Event Overview

The Moomba Masters will return to the banks of the Yarra River with a splash in March 2009! The adrenaline- charged, family-fun event forms part of one of Australia's largest outdoor festivals, commonly known as Moomba Waterfest.

Held over the Labour Day long weekend (from Wednesday 4th March to Monday 9th March 2009) the Moomba Masters has forged its way as one of the worlds greatest waterskiing championships, celebrating its 49th year of successful competition in 2009.

Now into its sixth decade, the event has evolved, constantly realigning itself to express Melbourne's distinctive and dynamic city culture. The event remains central to the city's community festival program and continues to surprise, enthrall and exhilarate record crowds.

According to a Victorian Police survey in 2004, 950,000 people attended the event making it one of Melbourne's most popular free sporting and family events.

Be part of six spectacular days of world-class tournament water skiing; which bring together the best Water Ski athletes for the worlds premier professional event. See the action-packed sport of professional water skiing at its finest; witness the thrill and anticipation of this high-powered sport, just meters away from the action along the banks of the Yarra River.

The Moomba Masters has always been at the forefront of developing the sport of water skiing; the Night-time Jump Spectacular and Head-to-Head sudden death events are examples of innovations pioneered at the Moomba Masters. Innovations are not limited to on-water action. Being an event with a small, dedicated crew, our marketing representatives can work closely with you to ensure your brand is well placed, ensuring your sponsorship investment represents excellent value.

Waterskiing is a family based sport, in which over 1.8 million Australians regularly participate in (Sweeney Report). World-wide, over 30 million people participate in the sport in over 75 countries. It is a sport which epitomises a healthy lifestyle. Waterski enthusiasts generally have a mid to high disposable income, own or are in the process of purchasing their own home, own a car, boat and a towing vehicle.

At international level, the sport comprises three events; jump, tricks and slalom. The Moomba Masters includes all three events, plus exciting variations, including the spectacular Night-Jumping event, whereby skiers perform dare-devil jumps under lights on the Yarra River!

The Moomba spirit is entrenched in the Melbourne community and 2009 is planned to be bigger and better than ever before. Why not be part of this fun, family event and leverage your brands potential onto the world stage of extreme sport and great entertainment.