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April 2010 NEWSLETTER 2nd edition

WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR SECOND EDITION OF THE TOURNAMENT WATER SKI AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER.

SINCE OUR FIRST EDITION WE HAVE WITNESSED TWO OF THE MOST PRESTIGEOUS WATER SKI TOURNAMENTS

TO BE HELD ON THE AUSTRALIAN CALENDAR.

50TH MOOMBA MASTERS:

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOOMBA MASTERS WAS HELD ON THE YARRA RIVER OVER 6

DAYS OF FIERCE COMPETITION, WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINGENT OF INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR AND

SENIOR SKIERS TO HIT THE WATERS OF THE YARRA. THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF COMPETITION SAW OUR

AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS BATTLE IT OUT AGAINST THE STRONG FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL SKIERS WITH NEAR

PERFECT WEATHER.

BOYS OVERALL RESULTS: GIRLS OVERALL RESULTS:

1 TIMOTHY BRADSTREET (AUST) 1 MORGAN LAUREN (USA)

2 JOSHUA BRIANT (AUST) 2 JACINTA CARROLL (AUST)

3 ROBLEDO ALEJANDRO (COL) 3 HAW MAKAYLA (USA)

AAAHHHHHHHH!!!

This is gunna hurt...........

Steven Moss, Moomba crash 2010

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ON FRIDAY THE BIG GUNS BEGAN THE BATTLE FOR SEEDING POSITIONS AND BY SATURDAY DISASTER STRUCK

WITH MELBOURNE RECEIVING AN ABSOLUTE HAMMERING FROM THE HEAVENS, WITH GOLF AND TENNIS

BALL SIZE HAIL STONES POUNDING EVERYONE BELOW. THERE WAS COMPLETE CHAOS IN AND AROUND THE

YARRA AS MELBOURNE WITNESSED A, 1 IN 50 YEAR STORM WITH EVERYTHING FROM BOTTLES TO LOUNGE

CHAIRS FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER. THE YARRA IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO SKI ON AT THE BEST OF TIMES AND

THE INSUING DAYS OF COMPETITION PROVED TO BE THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE FOR MANY OF THE WORLDS

BEST SKIERS.

Hailstorm In Melbourne.pps

TO THE CREDIT OF THE CHIEF JUDGE AND OFFICIALS THEY MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE EVENT UNDER

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS WITH THE FINAL OF THE WOMENS AND MENS SLALOM EVENT PROVING

TO BE THE MOST CHALLENGING. FIRST OFF THE DOCK IN WOMENS SLALOM WAS OUR CATHRYN HUMPHREY

WHO BATTLED THE ELEMENTS RECEIVING A CREDIBLE SCORE OF 2 BUOYS ON THE 12 METER LINE, MOST OF

THE REMAINING SLALOM SPECIALISTS GOT TAKEN BY THE TRECHEROUS YARRA SURCUMMING AROUND BUOY

TWO ON THE 13 METER LINE.

WOMENS RESULTS:

SLALOM TRICK JUMP

1 CATHRYN HUMPHREY (AUST) 1 NATALLIA BERDNIKOVA (BLR) 1 NATALLIA BERNIKOVA (BLR)

2 KARINA NOWLAN (AUST) 2 MICHALE BRIANT (AUST) 2 JUNE FLADBORG (DEN)

3 KAREN TRUELOVE (USA) 3 CATHRYN HUMPHREY (AUST) 3 ANAIS AMADE (FRA)

MENS RESULTS:

SLALOM TRICK JUMP

1 AARON LARKIN (NZL) 1 ADAM SEDIMAJER (CZE) 1 DAMIEN SHARMAN (GBR)

2 CHRIS PARISH (USA) 2 JAVIER JULIO (ARG) 2 THOMAS ASHER (GBR)

3 NICK PARSONS (USA) 3 RUSSELL GAY (USA) 3 FREDDY KRUGER (USA)

Click the link to see hail storm in Melbourne

Cathryn Humphrey, Moomba Slalom Champion 2010

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NATIONALS UPDATE: NEXT ON THE CALENDAR WAS THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TITLES HELD OVER THE EASTER PERIOD AT

