2008 – Malaysian Waterski & Wakeboard Federation

2008 NEWS

FRANCE, GREECE, GREAT BRITAIN AND USA PROVIDE SEASON OVERALL WINNERS DECLARED TODAY FOR WATERSKI AND WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP SERIES

November 20, 2008

It has been another challenging and exciting 2008 season for the Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup Skiers and Riders. Having celebrated the 26th successful World Cup Stop and final at the 2008 series in Doha, Qatar last weekend, the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) released the overall season points scores today. MasterCraft have been the official competition boat suppliers at all 26 stops to date ….. read more HERE

RESULTS: 2008 PUTRAJAYA WORLD CUP STOP

November 10, 2008

SLALOM

Ladies:

Lucine Clementine (FRA) 1.50/55/11.25
Lise Claire Welter (FRA) 1.00/55/11.25
Sarah Green (GBR) 0.50/55/11.25
Anais Amade (FRA) 4.00/55/12.00

Men:

Chris Parrish (USA) 2.00/58/10.75
Jodi Fisher (GNR) 1.50/58/10.75
Glenn Campbell (GBR) 3.00/58/11.25
Jean Baptise Faisy (FRA) 2.00/58/11.25
Javier Julio (ARG) 5.50/58/12.00
Thomas Degasperi (ITA) 2.50/58/12.00

PUTRAJAYA WINS FOR USA FRANCE AND GREECE

November 10, 2008

Putrajaya Malaysia is a totally new city located 15 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Designed from scratch as the administrative captical of Malaysia and within a high technology zone, the planners wisely also created a perfect man-made Water Sports Centre. For the 25th Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup Stop in the series, the exceptional on-site facilities guaranteed that this would be one of the greatest of all World Cup Stops to date.

A packed Grandstand, four storey air-conditioned all-glass control tower with high speed Broadband, multiple boat jetties, tented village, visitors golf carts, an on-site 50m swimming pool and gymnasium – plus high quality Slalom, Shortboard and Jump Courses, all combined to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the World Cup competitors from 14 countries. The athletes and officials were accomodated in the exotic lakeside Pullman Putrajaya Hotel overlooking the Maybank Jump Ramp ….. read more HERE

PUTRAJAYA OFFERS WARM WELCOME TO FIRST WATERSKI WORLD CUP STARS ON ARRIVAL AT THE MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN RESORT HOTEL

November 5, 2008

The very first official guests at the Putrajaya Hotel arrived on site yesterday to a warm welcome and some cold coconut milk – and they were all World Cup Waterskiers! These included Clementine Lucine FRA, Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE, Jimmy Siemers USA, Ryan Dodd CAN and Kyle Eade NZL. They have just completed a successful World Games test event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan ….. read more HERE

PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA TO HOST 25TH WATERSKI WORLD CUP STOP

November 2, 2008

On November 7/9, the International Waterski Federation (IWSF) will celebrate the staging of its 25th Waterski World Cup Stop in a truly spectacular location. Situated just a short distance from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Putrajaya Lake promises to be a revelation to many in the watersports world. Putrajaya is a magnificent planned city and is the new federal administrative centre of Malaysia. Founded as recently as 1995, it was constructed on the site of the famous old rubber plantations and is now located in the centre of what is known as Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor. A high speed rail link to Kuala Lumpur International Airport also provides easy access for visitors. The Conference Centre and Hotels at the edge of the lake complete the perfect picture for this World Cup event ….. read more HERE

WATERSKI COURSE AT PUTRAJAYA INSTALLED - OPERATIONS WILL COMMENCE ON 2ND SEPTEMBER 2008 WITH THE WATERSKI DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

July 30, 2008

The Putrajaya Water Sports Complex is now the only waterski & wakeboard centre that has an IWSF homologated slalom course in Malaysia.

IWSF’s Homologator, Nigel Talamo, had been in Putrajaya this month to supervise the set up of the 3-event course at the Putrajaya Waterski World Cup site. The course for slalom, tricks and jump events were successfully installed at the World Cup site. Talamo had made the initial checks on the readings of all the dimensions in his initial homologation check …..read more HERE

IWSF ANNOUNCED "PUTRAJAYA - MALAYSIA" AS LATEST VENUE FOR THE 2008 IWSF WATERSKI AND WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP SERIES

July 4, 2008

Kuno Ritschard, President of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF), recently announced PUTRAJAYA, the administration capital of malaysia, as the latest new venue for the 2008 IWSF Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series.

Putrajaya will host the fifth stop of the six-stop 2008 calendar from the 7th to the 9th of November at the state-if-the-art Putrajaya Water Sports Centre at Precinct 6 overlooked by the imposing Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

The events involved will be Slalom, Shortboard and Jump and will feature the world’s top ranked men and women elite competitors ….. read more HERE

THE IWSF COACHING SEMINAR (21-23 NOVEMBER 2008, CHINA)

July 4, 2008

The International Water Ski Federation will be holding a Coaching Seminar from 21-23 November 2008 in either Shanghai or Beijing. The disciplines include Slalom, Jump, Tricks, Wakeboard Techniques, Driving, Physical Training and Coaching Methodology. All members of the Malaysian Water Ski Federation or the waterski/wakeboard fraternity in Malaysia can contact the MWSF if interested. Seminar Fees-Free. Click HERE for more details.