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      <title><![CDATA[Wakeboarders find waves of excitement]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278618629" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Mike Stellabotte's world turned upside down last week. Several times, in fact. And the only thing the Bay Ridge native was slightly upset about was that it didn't happen more frequently and more spectacularly. Stellabotte, 23, is an avid wakeboarder who parlayed his love for the sport into a dream summer job. For the past three years, he's given wakeboarding lessons to children and adults through his company, Naptown Riding.The ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="12601">
      <title><![CDATA[Sparks Marina TO HOST WAKEBOARD NATIONALS]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1278617465" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[One of the largest action-sport events in the country is set to make a splash at Sparks Marina, when the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships presented by ROCKSTAR arrives in the Truckee Meadows on July 14-18. The 2010 event marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Nationals and its first appearance at Sparks Marina.Sparks Marina has already hosted world-class wakeboarding events, such as the Pro Tour and World Championships, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12398">
      <title><![CDATA[Work to start on Swansea wakeboarding centre]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1276727808" delta="6 weeks ago"><![CDATA[6/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A wakeboarding park is aiming to attract water sports enthusiasts to Swansea's SA1 marine development. Work starts this week on the permanent cable-powered system which will open in time for the summer holidays. Described as a combination of waterskiing, snowboarding and surfing, wakeboard riders are traditionally towed behind motorboats. The businessmen behind the venture say it will be "a key new attraction" bringing more tourists to the city. Called GoWake, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12095">
      <title><![CDATA[Horseshoe Lake wakeboarders spur effort to lower speed]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1273894521" delta="10 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[When Jeff and Monique Sullivan bought a home on Horseshoe Lake in 2004, they were charmed by the sight of kayakers, paddle boaters and fathers fishing with their children. Generally, their backyard was a peaceful scene. Approximately two years later, wakeboarders showed up. It would only take one wakeboarder to dominate the shallow, 85-acre lake, Jeff Sullivan said, and turn the waters into a “frothing mess.” As another homeowner said ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11852">
      <title><![CDATA[Another wakeboard park is on the way]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273084423" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[It's a year away, but Fort Worth is getting another cable wake park. Tommy Fambrough of Fort Worth, an avid wakeboarder, is setting up Cowtown Wakepark along the Trinity River near Northside Drive, just north of downtown, as part of the Trinity River Vision flood control and urban revitalization project. Wakeboarding is akin to water skiing, snowboarding and surfing all in one. The boards look like big skateboards, but with ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11851">
      <title><![CDATA[Wakeboard park splashing down in Trinity River]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273084309" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Downtown Fort Worth soon will boast a new activity for enthusiasts- wakeboarding. Owners of Cowtown Wakepark have announced plans to open a wakeboarding park along the Trinity River near Northside Drive where the Trinity River Vision project currently is under construction. The park will be the first of its kind built in a downtown environment and is set to open by April 2011.The park is the brain child of Fort ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11403">
      <title><![CDATA[On the hunt for new talent]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1271022649" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[EIGHT countries had confirmed their participation in the 2010 Malaysian Waterski and Wakeboard National Championship at Putrajaya this weekend. Malaysian Water Ski Federation ,MWSF, honorary secretary Phillipa Yoong said the local participants would be trying their best in all categories.“The participants must improve their personal bests from the previous competitions, that's all,” said Yoong.According to her, a big part of the local group comprises participants below the age of 15 ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11402">
      <title><![CDATA[Leaving others in the wake]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1271022456" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[While most Sacramento State students are in class getting lectured, some students are spending three days a week wakeboarding at Folsom Lake. The wakeboarding club experience makes joining feel like ditching a class. The Sac State Wakeboard Club was founded in 2005 by adviser Chad McInnis, who leads the club with president Dan Bright. Both members want to share their passion for with Sac State students.“We just hope that people ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11401">
      <title><![CDATA[ONeill Welcomes Wakeboard Star Collin Harrington]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1271022237" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[O'Neill, the original surf, snow and youth lifestyle brand, has added another world-class name to its roster of athletes with the signing of Collin Harrington, arguably the world's best all-around wakeboarder. Harrington joins other top O'Neill wake riders, including Scott Byerly, Nick Taylor and Aaron Reed.The 27-year-old regular footer from Orlando, Florida has been riding for 12 years, performing awe-inspiring tricks on his wakeboard, wakeskate and wakesurfer. Known for proficiency ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10757">
      <title><![CDATA[Residents prepare to build cable skiing park]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268755882" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Two longtime Canyon Lake residents, Trevor Sudweeks and John Clemmons, announce construction is scheduled to begin at Santee Lakes on a water skiing venue known as a cable board park. Residents might recall the duo sent out a plea to Canyon Lake water skiers and wake boarders last August to attend a meeting of the Santee City Council to show their support of the new park. (See www.fridayflyer.com, August 7, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10756">
      <title><![CDATA[Wake Nation adds 'Practice Pond' for beginners]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268755562" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/16/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Water sports park Wake Nation said Thursday it is beginning construction on the Practice Pond, a second lake designed for wakeboarding beginners and children ages 5 and up. The lake will open by May 1, when Wake Nation kicks off its 2010 season, said spokesman Bill Mefford. It will feature an “easy-start” cable system, in which wakeboarders begin from a dead stop at a starting dock, rather than grabbing a ...]]></text>
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    <article id="9918">
      <title><![CDATA[How to Buy a Boat: What You Need To Know]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Wakeboard Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1264110265" delta="26 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/21/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[When it comes to buying a new ski boat, you have to do a lot more than kick the tires. You have to be in the know. An informed buyer is a smart buyer. Here at WaterSki, we want to help you become that informed buyer, which is why we put together this tutorial of details you should pay attention to while shopping for your new ski boat or wakeboard ...]]></text>
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