERSPORTS WORLD TV show. While this is circulated around the globe, getting exact local viewing times for you is a major challenge. There are hundreds of TV schedules involved. We have received the SKYSPORTS Satellite broadcast times for Western Europe – so make sure you catch one of these in the coming days – and just watch out for the all new OBSTACLE COURSE constructed by the World Cup Riders them selves : 24.09.08        19.00-20.00         Sky Sports Xtra 25.09.08        02.30-03.30         Sky Sports Xtra 25.09.08        12.00-13.00         Sky Sports...