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Topic: 2017 New Years Day Barefoot Tournment LKN
Posted By: Donald80SN
Subject: 2017 New Years Day Barefoot Tournment LKN
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 12:39pm

39th Annual New Year's Day Barefoot Tournament 11:30 AM START TIME !!!!!
The New Year's Day Barefoot Tournament on Lake Norman is one of the longest running and most unique barefoot tournaments in the world. Held annually in Mundy Cove in front of Lake Norman Marina and hosted by the Carolina Show Ski Team, it combines barefoot waterskiing starts, tricks, and endurance into one scored and competitive adventure.

Competitors are divided between boom, male, female, and open; there's a place for you in this tournament regardless of barefooting skill level. This is a USA Water Ski sanctioned event, and there are only 40 participant slots available.

*** REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 15TH ***

• USAWS Member competitors: $35
• Non-USAWS member competitors: $45
• All spectators: FREE! Bring your camera!

Limited concessions will be available. Invite your barefooting friends to compete and see who will reign supreme!

In the past, the annual event has drawn participants from Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, New Jersey, and, of course, the Carolinas. While water and air temperatures may vary, a heated waterfront building is available for the barefooters to change before running to the dock to take their run.

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Did you know that more than a million people die each year as a result of not having shoes to wear? Our barefoot tournament raises money and awareness for Samaritan's Feet International as they provide shoes to the nearly 300 million people who go without shoes each day. Please contact tournaments@carolinashowski.org for more details.





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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 12:53pm
Last year CCFan's own NCH20Skier was the official USAWS Driver for this event and he is also a competitor. You can see him in the photo above driving his new favorite boat a Cobalt I / O .

Our Larry (75 Tique) and Scott M. ( North Coastidol) were in the top five all day long on there first time visit to this tough event. Also, AirTique98 ( J Bear's Brother) also seems to make it to the event most years.

The thing that is hard about this event, is they run it in a circle, so you are hitting your own wake and prop wash after the first pass. There are several classes including a kids boom class and the last class is for the pro's.

Sorry, no tubing events are scheduled this year.

There is always a big crowd. So of the local motorcycle clubs seem to make this a annual event and there will be fifty or more bike show up for this event. It is a nice family atmosphere. We are asking Chris Quinner to please stay home.

Merry Christmas.

Donald   

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2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 12:59pm
I scanned the entries for the event and did not not see Cousin Donald's name so he must be holding out for next years 40th Annual Tournament.
Looks like Larry (75Tique) will be missing from this year's event but our site will be represented by Scott Monahan, Adam Deen and yours truly. I have elected to step aside from driving this year's event to hang with the footers on the dock.
We are going to try to live stream the event on FB but will not offer any promises.

If your in the area you should stop by and support the skiers and the local ski club who will be selling hot dogs, chilli, and host chocolate.

Feel free to call with questions 704.506.5905

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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 1:08pm
Originally posted by NCH20SKIER NCH20SKIER wrote:

I scanned the entries for the event and did not not see Cousin Donald's name so he must be holding out for next years 40th Annual Tournament.


Greg,

As a lot of you know, I do all of my watersports in a Speedo. Ever since the US Swim Team that that unfortunate problem in Rio, I am trying to get that open Speedo contract. I would signup for the kids boom event but the combined air and water temp might result in shrinkage. I may be mistaken for a lady competitor.

Donald

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 1:44pm
To all those thinking about attending to watch or participate, I highly recommend it. Great fun. I am a no show this year because I have to travel to Houston. that weekend.

The guy pictured above came in second in our division, out of 15. He is 73 and went for about 4.5 minutes.



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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 3:54pm
Is it a barefoot tournament or can you wear socks?


Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 6:09pm
Originally posted by Hollywood Hollywood wrote:

Is it a barefoot tournament or can you wear socks?

No but Hippie Sandals are just fine.

