Australians best Wakeboarders are heading to the sanctum of Australian wakeboarding and waterskiing for the 2014 Nationals. Watch more than 100 wakeboarders battle for the title of Australian Champion at Lake Albert in the wakeboard crazy town of Wagga Wagga, NSW, from March 19-22.
Wagga Wagga is the home of Brett “Ike” Eisenhauer, one of Australia’s most successful wakeboarders, but he is just one of many Wagga locals who love shredding the local lake in the summer.
Wakeboard Australia is expecting the biggest crowd in the history of wakeboarding in Australia, where the best of the best will be primed for competition fresh out of Melbourne’s famous Moomba Masters and Australia’s own World Cup stop in Perth (http://www.waterskiandwakeboardworldcup.com. Indeed, the 2014 Australian Nationals is stacking up to be massive. The last few years have cemented Australia as the home for the best wakeboarding talent in the world and this will be Australia’s premier event on Lake Albert in the heart of Australia’s most wakeboarding crazy town.
Here, you can watch Australia’s best shred and soar off the massive MasterCraft wakes. Organisers says this will be the best display of extreme sports you will ever experience and the event will reveal why MasterCraft team riders Harley Clifford (pictured) and Tony Iacconi dominated the world’s best behind the mighty MasterCraft XStar (photo above) on the US Pro Wakeboard Tour last season.?? Competition will be hot in both the men’s and women’s age and open classes with over 10 past and current world champions taking on challengers from all over Australia. The State teams will be fired up to battle for the chance to rip the Wakeboard Australia Team trophy out of the NSW teams slippery grip and make a home for the holy grail of wakeboarding for a year.
??This year’s nationals can fit all budgets for competitors or spectators. Wagga’s local hotels and caravan parks are filling up fast and can’t wait to host wakeboarders from all corners of Australia. There is plenty of entertainment on hand when the MasterCraft is docked for the night.
The Wagga Wagga Boat Club will not only be the base for the event, but is also the location for the welcome party and 2014 Mastercraft Australian Wakeboard Nationals presentation dinner. What a perfect spot to share stories of awesome riding while watching the moon come up over the 2014 Nationals course.
Getting to Wagga Wagga is a breeze with flights daily from Sydney and an easy 2 hour 45 minute drive from Canberra. ??Book your trip to be part of the massive crowd expected at this event. Don’t forget to get your tickets for the MasterCraft Nationals Presentation on Saturday night at the Wagga Wagga Boat Club -- this will be a sitdown three-course meal, DJ and dance floor. The RSL has ?shuttle buses to help you get around, especially handy if you tour the local wineries.??