Water Sports

11/21/2023 |  World Wake Association Heads to Snohomish County and Georgia in 2024 (SportsTravel) The series in its 11th year will combine competitive wakeboarding, with an emphasis on rider development. The U.S. events will be in Pine Mountain, Georgia, at Robin Lake at Callaway Gardens, May 24–26, for the 64th Nautique Masters Waterski and Wakeboard Tournament presented by GM Marine and Lake Tye in Monroe, Washington, from July 25–28 for the Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships alongside the Nautique U.S. National Wakesurf Championships.

7/11/2022 |  Inside Brazil's 40-Year Rise to Global Surfing Dominance (Morning Consult Sports) This generation of Brazilian surfers is so dominant, so undeniable, that it has earned a nickname: the Brazilian Storm.

5/17/2022 |  SailGP renews Foxtel rights deal for 2022/23 season (SportsPro Insider) Australian pay-TV network Foxtel has agreed an extension of its domestic broadcast rights deal with the SailGP racing series for the 2022/23 season. The deal will see coverage of the sailing championship air on Foxtel’s traditional linear channels and the Kayo Sports streaming service, as well as on its free-to-access Kayo Freebies product.

4/30/2022 |  SailGP Is Building the Future of Competitive Sailing (Front Office Sports) SailGP is on a mission to make sailing a mainstream sport. “We know we’re not going to be fishing in the same pond as the NFL or Formula One just yet, but I think we punch above our weight for what we are,” said Andrew Thompson, SailGP’s Chief Commercial & Financial Officer.

10/25/2021 |  From the archives: Minnesota's waterskiing contribution (AXIOS Sports)

Driving the news: Three members of Minnesota's congressional delegation — U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig — recently introduced a resolution urging the Postal Service to create a commemorative stamp honoring next year's 100th anniversary of the sport.