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Challenge Marc Grilli - Water skiing, Juan les Pins

Waterskiing competition and display int eh bay of Juan les Pins

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A waterskiing competition and display that shows some of the best artistic water skiing in France from the team at the infamous Belles Rives.

From 08:00 am to 12:00, the competition is reserved for children aged 4 to 17 years and from 14:00 to 17:30, family challenge and the nautical show including the amazing Pyramid of Belles-Rives.

The awards ceremony will take place at 18:45.

Venue

Hotel Belles Rives

History

In 1932, Leo Roman and Emil Petersen contribute to the development of the water-ski by creating the first Water-Ski Club and making incredible demonstrations in the Golfe Juan bay. 

The first worldwide water-ski championship happened in 1949 in the Juan-les-Pins bay, in the historic channel between the hotels Provençal and Belles Rives; the champions were French. From 1950 to 1960, all the competitions were dominated by the Water-Ski Club of Juan-les-Pins: Maxime Vazeille, Christian Malinet, Jean Jacques Pottier and Philippe Logut.

All of this explains why Juan-les-Pins is internationally known as the birthplace of the water-skiing.

Location

Map of the surrounding area