California Pro Am Set For This Weekend

The Sacramento region will serve, for the sixth consecutive year, as host to the largest professional slalom water ski event in the United States when the 16th California Waterski Pro Am takes place Friday through Sunday at Bell Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda, Calif. The event is presented by Nautique Boats and offers free admission to the public.

The tournament will feature nine of the top-10 International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) ranked men’s skiers, including Nate Smith, Frederick Winter, Sacha Descuns and Will Asher, and eight of the top-10 women’s skiers, including world record holder Regina Jaquess, Whitney McClintock-Rini and Manon Costard. Jaquess recently set a world record of 4 buoys at 41 feet off on July 16, 2018.

Men’s and women’s amateur skiers from Canada and the Western United States will compete on Friday starting at 8 a.m. PDT along with Masters Men. Saturday’s competition will begin at 8 a.m. PDT and feature Open Men’s and Open Women’s skiers and Amateur Head-to-Head. Sunday’s activities will culminate with the Open Men’s and Women’s finals starting at 9 a.m. (subject to change).