2017 Wakeboard Nationals Event Guide and Information
Posted by: elangman Posted in: Events, Nationals2017 CANADIAN WAKEBOARD NATIONALS MOVES TO SPRAY LAKE / THE RANCH WAKE PARK, ONTARIO
The Canadian Wakeboard National Championship presented by Nautique boats will move from the Ontario Place West Channel in Toronto to Spray Lake / The Ranch Wake Park in Newmarket due to the continued record high water levels of Lake Ontario. The Championship will maintain the same dates of August 19-22.
“While Lake Ontario water levels are now receding from this spring’s 100 year high, we felt the need to change venues to ensure optimal riding conditions, four weeks out from Nationals,” stated Sean Fleming, Chair of the Wake Canada Committee.
“Spray Lake / The Ranch Wake Park is a proven and popular venue 40 minutes north of Toronto that has hosted many wake events, including this year’s Ontario Wake Series as well as the 2002 National championships.”
Event information, schedule and host hotel information is HERE 2017 Boat Nationals Tech Guidev3
2017 Wake Park National Championships Event Guide
Posted by: elangman Posted in: Events, Nationals2017 Canadian Wake Park Championships are returning to Quebec!
Date: Thursday July 27th & Friday July 28th
Location: Pointes Wake Park, Point Calumet (Le Beach Club)
Event schedules, registration, fees and relevant information can be found here: 2017 Tech Guide Wake Parkv2
WSWC Board of Directors Elections Call
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Join the Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada Board of Directors
Are you enthusiastic, talented and committed to improving towed water sports in Canada?
Have you ever thought about how you can contribute to the growth of towed water sports in Canada at the Board level with Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada (WSWC)? If yes, WSWC has an opportunity for you!
WSWC is inviting all interested persons to apply for nomination for our board of directors. Elections to fill vacation board positions will be held at the WSWC AGM, on September 27th, 2017, by webinar.
If you are interested in a board position with WSWC, please see:
Deadline for Nominations: August 12, 2017
For more information, please contact:
Jasmine Northcott, Chief Executive Officer
Toll Free 1-888-526-0685
2017 RIP CURL JUDGEMENT VIDEO BATTLE
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Wake Canada in partnership with Rip Curl Canada and Alliance Wake is excited to announce the return of the RIP CURL JUDGEMENT Video Wake Battle.
The $4,000 prize money contest is open to all individual Canadian riders or crews of any size and include all disciplines that encompass wake.
Submission Deadline: August 14th , 2017
The Rules
Participants: There is no limit to the number of participants in each video. Videos can feature both ‘crews’ or an individual. Participants include wakeboarders, wakeskaters, wakesurfers , videographers, both male and female. All riders must be Canadian citizens. Videographers are not limited to one video.
Submissions: Rip Curl’s The Judgment is open to any team or individual willing to participate, however the organizing team withholds the right to remove videos with explicit or inappropriate content (drug and alcohol use). A total of 10 videos will be selected for the contest by the judging panel.
Submissions can be made to mail@alliancewake.com
Please make sure all submissions are password protected Vimeo files available for download. All videos must have bumpers included in their files. Bumpers will be available for download in July.
Music Selection: Royalty free music is encouraged for team edits but not mandatory. Explicit music is not permitted in the form of strong language; Images of or references to violence, physical, or mental abuse.
Duration: Videos must be 2 – 5 minutes in length
Judging:
Videos will be judged based on the following:
Judge Panel
The judging panel will be composed of both professional wake athletes as well as professional videographers. Quality of filming, quality of editing, creativity of riding, variety of team members, variety of tricks, variety of disciplines (boat, winch, wake park etc.) will be taken into account.
People’s Choice Voting Round: Online Voting Week: Aug 25th – Sept. 1st
The week of August 25th – September 1st will be the exposure round for the people’s choice vote. Exposure is measured in the total amount of votes for each video. Teams with the highest exposure will receive the people’s choice award.
Winners will be announced on September 2nd
Prize Money break down:
1st place Judging Panel: $2000
Runner Up Judging Panel: $1000
Peoples Choice winner: $1000
Tags: #RipCurlJudgment @wakecanada @alliancewake @RipCurl_Canada
2017 Canadian Wake Park Championship Returns to Pointe’s Wake Park July 27-28
Posted by: SJARRETT Posted in:For the second year in a row, Pointe’s Wake Park will play host to the Canadian Wake Park Championship at the famed Beach Club in Pointe-Calumet, Quebec.
