THE SPROAT LAKE WATER SPORTS ASSOC. AND CANADA’S TOP RIDERS ARE GEARED UP FOR THE BCWSA PRO/AM WAKEBOARD TOUR STOP in Port Alberni, British Columbia (July 19,20, 2003) - The third stop on the BCWSA PRO/AM Wakeboard Tour presented by MasterCraft and Tournamentboats.com descends on the SLWSA site on Sproat Lake in Port Alberni, BC, July 19-20.
The Pro/Am Wakeboard Tour will be part of the festivities during the weekend showcasing some of the best wakeboarders in the Canada along with Skate ramp demos supplied by Flipside, and WAKE JAM presented by Coors Light, Saturday July 19 2003, 7:00pm at West Bay Hotel on Sproat Lake. Tickets available at Ralph’s Mens Wear, Lace It Up and Cutting Edge. More Info contact 250 724 6049
"This is the second Wakeboard competition in Port Alberni this year. The last one rocked with over 500 fans and this one will be bigger and better with programs that will attract even more fans", said Ian Kellow of Gravity Unlimited and SLWSA Vice President.
With a recent win on the Island Wakeboard Tour Joey Ewing will be eager to win another event to secure his place as one of Canada’s top riders. Not likely to roll over and play dead, past tour champion Steve McKinley and other top pros like Kevin Henshaw, Jordan Stubbs and Aaron Lepin, will be competing fiercely to claim the prize.
Look for Island Am riders to have strong finishes.
Port Alberni riders, Corey McVey, Brittany Lothrop, Jory Cole, Cole Leger, Marc Leger, Brody Coombs, Tyler Ham, Dereck Hebert, Lonny Barr, Jayme Clark and lots more are just a few of the names to watch for.
Nanaimo riders, Sean Pedersen, [unnamed], Todd Taylor and Mitch Gordon are just a few of the names to watch for.
Parksville Qualicum Riders Grant Wright, Trevor Johnson and Ian Kellow are just a few of the names to watch for.
Victoria riders Kevin Henshaw, Jordan Stubbs and Trevor Miller are just a few of the names to watch for.
Comox Valley riders Darrel Fosset, Cory Leger, Cutis Parker, Jordan Goodall, Ali Parker, Carli Parker, Alex Shanks and Andi Goodall are just a few of the names to watch for.
The sport of wakeboarding has skyrocketed in popularity over the past ten years making it the fastest growing watersport in the world. Pro Wakeboarding is much like snowboarding with a similar style of board and bindings. Athletes (called riders) perform Big Air tricks behind the MasterCraft X Star; a special boat with weight in the back to create a gigantic wake for riders to do flips, twists, turns and inverts. There will also be a "jib park", or floating skate park out on the water so that competitors can add to their performance by sliding and grinding on rails and performing flips off various ramps.
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