2009 Year Review
12/26/09
Florida Get Away
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Planning a trip
to Florida through the winter? Don't forget USA Waterski Headquarters
just west of Orlando. Carol Lowe will personally welcome you to the
museum. Don't miss the special display of this year's World Disabled
Champions featuring a picture and write-up about our own Dan Reed.
Take your ski and enjoy a set on Lake Grew right beside the headquarters
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12/06/09
Holiday Shopping
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When you out shopping this holiday season don't forget
to stop in and check out the deals from our local
sponsors
first. We have a list of
sponsors
from your area that carry everything you need for that perfect gift that
you've been looking for. Please visit the
sponsors
page and give them a call today.
Or - How about an IWSA item, Check out the
IWSA Pro Shop for apparel and other items with
your favorite ski team's logo
here, and all procedes collected from this shop go directly to the
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12/06/09
MasterCraft Boats
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MasterCraft is currently looking for a few new
tournament team members in our area to help promote our sport and their
products. MasterCraft has an excellent program for qualified members who
may be looking to spread the word for their sake and ours. If you
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to participate in
the Master Craft Promotional Program contact the mid west region tournament
team representative
Jim Bebee to submit your application.
Mastercraft Boat Company recently
completed a fall promotional project called 'Fanfare.' Prospective buyers and
past owners of Mastercraft boats were invited on designated days to tour their
factory and drive the entire lineup of Mastercraft's. The company, like so
many others, is trying to promote and increase sales in these hard economic
times. The factory tour is really an eye-opener as to how boats are built.
Mastercraft offers the factory tour to any and all by appointment. At this
particular event, attendees were given the keys to drive all of the different
models that were in the water waiting after the factory tour. The factory
sits right on Tellico Lake in Tennessee. Incentives and discounts on options
were offered to the prospective buyers at this event. For a few pictures of
the event see
here
12/01/09
3 Event Regionals and Nationals
As many of you may
already know, the 2010, 3 event Mid West Regionals and the 2010 Goode Water
Ski National Championships are both being held in the Mid West at Waters Edge
in Wilmington Illinois in August. This will be the first time the Nationals
will be held this close to home since 1985 when it was held at the Duquoin
State
Fair grounds in Illinois. The web sites for information on these tournaments
are up and running, you can keep track of this info at the Mid West site at
http://www.awsamidwest.com and click on the
Regionals or Nationals at the top of the
page.
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11/23/09 Cale Burdick
While
Purdue’s School of Pharmacy celebrated its 125th year of existence in
September what a better time to interview
Cale Burdick who is currently in his sixth year at Purdue University
earning his doctor of pharmacy degree. Cale has won individual
national championships as well as setting numerous Mid West Collegiate
Records as part of the Purdue Water Ski Team. Cale's accomplishments have
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published in the
Nov./Dec Purdue Alumnus. You
can view a copy of this magazine as well as Cale's article here at -
www.purduealumnus.org
11/05/09
The Banquet Files
Wine and Cheese
Ninety Eight members and their families came together at the
7th Annual Awards Dinner
Banquet for one last outing before the snow flies.
Arguably the best get together yet, the night started by sending the old
season out with the annual Wine and Cheese Party where everyone congregates
together to chat about the past and up coming seasons. After the Wine and Cheese
Party everyone took their seats in the dining room where a short general
membership meeting took place. The meeting was constructive in building the tournament season schedule for the
2010 season as well as your new slate of IWSA
officers. All the details from
that meeting will come in the months to come as details get finalized. The
schedule of clinics that will be presented next spring is also in the works.
Then it was announced that
Timberlake
in Evansville won the bid to host the 2010 Indiana
State Tournament.
Dinner
Next the guests were treated to a delicious dinner at the Primo's Banquet
facility in Plainfield, where video's from the season was played on a big
screen for all to see, and then a presentation of awards to outstanding members
performances from the ski season. Images taken at this event can be seen
here
Hall of Fame Inductee - Don Bucher
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Don Bucher was
the 2009 Inductee to the Indiana Water Ski Hall of Fame which was
announced at the IWSA Dinner and Awards Banquet. Don still being very
active in the sport today hails quit a resume of outstanding
accomplishments as well as volunteering during his years of involvement in
the sport of water skiing. Don, currently a men's 6 skier holds senior
ratings as a Judge, Driver, Scorer, State Safety Director, Announcer, and
is currently a level 3 Instructor. Don's resume doesn't stop there, For
all on Don's induction into the Hall of Fame please click
here
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Sponsors
Next was the presentation of awards to recognize all our fantastic
sponsors
for the 2009 season, with out them not much of what we do as an organization
could be as possible. So please support our
sponsors.