You need to try to work this into your Wisconsin to Orlando back to Wisconsin to Utah and back to Wisconsin Holiday Road Trip. You should be able to fit a Charlotte / Mooresville trip in the middle of that.

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2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 7:41pm
Originally posted by Hollywood Hollywood wrote:

Is it a barefoot tournament or can you wear socks?


You may have asked that question because you recalled a conversation about this picture from last year. I didnt see it happen, but saw the photo and questioned it. Greg told me the guy went in to it not intending to compete but just to make an "exhibition" run. I wish you could wear booties, I could go a lot farther as I have a problem with hot foot at about the 1 minute mark.



You should leave FL 2 days early and stop here on the way back. You would probably tear it up. Didnt I hear that you did a run like all the way down and back Owasco Lake last summer......twice?   Or something like that.

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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 9:30pm
Yes Larry that's it. Glad you remembered.

Let me remind you before she reminds me that this is her vacation too. Atleast at Lake Carlin she can lay in the sun while I ski.


Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: December-22-2016 at 9:55pm
She could provide counseling to Buddy and Rocky

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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: January-01-2017 at 7:18pm
I was a spectator at today's event with about 30 contestants with CCFan well represented. The temp was 46 degrees with a sometimes misty rain. It was cloudy all day which made for a cold wet feel for the day. The rain was not really an issue but it just added to the challenge. These folks for CC Fan participated in the event:

NCH20Skier Greg F., IAughtNaut, Adam D. , North Coastidol Scott M. and his Cousin David M. Also, Adam's Girl Friend Vandygayle entered in the Boom Division and had a great run. There was a 74 and a 77 year old competitor and one traveled from as far away as Winnipeg Canada. Several were from NJ, OH, IN, PA, and Florida. The gentlemen that was in the lead after round one in the Open ( Top) level, did a backwards dock start and I have a great picture to post of that start. I will post the other photo's of site members as soon as I can.

Adam was a real crowd pleaser. His run got off to a ruff start and he was doing a ton of thrashing and the boat when into the first turn before he had gotten on his feet so he was swung out very hard and fast and the crowd was amazed has he just popped up from the spray onto his feet. John Gillette was working the PA system and was right there with the crowd in amazement that we was able to save the run and get to his feet.   It was priceless.   

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 11:35am
OK, here are some of my I-Phone 6 photo's.

Greg F.



Adam D.
He went first and I was getting my daughter, Natalie a Coffee so I missed, on film his crazy start, but I got his first lap on film.



Vandygayle, Adam's Girl Friend was in the Boom Division and Started from a Surf Board.



Scott M did his first run and then choose to put up a second run.



Second Run



I did not get a good shot of David M., Scott's Cousin. I did get a good shot of Santa. You would of thought he would of been tried from Christmas.



This guys is a retired Correct Craft Dealer from Ohio, I think, that is 77 years old / young.



It was a great event.

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 11:38am
There was a professional taking pictures all day long. When I find out where those pictures are posted I will let you know. Last year there were several hundred photo's from inside and outside of the boat to view.

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 12:07pm
what a great event. probably around 30 competitors, everybody out there just having fun. there were a few pretty serious looking photographers on the dock but I'm pretty sure there were none in the boat.

I had my trusty waterproof camera with me though (I haven't figured out how to film myself with it but Greg and David got pretty decent shots with their phones. they are on facebook but I have zero idea how to get them here. Davids has my whole run which is cool cause I really sold out going for the faceplate award)

Scott


David


Greg


Vandygayle


Scott #2


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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 5:37pm
Congrats to all of this years CCF participants, You represented us well and special kudos to Vandygalye for jumping in and joining the boys. It is a great event. Nice we had some more join the team this year. Sorry I missed it this year. Hopefully I'll be back next year.

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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 6:30pm
oh, the best part of the day, there was a mixup on getting the cobalt insured so the hydrodyne you can see in my videos was the tow boat. no tower, no fly high, you were getting a low pull or staying on the dock.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 6:46pm
Originally posted by IAughtNaut IAughtNaut wrote:

oh, the best part of the day was the tow boat. no tower, no fly high, you were getting a low pull or staying on the dock.

