2021 Malibu Boats Wakeboard and Wakesurf Nationals

2021 Malibu Boats Wakeboard and Wakesurf Nationals

09 Oct 2021 - 10 Oct 2021

Wakeboard UK is proud to announce the date and location of the 2021 Malibu Boats Wakeboard and Wakesurf Nationals. The competition is being held on the weekend of 9th and 10th of October 2021 at IASC Reading. Title sponsor and boat provider is Malibu Boats UK.

Entry Details

Entry Fees

Entry fees for the event are £45 per wakeboarding competitor, £35 per wakesurfing competitor. Note: You must be a BWSW member to enter the competition and will be asked for you membership number on the online entry form.

How to Compete - Step by Step Instructions

If not specified instructions are applicable to both the Wakeboard and Wakeboard competitions.

  • Step 1 - Read this page fully - ALL information regarding the comp is located on this page
  • Step 2 - Complete the free online entry form for your discipline - see below for details
  • Step 3 - Once your entry is confirmed we will send you details on paying the entry fees

Online Entry Form

Entry is Now Open via the following online forms:

2021 Nationals Wakeboard Entry Form
2021 Nationals Wakesurf Entry Form

IMPORTANT: All competitors must complete their entry forms by 8pm 01/Oct/2021. Late entry cannot be guaranteed due to extra precautions owing to covid.

Event Format

Wakeboarding Event Format

  • Qualifying for all divisions on Saturday
  • Finals and any LCQ on Sunday
  • Prize Giving Sunday
  • IWWF Wakeboard Rules
  • Please note we deviate from IWWF rules by the inclusion of the Groms category.

Wakesurfing Event Format

  • Surf Style Finals (Men and Women) are on Sat (mid-late morning)
  • Skim Style Finals (Men and Women) are on Sun (mid-late morning)
  • Prize Giving Surf Style on Sat, Skim on Sunday
  • IWWF Wakesurf Rules
  • Note: For this first wakesurf event we are holding finals only without qualifications.

Wakeboard Divisions

Division

Criteria

Groms

12 years old and under on December 31st 2021.

Boys

14 years old and under on December 31st 2021.

Girls

14 years old and under on December 31st 2021.

Junior Men

18 years and under on December 31st 2021.

Junior Women

18 years and under on December 31st 2021.

Open Men

No age restriction.

Open Women

No age restriction.

Master Men

30 years or older on December 31st 2021.

Master Women

30 years or older on December 31st 2021.

Veteran Men

40 years or older on December 31st 2021.

Veteran Women

40 years or older on December 31st 2021.

Intermediate Men

Any age.

Intermediate Women

Any age.

Wakesurf Divisions

Owing to capped entries in the Wakesurf Divisions on a first come first served basis we will have the following divisions scheduled:

  • Women Surf Style - all ages
  • Women Skim Style - all ages
  • Men Surf Style - all ages
  • Men Surf Style - all ages


Location

Isis Aqua Ski Club (aka ISIS Water Ski & Wakeboard Club)
Caversham Lakes Site,
off Henley Rd,
Reading RG4 9RA.

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GPS: 51.471530360553444, -0.9363896666478377


Notes

Practice

Places are limited due to availability of the water and competition wake boat.

Cost of practice is £20, and you will be allocated a 12 minute set on the water inclusive of pickup/dropoff. We will be strict on timings to enable the maximum practice sessions to be undertaken. If you fail to be on the dock ready at your allotted time you will not be able to ride later.

Practice will run between 10:30am and 5:30pm on Friday 8th October 2021. Places are available on a first come first served basis and are dependent on weather conditions. Sessions will be (rough timings):
10:30 Groms
11:30 Wakeboard AM Session
12:30 Wakesurf
13:30 Wakeboard PM Session
17:30 END

Practice Booking Form

You can only book practice if you have COMPLETED AN ENTRY FORM above.

Spectating

Due to covid precautions and limited space at the venue only parents, partners and friends of competing athletes and ISIS club members will be permitted at the event.

Covid-19 Rules

  • Your safety, and the safety of your friends and families is of utmost importance.

  • Please do not take any additional risk over and above that of participating in wakeboarding.

  • Attending the event is permitted ONLY if you can prove double vaccination or can show a covid passport/negative lateral flow/pcr test within 48hrs of when you visit the event.
  • We recommend you follow strict social distancing guidance and covid-19 recommendations from the Government and NHS.

  • Anyone not following guidance on covid-19 will be disqualified from the competition.

Competitions Footage Useage

  • Your competition footage may be utilised on our website, and on social media.

  • Not all footage will be released but be prepared to be on the website and on Insta if you do well!

BWSW Membership

  • This competition is provided for UK Citizens including people from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This competition is organised with the backing of British Water Ski Federation Ltd and therefore competitors are required to be current members of BWSW or an IWWF affiliated federation which contains UK citizens.


Accommodation

Hotels

There are numerous hotels within reach of the venue. Due to covid we have not designated any particular hotel as an event base. Please book your own hotel accommodation directly or via booking sites such as:

Camping

Limited basic camping will be available across from ISIS club at Caversham Lakes, details of price and booking to follow.

ISIS club members may be camping at the club location but this is not available to non club members.


Wakeboard UK Sponsors and Partners

Midlands Nautique

Midlands Nautique are the Official UK Wake National Championships Sponsor and Official Practice Towboat Sponsor of Wakeboard UK.

Extreme Sports Performance

Extreme Sports Performance are the Sports Science and Medical partner of the British Wakeboard Squad.

Surface to Air

Surface 2 Air Sports provide wakeboard equipment sponsorship to the British Wakeboard Squad.

Bro Clothing

Bro Clothing provide signature Bro hoodies and sportswear to the British Wakeboard Squad.