Neil pioneered the introduction of wakeboarding into the AWSA in 1996. He established wakeboarding into the IWWF, forming the World Wakeboarding Council and is currently Chairman of the World Wakeboard Council. He is a past US National Ski Race Champion and Australian Champion and has represented Australia at the World Championships in Italy. Neil still holds the IWSF world record for successfully skiing the Adriatic from Yugoslavia to Italy in 1976. He was president of Wakeboard Australia for 9 years from 1996 to 2005. Neil was awarded with an IWWF 10 year service award from the World Wakeboard Council for his contribution to wakeboarding and introducing the sport globally to 82 Federations.