The Season Starts Here!
The largest boat show in Western Canada, the Vancouver Boat Show
is the best place to see and buy the latest and greatest in boating
and fishing. With the expansion of the In-water venue at False
Creek Yacht Club - the new location has given us room for
an additional 60 boats, many of which measure over 60 feet.
The Vancouver Boat Show is definitely a "one-stop-shop" -
featuring everything from canoes, kayaks, inflatables, runabouts,
pontoon and deck boats, fishing boats, cruisers and motoryachts and
sailboats. There is an informative seminar program with over thirty
seminars for new and experienced boats, plus several features with
fun boating activities for the whole family!
Every aspect of the boating industry will be represented at the
Vancouver International Boat Show which runs from February 8 - 12 at
BC Place Stadium and False Creek Yacht Club.
Statistics show that life is better with a boat - so if it's time
to stop watching and start participating - drop by the Discover
Boating Centre as a first step toward finding a boat that fits your
lifestyle.
It's all here - Two great locations! One incredible
show!
Rusty Malinoski, one of the world’s top professional
wakeboarders who is fresh off a year in which he won just about
every major event, started 2006 off right by signing a new deal with
MasterCraft that places him on the top wakeboard team. This new,
three-year relationship adds Rusty to an elite roster of MasterCraft
athletes, including Parks and Shane Bonifay, Zane Schwenk and Andrew
Adkison.
Known for his intense and aggressive riding,
the Canadian from Humboldt, Saskatchewan is “stoked” to have the
support of MasterCraft and the pull of the
award-winning X-Star to
add more tricks to an already full bag. “Whether they’ll admit it or
not, riders have massive respect for MasterCraft, which makes it the
ultimate company to ride for,” says Malinoski. “Honestly, there were
opportunities to ride for other companies but when I looked around,
I could not ignore the fact MasterCraft brought us here and
continues to do more for our sport than ever. Of course, getting to
ride and train behind a customized
X-Star is simply icing
on the cake and definitely will give me an edge for future
competitions.”
MasterCraft, which pulls the
MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour,
X Games,
Wakeboard World Cup and
IWSF
World Championships, is equally excited to have Malinoski
on its team -- especially in such a competitive environment.
“Someone like Rusty is so valuable to our industry because he is the
whole package – he is an innovative, impressive rider plus he is
highly respected for his amiable personality, approachability and
work ethic,” says Aarne Clow, team and event manager for
MasterCraft. “As the sport evolves and gains more notoriety, it is
crucial to have athletes that not only represent sponsors favorably
behind the boat, but in front of the public as well. Rusty -- like
Zane and Andrew -- are the new standard for the sport of
wakeboarding.”
Matt Hickman, editor of
WakeBoarding Magazine agrees. “"We no
longer need to rely on first-generation riders to carry the torch
alone,” comments Hickman. “There is a new crop of riding talent
that's ready for harvest, and MasterCraft has once again seized the
moment by adding Rusty Malinoski to their roster of first-class
talent. Rusty understands what it takes to fill the shoes of a
high-profile athlete in relations with the consumer and as a
representative of a top notch manufacturer such as
MasterCraft."
Vital Stats on
Rusty Malinoski:Hometown: Humboldt, SK
Date of
Birth: December 17, 1983
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 205
lbs
Training Center: Orlando, FL
Career
Stats:
1st place at 2005 Tige US Pro-Am Wakeboard
Championship
1st place at the 3rd stop of the MasterCraft Pro
Wakeboard Tour in Reno, NV
1st place at 2005 Wakestock
1st
place at 2005 Boardstock
2nd place at 2005 WWA World
Series
3rd place at 2005 Nationals
Top four finishes at all
U.S. National Championships and Pan Am Championships
Top five in
King of the Wake World rankings
4th place at 2003 IWSF
Worlds
2nd place in Open Men at the 2003 WWA Worlds
2nd place
in Open Men at the 2003 Canadian Wakeboard Championships
Has been
featured on the cover of WakeBoarding
Magazine