BONNEY'S WATER SKI PARK IN SUNNY PERTH. THE EVENT HELD OVER FIVE DAYS SAW MANY OUTSTANDING

RESULTS WITH 160 COMPETITORS MAKING THE JOURNEY TO COMPETE AGAINST THE NATIONS BEST SKIERS.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA MUST BE CONGRATULATED FOR ONCE AGAIN HOSTING A WONDERFUL TOURNAMENT

AND A SINCERE THANKS MUST GO TO ALL THE HARD WORKING OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ALL

CONTRIBUTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THE EVENT. THE PRESENTATION DINNER WAS HELD ON MONDAY EVENING

WITH THE VENUE OVERLOOKING THE PICTURESQUE SWAN RIVER AND CITY SKYLINE, AND THE 300 GUESTS

ENJOYED A WONDERFUL EVENING WHICH WAS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DANCING TO THE TUNES

OF THE LOCAL BAND. DURING THE FORMALITIES OF THE EVENING 17 OF THE COUNTRIES JUNIOR SKIERS WERE

SELECTED TO THE AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD AND A FURTHER 8 WERE SELECTED FOR THE

` 2012 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR WORLD SQUAD.

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD:

JOSH WALLENT

ARCHIE DAVIS JASMINE BURNS

JEFFREY FITZSIMMONS KATELYN MILLER SARAH LOCHNER

TRAVIS DUNKLEY JAMIE GRAY JAKE DOWDING

LEWIS DOWDING MAGGIE DI SALVO TRENT NELSON CRANFIELD

RYAN BURNS PATRICK CRISP TYCE ZENDLER

SARAH O'TOOLE ANTHEA COLLICOAT

JUNIOR WORLD SQUAD:

JOSH BRIANT CARLY O'TOOLE

ARCHIE DAVIS BIANCA MULACH

DAMON WOODERSON STEPHANIE GRIFFITHS

KAYLA HARWARD CRAIG JEUDE

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE YOUNG ATHLETES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ACHIEVMENTS IN BEING

SELECTED TO THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS.

NEXT TO BE CALLED TO THE PODIUM WAS THE JUNIOR WORLD TEAM WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING

AUSTRALIA IN ITALY AT THE 2010 JUNIOR WORLD TITLES.

JUNIOR WORLD TEAM:

TIMOTHY BRADSTREET MITCHELL CAVANAGH

JAMES SHELDON SAMANTHA MEAD

JOSHUA BRIANT JACINTA CLEGG

WELCOME BACK

VANESSA

THIS IS GOING TO

BE BIIIIGGGG!!

Record here I

come!

JOSH WALLENT—NEW

PERSONAL BEST!

Tim Bradstreet, Nationals 2010

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JOSHUA BRIANT AND TIMOTHY BRADSTREET BOTH NEED A SPECIAL MENTION FOR SETTING NEW AUSTRALIAN

RECORDS AT THE RECENT NATIONAL TITLES. JOSH MANAGED TWO TRICK RECORDS IN THE U14 & U17 BOYS

AND TIM SET A JUMP RECORD IN U17 BOYS !!!

MANY OF THE TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE HEADING OVERSEAS WITH TEAM MANAGER WAYNE BRIANT FOR A

TRAINING PROGRAM PRIOR TO THE WORLDS. GOOD LUCK TO THE U17 TEAM WE WISH THEM ALL THE

SUCCESS.

FINALLY THE TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2010 ASIA AUSTRALIASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN

JAKARTA.

ASIA AUSTRALIASIAN TEAM:

RYAN GREEN NICK ADAMS TIMOTHY BRADSTREET

CATHRYN HUMPHREY JOSHUA BRIANT VANESSA LEOPOLD

CHELSEA SCOTT GAVIN MCMILLAN

TOURNAMENT WATER SKI AUSTRALIA ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO WISH THESE

ATHLETES ALL THE SUCCESS AS THEY PROUDLY REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY IN ITALY AND JAKARTA.

TWSA STRUCTURE:

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE THE AUSTRALIAN WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION

(AWWF) IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF ALL DISCIPLINES OF WATER SKIING, (TOURNAMENT, WAKEBOARD,

BAREFOOT, SHOW SKIING, & DISABLED).

THE AUSTRALIAN WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION TOURNAMENT DIVISION (AWWF TD) WHICH YOU

ARE A MEMBER, WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS TOURNAMENT WATER SKI AUSTRALIA (TWSA) AND THE TWSA

IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF TOURNAMENT WATER SKING IN AUSTRALIA.

