By Sam Collins

May 27th, 2009

My Knee Op

hey all

So After Riding the Last 6 or so months in  pain i Finally when to my doctor and we decided it was time to get the chop! so tuesday the 12th of may 2009 i went under the knife to get a scope on my left knee they cleaned out a bit of cartilage aswell. so at the moment im just sitting on my excersise bike and not riding my board which sucks cause i am ment to be in the states in a couple of weeks for the OWC stop of the world wake park seirse. but the good news is ill only be of the water for a few more weeks then i cant start getting back into it. 

so in local news the cairns cable park is having a local comp for all the riders to get to gether in a friendly envroment to push each other. this will be happening in just over 3 week so ill get some snap shots for you (still not sure if ill ride or judge)

also i just got my self a new car on monday so been driving round trying to keep my mind of the water.

any way ill type to ya soon

peace

 

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By Sam Collins

May 23rd, 2009

Blog No.2 (Ozzie Cable Parks)

hey Crew,

so here we are blog No.2 it feels like i have been writting these for years so in this blog i am going to talk about some of the ozzie cable that are open and hopefully soon to be.

So firstly i will start from the top, Cable Ski Cairns with 10 obsticals in the lake, the Great Barrier Reef and Dantree Rainforest on its doorstep its a great place for that family getaway or just a great place to hang out! with owener Clayton Dunn at the helm of the park there is never a dull moment the team there are awesome always pushing the riding to the limits for any one how has been there you know what i mean there are some many little rippers that are pushing the sport. on any given day its not unlikely to see a heelside 900 or crowmobe 540. so you guys over on the northen side of the world looking for some where to spend the winter Cairns is a must see! and the crew will be more then happy to take you under there wing and show you a good time.

Secondly we have Suncoast Watersports Complex A.K.A. Bli Bli Ski 'N' Skurf with a mass of obsticals From the HUGE funbox to the basic flat box with the white sandy beachs that Australia is known for only minutes away for all your surfing needs. Bli Bli is the oldest park … Continue Reading

By Sam Collins

May 11th, 2009

Sam’s First Blog

so welcome guys and gals to cablewakeboard..com, its great to be able to keep you all in touch with whats going on in oz and all my adventures around the world!

so start off with the Australian cable pro tour!

this year sadly only 2 stops where held! with talk of several new parks in planning hopefully we will see the tour grow over the next few years as more parks put there hand up to host a stop!

Stop 1 Suncoast Watersports Complex (A.K.A. Bli Bli): Matty D had 2 falls in the top2 head to head  to hand Alex (A.K.A. LF24) the win!

Stop 2 Cable Ski Cairns: where Fish Farm come up with the goods to take to win over my self! and for his victory lap trying a Triple s-bend which left him with a mild head ache! 

also Fishy taking to overall win!


so with the oz tour finished we look forward to the world seires with 4 stops to go! im trying to push a few of the younger ozzie talent to come join in the fun! 

im looking forward to get back onto the water in just over a month as i just had a Scope on my knee so at the moment im just resting up watching all the crew down at cable ski cairns. 

well talk to ya soon 

Peace out Sam 'BoBo' Collins
 
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