IWSA Awards
Awards were then presented to certain members that were nominated by others for
their outstanding 2009 season. Many many IWSA members could have received awards
as many of our members have had outstanding 2009 season accomplishments.
The nominees that were selected can be seen
here
2009 Season Highlight Video
One of the biggest hits at the dinner banquet
is always the video on display at
dinner. A special presentation was produced to highlight the 09 season. A video presentation of the highlights of the
09' Ski Season is available to purchase for only $10 where all proceeds go directly
to the Barb Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund. So
order
yours today.
10/25/09
Nate Smith at Worlds Competition
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Nate Smith is in Chapala Mexico preparing for the 4th Under 21 Water Ski
World Championships. The event will be held Thursday through Sunday
in Chapala, Mexico. A four-member US team and Nate Smith is accompanying
many other independents that are representing the United States at the
biennial event. France is the defending team champion. The United
States won team titles in 2003 and 2005. Results will be posted as soon as
they become available. For more information, visit
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10/25/09
Hawthorn to Host 2010 WSDA Nationals
The Water Skiers
with Disabilities Association has announced that the 21st Disabled Water Ski
National Championships and 2nd Pan Am Championships will be held Aug. 26-28 in
Danville, Ind. The Hawthorn Lake Ski Club, in cooperation with the Indiana
Water Ski Association and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Sports, will
host both events.The results from the Disabled Nationals, a two-round
record-capability tournament, will be used to select the 2011 U.S. Disabled
Water Ski Team, the defending world champion. Additionally, the Nationals will
incorporate the IWWF Pan Am Championships with skiers invited from Canada,
Brazil and Mexico. more on this announcement
here
10/15/09
Chase McCain
Chase
graduated from Navy Boot Camp on Friday September 25 and is officially a
"Sailor". He's started his training to become a Navy Diver at Great
Lakes Naval Base (north of Chicago) and will finish up in Panama City
Florida around the first of June next year. In the first week of Diver
training 7 sailors dropped out of the program (they started with 25). It
may have something to do with crawling in the mud, carrying phone poles
or running 5-7 miles. Chase is doing well, he's made a lot of friends
and can already leave the base and wear civilian clothes. He enjoys
getting a paycheck and being in touch with the world via his cell phone
and "Facebook".
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10/06/09
Purdue Ski Team
Purdue wins it's
8th Mid West Regional Collegiate Championship title in 8 years running. Purdue
along with Iowa State and Illinois will represent the mid west in the
Division-I Nationals and Wisconsin Madison, Kansas. and Cincinnati will
represent team mid west in Division II at the 31st Collegiate Water Ski
National Championships which are October 22 - 24 at Ironwood Ski ranch in
Arvin California. For the scores from the Collegiate Regionals as well as all
the other mid west collegiate tournaments click
here
10/06/09
Athlete's of the Month
USA Water Ski has
selected Craig Timm (Center City, Minn.) and Jessica Radmilovic (Pine Grove,
Calif.) as its Male and Female Athletes of the Month, respectively, for
September. The U.S. Disabled Water Ski Team was selected team of the month.
Timm, Radmilovic and the U.S. Disabled Water Ski Team are now eligible for the
United States Olympic Committee’s Athlete and Team of the Month honors. Read
the rest at USAWaterski
here
9/21/09
Sawmill Fall Final
The final tournament of the 2009 water ski season was
Sawmill Lake's Fall Record in Columbus. The host club skied and dined
approximately 32 skiers on September 26th, 2009. The perfect weather
and water conditions lasted from the first skier to the last skier of
the day. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to ski behind the new 2010
Ski Nautique 200 provided by Scott Tynan for the entire tournament.
Food and conversation ended the perfect day. All results from this
tournament as well as the rest of the season can be
found on the
schedule page as well as all images from
this and the season are on the
images page..
