Fifteen National Records were broken this past weekend at Ski Fluid’s Holy Cow Cup along with a new pending U17 World Slalom Record.
The event was held over 3 days, Friday 24th to Sunday 26th of September and the weather gods smiled nicely upon the competition with brilliant weather every day.
Records fell in all events and in numerous divisions but the highlight was Charlie Ross breaking the U17 Boys World Slalom Record in the first round with 1.25@41off. He followed this up in the 3rd round with 1.5@41off and looked like he was on his way to number 3! At only 15 Charlie is the youngest to ever run 39 and has stormed onto the world slalom stage in the past year or so. He will definitely be one to watch at the upcoming World Championships and MasterCraft Pro in October.
Fluid currently claims the host site to the Men’s World Overall Record with a new pending record in the approval process, as well as the site of the Women’s World Jump Record and the U21 Men’s Trick Record. In the past, Fluid has also seen the Women’s World Overall and Trick Record as well as the Men’s World Jump Record broken on it’s waters. However, Charlie’s achievement is the first World Slalom Record set on the site behind the 2021 MasterCraft Pro Star proving Fluid is the place for it all!
The other National Records included Neilly Ross breaking the Canadian Open Women’s record twice with 10660 and 10790, Vale Gonzalez tying the Chilean Jump Record of 49.9m, Frankie Dees coming out of retirement for the M8 Jump Record of 123, 14 year old Jake Abelson laying down 11450 for a B4 Record, while his sister upped the G2 Slalom record to 1@35off. Bruce Kistler broke his existing trick record 3 times in M8, while Leza Harrison broke the W9 record in multiple rounds.
Other notable performances were from Team Fluid skiers, Jacinta Carroll flying 194ft in her first competition in almost 2 years and Jack Critchley launching 224ft setting themselves up nicely for the World’s next month and the professional events that will complete the 2021 season.
There were so many other personal bests notched up during the event that it was impossible to keep count. Big thanks to all of the drivers, judges and volunteers that helped out over the 3 days. And a special mention to Action Water Sports for providing the 2021 MasterCraft Pro Stars for all of the competitors to perform behind.
The Holy Cow Cup is Fluid’s longest running event and has been held annually since Fluid opened in 2009. This tournament wrapped up our amateur schedule for 2021, but we are looking forward to hosting the MasterCraft Pro presented by Action Water Sports on October 29/30 and will be back in 2022 with at least another 5 record events and we are sure even more amazing performances.
Team Fluid.
World’s Most Elite Waterskiers Set to Compete in Central Florida
The MasterCraft Pro event will take place Oct 23-24 and is free and open to the public.
POLK CITY, Fla., September 28, 2020 – Action Water Sports and MasterCraft Boat Company are excited to announce the 2020 MasterCraft Pro professional waterski event, which will be held at Ski Fluid, situated beside the Action Water Sports shop West of Orlando, FL. The event will feature the world’s elite men’s and women’s slalom and men’s professional water skiers jumpers.
The event will begin on Friday, October, 23rd at 9 AM EDT with the best slalom water skiers in the world facing off. The event will conclude Saturday, October 24th with an exciting men’s jump finals. It will be held at Action Water Sports home of Ski Fluid training center, 1251 Holy Cow Rd located off I-4 in Polk City, FL.
For the full list of events visit
actionwater.com/mastercraft-pro/ . The event is open to the public with no cost of entry and free parking. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, courtesy of Fillin’Good food truck. All local, state, and CDC Covid-19 guidelines will be encouraged and adhered to.
“The water ski history and culture runs deep in Central Florida and we are excited to partner with MasterCraft to bring a world class professional event to this community,” said Action Water Sports General Manager Phil Miklo. “We believe this event will not only be exciting to watch, it will also provide a great opportunity to get your family together to experience water sports competition at the highest level.”
Featured water skiers competing will be Freddy Krueger, currently ranked number one in the world for jump, Karen Truelove, Taylor Garcia, Stephen Neveu, world-champion water skier Freddie Winter and many more. Exclusive for event attendees, spectators can sign up to experience the new MasterCraft ProStar on Sunday, October 25th. Additionally, Action Water Sports will be offering store-wide savings inside its state-of-the-art proshop all weekend long.
The event will be powered by the record-setting MasterCraft ProStar, which was recently completely redesigned for the 2021 model year. The latest iteration includes advanced technology which allows for thoughtfully integrated features that cater not just to the skier behind the boat, but to the driver and crew as well.
“Since our founding in 1968, one of our goals has been to cultivate and support water skiing globally,” said Vice President of Global Sales for MasterCraft, Matt McDevitt. “With the best athletes coming from around the world to compete, spectators can watch top-tier competition and experience first-hand the all new MasterCraft ProStar, the world’s best selling ski boat.”
For more information on the event, schedule and location, or to tune into the world-wide broadcast,
About Action Water Sports
Action Water Sports is a premier MasterCraft Boat Company, Barletta Pontoons, and NauticStar dealer who has been bringing families together on the water for over 30 years. With four locations in Florida and Michigan, Action Water Sports strives to set the bar for excellence for service within the Central Florida boating community. They are a major contributor to the watersports community hosting many grassroots events as well as pro waterski and wakeboard events over the last few years. For more information, visit www.actionwater.com
MasterCraft is a world-renowned innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of premium performance sport boats. Founded in 1968, MasterCraft has cultivated its iconic brand image through a rich history of industry-leading innovation, and more than four decades after the original MasterCraft made its debut, the company’s goal remains the same – to continue building the world’s best ski, wakeboard, wake surf and luxury performance powerboats.
