Lake Havasu City Convention & Visitors Bureau approves
Special funding for 28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals
Personal Watercraft racers from around the world returning to Crazy Horse RV Resort & Campground
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.—Following a unanimous vote of approval from its board of directors, the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau has allocated special funding to help market and promote this year’s 28th Annual quakysense International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals. Featuring the top personal watercraft racers from around the world, the 2009 quakysense IJSBA World Finals will be held on Lake Havasu on Oct. 10-18.
Returning to Lake Havasu for the 28th consecutive year, several hundred entries from across the U.S. and over 30 nations annually converge on Lake Havasu along with news media from a dozen countries to participate in and cover this world-renown special event.
“The IJSBA World Finals and Lake Havasu City have been linked together for nearly three decades and the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau is truly thrilled and honored to once again be able to partner with the IJSBA to enhance the visibility and quality of this event even more,” said Char Beltran, President/CEO of the LHCCVB. “The economic impact of this event for Lake Havasu City over these many years is astronomical and we are poised to assist with marketing and promoting this event to gain an even wider reach than it already does. We anticipate that our involvement with this event this year will springboard into a continuing supporting partnership in the years ahead. The IJSBA World Finals has been in our area longer and provides more visibility internationally for us than any other event ever held here since moving the London Bridge from England.”
Sanctioned under rules of the IJSBA, with world headquarters in Half Moon Bay, Calif. and produced in association with Jim Russell’s DSM Events of Lake Havasu City, the quakysense IJSBA World Finals of personal watercraft racing is one of the world’s most unique and spectacular sporting championships.
Returning to Lake Havasu for the 28th consecutive year, the massive racing extravaganza will be held in the shadow of the original London Bridge on the offshoot waters of the Colorado River.
“It has always been a natural fit for the IJSBA to work in partnership to promote this event with the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau and it’s great that they are in a position this year to join with us once again to help expand the exposure of this world-wide event even further,” said Scott Frazier, Managing Director of the IJSBA. “We look forward to building this relationship for the betterment of both the event and Lake Havasu City tourism in general.”
The race site for the 11th consecutive year will be at the purpose-built Aqua Stadium on the grounds of the Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campgrounds in the popular Arizona water resort of Lake Havasu City.
A veritable salute to personal watercraft and the youthful lifestyle it represents, the industry’s biggest week will include several distinct championship events. Starting the week will be the 2009 IJSBA Novice National Finals and Masters World Finals (Oct. 11-13), followed by the 2009 IJSBA Expert and Amateur World Finals (Oct. 14-15) and concluding with the featured 2009 IJSBA Pro and Pro-Am World Finals (Oct. 16-18).
Freestyle athletes will compete in the IJSBA Amateur Freestyle World Finals on Friday, Oct. 16 and the IJSBA Pro Freestyle World Finals with qualifying on Saturday, Oct. 17 and finals on Sunday, Oct. 18.
The event, which offers free admission to the main stadium area, also features the colorful Performance Alley with vendors and interactive industry exhibitors participating from around the world.
The official website of the quakysense IJSBA World Finals is www.ijsba.com while the official website of the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau is www.golakehavasu.com.