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9/21/09
Dan Reed
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As many of us know Dan Reed of Indianapolis has had
quite the honor of representing the USA and bringing home a 1st place gold
medal in the 2009
Disabled Water Ski World Championships in France a little over one week
ago. Dan has been very grateful to all who has supported him in his
efforts to make the trip to France to give him this once in a lifetime
dream come true. There are a few images he has to share of his experience
here,
as well as a note explaining the highlights of his trip as well as a note
of thanks to all who has supported him in his efforts -
here..
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9/14/09
Indy Skiers Community Day
"Indy Skiers"
held their second "community day" on Saturday, September 12th,2009.
The event was well attended by club members but guests were a little
sparse. The sunny 80 degree day was enjoyed by all that attended.
Skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, and just plain fun on the water made the
day a success. Dan Reed, just back from the Disabled Worlds in France
made an appearance showing off his medal and sharing stories of his
overseas experiences with club members." More Images are
here
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9/11/09
U.S. Wins Worlds
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The U.S. Disabled Water Ski Team won the overall gold
medal by a slim 101.5 overall points at the 9th Disabled Water Ski World
Championships, Sept. 3-6, in Vichy, France. The United States tallied
9,341.73 points in winning the gold medal for a record fifth time at the
biennial event. Italy earned the silver medal with 9,240.23 points and
France earned the bronze medal with 5,748.02 points. Australia (5,622.60
points) and Great Britain (4,497.86 points) rounded out the top-five
placements in the 18-team field.
MP3 skier Dan Reed |
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pictured 2nd from the right in the
front row contributed to the team with a 6th place in slalom and 7th place in
tricks to help the team to first place honors. For the whole story and
complete scores from USA Water Ski click
here
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9/7/09
Chase McCain Update
If you
recall Chase cut his ski season short to start his career in the Navy.
He's been in boot camp at Great Lakes (north of Chicago) for a little
over 5 weeks now. Only 3 weeks till he graduates and starts training
to become a Navy Diver for 6 years.
His only
form of communication with us is he can send and receive mail. In the
last letter we rec'd he told us he along with the other recruits
graduating the end of September were part of a photo shoot.
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The picture
(which is attached) is for a commercial to air 12/12 during the Army/Navy
football game. (Chase says he's by the "N"). Chase says he's making it
through but really misses skiing..... Click on the picture for a
larger view..
9/7/09
Indy Skiers Learn to Ski Day
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Summer is
NOT over! Indianapolis based Indy Skiers is preparing for their next
'Community Day Learn to Ski' event scheduled for Saturday, September 12th.
This event begins at 9:00 AM and continues for the day at their White
River site. For more information look up
IndySkiers.com.
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9/01/09 Nate Smith
Recognized
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D3 Water Skis recognizes Nate Smith's accomplishments
of winning the Men's 1 national slalom competition at the 67th Goode Water
Ski National Championships which was held in West Palm Beach Aug. 11 - 15.
Check it out here at
d3skis.com
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8/27/09 Tom
Danford
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Tom Danford was this years recipient of the coveted Mary Jo Powers award
at the Mid West Regional Tournament. This award is awarded annually at the
Mid West Regionals and is presented to someone who through unselfish hard
work and dedication, volunteers above the call of duty to the successful
completion of the tournament. This award is past along every year to the
workers of the Mid West Regionals and is voted on by all the appointed
officials at the tournament. Tom fits that description no mater where he's
officiating whether it's a local fun tournament or a big one such as the
Mid West Regionals. Tom served as Technical controller for the tournament.
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running successfully , but he also
managed to ski a 1st place in tricks a 5th place in Jump and adding a 1st
place in Overall in Men's 4 at the tournament.
8/27/09 Mid
West Ranking List Awards
Every Season after Nationals there
are award certificates sent out to the top skiers in their division for being
top ranked on the Mid West Ranking list. This year for the 2009 season a third
of those awards go to Indiana skiers. Way too many to list here. To see the
complete list of award recipients please click
here
8/24/09
Nicholas Shedd National Champ
Sawmill skier Nicholas Shedd won slalom with 1 @ 28
off and 1st in tricks with 810 points to take a first in overall at the
2009 Under12 British National Youth Championships held August 1st and
2nd at Tallington Lakes in Lincolnshire. Nicholas becomes a 3rd
generation British Champion next to his mother Philippa (Roberts) Shedd
and her mother Raine Roberts who won slalom a few times and still holds
British records in the slalom event.
