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USA Wakeboard has announced that the 12th USA Wakeboard Nationals and 2nd annual National Wakesurf Championships will be held Sept. 4-5 at Lakefront Park in St. Cloud, Fla. Hosted by Time on the Water, MasterCraft of Orlando and the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau, the events provide riders of all ages with an opportunity to be crowned national champions.

The USA Wakeboard Nationals and National Wakesurf Championships will be open to men and women of all ages and all levels of riding. The events are part of USA Water Skis National Championships Series of Events. Membership and registration information can be found at www.USAWAKEBOARD.com.

Lakefront Park is located at 1104 Lakeshore Blvd., St. Cloud, FL 34769. For more information on Time on the Water and professional wakeboard rider Chad Brown, visit www.time-onthewater.com. For more information on MasterCraft of Orlando, visit www.MasterCraftofOrlando.com. For more information on the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau, go to www.VisitKissimmee.com.

USA Wakeboard is one of nine sport discipline organizations affiliated with USA Water Ski, the national governing body of organized water skiing and wakeboarding.

The U.S. Junior Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal and six U.S. water ski athletes earned individual medals in respective events at the 13th Junior Water Ski World Championships, Aug. 5-8, in San Gervasio, Italy. The United States tallied 7,386.38 points at the biennial event. Australia earned the silver medal with 7,002.12 points and France earned the bronze medal with 6,806.42 points.

Read all of U.S. Wins Gold Medal At Junior Worlds

Members of the team are: Lauren Morgan (Odessa, Fla.), Haywood McDonald (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.), Makayla Haw (Rio Linda, Calif.) and Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.). The team was selected based upon performances at last months U.S. Water Ski Team Trials in Van Wert, Ohio. Chris Travers (Groveland, Fla.) is the coach, Jody Johnson (Collierville, Tenn.) is serving as team manager, and Dr. Brad Harmon (Cleburne, Texas) is the team physician.
U.S. athletes competing as independents are: Steven Brooks (Canyon Lake, Calif.), Brie Carter (Loudon, Tenn.), Brittany Greenwood (Little Rock, Ark.), Samuel Jackson (Columbus, Ind.), Mason Mechler (Loveland, Ohio), Zane Nicholson (Gallatin, Tenn.), Nikki Waitt (Clermont, Fla.), K.C. Wilson (Winter Springs, Fla.) and Taylor Woolsey (Montverde, Fla.).
Overall team medals as well as individual medals in mens and womens slalom, tricks, jumping and overall are at stake.
For more information, visit www.juniorworlds.it/index.html.
For the source of this info, go to USA Water Ski article:
http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=1006
36 Athletes Win National Barefoot Titles
Thirty-six athletes won national titles at the 33rd annual Parsons Roofing Barefoot Water Ski National Championships, July 22-24, at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan.
Read all of 36 Athletes Win National Barefoot Titles
Read the complete article online at USA Water Ski website link:
http://www.usawaterski.org/pages/divisions/barefoot/main.htm

Cowtown Wakepark, a new cable wakeboarding park near downtown Fort Worth, is set to open on the Trinity River by April 2011
For the complete story, go to the following link on Wakeboarding Magazines great site:
http://wakeboardingmag.com/news/2010/04/26/new-cable-park-set-to-open-april-2011-in-fort-worth-texas/

See Water Ski Magazines 2010 Virtual Ski Boat Test Drives / Reviews:

http://waterskimag.com/virtual-test-drives/?cmpid=enews011210

Champions Crowned At 50th Moomba
http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=899
How to buy a boat - What you need to know
From WaterSkiMag.com - Inside Edge
http://waterskimag.com/features/2010/01/20/how-to-buy-a-boat-what-you-need-to-know/?cmpid=enews012210

From Malibu Boats E-Newsletter
Malibu Earns Another Excellence in Design Award
Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) will be receiving a 2nd consecutive Excellence in Design Award from Trailer Boats Magazine. This year the judges were stunned by the design of the 2010 Wakesetter VLX. Malibu was selected as the winner in the Wakeboard Boat category after a detailed evaluation process completed by the industrys top boat design engineers. This latest industry award represents Malibu Boats 28th received for product excellence and the second award bestowed on the Wakesetter VLX wakeboard boat just this year.
FROM WATERSKIMAG.COM: VIDEO: ANDY MAPLE RUNS 41 OFF

http://waterskimag.com/videos/2009/12/10/video-andy-mapple-runs-41-on-his-obrien-67-elite/
Crossing Over By Arturo Nelson As Seen in www.WaterSkiMag.com

Whether you are a buoy-slaying veteran, a free-skiing specialist or a newbie to the whole slalom game, efficient, seamless wake crossings are a must. By keeping these few keys in mind you will find yourself generating maximum speed with minimum interruption from the boats wakes.
Balancing Act
The first step is to ensure you are in a strong, balanced position. This will allow you to move into position and hold it as your speed increases.
• Keep your weight over the balls of your feet
• Relax your arms
• Keep your head up, directing your gaze down the lake
• Keep your shoulders up, with back straight
Ease In
You do not need to dive into a huge pull in order to generate speed and go efficiently through the wakes. You want to start moving slowly from side to side, allowing the ski to naturally generate speed.
• After pulling out to one side or the other, remain balanced over the ski, waiting for the rope to tighten
• Concentrate on maintaining your position as you begin your swing into the wakes
• The farther out you make your first pull, the faster you will swing back into the wakes. (Think in terms of your backswing on a playground swing set.)
Get in Your Groove
The speed you will generate from fast, seamless wake crossings will result in powerful, flowing turns. So for now allow all the small mechanics of your turns to play second to your wake crossings.
• Focus on the rhythm of your wake crossings, attempting to keep them uniform from both sides.
• Transition from your cutting edge to your turning edge as you leave the second wake. Working too long on your cutting edge will cause slack in the rope, interrupting your timing through the back of your turn.