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Behind the great ingenuity of Franky Zapata, founder of Zapata Racing there is a very important person who actually helped Franky to design the famous Flyboard. David Ohayon is a specialist in fluid and aero dynamics who creates models and uses specific computer software to analyze the aerodynamics principals applied in various objects. Therefore, he can offer solutions in order to improve performance in those kind of fields. He has worked in the past with Total (Oil Company), Shark (Helmets), Car Racing Teams, etc. Zapata approached him a few years ago explaining to him the idea of having a tube attached to a jet ski pump and Ohayon applied the equations and fluid dynamics to a model prior creating the Flyboard. Ohayon is on vacation in Greece and we met him in Athens through his friend David De Palma owner of Flyboard Hellas which is in a partnership with Champions dealership. We thank Ohayon in advance for the great conversation we had and the projects he revealed to us. We shall simply say that Franky Zapata is not sleeping and he is a hard working person. Therefore, there will be more toys coming up in the near future from his company.

IJSBA is very pleased to announce that Bob Phares will be coordinating the Jettrim Vintage Ski Museum at the 2014 Jettribe World Finals. The Vintage Jet Ski Museum will once again be part of the IJSBA World Finals at Lake Havasu in October. The museum has become the gathering spot for enthusiasts and racers of all ages. Dedicated to honoring the heritage of development and racing of early Jet Skis, the display is a must see when visiting the race site. This year one of the featured units is the reproduction 1977 Jet Ski ridden and raced by Bob “Phamous” Phares who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony Saturday evening. For the last 9 months Phares has teamed with Tsunami Jet Ski in Sacramento to put together the iconic racer. Crazy Lester reproduced the paint scheme of the original ride and Phares handled the mechanicals. The ski used parts, technology and accessories true to the era of the late 70’s. A super stock 440 with side draft carb is set up as the original racer. Stop by to see this and many other Vintage and Historical units and memorabilia in the Museum. You will most likely also see and visit with many members of the IJSBA Hall of Fame.

If a world famous driver like Kimi Raikkonen rides a Trinity Composites SX-R why would you settle to something else? He actually has two trinity boats, the one shown in the photo and one of Josh Lustic’s Freestyle boats. Need to say more?

Name the drive damper you need for your jet ski and WatCon will have it ready for shipping at ones. The shop has in stock any type of drive damper for Kawasaki, Yamaha and even for Polaris. Log in to WatCon to place your order.

Multi National and World Champion Mike Klippenstein prepares his fine tuned race boats by getting parts or complete engines from Weberpower.com Why don’t you trust the Pros? Anything you may need for your Weber MPE 750 engine of your S4 Weberpower.com has it.

DK designs prepared the particular set of graphics for Mike Klippenstein’s new red boat. Guess who is the main sponsor of Mike for this year’s WF.

Sneak pictures of the new Kommander Industries show room. The brand new Kommander Ind. is also exclusive USA dealer of Burn wet suits and apparel. According to Dustin Motzouris new Burn gear is on its way already from South Africa. Photo courtesy: Dustin Motzouris.