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 NOTE… WATER SKIING IS AN EXHILARATING, HIGH PROFILE SPORT ENJOYED BY ALL AGE GROUPS. YOU GET A GREAT MIX OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND MENTAL CHALLENGE OFFERING PROGRESSIVE LEARNING CURVES AND A REAL SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT. THERE WILL NO MORE THAN 10 COMPETITORS PER EVENT.
FOR BEGINNERS, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL TAKE YOU SLOWLY THROUGH THE RUDIMENTS OF THE SPORT SO THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE AT ALL TIMES. YOU START ON THE WATER USING A TRAINING BOOM ON THE SIDE OF THE WATER SKI BOAT. THIS ALLOWS FOR A MORE PROGRESSIVE REWARDING LEARNING EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL GET ONE TO ONE TIME WITH THE INSTRUCTORS SO YOU CAN PROGRESS AT YOUR OWN SPEED.
FOR MANY WHO HAVE NEVER DONE WATER SKIING BEFORE, SIMPLY MASTERING THE SKILL WILL BE ITS OWN REWARD. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE DONE IT BEFORE, A COMPETITIVE ELEMENT IN STARTERS EVENTS WILL ADD A LITTLE SPICE TO THE DAY. (EXTRAS FOR THOSE WHO WONT BE READY TO COMPETE WILL BE LAID ON SUCH AS BANANA AND DOLPHIN RIDES). MARKERS ALONG A DESIGNATED COURSE WILL BE LAID OUT FOR YOU TO GO AROUND AND POINTS WILL ALSO BE AWARDED (SCORED BY THE INSTRUCTORS) FOR STYLE AND TECHNIQUE.THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF PRACTICE RUNS FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER OF COMPETITION RUNS. FOR STARTERS, THE NUMBER OF RUNS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE TIME IT TAKES TO MASTER THE BASICS BUT IN MORE ADVANCED EVENTS YOU CAN EXPECT AT LEAST 6 RUNS EACH AND AFTER EACH RUN YOU WILL BE GIVEN ADVICE AND HELP ON HOW TO IMPROVE. TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 2 OF EVERY EVENT. PRIZES
(PRIZE SIZES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS) ONCE YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A STARTER EVENT YOU CAN REGISTER TO COMPETE FOR YOUR COUNTRY IN INTERNATIONAL WATERSPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
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