Ultimate Ski&Wake

Ready to jump around behind the super air Nautique GS20!

On Monday this week I went back to my fysio for the first time since skiing in Florida. It was time to
check up on everything and put some vertebrae back into place. He told me that it would be good to give my body some rest for about two weeks. I immediately thought that's not possible, because I will be leaving to train in France next Tuesday and I was way too excited to ski after last weeks clinic. As luck would have it though, the boat at my club was broken for a couple of days, which forced me to take at least 4 days completely off skiing. I still believe that maybe the fysio just broke our boat; I'm kidding of course, and I'm thankful for all the volunteers who helped fix it. On Friday I got to ski again, so that was at least some rest for my back, but I did keep working out and running in between.
Friday I had to work the entire day, but it was also my last day there. I decided it was too much to keep working there when the season really kicks off. Therefore at the end of the day I had a lot on my mind and I was quite sad to leave all my colleagues behind. I called up the ski club to find out if there was still a spot for me to ski, which there was, just before it got darker. I was really happy to get on the water and get everything out of my head for a while. It went to show that water-skiing also helps me to deal with everything else that's going on. Just jumping the wakes as a warm up instantly put a smile on my face. Afterwards, I also had a good set in which I worked on my new tricks from last Sunday, so I ended the day perfectly at the lake with the sunset.

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On Saturday, the Dutch team skiers were invited to give demos at the Ultimate Ski & Wake event.
This was an event in Brielle, where we could test some awesome boats, browse through some watersport brands and raise money for the charity of forgotten children. It was well put together and I was immediately approached by multiple people to test some of their products. First of all the wetsuit brand Glidesoul, which I also skied in at Whitney McClintock's clinic, asked me if I would want to ski in their suits so they could shoot some pictures. The suits look great and are really eye-catching so I was very willing to do that. Also this allowed me to ski in a new and, more importantly, dry suit every set that I went on the water. Because it was still pretty cold and it also rained for a while, it was perfect to be able to put on something dry before each demo. Afterwards, I was asked to ski behind a boat with a 60HP engine. He had made a system with which you are able to ski behind a boat with an outside engine. I was skeptical at first, but ended up having lots of fun behind it, and it is capable of keeping a straightline and pulling me on a slalom ski, which is impressive! The main event of the day was testing the super air Nautique GS20! This boat was awesome on the inside, but just as good to ski behind. The wakes were really awesome for tricks, whilst also being low enough to slalom behind when you want to. All in all, I had a great day at this event and hope it can continue to grow each year so that the watersports get more and more support!