It was another great season on the water for North Bay's Jaimee Bull.
The North Bay waterskier secured her fourth Water Ski Pro Tour title with a tight victory at the Miami Pro Tour which wrapped up on November 4.
Coming into the last weekend the main talk had been of the women’s slalom Tour Leaderboard. Jaimee Bull had taken top spot at the season opener in May and hadn’t let go since thanks to multiple wins and a 100 per cent podium record.
Regina Jaquess had been on a relentless charge in the four events since the Tour returned from Europe, eating into Jaimee’s once huge lead. If she finished in the top 2 in Miami and two places above Jaimee, she would have taken her first Tour title.
So, all down to the last weekend of the season. Ultimately, in the perfect scenario after 11 events, it came down to the very last pass. Regina and Jaimee were tied in the lead at [email protected] (41ft off) with Whitney, the top seed after qualifying, still to ski. Whitney ran 10.75m (39.5ft off), of course, to complete the set of such passes for this dominant trio. At this point we’re surprised to see anything else. There were a great many potential outcomes for the win as well as the Tour as Whitney came in at 10.25m for the last pass of women’s slalom in the 2024 season.
"I'm super happy to take the the tour win again this year," she said from the top of the podium after the win in Miami.
"I think it's really important for the sport to have a tour and have something that we are all pushing to get, and the points are something that everyone can follow. And I've seen that from people back home. It's something that they can be interested and excited about."
It was another great season for Jaimee, as she was the recipient of the 2023 WSWC Female Water Ski Athlete of the Year.