Building on the success of last year’s championship, Pointe’s Wake Park invites all amateur and pro riders from across Canada to compete in the country’s biggest wake park contest at it’s most exciting wake park!
New for the 2017 Championship will be the availability of camping on site at the Beach Club, including the week days leading up to the event.
Stay tuned for more details or click here to check the event Facebook page.
Sanctioned by Wake Canada and the Federation Ski Nautique et Planche Quebec.
2017 NAUTIQUE WWA WAKEBOARD WORLDS RETURN TO TORONTO!
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Just announced! The Nautique WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Rockstar, will return to Toronto, August 24-27 at the Ontario Place West Channel during the Canadian National Exhibition.
The WWA World Championships are the fourth and final stop of the 2017 Nautique Wake Series, wakeboarding’s premier global wake tour.
The 2016 Nautique WWA Wakeboard Worlds in Toronto were one of the biggest to date! Mark your calendars now, so you don’t miss the 2017 edition of the Worlds which promises to build on the success of last year’s event!
Below is the press release from the WWA:
The World Wake Association (WWA) and Nautique Boat Company are proud to announce the return of the Nautique Wake Series for 2017 with four action-packed events worldwide. Exclusively towed behind the industry-leading Super Air Nautique G23, each Nautique Wake Series event represents the pinnacle of wakeboarding competition in conjunction with the WWA Wakeboard World Series.
Ben Leclair Needs All Of Our Support
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As some of you may have heard, our friend and fellow Canadian rider Ben Leclair had a very bad crash wakeboarding in Florida and underwent spinal sugery in Orlando. We don’t know the extent of his injuries just yet, but we do know that Ben will need the support of the entire wake community to help in his recovery. A web page has been set up with Road2Recovery where everyone can make a donation to assist with Ben’s medical expenses. Even though the fundraising target is $250,000 every little donation will make a big difference to support Ben and his family through this unfortunate time and recovery process. Please use only the hashtag #BenSquad, if you post and share anything on social media, so that Ben can look at what everyone is posting and see the collective support for him.
Please join all of the wake community in supporting Ben.
Donations can be made at Road2Recovery: https://road2recovery.com/cause-view/ben-leclair/
For more insight on Ben’s injury and what you can do to help please click this link to watch a video from Brad Smeele.
Brad Smeele: I have been sitting here feeling helpless about what to do in this situation. I made this video so that I could get across my thoughts and feelings and some information about spinal cord injury. I’m constantly thinking about Ben and how he must be feeling while he’s laid up in the ICU, where I was a little over two years ago. Please help support him by donating to his recovery. Show him some love on Instagram @benleclair #BenSquad #oneloveinwake
Below are just a few of the wake community notables supporting Ben:
@KevinHenshaw : I just want to update everyone on Benjamin Leclair. It’s still to early to say an outcome but I can say he is in good spirit and has an amazing support group around him! I was able to work with @bradsmeele and the guys from @road2recovery and we have moved fast to get as much support as possible for what’s to come for our amazing strong and talented friend Ben. If you can go to this Road2Recovery website and donate to help him and his family with this unfortunate time in their life anything truly helps as there is a lot to cover. If you are to post anything on social media, we ask that you only use the hashtag #BenSquad, nothing else so he can look at what everyone is posting and see the love and support he has around him.
@YanLecomte : Please take few minutes to donate for my dude ti ben. Svp prenez quelque minutes pour donner a qlqun qui en aura bcp besoin. Tiben as eu un grave accident en wake au etas unis et ils aurais besoin de notre aide. Merci #bensquad
@Alex_Savoie : My friend Ben Leclair had a spinal surgery after a hard wakeboard crash. Ben and his family need your help since it’s really expensive staying at an United States hospital. Please go to Road2Recovery to go donate what you can. We are with you Ben Leclair. Mon ami Ben Leclair a subi une opération cervicale dernièrement après un grave accident en wakeboard. Ses soins à l’hôpital au États-Unis sont très dispendieux, Ben et sa famille ont besoin de votre aide et vous pouvez le faire en donnant. On est avec toi mon chien! #bensquad
@Arnaud_Derome : You can’t put a price on friendship, fun times, wakeboard inspiration and good laughs. But today we can! Ben Leclair has given all of us these so many times it is OUR time to give back. Go help him on his recovery journey by giving a little or a big something. #bensquad
@AaronRathy : My boy Ben Leclair needs our help! It breaks me having to post about this, and it’s been a tough couple days for the crew, but I’m confident he’s gonna be ok. #bensquad
@DylanMiller : It’s time to take our thoughts and turn them into actions. As you all probably already know our friend Ben Leclair has suffered a serious spinal cord injury. There is a page set up to financially assist him and his family with this unfortunate situation. Let’s all work together and show our support. Please use #BenSquad to show your love. LETS DO THIS PEOPLE!!!!!
