You can own Marcus Brown's bed pillow! This standard-sized, poly-filled pillow was used by Marcus Brown as recently as November 2009. The handsome cotton-blend cover is adorned by a vigilant leopard and a menacing tiger, ready to pounce on its prey just like the amazing professional waterskier and developer of the West Coast Slalom style, Marcus Brown!
Just by sleeping on the very pillow that Marcus laid his flowing dreadlocks, perhaps you will improve your slalom score by a full pass! Check out his credentials: Face to Face Tour
***Note: This auction has the expressed, verbal consent of Marcus Brown.***
Horton: What are your goals for 2010? Stisher: To finally balance my family, business, and skiing appropriately. Although I would like to be in the finals for every event, I can't sell my soul or abandon my family or my business to do so.
NAUTIQUE ANNOUNCES THE FIFTH ANNUAL O’BRIEN BIG DAWG SERIES
Written by Terri Schneider
Monday, 26 April 2010 21:28
ORLANDO, FLA (April 23, 2010) — Nautique is proud to announce the dates of the fifth annual O’Brien Big Dawg Series presented by the world-renowned, prestigious Nautique brand.
The two O’Brien Big Dawg qualifying tournaments will take place in Houston, Texas and Windsor, Colorado on June 25-26 and August 28-29, respectively. Each qualifying event will pit up to 50 skiers in head-to-head competition, all vying for cash and other prizes plus a chance to earn an invite to the finals held September 25-26 in Winter Garden, FL. Additionally, the head-to-head finals will be webcast live from Isles of Lake Hancock, allowing a large number of ski enthusiasts worldwide to view this fun and unique event from the comfort of their own homes.
This year’s Big Dawg finals will be recognized by the International Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) sanctioning the Big Dawg series a Class L with athletes participating all across the the United States and from various countries who will compete for the Big Dawg Title and a chance to set a 34 mph world record!
Horton: This interview is about ski design, but I think we need to start by telling the readers about you. How did you get started skiing?
Rini: My Grampa, Mom and Aunt all skied so I first skied at my Aunt’s house like just about every Canadian does in the summer. My brother, Dan, and I used to spend a lot of our summer vacation with my Grandparents, and there was a ski club right by their house so we both joined. We used to spend all day hanging out and skiing…we didn’t know any better so we would ski as many times as our name came up in the rotation some days it was 9 or 10 times.
Horton: By your mid twenties you had a few Canadian National titles and were a member of the Canadian world team. How did you go from national champ to world class coach and ski designer?
Rini: I skied with Mike Ferraro for a lot of years. His way of coaching always made me think and question the usual coaching I heard everywhere else at the time. He would always ask me to coach him or coach the kids at his school. When I hit my twenties and couldn’t make enough money skiing, coaching was a natural transition for me. My passion for ski design came from Mike as well. He always worked for Herb. When I opened my own school, I used HO gear so whenever something new came out Mike, Drew and Wade would ask me my opinion. From there he hired me and I have been working for Herb ever since….well, of course, Sully is my real boss!
Horton: How would you describe your coaching philosophy?
You can own Marcus Brown's bed pillow! This standard-sized, poly-filled pillow was used by Marcus Brown as recently as November 2009. The handsome cotton-blend cover is adorned by a vigilant leopard and a menacing tiger, ready to pounce on its prey just like the amazing professional waterskier and developer of the West Coast Slalom style, Marcus Brown!
Horton: What are your goals for 2010? 
ORLANDO, FLA (April 23, 2010) — Nautique is proud to announce the dates of the fifth annual O’Brien Big Dawg Series presented by the world-renowned, prestigious Nautique brand. 
Horton: This interview is about ski design, but I think we need to start by telling the readers about you. How did you get started skiing?