LAGUNA BEACH (March 29, 2005)-Op Girls Learn To Ride (Op GLTR), the original series of action sports instructional clinics for females, today announced its 2005 wakeboarding schedule of events. Op GLTR, now entering its sixth year, has assembled over 25 wakeboarding clinics this season, as the overall series expands to include over 200 action sports clinics and camps in the U.S. and Canada this year in seven different sports.
As in past years, Op GLTR will again partner with instructors from Orlando-based Mission2Ride on wakeboarding clinics and camps. Presenting sponsor Teen Vogue will provide marketing and promotions support and outreach to a broad mainstream audience of young girls and Wakeboarding magazine will provide marketing support within the action sports industry. The wakeboarding clinics, which will average four hours in length at $62 per session, will be open to all skill levels, from first timers to advanced riders.
This year Op GLTR will also partner with the Wakeboard Boot Camp in Palm Springs, Calif. for a six-day session from July 24-29. This special session is available to women of all ages.
The 2005 schedule of events is as follows:
April 23/Lake Lauderdale/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 7/Clermont Lake/Orlando, FL
May 24-25/Lake Lewisville/Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
May 28-29/Texas Ski Ranch/Austin, TX
June 4/Bartlett Lake/Phoenix, AZ
June 11/TBA/San Diego, CA
June 17-19/Lake Elsinore/Orange County, CA
June 22/Petaluma River/San Francisco, CA
June 25-26/Sacramento River/Sacramento, CA
July 2/Willamette River/Portland, OR
July 9-10/Lake Sammamish/Seattle (Bellevue), WA
July 23/Jordanelle Reservoir/Salt Lake City, UT
July 24-29/Wakeboard Boot Camp/Palm Springs, CA
July 30/Willow Bay Lake/Denver, CO
August 6/Kansas City Watersports Complex/Kansas City, KS
August 7-8/TBA/Osage Beach, Arkansas
August 12-13/TBA/Rogers, Arkansas
August 14/Fox Lake/Chicago, IL
August 20/Kokomo Waterski Ranch/Indianapolis, IN
August 24/Oshaughnessy River/Columbus, OH
August 27/Orchard Lake/Detroit, MI
September 3/Lake Joe/Toronto, Canada
September 10/Northwood Lake/Boston, MA
September 17/Lake George/Albany, NY
September 24/Nelton Hill Lake Park/Knoxville, TN
October 1/Lake Alatoona/Atlanta, GA
For clinic details, including exact locations and registration information, please visit http://www.opgirlslearntoride.com.
For the past five years, Op GLTR has developed relationships with the leading action sports organizers, athletes, instructional facilities and media outlets in order to provide the highest level of instruction to women of all ages. In addition to Op, Teen Vogue and etnies Girl, this year’s list of sponsor partners includes Teen Vogue as presenting sponsor; etnies Girl as supporting sponsor; top venues such as ESPN X Games skateparks, Vans Skateparks, Woodward Camps and ski resorts throughout North America; instructional schools such as Surf Diva, HB Wahine Surf School, Wakeboard Boot Camp, Mtbchick racing, Mission2Ride, Honda Rider Educational Centers and MGT Snowboarding Camps; professional associations including the IASC (International Skateboarding Companies Association), Women’s Motocross Association, IWS (International Women’s Surfing), Women of Freestyle and E.A.G.L. BMX; and media partners within each sport, including Racer X magazine, Wakeboarding magazine, SG magazine, “GKA” and Active.com.
About Op Girls Learn To Ride(tm)
Op Girls Learn To Ride(tm) (Op GLTR), the original series of girls-only action sports clinics, is designed to give females of all ages the basic skills and confidence necessary to participate in skateboarding, surfing, motocross, wakeboarding, BMX, mountain biking and snowboarding. In this program, skilled professionals provide hands-on training with an emphasis on safety and skill developmeent. Now in its sixth year, Op GLTR has taught thousands of girls and women a new action sport. The program will host more than 200 events throughout the United States and Canada in 2005. For more information, please visit www.opgirlslearntoride.com.