2017 National Wake Teams Announced
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in:Wake Canada is very stoked to announce it’s National Wake Team riders for 2017. Thanks to everyone who submitted team applications and congrats to all those who were selected. Team coaches will be following up with everyone in the coming week.
We’re very excited to support these riders for the coming year!
SENIOR TEAM (clockwise from top left in photo)
Robbie McMillan (ON) – Wakeboard Boat
Mackayla Petrie (ON) – Wakeboard Boat
James Balzer (BC) – Wakeskate
Nicolas Leduc (QC) – Wakeboard Park
Michela Phillips (BC) – Wakeboard Park
DEVELOPMENT TEAM (left to right from top row down)
Jordan Smith (BC) Wakeboard Boat Syvanna McNichol (BC) – Wakeboard Boat
Riley Dillon (ON) – Wakeboard Park
Cody Wahl (AB) – Wakeboard Boat
Hunter Smith (BC) – Wakeboard Boat
Tyler Lindsay (BC) – Wakeboard Boat
Jesse Jarrett (ON) – Wakeboard Park
Philip Brault (QC) – Wakeboard Park
Liam Brearly (ON – Grom
For more information please email: wakecanada@wswc.ca
Complete The Wake Canada Survey! Win a Prize Pack!
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Take a few moments to complete the Wake Canada Survey for a chance to win a prize pack from Ronix, Dragon and Rip Curl!
To help further the growth and development of wake sports in Canada and better serve our riders, coaches, schools, wake parks, shops and general membership, Wake Canada is looking for your feedback to help inform and drive future strategic plans.
Please forward and share the Survey with all of your wake sports friends. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Wake Senior and Development National Teams Selection Criteria 2016/2017
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in: NewsWake Canada is pleased to announce that the 2017 Development and Senior National Teams Selection Criteria is now available. Deadline to apply: September 30th, 2016
Please email applications to Wakecanada@wswc.ca
2016 NAUTIQUE CANADIAN WAKESURF CHAMPIONSHIPS VIDEO RE-CAP
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in: Events, Nationals, News, Videos2016 NAUTIQUE CANADIAN WAKESURF CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP-UP
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in: Events, Nationals, NewsThe Nautique Canadian Wakesurf Championships presented by Wake Canada and Pride Marine Group kicked off the opening of Toronto’s famed Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) waterfront fair August 19-21 with riders taking advantage of the new downtown water course built for last summer’s TO 2015 Pan Am Games wakeboard and water ski events.
Noah Flegel – 1st Pro Men’s Skim. Photo: Travis Tedford Photography
Seventy riders filled out mutliple wakesurf categories for Amateurs of all ages as well as a CWSA $10,000 Pro World Series, attracting participants from Europe, USA and across Canada, including several of the world’s best.
Competition behind the Super Air Nautique G23 started off with qualifications on Friday followed by amateur finals and pro semi-finals on Saturday and pro finals on Sunday. Some of the biggest divisions included Junior Girls 12 & Under, Super Grom Boys, and Amateur Men making for a tight battle for podium spots.
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Canadian Wakeboard and Straight-line Championships Re-Cap
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in: Events, NationalsCanadian National Wakeboard Championships presented by Nautique Boats took place this past week at Valley Wake Park in Abbotsford British Columbia. We had riders from all across Canada come out and throw down in hopes of becoming the National Champion.
2016 Wake Park Championships Information
Posted by: elangman Posted in: Events, NewsThis is the hub for all the 2016 Canadian Wake Park Championships information:
2016 Wake Park Nationals Schedule (2)
NAUTIQUE CANADIAN WAKESURF NATIONALS – SIGN-UP NOW TO COMPETE OR VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUT!
Posted by: Wake Canada Posted in:2016 NAUTIQUE CANADIAN WAKESURF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Supported by Pride Marine Group and Wake Canada
ONLINE REGISTRATION is open for all Amateurs and Pros at: www.thecwsa.org
Click here to reserve an entry spot before your category sells out!
AMATEURS
Amateur male and female categories include surf and skim for Juniors (12 & under); Super Groms (13-17); Amateurs (17+); Masters (Women 35+ / Men 43+); and Outlaw and are open to Canadian entries only for all Amateur categories except “Outlaw”. All skill levels welcome!
