Good times this past weekend! We pulled 144 rides and a lotta legs (just call me Reride ;)
Thanks to all contestants, officials, club members, judges, boat
owners, sponsors, families, supporters and anyone else we might havemissed who helped put this event together. It's truly a team effort and everyone contributed mightily.
Please take a moment to check your records and insure you have paid for all said rides, as our club is a nonprofit all volunteer organization that relies on prompt settlement of accounts in order to keep on keeping on...
Non club contestants can send their payments to:
c/o
20th Annual Desert Classic
POBOX 12107
La Jolla, CA 92039
The events:
Trick rds 1&2 (order depends
on judges). Novice Slalom
rds 1&2 nev made (slowest
1st-short ln last). Sunday
Jump rds 1&2 nev made 25ft 1st.
Finish rds 2&3 Slalom, same order.
Performance notes:
Top trick performances:
Skip Wintter, 5240
Daniell Sligar 4580
Eric Lee 4830
Top Slalom performances
Group A
Charlene Brown 74 buoys
David O'Hara 73.5
Ryan Fitzpatrick 73
Group B
Erik Larson 86.5
Taylor Garcia 86
Tom Scott 86
Group C
Scott Larson 105.5
Michael Stevenson 98.5
Skip Wintter 93.5
Jump
Michael Stevenson 160 feet
Skip Wintter 151
Daniell Sligar 91
-TWD
(updated 6/8/09)
Passing this one along: And remember, if you buy the spot, you heard about it on the "We'd Rather Be Skiin'" blog and TWD gets a ski ride now and then;)
Imperial Lakes, California--is a private gated waterski community and host to the 2007 Western Regionals--2 tournament lakes with 20 homeowners. Located near the town of El Centro in the Imperial Valley, approximately an hour east of San Diego, with easy access off Interstate 8. www.imperiallakes.net
Both lakes have tournament slalom courses with a single jump ramp. Well developed common areas include grass and mature trees providing maximum wind protection. Also included are a filtered water system, horse stables, and gas tanks and docks for fueling boats. Imperial Lakes truly is the ultimate experience…
Lot #1—we have owned the lot for approximately 11 years. Located at the north end of west lake is considered one of the more desirable locations. This is the only lot that still has the opportunity/ flexibility to create your own unique, living space!
We were all set to excerpt a few missives from USA Waterski.org's latest newsletter. But, they sent it to us in a PDF format. (for the uninitiated, PDF stands for portable document format, and it is a proprietary program from Adobe, that, while it has its advantages in certain situations, is just plain BAD MANNERS if you are using it via e-mail and on Internet Web pages).
So, now that the grumpiness is out of the way, on to the latest from USA WaterSki...
OH!
Sucks to lose a post to a "page not found" "error undefined" message dealie. Yet another reason why NOT TO COMPOSE IN the TYPEPAD interface.
Sigh. Adelante:
Grumpiness round II out of the way...here's the newsletter's neato-torpedo logo. Click on it for a larger view.
So, as we were saying before we were so rude, rude, rude, rude, rudely interrupted:
The national championship of three-event water skiing is going to once again be held at Disney World!
It's true.
The dates? Sept. 13-15.
The finale, set to be held under the lights at on Village Lake at Downtown Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Sounds like a blast. MasterCraft is the presenting sponsor (cough, cough) and thee exclusive towboat of the US Open.
This event is going to be held in conjunction with the Water Sport Industry Association's annual Surf and Water Ski Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Sounds like one of them there big "to dos!". Anyone else going? Road trip anyone?
-TWD