And what did we start with way back and it worked for years!!

I too would like to thank the CCfan'rs for their representation.

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Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 7:48pm
Adam do they have a butt glide comp?? You could lap that lake all day long :)

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Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-02-2017 at 7:58pm
Tourney was a good time and well represented by CCF Skiers. While the results / hardware may not prove this we damn sure had a good time. I would encourage any level of footer to come have some fun at this event.

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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: January-03-2017 at 1:38am
Appreciate the shout out on Scott's second run. Looking forward to seeing Adam's run. Little do they all know it wasn't really anything out of the ordinary from him.


Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-03-2017 at 2:35am
Thanx Adam Deen!


john

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AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-03-2017 at 12:29pm
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/community/lake-norman-mooresville/article124154374.html" rel="nofollow - Charlotte Observer Coverage

Still looking forward to the "professional" photos. Last year there were links to two great sets of photos from the event. I hope they show up shortly. They were very good last year.

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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: AirTique98
Date Posted: January-03-2017 at 6:11pm
     Thanks to Adam and "The Donald" for the great pictures and videos!! Fun event that I thoroughly enjoyed viewing two years ago while in Charlotte for the Holidays. My son usually competes but the addition of a fourth child recently [all age 6 or less] forced a change in priorities for the day. Great to see CCF represented so well by so many!!
     I was particularly excited to see that an old friend from back in the day won the men's division....John Cornish!! Met John when he was a teenager back around 1970 and he was tearing up the Youghiogheny River and had the opportunity to 'foot with him many times including in '74 and '75 when he joined us on vacation on Lake X.. Had to go back to the old picture albums to confirm the dates....I believe John went on to become a member of the World Team around '78.
     Love this sport...sure would have been cool to see John again after all these years!!

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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 12:18am
From John Gillette's book, second edition.



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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 2:06am
Bill,
There was a point in the competition when John Gillette was announcing the event and he needed to do some paperwork with the scores. Basically, he needed to kill some time, so he gave the microphone to John Cornish. John gave a quick bio of his footing history of the sport and the start of barefooting and I wish someone got it on tape because it was unbelievable. He spoke about how d*ck Pope Jr. and another gentlemen started the sport. He was very impressive with what he had to say and also impressive on the lake.

I was looking for you at the event this year.

Donald

PS, I thought about telling him about my old Cypress Gardens d*ck Pope Jr. 1980 Correct Craft, but I did not want to turn the event into being all about me when he was speaking about Mr. d*ck Pope Jr. .

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: AirTique98
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 2:14am
Originally posted by Donald80SN Donald80SN wrote:

Bill,


I was looking for you at the event this year.

Donald

      Donald:
                  Would have loved to been there...had the 2nd hip replaced five weeks ago and while feeling great a road trip had not been in the plans. On the list for 2018 and thanks for thinking of me!

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Former Owner:
1990 Ski Nautique
1981 Ski Nautique
1976 Ski Nautique
1971 Ski Nautique


Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 9:57am
Originally posted by AirTique98 AirTique98 wrote:

      Thanks to Adam and "The Donald" for the great pictures and videos!! Fun event that I thoroughly enjoyed viewing two years ago while in Charlotte for the Holidays. My son usually competes but the addition of a fourth child recently [all age 6 or less] forced a change in priorities for the day. Great to see CCF represented so well by so many!!
     I was particularly excited to see that an old friend from back in the day won the men's division....John Cornish!! Met John when he was a teenager back around 1970 and he was tearing up the Youghiogheny River and had the opportunity to 'foot with him many times including in '74 and '75 when he joined us on vacation on Lake X.. Had to go back to the old picture albums to confirm the dates....I believe John went on to become a member of the World Team around '78.
     Love this sport...sure would have been cool to see John again after all these years!!


