Calendar for 2009/10 Season
The NZTWSA and regions have confirmed the calendar for the 2009/10 ski season.
For your convenience we have a PDF showing the full calendar as published by the NZTWSA. We have highlighted the Canterbury based events. More info.....................

2010 Events in the Canterbury region are:
30/31 January - Crichton 3 Event Teams Event at Lake Crichton
6/7 February - Malibu Boats Aquafest at Lake Hood

13 February - Round 3 Slalom Series at Lake Crichton
20/21 February - CWSA 3 Event at Lake Crichton
27/28 February - Canterbury Slalom at Lake Crichton

6 or 7 March - Wanaka Slalom Open at Glendhu Bay
13 March - Final Round Slalom Series at Northbrook Waters
13/14 March - CAC 3 Event at Lake Hood
20/21 March - Canterbury Regional Champs at Lake Crichton

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Inaugural Wanaka Slalom Planned
The inaugural Wanaka Waterski Club's Slalom Tournament is to be held on the 6/7 March at Glendhu Bay, Wanaka.

To recieve further info on this event email gerald.harraway@xtra.co.nz or garett@rookieacademy.com.

More Info......

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Wots on the Radar
American watersports specialist photographer, Bill Doster catches top Kiwi slalom skier, Aaron Larkin in action on the new Radar Strada. See more of Bills pics at www.billdoster.com.


skishotz Richard Wood on the new Radar Strada at Lake Hood. Photography by Jessica Fry.

Radar Stradas and other Radar ski equipment available from dealers New Zealand wide.

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We Love Lake Harwood

Another fabulous water ski site has sprung up in the Canterbury area with the commissioning of Lake Harwood for its first tournament on 5 December. While rural Mid-Canterbury has numerous irrigation ponds dotted around the landscape, Lake Harwood on the McFadden deer farm at Carew is an exception in that it comfortably accomodates a slalom and a jump course.

The dock area is located at the Southern end and the shoreline has been constructed to keep roll-back to a minimum. The photo shows skier John Milnes contemplating his next pass from the Northern end of Lake Harwood during the Lemon Squeezer Series second round.


The dock and part of the spectator area at Lake Harwood.


Web Sites Worth Watching

Great Start to Lemon Squeezer Series
The organisers of the Body Glove Lemon Squeezer Slalom Series couldn't have wished for a better start with good entries and great weather at the tournaments held at Lake Hood on 7 November and Lake Harwood on 5 December.

Run as C grade events with all judging from the boat the emphasis is on keeping the series a low key affair. New competitors are encouraged by getting another chance if they fail a pass and in the Mulligan Round everone gets another go. Despite the low key nature of the series both the Hood and Harwood rounds have been run very professionally and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

At the entry registration desk competitors are invited to dig into the biggest jar of "aeroplanes" you've ever seen to assist them in maintaining their energy levels, and at the end of the day a lolly scramble brings things to a close.

The third round will be held at Lake Crichton on 13 February with the final at Northbrook Waters on 13 March.


Alex King tops the results table after the first two rounds of the Lemon Squeezer Slalom Series. Alex is pictured here during the first round at Lake Hood.

Follow the links below to see our coverage on these tournaments:

Lemon Squeezer Series Round 1 Lake Hood
Results - Pictorials - Photo Gallery

Lemon Squeezer Series Round 2 Lake Harwood
Results - Pictorials - Photo Gallery

Lemon Squeezer Crashes Rounds 1 & 2

Lemon Squeezer Results Summary after first two rounds

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Splashback

Scot Ellis competing in the Sunday morning slalom round during the Lake Crichton Pro Am in March 2005.