CptOriginal

Both are great ideas. In!

9-year-old me watched A LOT of Hot Summer Nights on ESPN and had just tried the course for the first time behind a Sea Star tri-hull with a 90hp Merc. I called the corporate office at EP Skis and asked what it would take to be a sponsored athlete. They told me I needed to earn an EP Rating as a start. Long story short, I've been chasing it ever since. A few local tournament skiers on Lake Miltmore, the public lake in northern IL where I grew up, got me started. A ski school trip when I was 15 led me to my first slalom tournament in Fort Wayne (INT), but I really discovered tournament skiing at Pleasant Shores in Van Wert, Ohio when I was a freshman at the University of Dayton. I was hooked. The next logical step was to found a collegiate team at Dayton, which we did in 1995 with our first tourney at OSU in April of 1996. It is an understatement to say that water skiing changed my life, and the collegiate experience was truly the start of it all. Water skiing introduced me to my closest friends and led me to my lovely wife, Miranda. My water ski family literally became my family and to this day I’m privileged to share lakes and water time with many of my collegiate teammates and competitors with new friends joining our ski family every season. Best of all, our children are going up together, united by our sport.

We have the KD Titanium Graphite in stock and will do some side by side testing once the ice breaks and we'll certainly share our findings. Personally, I can't wait to try it, based on all the good feedback. If you happen to be in Northern IL / Southern WI, DM me and we'll get you demo set. - Cpt. O

I also need to chime in on the swimming area. It makes a HUGE difference for families, especially those with non-skiers and small children to have a safe and welcoming swimming area. The beach and swimming situation at Mystic is amazing. It's basically a day at the beach for your family. Again, a game changer, especially if you have spouse or kids who don't ski or didn't qualify. We should start working now toward a swim area at WPB next year.

Couldn't agree more that the site was fantastic, the LOC worked their tails off, as did all of the volunteers to make it a great experience for all. The open competition and America's cup were truly spectacular. Much appreciation to all of those who did the work and no complaints....except for my poor skiing.

Blue-green algae is becoming a pretty serious problem. We've had our lake shut down a few times because of dangerous blooms. Even when the blooms prove to be nontoxic, the process of water testing and communication and dealing with concerned (and sometimes angry) residents is taxing. Anyone have experience with this problem?

Any word on what Radar will do with the time allotted on Lake 4 during nationals?

Skied with Freddy and Manon last week. Awesome! Real progress in just two off season slalom sets with Freddy. Found a few critical bad trick habits in a sunrise trick set with Manon. Starting the season off right!

Skied with Freddy and Manon last week. Awesome! Real progress in just two off season slalom sets with Freddy. Found a few critical bad trick habits in a sunrise trick set with Manon. Starting the season off right!