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In my experience skiing with Mike Syderhoud in Shasta in 94 and 95 was integral in the development of the knowledge and skills that I’d developed over the previous few years working with another excellent skiing mind and coach David Spencer. A year later in 96 I resumed working with David and continued to build knowledge and skills. Looking back on that time it seems clear to me now that these excellent coaches were also going through an evolution in their processes as their knowledge grew and they adapted to the impacts on skiers by the changes in equipment. For me these coaches, the changes in equipment and hours and hours of studying the West Coast video led to real breakthroughs for me. Over the past couple years, now 15 to 20 or so years later I’m happy to continue evolving my knowledge and skills, however incrementally, with the latest equipment and the lineage of excellent coaching with Terry Winter aka @twhisper.

Will be interesting to see the impacts on boating and tow boats in the next decade or so considering GM and Ford’s commitment to transitioning to EVs.

Borrowed this pic from mctt...

https://teamtalk.mastercraft.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=126737&stc=1&d=1431292912

 

The TMCno1 I was thinking about was the red and white 88 or 89 that was towed by the same vintage, white Chevy Astro van with the custom red MC stripes that was popular on the MC Teamtalk site back in the early 2000’s.

93 Limited hands down. The whole TMCno1 rig was awesome too!

 

Here’s an example from Swimming NSW Swim League...

Swimmers are first categorised by age e.g. Junior (9-12 yrs) or Seniors (13yrs+) and then allocated a division based on swimming ability. For example, an 18-yr-old boy who can swim 50 m Freestyle in 24 secs will be placed in Senior Division 1, while a 14-yr-old girl who can swim 50 m Freestyle in 33 secs will be placed in Senior Division 2. A 10-yr-old girl that can swim 50 m Freestyle in 31 secs will be placed in Junior Division 1 and a 11-yr-old boy who can swim 50 m Freestyle in 38 secs will be placed in Junior Division 3.

 

Nice boat! Last week I told my wife that if we hit the mega millions I was going to buy that ‘94 on Skiitagain.

Must be mid winter.

Many youth/adult amateur sports leagues use ability based divisions or brackets -baseball/softball, volleyball, basketball, golf, swimming, cycling, etc.

Need to check the brakes and steering on that sled.

Welcome back. The crew at Performance Ski and Surf @perfski is very helpful when it comes to equipment needs and they provide outstanding customer service. You may try giving them a call. And when possible post some photos of your Jcraft.

Nice boat!

Great topic. As kid growing up at the south Jersey shore In Somers Point I spent a lot of time on the bay and creeks fishing and crabbing with my dad and grand-mom. I was first drawn into skiing by watching the Wide World of Sports and seeing Wayne Grimwidch and the other stars of the day. In the summer of 1974 a friend bought a used 13 ft Whaler with a 20 hp Johnson and a pair of Cypress Gardens Bronco Combos and we learned to ski on the open water of Great Egg Harbor Bay. Later that summer I bought a used MFG Corvette II with a 40 hp Evinrude and a pair of no name wooden combos. The next fall, freshman year in high school I found the AWSA information in the school library index and have been a member ever since. The next summer I traded the 40 hp for 60 hp, got up on one ski for the first time and my life was changed forever... So family ties, friendships and boating interests pretty much took over at that point. By my early 20’s fitness and targeted training for skiing came into focus. At 29 I decided to drive to Jimmy Durhams Ski School in South Carolina to learn to ski the course and have been hooked ever since. From there things continued to blossom, Spencer’s Training Camp in NY, moved to CA and skied with Syderhoud and the Berkeley crew. Then moved back east and for the past 20+ years have been blessed to share the sport with my wife and kids, ski at sites all over the Northeast and train at a special pond with an awesome crew. In other words, water skiing rocks!

Nice boat!

@Horton if you’re looking for suggestions imo Jim’s wife Sue’s post today by @Sasquatch is hard to beat.

Grew up skiing in salt and brackish water 15+ years. No problem, didn’t notice any difference other than it was easier on the palms. Just make sure to rinse with fresh water after.

 

Once I got started skiing on freshwater lakes I heard people talking about this water feels fast, feels slow, adjust this for this and that. To me the feeling of fast and slow has more to do with the skier’s path (wide vs narrow), and the distance of the skiers path from the shoreline. If the shoreline is close and runs parallel to the skiers path things feel fast to me. I never adjusted the ski for that.

Off topic... a while back there was a thread that asked the question... why isn’t there an industry standard for hole patterns?

Nice boat!

Thanks @Calisdad57 . The Silverfish surf sunglasses look great, and have perscription options.

You may do well by checking with @perfski for close outs and such.

I’ve also been using both palms down for deep water starts for many years now. Just feels more stable and a little less stress on the body. I switch to the correct baseball bat grip as soon as I’m up.

Sounds like it’s time for a Winter poll

Awesome job @DAKERS. Wish I could find her trading card that our son got out of Sports Illustrated Kids Mag about ~20 some years ago.

Yes. Think of a baseball bat or golf club grip. The foot facing the pitcher’s mound or the green is the front foot, and that hand is palm down.

Sounds great. Hope you hit a home run and then open a site in New England.