Amateur Entry fees*:
$25 – Junior and Super Groms (plus USD $25 (CAD $30) CWSA “Advocate” member fee + $20 Wake Canada/WSWC member fee if not a current member of a Cdn Provincial Assoc)
$40 – Amateur, Masters, Outlaw (plus USD $25 (CAD $30) CWSA “Advocate” member fee + $20 Wake Canada/WSWC member fee if not a current member of a Cdn Provincial Assoc)
* Entry fee includes 1 day pass to the CNE
Note: Super Groms will be scored within the Amateur category for the purpose of World Ranking points
PROS
Pro male and female categories for surf and skim are open to all international competitors.
The Nautique Canadian Wakesurf Championship is a CWSA Wakesurf World Series “Gold” level event.
Pro Entry fees*: $195 (plus USD $25 (CAD $30) CWSA “Advocate” member fee + $20 Wake Canada/WSWC member fee if not a current member of a Cdn Provincial Assoc)
* Entry fee includes 1 day pass to the CNE
EVENT VOLUNTEERS
If would like to be part of the Wakesurf Championships excitement as a volunteer, there are a number of opportunities available to help out with the event including On-Site Registration; Start Dock support; Event Scoring and more! The event runs Friday August 19 through Sunday August 21st from approximately 8am to 7pm. Exact shift times will be confirmed prior to the event start. Volunteers will get a meal on site and access to the CNE after the competition each day they help out.
Interested volunteers can contact the Event Director outlining availability during the 3 days and any past experience. Please Email Peter Jones at peter@eventsol.com and put Your Name and “Wakesurf” in the Subject line.
Riders Get Warmed Up for the 2016 Canadian Wakeboard and Straight-Line Championshios
Posted by: elangman Posted in: EventsRiders hit the water yesterday at Albert Dyck Park in Abbostford, BC as a warm up for the Canadian Wakeboard and Straight-line championships. Many of Canada’s top riders have arrived including Sandbox’s Nick Dorsey, Dusty O’Ferrall and RipCurl’s Keaton Roper, and more will be streaming in over the next few days.
Mackayla Petrie, Tail Poke
Valley Wake Park is one of Canada’s top wakeboard venues, and today really showcased how amazing this park is. It is a public park, perfect for spectating, with high shorelines that allow you to catch all the action on the water from wherever you are sitting. Glass calm water and sunny temperatures are in the forecast for this weekend, right in time for the event.
Riding Orders Schedules & Results for 2016 Canadian Wakeboard Championships
Posted by: elangman Posted in: Events, NewsAll Results and riding orders for the 2016 Canadian Wake Championships will be posted here:
Riding Order – FRIDAY QUALIFIERS
2016 Wake Nationals Judging schedule sat
Registration for 2016 Wake Park Canadian Championships is Live
Posted by: elangman Posted in:Registration for the 2016 Wake Park National championships at Point Calumet is live. All payment will be made ON SITE Only.
The Canadian Wake Park Championships will be returning to an old-yet-new full cable venue for 2016; the freshly restored Pointes Wake Park in Point Calumet, QC. Two of Quebec’s top riders Yan Tibo and Alex Savoie have taken over the management of the park, and have been working diligently to produce an exciting new fleet of unique features. The event will take place throughout the weekend and will include both amateur and pro categories.
Payments for registration are to made in upon arrival at Pointes Wake Park in Point Calumet, QC. Registration will cost $50 (CASH ONLY) per category athletes compete in. Riders will need their WSWC competitive membership to compete, which they can get through their provincial association.
Schedule:
Thursday Aug 11th: Cable Open to public for practice
Registration will be On-site on Thursday August 11th from 10am – 5pm **ALL Athletes Must register & Check-in on Thursday Before 5PM or FRIDAY Morning by 9AM at the latest! No registrations will be accepted after 9AM
Friday Aug 12th : Qualifiers
Saturday Aug 13th: Finals
Sunday Aug 14th: Rain Date
Address:
701 38 RUE, Pointe-Calumet, QC J0N 1G2
www.beachclub.com
(450) 473-1000
Wake Park Nationals – Event Schedule & Tech Guide
Posted by: elangman Posted in:2016 Wake Park Championships is right around the corner, August 12th & 13th at Pointes Wake Park in Pointe Calumet, Quebec.
Registration is live, all information is posted in the official Tech Guide.