Oct 27, 2022 | Other, Water Sports
WINTER HAVEN – Gone – but surely not forgotten – the spirit of longtime Polk County fixture Banana George will be on display as the 2022 Banana George Blairfoot Bananza will hit the waters of Winter Haven’s Lake Silver this weekend. Funds raised from the weekend go to...
Oct 17, 2022 | Other, Water Sports
The largest competitive water ski event in decades will take over downtown Winter Haven from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23 as the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) World Water Ski Show Tournament, presented by Nautique, takes to Lake Silver. More than seven...
Dec 20, 2021 | Newsletter, Other, Water Sports
WINTER HAVEN – You might say that the new girl in town towers over the competition. What was once a beige water tower at the corner of Avenue B SW and Magnolia Avenue is now a beacon to the upcoming International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation’s World Water Ski...
Oct 12, 2021 | Other, Water Sports
LAKELAND – The roar of the Orange Cup Regatta returns this weekend, Oct. 16 and 17, to Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. Marking its 83rd event and spanning 87 years, the fastest sport on water returns to Lakeland – albeit at the end of the American Powerboat...
Oct 8, 2019 | Water Sports
AUBURNDALE – The best show water skiers in the world will perform on Lake Silver in Winter Haven, Florida, as part of the 2022 IWWF World Water Ski Show Tournament, the International Waterski and Wakeboard Foundation (IWWF) announced today. The tournament is...
Jul 30, 2019 | Newsletter, Water Sports
Wakeboarders have returned to the rippling waters of Lake Myrtle in Auburndale. But this time, without a boat. The Elite Cable Park, part of the Auburndale Watersports Complex, opened Saturday, July 13, bringing all the action of wakeboarding, complete with ramps and...