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8/24/09
Champion Lake
It was a little cool, little rainy, little windy, but
a lot of fun! Challenging weather didn't hinder the hospitality and
performances at the Champion Lake Pick and Choose held on Saturday,
August 22nd. Three rounds of Slalom, Jumping, and Tricks made it a full
day. Results are
here and pictures are
here.
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8/17/09
Dan Reed to Ski Disabled Worlds
| Our own IWSA member Dan Reed leaves
for the IWSF Disabled Water Ski World Championships in 2 weeks as a member
of the team. It will be held in Vichy, France from August 31st
to September 6th. “IWSA is helping to support Dan through
our May golf outing which raises funds for Junior and Disabled
waterskiing” His fund raising efforts have been successful but are just a
little short of the goal. This will be Dan’s first trip ever out of the
country. We would like to see Dan have a fun and successful trip and not
have to worry about each meal or European travel expenses. This is
one last push to all IWSA members to help. Contributions can be
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sent directly to Dan at:
Dan Reed 4311-4 Village Pkwy, Circle W.
Indianapolis, IN 46254
8/17/09 Indy Skiers on Indystar.com
The Indy Skiers were finally able to host the
years first Community Learn to Ski Program this past Saturday, August 15,
after being washed out by Mother Nature in June and July. There was plenty
of sunshine in the beautiful blue skies above Lake Indy on White River, as
well as several folks who came out to give our wonderful sport a try for the
first time. Club members volunteered by offering their boats, time,
expertise, smiles and encouragement, as well as lots of food from the grill
for everyone. Special thanks goes to N3 Boatworks for also supplying the Ski
Nautique for the day. The Indy Skiers Ski Club was honored with a captioned
picture in the Sunday Star and a multi-media slideshow at IndyStar.com.,
both profiling the successful event. To see the pictures, click here;
http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/slides/7148?page=1
8/17/09 Grassroots Event
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The August 16th, 2009 SKI BACK TO
SCHOOL GRASSROOTS TOURNAMENT was held at Dunigan Lake in Shelbyville.
Sixteen skiers enjoyed hot summer weather and slightly windy conditions.
Ski Klub of Indy members Dan Federspill, Diana Bell, Jenny Lambert, Tony
Lambert, Jim Shenk, Mike Duvall, and Dave Jarrett banded together to host
the tournament. Property owners Brandi and Dean cooked up pulled pork
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the guests. Failand Ski Club members Gary Baumann and Joe
Gray put a boat in over at Fairland and pulled extra sets in-between
instructional sets at SKI. (Gary and Joe donated any monies to Dan Reed's
travel expendtures for his coming competition in France.) Several skiers skied
their best ever tournament pass. Brian Fatka drove 3.5 hours from Illinois to
participate. (He's running at 32 mph with his fourth time on a slalom course!)
Jerry Hodges skied his best tournament score ever in-between peddling custom
made fin-protectors. Jenny Lambert (designated tourament driver) did a superior
job driving all levels of skiers. Pictures are of the trophy winners plus
instructors Tony Lambert and Evelyn Shenk.
8/15/09 More National Notes
| In Men's 1 slalom Nate Smith
smokes the rest of the field by two passes and tied the men's 1 National
slalom record to take top honors with 1 buoy at 41
off for 1st place. Matt Irmscher ended up 15th and Noah Vick
19th. Jarred Sharkey flipped his way to 4th place in Men's 1 tricks
with a score of 4520. In Men's 5 slalom Kim Contos was a half boy out
of the hardware sking 3.5 at 38 off for 6th place. In Master Men's slalom
Scott Tynan was 4th with 4 buoys at 39 and Chris Clark was right
on his tail with 3.5 at 39 for 5th place.