From Johns FB Page

JC Cornish Thanks. I found an old pic of us doing a barefoot pyramid. I was trying to remember who all participated. The guys with the club basically gave me the bump to go for it with barefooting when they visited the Yough. Then I crashed a Delta kite on one of the Lake N trips and that ended my kite flying and bumped up my barefooting.

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Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 1:21pm
John posted this on his FB page - he believes that Bill was at the helm during this pull. With that baseball grip on the top of the pyramid it makes you wonder if that is Scott.

Photo at Lake X



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Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 1:22pm


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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 2:22pm
To be fair that's just the way it was done back then. Old habits are hard to break.


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 2:36pm
It would appear that Greg is having trouble posting the picture. I'll help.



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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 3:20pm
Thx Larry - mobile device from the airport is a challenge

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'05 206 Limited
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Posted By: northcoastidol
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 9:27pm
I know that wasn't me but I did ride on top for a barefoot pyramid back in the day, not sure how old I was? Mark Zeal and Mark Shick where the to base men, no videos back than but I think we had several attempts out of barefoot cove thought. It probably would n't be official unless Bill or John Berry witnessed anyway...    

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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 10:44pm
Thanx Larry. You are the man. Bill and I had a long discussion about this on my drive home.

I did not witness this run but have heard about it for years. From the looks of the shoreline I am sure this is at Lake X. Tall guy closest to the camera is the one and only d*ck Walbauer. Probably the best all-around skier I have been around...well up to the point I met Eddie. d*ck could do it all...way before we had the benefit of good equipment. Notice the "skiers belt" and stripped shorts. The guy on top I believe is Mikey Caldwell. The shorter guy must be John Cornish if this picture came from him. This pyramid was also done with a young guy named Jim Patchett as the other base guy. Bill thought this might have been done at the Youch but this sure looks like Tennessee to me.
I have no knowledge of Scott and the 2 Marks but they sure would have been capable footers. And when he was young we could pretty much get Scott to do whatever we suggested.
This pyramid was duplicated by Bill and a very good footer by the name of Dale Good. Their climber was my son Dennis....who was 11 at the time I believe. I have a picture of that...but it is somewhere in a box in the guest room closet.
d*ck Walbauer is on the site...."Little Red Boat" maybe. He has posted questions about his motor in the past year or so.

Sure is fun looking at these pics and remembering. Lotsa good times for sure.



john

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Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 10:58pm
John
The other base is JC, his FB post says it was at the Yough(?) / Youch

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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-04-2017 at 11:08pm
thats what Bill thought. JC at the Yough.....d*ck Walbauer and Jim Patchett at Norris. Now we are trying to figure out the climber.



john


just sent JC a FB friend request...hope he sez yes.


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"Loud pipes save lives"



AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 12:28am
took me a few days....but I got pictures...

"pics or it didn't happen"

thanks to Larry Hineline for spending about an hour on the phone with me tonight. Thanks to d*ck Walbauer and my brother Bill for sending me the pictures. This sparked a great conversation with my brother and a series of email messages with Mr Walbauer. Was fun to dig up the memories.

so here we go;

d*ck Walbauer & Jim Patchette at Norris ...Bill will have to chime in with the climber & the year.





d*ck Walbauer & Jim Patchette again.






dismount.




jumping ahead to '82 I believe....now we have Bill Berry & Dale Good with Dennis Berry as the climber;




footin'




fun seeing these again.


john

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"Loud pipes save lives"



AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 12:48am
Awesome pictures John! I'm really enjoying the story, very cool what you guys were getting done in those years.

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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:03am
3 more from Mr Walbauer while I am hot..












guess I am not as hot as I thought...can't make them go right side up...darn.



john

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"Loud pipes save lives"



AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:08am
There just doesn't seem to be any way to have a happy landing for the kid on top. Must have been some brutal ends to a run.

