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Can you out design Earl and his dog? Participants are asked to make rideable sculptures to circumnavigate the cable system.

So it’s a parade float on water.

80 % of structure must be cardboard. There is no limit to the number of team members. All team members may but do not have to participate in riding the “float”. You may also “Ghost ride” the float.

There will be 2 disciplines to the contest:

• Conceptual design - all participants will show there sculptures on Saturday night in the Blue industrial building. They will be judged on construction techniques and overall concept. The conceptual winner will receive $250 that evening.

• The best show or Grand winner - will be the culmination of costumes, “float”, participation, creativity, and style. Making a lap is a bonus! The judges will consist of: a member for the Alliance Wake staff, local Fort Myers Artist, and the creator of the event Earl Ball. The Grand Winner will receive $500 on the Sunday afternoon

• There is a $30 entry fee for all participants, which includes both contests.

• There is a $65 pass offered for riding all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This does not include any rental equipment.
Cardboard and other material will be supplied through out the weekend along with work space in the blue building.

Weekend out-line:

Friday December 12th

Cable open 12-dark ride/ hang out all day

Friday night dark- whenever
TUBE CRUISE our style of the Lazy river on the cable, bring your tube and attach it to the cable and away we go (slowly of course), or jump on with a friend.

Saturday December 13th
Cable open 11-dark more riding/ building of “floats”

Saturday night 9-12
Art exhibit, and Party in the Blue Industrial building, behind the cable,

DJ, Break Dancers and flowing drinks.

Judging and declaration of the conceptual winner. $250 cash prize awarded.

Sunday December 14th Event begins at 12 sharp
Participants will have one chance to wow the judges, whilst attempting to ride there sculptures! $500 cash prize awarded. Event followed promptly by a demo with some of the best Cable wakeboarders in the World.

The first one to be opened is the highly anticipated Revolution Watersports Park in Fort Myers, Florida. Owner Nick Dimasi has reconstructed the cable that was formerly located in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The cable system has been upgraded to the finest modern standards, making it better than the day it was installed in North Carolina. The cable has already been erected and will be open to the public sometime in May. More information is available at www.myspace.com/swflrevolution.

The second Cable Wake Park can be found at McCormick Ski School in Tampa, Florida. McCormick Ski School was founded in 1956 and has trained over 30 world champions and 200 national champions. (www.mcwatersports.com) The addition of the cable lake will open their facility to the masses and improve on their wakeboard training. This site will offer two unique aspects that have never been available in the U.S. before.

The Rixen system that is being installed will run in a clockwise direction, unlike the other seven cables currently operating in the U.S. This will add some variety for the riders who already have experience riding a standard left turn cable wake park.

McCorimick’s will also be installing a new product from Cable Wake Parks and Rixen Cable systems, “The Easy Start.” This is a simplified cable system that has two towers and runs in a straight line down and back. This will be utilized for beginners to learn the pull of the system as well as advanced riders just wishing to hit sliders. This new system will open up the market to locations that may not have sufficient space for a full size cable. The Easy Start can be placed on a lake or pond and may be purchased at a fraction of the cost of a traditional cable system. Rixen, the inventor of the cable system, continues to innovate and show why they are the industry leader in the U.S. and Worldwide.

These two additions will make a total of six in Florida, compared to the three in the rest of the United States. Fortunately, for the other 49 states, Cable Wake Parks has several projects in the works for 2009, all in states other than Florida. For more information on starting your own cable park, log onto www.CableWakeParks.com.