Whistler Water Sports Park Proposal Presentation January 22nd 2013

• What it looks like

•How it works

• Who participates

• Worldwide sport

• Water sports in North America

• in the Olympics

• Economic Impact

• Community Building

•Safety

•Environment A CABLE WATER SPORTS SYSTEM

• Allows participants to enjoy towed water sports WITHOUT a .

• Supports WAKE BOARDING, wake skating, WATER-SKIING, Wake skiing and more.

• SAFE fun for ALL AGES; 4 to 60+

• Guarantees CONTROLLED conditions on the water.

• Has positive ecological impact, and actually helps IMPROVE the environment. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

•6 TOWERS of steel lattice construction are strategically placed around the edge of a LAKE or cove. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

• Each tower guides 2 PARALLEL running CABLES 10-meters (≈ 32 feet) above the water.

• The running cables are guided in a CIRCLE around the water. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

• The system is driven by an ELECTRIC motor with adjustable speed settings.

•Set SPEEDS are CONSTANT no matter how many participants.

• The motor is SILENT. HOW IT WORKS HOW IT WORKS

• Participants wait their turn holding onto a HANDLE.

• The running cables have 6- 8 evenly spaced CARRIERS that pick up and drop ROPES at the start dock.

• As empty carriers pass and hook ropes, riders are GENTLY PULLED off the dock. HOW IT WORKS

•A TRAINED cable OPERATOR manages the entire system.

• The operator terminal is equipped with ELECTRONIC push button controls and PRESET SPEEDS.

• In case of emergency the cable can be stopped INSTANTLY via a disk BRAKE. BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE

• EASY to LEARN; trained staff on the dock assist EVERYONE.

• No equipment, no problem. RENTAL gear is offered.

• Participants can simply CIRCLE the lake and ENJOY the ride. ADVANCED and PRO

• Experienced participants can catch AIR and perform TRICKS.

• Riders can IMPROVE their SKILLS.

• Similar to SNOW and SKATE parks, rails and ramps are placed around the lake to ride over. What About the Aesthetics

Blends in with Park Like Settings Cables can be painted black or green. Cable towers can be covered with banners. Can be similar to Allen, TX – cable park in park setting. CABLE SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD

How many are there?

• over 200 operating cable watersports systems worldwide • 30 + countries including Canada • 2 Full Cable Parks in Canada 1 in Montreal + 1 in Winnipeg • 12 in the US as of 2012 • More in development • Local contest series • World contest series • Proven activity

USA ● Canada ● Austria ● Bulgaria ● Croatia ● Czech ● France ● Germany ● Great Britain ● Hungary ● Israel ● Italy ● Netherlands ● Poland ● Portugal ● Romania ● Russia ● Slovakia ● South Africa ● Spain ● Sweden ● Switzerland ● Yugoslavia ● Bela Russ ● Australia ● China ● India ● Indonesia ● Japan ● Philippines ● Thailand ● Singapore ● Turkey ● Korea SPORTS PARTICIPATION

Surfing

BMX 2,280,000 Track and Field 2,642,000

Volleyball 4,638,000

Snowboarding 6,005,000

7,110,000 Watersports 8,621,000

Football 9,016,000

Skateboarding 11,083,000

11,971,000 Snow Skiing 14,665,000

Soccer 16,114,000 Baseball 24,665,000

Basketball

• Towed water sports is a $1-BILLION dollar industry in North America

• In 2010 WAKE BOARDING was rated as one of the FASTEST growin sports.

• 3.2% of the total North American population enjoys towed WATER SPORTS. Olympic Event News Cable Wakeboarding

IOC will vote in October 2013 on the new venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics. At that time they will announce a new sport from 6 shortlisted ones. Cable Wakeboarding being one of them. ECONOMIC IMPACT Bringing more dollars to our area

General Participation • ATTRACT families from all over the world. • Water sports enthusiasts will DRIVE up to 3 HOURS several times each month to participate. (They will BUY gas, food and lodging)

Jobs • 10-15 employees at STARTUP.

International • DESTINATION activity like snow resorts • International AIRPORT is easily ACCESSIBLE.

Cost to Build • Will be kept within the local community.

Revenue * Extra revenue to the area. AVERAGE PRO EVENT

Participants 100 x $ 100/day x 2 days = 20,000 Participant Guests 300 x 75/day x 2 days = 45,000 Media 25 x 100/day x 2 days = 5,000 Sponsors 50 x 100/day x 2 days = 10,000 Patrons – Visiting 1,000 x 100/day x 2 days = 200,000 Patrons – Local* 3,000 x 20/day x 2 days = 120,000 $400,000 Participants - hotel rooms 100 x $150/day x 2 days = 30,000 Officials/Sponsors - hotel rooms 100 x 150/day x 3 days = 45,000 $75,000 Participants - rental cars/gas 40 x $50/day x 2 days = 4,000 Officials/Sponsors - rental cars/gas 25 x 50/day x 3 days = 3,750 $7,750 Event Budget Dollars Spent Locally: Banners/Signage 1,000 Direct Mail 2,500 VIP Entertainment 2,500 Sales Promotion 1,000 PR Retainer 5,000 Television Production 30,000 Regional Radio/TV Advertising 10,000 Total local event spending $52,000 Total Local Economic Impact/Event $534,750 COMMUNITY BUILDING Water sports bring people together

Spectator friendly • EXCITING to watch. Everyone gets an excellent VIEW of all the ACTION from shore.

•Broadens FAMILY involvement; entire groups come to PARTICIPATE on or off the water.

Summer Camps •Helping KIDS progress their SKILLS on water. Builds SELF-ESTEEM and CONFIDENCE.

•Water sportsOUTLET for kids without .

Relationships • FAMILY friendly RECREATION.

•Bring FRIENDS or MEET new ones at the park. COMMON ground for similar INTERESTS.

•You’re PLAYING with someone new every time. Broadens SOCIAL INTERACTION at all ages. Events • FESTIVAL style events are possible. •Local, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL competitions. All ages. • Amateurs and professionals compete at ALL AGES. SAFETY

Controlled conditions

• Much LOWER INJURY rate than boat towed water sports.

• PROFESSIONAL built obstacles.

• STRICT maintenance STANDARDS.

• All staff will have aquatic rescue TRAINING and be CPR CERTIFIED.

Safety Equipment

• HELMETS required.

•Coast Guard LIFE VEST required.

• Safety is a PRIORITY. OUR ENVIRONMENT A cable system’s positive impact

Ensuring Water Quality • An estimated OXYGEN supply of five tons per year is DELIVERED into the local water. There are studies to support this.

Maximize Resources • Allows more PEOPLE to ENJOY our natural resources. Preserving The Landscape • The towers have a FINE lattice CONSTRUCTION that is not obtrusive.

Efficient ・Less electricity used than a load of laundry per hour. $12/Day based on a 10 hour day.

Silence is Golden • The PEAK decibel reading at the motor tower is 55 decibels – BELOW normal HUMAN SPEECH. Master Plans Visualizing the perfect park • One possible solution

Re zoning Lot 6962 from RS-E1 To either LP-1 Or a custom zone that would suit this business plan THANK YOU! Whistler Cable Park Project

Claudio Iatan [email protected] 604.907.2987