In the Big
Dawg finals, Tynan was the sole survivor from Ind. but was taken out in the
second round by Scott Larson. For more
National results go
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Nate Smith pictured from the state
tournament
For more on
the Big Dawg go
here
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8/13/09 National Notables
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After 2 days have finished at the 67th Goode Water Ski
Championships in West Palm Beach Florida there are three notables that stand
out after looking through the results. Girls 1 skier Liz Tynan
matched her personal best score at she set at the state tournament of 2
buoys at 22 off to finish 6th place. Jenna Gilbert, pictured to the
right, of Fort Wayne has been coming on strong each year and has landed her
first podium finish at nationals with a score of 1 buoy at 35 off for 5th
place in Girls three slalom. Prissy Edwards continues to add to her
nationals hardware collection with placements of 2nd in slalom, 1st in
tricks, 1st in jump and 1st overall in women's 6. For updates on the scores
and more click
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8/10/09 Three Big Dawgs
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IWSA's three Big Dawg competitors,
Scott Tynan, Chris Clark and Kim Contos, will battle it out with the rest of
the field this week in the 2009 O'Brien Big Dawg Slalom Championship,
presented by Nautiques, following the completion of the series' two
qualifying events. The championship will be held Aug. 13-14 as a separate
sanctioned event from the 67th GOODE Water Ski National Championships at
Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, Fla. Don't miss the live web |
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cast which will be aired at
www.nautiques.com which is sizing up to be the best web cast of the event
yet. for more from usawaterski go
here.
8/10/09 New Regional Records
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Three New Mid West Regional records have been recognized
from Indiana skiers performances. Jarred Sharkey from Mishawaka In.,
pictured to the right, set a new Men's 1 trick record of 6520 at the
Cindonway Labor Day Open last Sept.
Cale Burdick managed the 39 off loop and skied one at 41
off to set a new men's one record at the Mid Summer Silent Shores tournament
last July.
Prissy Edwards set a new Women's 6 tricks regional
tournament record of 2530 at the 09 Mid West Regionals which have just
completed last week in Wilmington Ill.
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7/28/09
60th Correct Craft Indiana State Championships
The 2009 state tournament will go down as one of the biggest in recent years.
Despite the lagging economy and local issues, 115 skiers in 16 different teams
came to battle it out in the state championships. 24 novice and grassroots
slalom skiers, 8 novice trickers and 7 novice jumpers went to battle along with
the other divisions to make this years event a huge success. If there's one
tournament a season make it the state championships. Angola Ski Club pulled out
all their weapons and came in full force to win the state team trophy. For all
the highlights and other info from the weekend see
CorrectCraft
60th Indiana State Championships
7/13/09
Wisdom Lake "Wet and Wild"
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Terrific turnout at the second Grassroots 'Wisdom Lake
Wet and Wild' Tournament on July 12th. Contestants from Cinncinatti and
Louisville added some new flavor to the day! The weatherman cooperated and
the smooth conditions at Wisdom Lake made for several 'Best Tournament
Performances' for several skiers. Seven year old Cameron Wischmeyer of
Sawmill Lake, Indiana came away grand champion of the day with a complete
pass at 28 mph long line. The next Grassroots Tournament is part of the
2009 CorrectCraft
60th Indiana State Championships being held in Syracuse IN July
25th. The next Indy area tournament is scheduled for August 16th @ Ski Klub
of Indianapolis site in Shelbyville, Indiana. For a group photo of all the
participants you can click
here
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7/13/09 Cindonway Summer Ski League
Cindonway's Summer Ski League in Syracuse IN is starting up again tonight Mon. /
13th for the 09 summer season. All skiers will have to have a regular USA Water
Ski membership or a new "Grassroots Membership". A one time participant can get
by with a guest membership. You can go online at
usawaterski.org
to join. For more info call Don Bucher
@
574.658.9503 or e
@
dbucher@kconline.com
7/08/09
IWSA Clinic Week
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IWSA's first
clinic week went off as a huge success. These clinics spread over 4 days of
great weather starting off with a
Jr. Development day for aspiring kids that need
help getting their feet wet. 10 kids as young as 2 little ones at the age of
3 years old took the advice from state champion Scott Schmitt to get on the
right track of riding there skis.
Then 7 trick
skiers took advantage of the
trick ski clinic to better hone in their skills on
riding those shorter little skis.
