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@JPeckham has done it.

I’m very late adding to this thread… I had the good fortune to ski with @m_pags a couple weeks ago. Mark has a great set up here! My wife and I were the only ones there at the time. Mark took us on a little boat tour of his site, then I got in a quick set. Even though it’s “out in the middle of no where”… it’s such an awesome site, and Mark is such a gracious host, I’m sure there will be a thriving club there in no time! Truly worth the trip if you’re in the area.

It would be interesting to know the backstory on this… Also, Joel’s reaction as he goes through the exit gates. Pretty big deal to run 41 no matter the circumstances.

I skied an open water set in northern PA on a flood control reservoir. Air 70, water 63. Could very well be my last time till a February trip to Florida.

Almost immediately after Connelly introduced their versa tail, Jason was experimenting with self designed 3-d printed tails.

Part of the celebration after Joel’s 41.

As @SteveB said getting there early will give you a nice choice of trees! Also during slalom, the USA waterski tent is about mid-course, you can probably duck in there for some shade. I’ll be heading back to the great white north on Monday, won’t see any sun for 11-1/2 months, so I won’t be taking up any shady spots!

Thanks for the heads up! Challenging weather conditions for the organizers for sure.

We saw @lpskier and @GWaterski today at Jacks!

Strong cross wind!

Saw some jumping yesterday. It will be interesting to see how the top ladies handle a strong cross wind in the course this morning! Unfortunate weather predictions for today and tomorrow!😔

Old boats… learned to ski behind the 14’ PennYan trail boat in 1968, when I was 8 years old. After that I was skiing behind the ‘63 Chris Craft custom ski boat till 1971. Sadly that beautiful boat left the family after 1972. I didn’t ski behind the white PY outboard in the lift or the neighbors ’49 CC also in the pic.

Even though it’s not exactly what you’re looking for, Cory Vaughan operates “Peace Love and Waterskiing” in Bumpass VA. Great place to get coaching!

Tournament and practice PB are one in the same. The first time I ever ran a 32 was in a tournament, I ended with a score of 1@35. That was about 10 years ago. I have matched that score a handful of times since in practice and tournaments. Not much progress over the years due to the fact I don’t have access to a course.

I’m much better at skipping rocks than going around buoys. I might have a chance of getting on TV yet!