Director Darwin

The 35mph "bracket" has been kicked around for some time. If there are a significant number of MM skiers who would like to see this happen, all they need to do is start a petition and submit it to the board. I would be happy to present this at our January board meeting if someone can put it together for the rules committee to review. Again, if a majority want it, it can happen. Since this would be an AWSA rule, the KPH relation would not be a factor. We would simply need to establish the split times for 35mph.

Marc - I believe you are correct. If memory serves, they allowed him a practice set on the ski before the finals and then, he went out and won the event. As an explanation to the proliferation of Goode's at these high-end 34mph events, there could be a correlation between having the resources to spend $2k on a ski and the resources to pay airfare, hotel and $200 entry fees. I would bet there are some really good skiers who simply do not have that level of discretionary income.

SOLD.

OB - I think Ward cried when that boat pulled out of the neighborhood on Sunday!!

I could be wrong, but I believe Ben jumped on a Connelly Prophecy a few years back when his 9100 broke and performed very well. Don't remember many details.

When we hosted the first two independent ski tests, I came to the conclusion that it's the Indian (P.C. edit: Native Casino Owner Americans) and not the arrow. Certainly, some skis perform marginally better than others for particular styles but those guys in the top 16 or top 8 could ride a boat paddle. Scot Jones tested 6 different skis the first year of the ski test. He skied 38-off on all 6. Some may have felt better but in the end, they all performed. And, a lot has changed in the 5 years since we did the first test. The performance gap between skis has narrowed significantly.

One of my members after skiing a scary pass: "I'm just glad that ended before somebody got hurt".

Forgot to mention, ski comes w/ a Raley ventral wing and protective Goode neo sleeve.

2011 Goode Nano "non-twist". 66" Mid Ride. 228 amp. New dual loc. Asking $1350. Paid $2k less than two months ago. This ski was a special order item. Goode is now offering the "non-twist" which seems to be preferred. Ski has approx. 15 sets. Perfect condition. Stored indoors when not in use. Used on private site only. Going back to traditional shape. Inquire: jdarwin (at) lakesatcottonwood dot com

Ward - I stand corrected. So both top scores (34 and 36) were behind the CP.

As an objective observation, we pulled 37 skiers each day this weekend at my two record tournaments using a SN200 and a Carbon Pro. Out of 4 rounds over two days, the boats pulled all age and skill levels. Top score of the weekend was 2 @ 41. Two skiers into 41. Eight skiers into 39. Four women skiers mid way thru 38. From 4 rounds over two days, 18 skiers had their best score behind the Carbon Pro - top score was 1 @ 41 at 36mph. 13 skiers had their best round behind the SN - top score was 2 @ 41 at 34mph. 6 skiers scored equally behind each boat. Two regional records were pulled. One by each boat. We had 7 different drivers on site. Each driver drove both boats. The consensus was that the SN200 tracked better but the CP was very managable. The CP performed well, drove well and received very favorable comments from all skiers including the deep shortline 36 and 34mph skiers. The kids and slower speed skiers loved both boats but again, felt the CP was easier to ski behind due to the perceived softer pull. Finally, I tracked fuel consumption very carefully. The CP used 27% less fuel pulling the exact same skiers over two days. If the CP was used exclusively, I would have saved $148.50 in fuel costs over the two tournaments.

Scot - very cool. Maybe some techy on site can get this to work.

I'll have my laptop under the tent - I'll source the wireless from my house. Final parings start around the same time as the LSU game - you know where to find me.

@ShaneH - that PB is about to go up again this weekend!

@ShaneH - that PB is about to go up again this weekend!