Freestyle Asylum has been putting on jet ski display shows for some years and their fame has been building. This year’s Sports Boat and RIB show at Ocean Village in Southampton at the end of May saw a tremendous jet ski display in front of thousands of personal watercraft fans. Sue Baggaley was there to ask them how they train, what makes them special and why they do it….

Who is in the Freestyle Asylum team?
The Team consists of three riders; Jaimiee ‘Downtown’ Brown, Paul ‘Smiffy’ Smyth, and Darren ‘Oggy’ Ogden.

How long have you been riding together?
Oggy: Jaimiee and myself have been riding together recreationally for up to 10 years. I have been doing the jet skiing shows for around five years.
Smiffy: I’ve only been riding in the team for a couple of years, but I’ve been riding jet skis with the
other riders for 4-5 years.   
Jaimiee: Roughly 10 years recreationally, but been doing shows with Freestyle Asylum for three years.

Where do you train?
Oggy: Nitrojet Action Sports in Oxford are my sponsors along with AirTime Products so that is where  I do most of my jet ski training.
Smiffy: I’m also proudly sponsored by Nitrojet Action Sports and Airtime Products and can be found training on my jet ski down there.
Jaimiee: Herne Bay and I try to get up to Nitrojet to practice prior to the shows.

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