Ceremony

Mayor Bill Braswell, Commissioner Dorothea Taylor Bogert, Commissioner Keith Crowie, Commissioner Richard Hamann, Commissioner Bill Sterling and watersports industry executives attended the ribbon cutting ceremony. Afterwards, the park opened and locals rode the cable. There was a waterslide, face painting, and many more fun activities.

Tantrums Lakeside Grill, Elite Cable Park’s restaurant, is one of the few locations in Auburndale with a lakeside view. Tantrums also opened on Saturday with a variety of po’ boys, seafood boats, icecream, and more treats for the family.

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Aktion Parks

The park is staffed with experienced coaches offering lessons in wakeboarding, waterskiing, and other watersports of all skill levels. Like Aktion’s other world-famous parks (Orlando Watersports Complex and Miami Watersports Complex), ECP provides Hyperlite equipment and will host events that feature the award-winning Nautique Boats.

Bill Yeargin, President and CEO of Correct Craft (owner of Aktion Parks) stated, “Elite Cable Park’s Grand Opening was exciting. The Auburndale community was welcoming and people enjoyed the new park.” Yeargin added, “USA Water Ski and Wake Sports Foundation and Lake Myrtle Sports Park has helped tremendously in creating a space for world class athletic training. We cannot wait to help new and long-time water sports enthusiasts create memories.’”

About USA Water Ski Foundation

Established in 1968, the USA Water Ski Foundation has been an integral part of the history and fabric of water skiing and all towed water sports in the United States. The USA Water Ski Foundation raises funds to preserve and celebrate the history of all towed water sports and to promote and grow these sports through marketing and educational program initiatives.

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Elite Cable Park will be part of the new USA Water Ski Foundation (USA-WSF) headquarters and training center to be built at the city of Auburndale’s $25 million Lake Myrtle Sports Complex located at 905 Lake Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale, FL 33823.

Completion of Elite Cable Park is scheduled for Spring 2017, and it is expected to draw wakeboarding enthusiasts, professional competitors, and world-renowned competitions to Auburndale. The park situated on Lake Myrtle, a beautiful 76-acre freshwater lake, will be staffed with experienced coaches offering lessons in wakeboarding, wakesurfing, and other watersports of all skill levels. Like Aktion’s other world famous parks (Orlando Watersports Complex and Miami Watersports Complex), ECP will provide Hyperlite equipment for all lessons and host events that feature the award-winning Nautique Boats.

Bill Yeargin, CEO of Correct Craft (owner of Aktion Parks) stated, “We are thrilled to begin construction on Elite Cable Park, Aktion Park’s third boat and cable park.” Yeargin added, “Elite Cable Park will be one of the world’s finest cable parks and as part of the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex will provide world class training and fun to wakeboarders from around the globe.”

The ceremonial shovel-turning, featured representatives from partners including the USA Water Ski Foundation, Aktion Parks, City of Auburndale, Polk County, Visit Central Florida, USA Water Ski, Five Star Family Growers, Rodda Construction, JSK Consulting and some of the world’s greatest water skiers and wakeboarders, on the USA Water Ski Foundation property on the South end of Lake Myrtle.

For future updates about Elite Cable Park, visit www.aktionparks.com/elite.

About Aktion Parks: Aktion Parks, a subsidiary of Correct Craft, delivers customers an active watersports lifestyle that is safe, healthy, family friendly, and environmentally conscious. Aktion Parks owns and operates both Miami Watersports Complex and Orlando Watersports Complex, two of the largest cable wakeboard parks in the U.S. and two of the most recognized parks in the world. To learn more about Aktion Parks visit www.aktionparks.com.

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 91 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. The Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, and SeaArk boat companies, Pleasurecraft Marine Engine Group, and Aktion Parks. For more information please visit www.correctcraft.com.

About USA Water Ski Foundation: Established in 1968, the USA Water Ski Foundation has been an integral part of the history and fabric of water skiing and all towed water sports in the United States. The USA Water Ski Foundation raises funds to preserve and celebrate the history of all towed water sports and to promote and grow these sports through marketing and educational program initiatives. For more information visit www.waterskihalloffame.com .

About Lake Myrtle Sports Complex: Lake Myrtle Sports Park is home to the Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing Headquarters, the governing body for Visit Central Florida and Central Florida Sports Marketing. Lake Myrtle also hosts the Florida Sports Hall of Fame and is the home of the Florida Youth Soccer Association Headquarters. Lake Myrtle Sports Park is owned by the City of Auburndale and managed by Auburndale Parks and Recreation department. Lake Myrtle Sports Park boasts five (5) collegiate baseball fields and eleven (11) soccer fields that can host a variety of other sports, such as: lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, rugby, flag football, etc. For more information visit www.lakemyrtlesportspark.org.

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Upon their arrival, the team delivered food to 150 needy families working in brick factories, visited organizations fighting human trafficking, and worked with several locals at the Kam-Air Wake Park offering inspiration and wakeboarding instruction. Officially opening this past Saturday, The Kam-Air Wake Park is Cambodia’s first and only wakeboarding facility with a mission to “Create liberty for the oppressed through action sports.” With four of the best wakeboarders in the world in attendance along with over 50 locals, the park celebrated its opening day with an amateur wakeboarding contest and a demo from the Pro’s on the first and only kicker ever built in Cambodia.

Cambodia’s national newspaper “The Cambodian Daily” featured a story on their front page regarding the Nautique Cares team’s visit and the work being done by Alf Evans and his partner John Phifer. Evans and Phifer do not simply wish to provide employment to young people but to also help them become role models within the community.

“Our Nautique Cares initiatives continue to make a significant impact around the globe. We are excited to have had the opportunity to work with Alf and John and support their work at Kam-Air Wake Park to uplift the people of Cambodia,” stated Nautique President Greg Meloon. “The Nautique team is dedicated to helping those in need, and we are happy to have once again been able to include our world-class professional athletes who offer inspiration to everyone they meet,” Meloon added.

Nautique, a subsidiary of Correct Craft, continues to expand the Nautique Cares initiatives that are having a significant impact around the world. The Nautique Cares initiative started eight years ago and includes serving both our local community and taking employees on service trips around the world. Over the last several years Nautique employees have served in Salvador, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and the Apache reservation in Arizona.

About Nautique Boat Company
Celebrating 91 years of excellence in the marine industry, Nautique is a subsidiary of Correct Craft and has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Nautique is known to push the envelope of possibility on the water, and our family of owners have come to expect nothing but the absolute best. The Ski Nautique 200 has changed waterskiing with 19 world records, the G-Series has won numerous awards for wakeboard boat and wakesurf boat of the year while unlocking new possibilities in wakeboarding and wakesurfing, and our Sport Series has given families endless days on the water without compromise. Through our Nautique Cares initiatives we’re dedicated to not only making a difference on the water, but to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com.

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