White Air Extreme Sports Festival 2008

White Air is one of Europe’s premier festivals and is now running into its 12th year; it is host to some amazing extreme sports championships, with over 25 sports competing on and off the water plus a whole host of astounding acts I n the main line up of the live stage including the Pigeon detectives and parties at the beach bar with festival and radio ones Rob Da Bank, and many local and new groups on the scene.

 

White Air 2008 Extreme Sports Festival

The main events include UK BSUPA championships stand up paddle board, European Thundercat Powerboating championships, UK windsurfing freestyle championships, European mountain board freestyle championships, skate pro’s on the new mini ramp and street course, flatland BMX, FMX freestyle, kitsurfiing bocking, wakeboarding, surfing and many more sports, arts and music, this has created a complete and action packed sports festival, evolving over the last 12 years.

The red arrows will be in force with a 23 minute display across the weekend in the mornings, and then hold a meet and greet with members of the public.
The RAF falcons are the worlds leading parachute display team and they will be dropping in to open the festival

 The festival also holds a ‘have a go’ where members of the public have a chance to experience and take part in a number of different extreme sports competing, throughout the festival.

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WWA Wakeboarding World Champions

The wakeboarding world champions return to its home of the united sates, after being abroad for a year, it will be held this year around the 20 – 24 of September in Fort Worth, Texas. September in Texas will be home to a number of top riders all competing for the wakeboarding champion 2008.
Wakeboarding has become increasing popular over the last few years offering an international flavour in many sporting events held.

Throughout the past number of years the championships has seen an increase in the number of international riders climbing more closely to the elite of Americans holding the top spots. The main competitors climbing up the top are Josh Sanders, Brett Eisenhauer and Daniel Watkins all from Australia, challenging for the title. The defending world champion Phillip Soven will not go without a fight, also Andrew Adkinson is also a competitor to keep an eye on throughout the competition.

With the Men’s pro team performing well and getting ready to compete, so are the pro ladies, with them perfuming just as well as the men ones to watch  competing are Dallas Friday, and Emily Copeland Durham the defending world champion. 
The championships are increasingly hotting up this year with a number of international rider competing for the WWA wakeboarding championships in Texas untied states, good luck to all competing.

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