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Cooper_Trelawney

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  1. One more thought about Jacinta and her greatness. She has overcome a lot of adversity to be the GOAT. Her coach passed away early in her career. She skied 3 events while commuting long distances to train while also getting an education, internship and career as a physiotherapist, started a family and got dumped by her towboat sponsor for setting a world record behind another brand of boat (ridiculous!). This lady has grit!
  2. @Horton yeah, I get your point about a thinner field of ladies jumpers but think about the consistency. No off days, no bad timing, no missing her kick 3 jumps in a row, and no mega crashes that she couldn't recover from. All on a variety of sites, conditions and continents. Just tournament after tournament in 1st place. She was competing with herself and still winning.
  3. @jdroseinc those graphics, I'd say late 90s. @Broussard might pin that down better.
  4. @Horton Her accomplishments truly do put her on a short list of greatest athletes in the history of waterskiing. 5 world records, 5 time world champion, 7 times Masters champion and 11 times Moomba champion but I think her undefeated streak from 2013 until retirement in 2024 is what is especially compelling.
  5. Has anyone in any waterski event ever had a run of wins like Jacinta? I can't think of anyone. Australia sure has produced some great jumpers for sure a relatively small population.
  6. I hope it can go to a great site where future jumpers can utilize it!
  7. I just saw Return to Baseline report that Jacinta Carroll is retiring from professional skiing after winning women's jumping at Moomba for the 11th time. What she has accomplished over her career is really amazing. First woman to jump 200' and a winning streak that's longer than 10 years. Wow!
  8. Those are pretty mint looking. You should be getting some decent offers on them.
  9. Jr men's tricks was nuts with the top 2 seeds setting back to back records. Amazing talent!
  10. Lucas Cornale running -39.5 on the Yarra for a Jr Moomba record is super impressive. It will be an interesting final to see how Charlie Ross responds.
  11. @Horton I'm unable to open the file. Can I trouble you to email me? Travissellsproperty@gmail.com Thanks 👍
  12. Hey ballers, if anyone is considering making the move to SMRR and are interested in Rob's house; just let me know. As a local REALTOR I have 14 closed sales in the area's 3-event waterski communities. I'd be honored to help out a fellow skier get this awesome home!
  13. @swbca here is a picture of my mom with my grandparents on the beach in Acapulco at the old Club de Esquis in Acapulco Bay. People have been taking their skis to the bay for a long, long time. My family still has that ski!
  14. I remember when I turned 14. I was tall, skinny, pimple faced and awkward around girls but I sure did love to ski. Happy Birthday BOS! Here's to 14 more!
  15. @RobHazelwood interesting that you mentioned the slight concave on the Gravitron by Radar. My 1980s Connelly HP trick ski had a concave too. It skied completely different than the more-popular Kidder/HO trick with the tracking grooves. I hated the Connelly Concept trick though, which was stepped. Trick skis may look similar brand to brand but they sure can be different once you study them up close or better, ski on them!
  16. Patrice Martin might have inspired Napoleon Dynamite's famous dance scene. I just thought one of the best trick skiers of all time would have some better dance moves, like throw in a 540 or something.
  17. Everything here looks exciting and intense. The short set up, hand throttle driving, small narrow slaloms and 72" jumpers. Even the 6' ramp was shorter and steeper angled than today's ramp. All of those factors and more, made waterskiing look more extreme. Contrast that to the perfect conditions, smooth performances, speed controled larger boats, more surface area skis, etc of today. Oh, and that audience too! I've never been a freestyle jumper other than a pretty lame helicopter but that guy who threw that HUGE front flip is awesome!
  18. This is some great off-season and back-in-time entertainment! Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I did. I was pretty impressed by the quality of skiing for the conditions (albeit a 4-bouy course).
  19. Based on the second photo above, I'd name her the Purple People Eater. Whether she has 1 eye, 1 horn and flies remains to be determined.
  20. This might win Best Post of the Year 🏆
  21. I learned how to jump on yellow Stinger honeycomb jumpers. This boat and those skis would look perfect together!
  22. @rogerw do you recall any specifics about them not mentioned above or some of the high-end trick skiers that skied on Chippendale? They were quite rare in the US, I think I saw a print advertisement once.
  23. Dreamy. I've always thought the golden California hills speckled with oaks is such an attractive landscape. Being close to all the great wineries, restaurants and resort properties in Napa is nice too. Now we have 2 amazing waterski properties on the market! One in Louisiana and one in California. Let's see how those properties go 👍
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