12th March 2007 FifteenOff is a brand new web site dedicated to water skiers who are just beginning to ski the course or are just starting to "cut the line" in the course. "In the 4 or so seasons I've been skiing slalom, I've had a hard time finding tips, equipment reviews, and direction on the web geared towards those who are just starting to get into the slalom course. Long line lengths and slower speeds are a whole different ball game than what the pros run. In some cases just getting a course or good water is tough for many skiers out there. By documenting my own progression through the course, I hope to provide a resource for skiers who are working on longer line lengths and slower speeds. Of course, all skill levels are welcome- especially when it comes to giving the advice." said site creator and author Joel Hughes regarding the new site. Click on the logo to visit the web site. 22nd March 2007 Listed on ebay is a gold slalom ski pendant 7.5cm/3 inches long. Best gold ski available. Click here to see the listing. 12th March 2007 The Fish wins big in Melbourne at the first Pro event of the year Fischer Waterskis Press Release. Jodi Fisher rode his stock 68" Orange Fischer #01 to an emphatic victory on the Yarra River to regain his Moomba Masters title. Jodi a past Melbourne champion said of his victory that, "Its great to win the first Pro Event of the year particularly when I've been so busy starting the business. I did think twice about coming to the event given my commitments, but I am so glad I did and think the victory is exactly what the Ski and the Company deserve. The season ahead is going to be a very exciting one for us...!!!!". 12th March 2007 Moomba Masters FINALS Jodi Fisher took the mens slalom title with 4.50 @ 11.25m on the difficult Yarra River from Aaron Larkin and 2005 champion Marcus Brown. Early leader Chris Parrish dropped down to 5th failing to make the 12m pass. Karen Truelove took the ladies slalom title from Sarah Green and Jill Knutson. Freddy Krueger continues him dominance of the jump event with a best jump of 66.2m from arch rival Jaret Llewellyn with 65.8m and Ryan Dodd. Ladies jump continued with its Greek control with Angeliki Andriopoulou 47.0m taking the title from Maria Vympranietsova 44.7m Angeliki also took second in the tricks just beaten by Michale Briant scoring 7870 points. Mens trick winner was Javier Julio with the only score over 10k scoring 10 040 points. Click on the logo for full list of results. 9th March 2007 Junior Moomba Masters Alex Anthony, the reigning World Junior Water Ski Champion, made a superb start to the season by winning the Trick, Jump and Overall titles at the prestigious Moomba Masters, held on the Yarra River in Melbourne. The 17 year old proved a class apart in Jump winning the title by over 6 metres ahead of New Zealander Cole Mossman with a winning jump of 50.4 metres. For good measure Alex then went on to win the supplementary Night Jump title. In Tricks Alex’s score of 8150 points easily won the title with a 1900 point margin over 2nd placed Thomas Gilbert (NZL). Alex placed fourth in slalom for good measure to comprehensively wrap up the overall title. 7th March 2007 The Elite Ranking Tournament Schedule is now underway with the first events taking place downunder. First event was this week end in New Zealand with the Lake Crichton Pro Am. This week end sees the return of the Moomba from the Yarra River in Melborne. Action starts on Thursday with the Slalom Qualifying round. Lake Crichton Pro Am. Top 3 on the mens slalom list after this first event are Thomas Degasperi, Marcus Brown and Steve Cockeram. Best score went to Thomas with 1.00 @ 10.25m. Top 3 on the ladies slalom list are Karina Nowlan, Sarah Green and Jaime Metcalfe. Best score went to Karina with 3.50 @ 11.25m. In the mens jump, the top 3 on the elite list are Ryan Fitts, Jaret Llewellyn and Jason Seels. Best jump of the event went to 65.9m. Click here for the full results.