TOURNAMENT WATER SKIING IN AUSTRALIA IS ABOUT TO BE PROPELLED IN A NEW DIRECTION WITH THE

RECENT ELECTION AT THE PERTH NATIONALS OF THE NEW TWSA BOARD. WE HAVE ADOPTED A 5 YEAR PLAN

AND WILL ENDEVOUR TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND OUR SPORT.

THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS:

CHAIRMAN STAFFORD SCOTT

VICE CHAIRMAN NOEL DIX

TREASURER BELINDA DERRICK

SECRETARY SHARYN SHAW

MARKETING & MEDIA DIRECTOR DENISE MEAD

TECHNICHAL / RULES DIRECTOR BRUCE COCKBURN

POLICIES & PROCEDURES DIRECTOR SHAUN CRANFIELD

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RYAN GREEN

COACHING DIRECTOR GRANT BARNETT

JUDGING DIRECTOR MIKE WRENN

VICE JUDGING DIRECTOR NAOMI POTTS

Tim Martin, Nationals 2010

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FUNDING & GOVT GRANTS BOARD POSITION AVAILABLE!!!

IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN BEING APART OF A PROGRESSIVE TEAM AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A

POSITION ON THE TWSA BOARD THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME swscott@adsl.on.net

I WISH TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK BRUCE COCKBURN AND THE OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS FOR

THEIR COUNTLESS HOURS OF VOLUNTARY WORK OVER THE YEARS AND IT MUST BE MENTIONED THAT THESE

PEOPLE HAVE CONTRIBUTED ENORMOUSLY TO OUR SPORT. AS THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN I WILL RELY ON

THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE.

SKI SCHOOL NEWS:

AS MENTIONED IN OUR FIRST EDITION NEWSLETTER THE TWSA IS CONDUCTING AN AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SKI

SCHOOL IN DARWIN OVER TWO WEEKS IN JULY, AND AFTER BEING ADVERTISED FOR LESS THAN 8 WEEKS THE

ALLOCATION OF ALL PLACES HAVE BEEN FILLED. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THESE SKI SCHOOLS ARE BECOMING

EXTREMELY POPULAR THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA ENABLING OUR JUNIOR SKIERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO

EXPERIENCE QUALITY COACHING IN A FUN ENVIROMENT AND INTERACTING WITH OTHER STUDENTS OF

SIMILAR AGES AND ABILITIES.

THE TWSA WILL BE CONDUCTING ANOTHER SKI SCHOOL IN DECEMBER KNOWN AS THE GREEN SKI SCHOOL.

ANTOINETTE AND MYSELF WILL BE HOSTING THIS SKI SCHOOL IN MILDURA AT COWRA STATION WITH RYAN

GREEN AND CATHRYN HUMPHREY AS OUR COACHES. THIS IS A SITE SET ON A LAGOON OFF THE RIVER

MURRAY AND IS THE PERFECT SKIING SITE DEVELOPED BY GAVIN MCMILLAN AND OTHERS FOR THE PURPOSE

OF HOSTING L CLASS TOURNAMENTS. THE ACCOMMODATION IS SET AMONGST SHADED TREES AND

BEAUTIFULLY MANICURED LAWNS ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER AND EVEN HAS ITS OWN SWIMMING POOL.

THE SKI SCHOOL WILL OPERATE FOR TWO WEEKS FROM MONDAY 6TH DEC (ARRIVING SUN 5TH) TO FRIDAY

17TH. THE RATE PER WEEK IS $950 AND INCLUDES ALL MEALS INCLUDING SNACKS, AIRCONDITIONED

ACCOMMODATION, AND THREE QUALITY SKI SETS PER DAY OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MINUTES. MILDURA

IS SERVICED BY QANTAS WITH REGULAR FLIGHTS FROM MELBOURNE. ANYONE REQUIRING MORE

INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT,

Stafford Scott swscott@adsl.on.net

AS IN THE PAST THE AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SKI SCHOOL HELD IN JANUARAY AT STONEY PARK WILL CONTINUE