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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:23am
back in the day we could get our kids to try most anything...just ask Scott Monahan.



john

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"Loud pipes save lives"



AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:45am
Everytime I see pictures from there now John I can't get the story out of my head about the old guy and your ski naughty q's great pictures---

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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:50am
I think Scott M. will still try about anything even today.

I love that first photo with that what seems to be a green promo boat in the background.

Very Cool photo's John. Thanks for sharing.

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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S.
1968 Ski Nautique, Project.


Posted By: AirTique98
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 1:57am
     The Patchett/Waldbauer pyramid was our very first attepted...1972 and done on Lake X. The young man on top was Mike Caldwell. This was done two years prior to the Cornish/Walbauer pyramid with Jeff Nyomo riding up top. Dale Good/Myself and John's son Dennis was done in 1982.
     The dismount from the top was not really that bad as the boys would just bail out the back when told...actually thought it was pretty cool. Fortunately [or luckily] every pyramid we ever tried was a success on the first attempt as I would imagine any fall would have to be brutal on the boys up top. As John said...we could get our kids to try most anything back in the day! Plus anyone can plainly see that we outfitted our youth with nothing but the very best in flotation/protection equipment!!
      BIG thank-you to Larry Hineline for helping John with the technical stuff....you are AMAZING!!

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Bill
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Former Owner:
1990 Ski Nautique
1981 Ski Nautique
1976 Ski Nautique
1971 Ski Nautique


Posted By: AirTique98
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 2:04am
Originally posted by Donald80SN Donald80SN wrote:



I love that first photo with that what seems to be a green promo boat in the background.

     
     I was just going to note that Donald...you are right on the money...my 71' promo in that beautiful green with the fancy script lettering. Another club member [Ralph Shick] had one also but that is mine in the pic'. Sure wish I had more pictures of that boat.

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Bill
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5549 - 98Air Nautique


Former Owner:
1990 Ski Nautique
1981 Ski Nautique
1976 Ski Nautique
1971 Ski Nautique


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 10:30am
Great old photos. Would have loved to have tried that back in the day.

Originally posted by jbear jbear wrote:


guess I am not as hot as I thought...can't make them go right side up...darn.


One step at a time, Grasshopper.





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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 11:37am
Originally posted by 63 Skier 63 Skier wrote:

There just doesn't seem to be any way to have a happy landing for the kid on top. Must have been some brutal ends to a run.




Not barefooting but...

We were cruising along, I was getting exhausted. I felt I couldnt hold on any longer. I told her to bail out the back. She didnt, I had to let go. She held on to her rope and I saw her fly off my shoulders - still 5 feet up in the air, She was going so fast compared to me, it reminds me of the old Star Trek or Star Wars graphics of the ships going into hyperspace. She hit hard. Its been 40 years, and I'm still not sure she has forgiven me.

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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”


Posted By: northcoastidol
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 7:42pm
Nice old pics guys!!! someone needs to try that again, not me on top thought! I still probably would do anything but need to consider the consequences at my age now...   good job from the command center John. Bill I still have that brown Ski Warm barefoot suit that you had on for that shot, Dave blew it out several year ago. I'll have to bring it down to Lake X to finish it off.

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Always be ready for a run, the water does not wait for you!


Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 9:44pm
Another reason why every barefooter should be good at step offs, can't do a pyramid without.


Posted By: northcoastidol
Date Posted: January-13-2017 at 10:34pm
I second that advice from HW. I know that I'm out of practice for for stepping off, you just assume you got it. Kev you me on bottom Z on top,

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Always be ready for a run, the water does not wait for you!


Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-14-2017 at 1:15am
dang Larry...how did you straighten them out...I tried and tried.

must be in the next lesson....

Scott...if you and HW try this at Lake X...I wanna be in on it...like maybe the driver. Altho I'd guess we might have to let Gene drive it.





john

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"Loud pipes save lives"



AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...


Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: January-15-2017 at 3:34am
I have a willing climber

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bring the ruckus
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