Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted September 1, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 1, 2014 I know nothing about the equipment used here. Just a guy playing with his new toy who wanted to film us. A pretty interesting perspective on our urban site where skiing has been happening since the sixties. Fast forward to the 1 minute mark to see takeoff. https://www.dropbox.com/s/d8vy295fye5lef9/Aquatic%20Park.mp4?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted September 1, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 1, 2014 Very cool site. Is it fresh water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted September 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 2, 2014 It's salty - comes in under the highway from SanFrancisco Bay. great site - great folks - lots of history. Was a hot bed of slalom in its hey day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted September 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 2, 2014 Site of the 1969 and 1977 Nationals, best of my recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted September 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 2, 2014 I know of the '77 Nat's. David Spencer was Men's 1 overall champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingshredd Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Went down and watched the Cal. Cup there in the early 80s and saw Bob LaPoint set a new record for the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller disland Posted September 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 2, 2014 looks like the jump hasnt been used since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Berkeley Aquatic Park is awesome. You are just spoiled with Princeton Lakes @disland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted September 2, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted September 2, 2014 The jump was rebuilt about 20 years ago but hasn't had much use in the last 15 yrs. Last year a graffiti artist paddled out there in the middle of the night and tagged the surface. We also had a homeless guy living under it. One of many interesting problems with urban skiing. The ramp is currently preserved with a thick layer of bird crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted September 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 3, 2014 The ramp had regular use when I was skiing there in 94 and 95. Good times - every weekend from April to October, and a weeknight here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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