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2009 GOODE Water Ski National Championships schedule

The tournament schedule for the 2009 GOODE Water Ski National Championships, presented by Speedo, is now available. The 67th annual event, the world's largest three-event water ski tournament, will take place August 11-15 in West Palm Beach, FL.

More than 800 of the nation's top water ski athletes from across the United States will compete for national titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall, in respective age divisions and two Open divisions. Advancement to the national championships is earned through placement on the national rankings' list for respective divisions.

Big Dawg Qualifiers

There will be two SNBD Qualifiers; one in Lousiana and one in Michigan. The Ski Nautique Big Dawg Finals will be held the week of Aug 10th (the week of the Nationals), in West Palm Beach at Okeeheelee Park, the site of the 2009 National water ski champioinships. THE BIG DAWG CHAMPION will be determined at Okeeheelee Park during the HEAD TO HEAD FINALS, Every water ski enthusiast and competitor in the world, will either be there on the shoreline, or will be viewing the live web cast. We are extremely excited about this new venue, and are confident it will attract huge numbers of spectators and viewers.

Visit http://skibigdawg.com/ for more information.

49th Moomba Masters

The Moomba Masters is a premier water ski event hosted by the Victorian Water Ski Association (VSWA) on the Yarra River on the Melbourne long weekend in March, as part of the Moomba Waterfest activities.

PerfectPass statement - Star Gazer for 09

PerfectPass statement on Star Gazer for 2009 tournament season.

Alexa Web Rankings

I was wondering where BallOfSpray ranked against other water ski web sites. Below is the result. Pretty good for one guy goofing around for fun. Updated 03/10/09

http://www.alexa.com/

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The O'Brien Ski Nautique Big Dawg

O'Brien Ski Company will be the TITLE SPONSOR for the 2009 Ski Nautique Series. Obrien is committed to Slalom Water Skiing and is very excited about the Obrien Ski nautique Big Dawg. http://www.skibigdawg.com/

Marcus Brown / Team Syndicate.

Effective immediately Marcus Brown is a member of Search Engine Friendly URLs .

With the success of the Syndicate A1, HO has been approached by many of the world’s best athletes and Marcus Brown was an obvious choice for us. His laid back attitude and his passion for growing our sport really hit home with us, and he’s not a bad skier either, reaching that elusive 41’ off this past summer.

April Coble is on the A1!

April Coble is on the A1! In an effort to produce the best women’s ski equipment HO Skis and Syndicate have enlisted the expertise of April. Her resume says it all and her passion for helping athletes improve their abilities behind the boat make her a perfect fit for the team. April owns her own waterski and wakeboard school in North Carolina where she’ll have a fleet of A1s and the new women’s specific Couture ski.