WITH JODIE SKIPPER AS THE COORDINATOR, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE APART OF THIS SKI

SCHOOL, PLEASE INDICATE TO YOUR STATE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY YOUR INTENT TO BE APART OF THIS

PRESTIGEOUS SKI SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT,

Jodie Skipper ; Jodieski@bigpond. com.au

IN AN ENDEVOUR TO LOOK AFTER OUR SENIOR SKIERS THE TWSA HAS ORGANISED AN OVER 21 SKI CLINIC TO

BE HELD AT STONEY PARK IN PT MACQUARIE. THIS CLINIC WILL BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR OUR OVER 21

SKIERS WISHING TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS IN ALL THREE DISCIPLINES. THE COACHES WILL BE THE USUAL

STONEY PARK CREW AND THREE QUALITY SETS WILL BE OFFERED DAILY. THE CLINIC IS BASED ON 6 NIGHTS

ACCOMMODATION ARRIVING SUNDAY 30TH JANUARY AND DEPARTING SATURDAY 5TH FEBRUARY AND

INCLUDES ALL MEALS. THE RATE PER WEEK IS $850 AND THERE ARE ONLY 14 PLACES AVAILABLE. IF YOU

WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT, Stafford Scott

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NATIONAL LOTTERY UPDATE:

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING THE HELP OF ALL MEMBERS, THEIR ACQUAINTANCES AND OR BUSINESS

ASSOCIATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO DONATE MERCHANDISE FOR OUR NATIONAL LOTTERY. THIS COULD

INCLUDE SPORTING EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL PRIZES, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, COMPUTERS,WOMENS PRODUCTS,

TOOLS, TRAILERS AND OF COURSE SKI GEAR etc etc. WE ARE AIMING AT 20 QUALITY PRIZES TO BE DRAWN AT

THE NATIONALS. FOR THOSE DONATING ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE

EXPOSURE WE HAVE PACKAGES AVAILABLE OUTLINING THE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL BENIFITS

WHICH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE 12 MONTHS. For more detailed information contact Stafford Scott.

WE CAN OFFER NAMING RIGHTS TO OUR WORLD TEAMS & NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:

EG; TOYOTA AUSTRALIAN U17 WORLD TEAM etc or HOLDEN AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR MASTERS

AT PRESENT WE HAVE:

1 $2,000.00 CASH PRIZE

2 7 LUXURY NIGHTS AT THE PENTHOUSE SUITE AT SAILS APARTMENTS

3 MOUNTAIN BIKE OR ROAD BIKE TO THE VALUE OF $1,500.00

4 3,000 LITRE SLIM LINE RAINWATER TANK

WE HAVE 16 MORE ITEMS TO REACH OUR TARGET BEFORE THE ADVERTISING OF OUR NATIONAL LOTTERY, SO

PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP OUT IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED AND WILL GO A LONG WAY TO ENABLE THE

TWSA TO IMPLEMENT OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

CONGRATULATIONS

DANIEL RIDLEY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA WINS $2,000 WORTH

OF SKI GEAR IN THE TWSA SURVEY!

TOURNAMENT WATER SKI AUSTRALIA TRICK & JUDGING CLINIC DVD

DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR TRICK SKIING OR LEARN HOW TO TRICK JUDGE !

THEN APPLY FOR YOUR FREE COPY OF THE DOUBLE CORY PICKOS DVD AND BE GUIDED BY 24 TIMES WORLD

RECORD HOLDER CORY PICKOS, AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN TRICK SKIING!

To receive your free copy send a stamped self addressed dvd post box to:

Stafford Scott, c/o PO Box 3445, Norwood, SA 5067

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For Sale Nationals Photo's

A copy of all the photo's taken by photographer Alan Wheatley at the Nationals is available on CD (549

photo's plus team photo's of WA, NSW,& QLD from the welcome night) This collection of photo's is a must

and includes all the action at the Nationals. The cost is $15 and includes P&H with part of the proceeds being

donated to the Kyle Eade Fund.

all orders payable by money order or cheque to Alan Wheatley 146 Harpenden St, Huntingdale, WA 6110

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ OUR SECOND EDITION OF THE TWSA NEWSLETTER

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

Yours Sincerely

Stafford Scott

Chairman TWSA

Email: swscott@adsl.on.net

Mob: 0418 841 511

NATIONAL

SUB-JUNIORS,

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