Day 3 was for the
advanced
Jr. Development group which 12 Jr. skiers got top
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from world renown
coach and national competitor of Jack Travers Ski School in Florida, Chris
Travers. The final day was the
Big Rig Jump Clinic for all jumpers. 12 riggers took
something back with them from jump expert coach Chris Travers. Thanks to IWSA's
Jr. Development Chair Person Carla Stornetta for the great organized events as
well as the t-shirts which were appreciated by all the participants.
These clinics reached
over 40 skiers who took advantage of the instruction from Scott Schmitt, Rhonda
Schmitt, Chris Travers. Then was topped of with the Big Rig
three event tournament at the host site, Hawthorn lake. Big Thanks to Brian & Kelly Detty for
their hospitality and site. Nate Smith for his driving skills and his
commitment. John Kniesly, Scott Schmitt, Rhonda Schmitt, Sam Schmitt, Bill Roach
and Chris Travers for making the trip. We have some very dedicated folks here in
Indiana as well as the continued support of our sponsors Pine Crest Marine, we
couldn't do it without you...
7/08/09
Slalom Lessons
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Noah Vieke is offering Slalom
Lessons to interested parties this summer to help pay for school tuition.
Noah raised quickly from the grassroots series and became a serious
competitor in a very short time period, Noah presently skis in Mens 1, has
had two National invites, and spent the past year in Florida skiing with
Chet Raily. For rates and times give Noah a call
@ 317-502-9244
7/08/09
Sawmill Spring Record |
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The tournament
season is well underway last weekend as the weatherman cooperated and the 2009
Sawmill Lake June Tournament completed under sunny skies warm weather and
great hospitality. This tournament was full back in April. This site is
popular for it's beauty in nature, great skiing conditions as well as great
hospitality from it's residence. After three rounds of skiing the day
was capped off by a lawn party on Saturday evening at the Cord residence. On
Sunday Andy Mapple and O'brien's Marketing Manager and Sawmill Resident Adam
Cord offered demos on O'brien's new "Elite" ski. Images from the tournament
are
here
and results are on the tournament page -
here
6/16/09
Grassroots Kicks Off At The Wet Willy
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The Wisdom Lake Wet Willy Grassroots Tournament was held
on June 14th. Due to light attendance, entrants and helpers all got to ski
multiple sets on the glassy smooth waters of Wisdom Lake. The excitement of
a final tie/sudden death run-off between hot dog skiers Jeff Myer and Neal
Clark added to the positive flavor of the day. Thanks to hosts Duane
Keillor and Carrie Fong and special thanks to the Fairland Ski Club members
Mark Powers, Mark Qualkinbush, Gary Baumann, and Dan Federspill who came
down and did the driving and instruction for the skiers.
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6/09/09
Dan Reed to Compete at Worlds
Here's an update on Dan's quest to ski the
disabled nationals. RHI Sports has put together a nice bio of Dan and what he
has accomplished to get his invitation to this great event. To view this page
along with info on how to donate to his great cause please click
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Dan Reed has trained very hard and has excelled in adaptive water skiing.
Dan has also been a great promoter and ambassador for the sport of water
skiing. Now Dan’s hard work has been recognized in his selection to
represent the United States in the 9th Disabled Water Ski World
Championships to be held Aug. 31-Sept. 6 in Vichy, France. Being
selected for the U.S. team is a great honor and privilege and I congratulate
Dan on his achievement. One aspect of participating in this event is the
cost of training and travel associated with competing on the U.S. Team.
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discipline of USA Water Ski, Dan
needs to raise about $2,000 to cover his tournament expenses PLUS airfare
costs. Dan will also need to raise funds to cover additional training in
preparation for the event and funds for other expenses. Let’s all pull
together to help Dan achieve his goal of competing in the 2009 Disabled Water
Ski World Championships! If you are interested in helping Dan, you may make a
contribution to the Water Skiers with Disabilities Association or the RHI
Foundation. Make sure you include “For Dan Reed” in the memo area of your
check, or include other specific instructions with your donation to ensure the
funds help Dan get where he is going. For additional information on the Water
Skiers with Disabilities Association and the RHI Foundation please click
here.
Thanks for anything you can do. Tom Silnes
6/09/09
Grassroots
First Grassroots Series Tournament Sunday, June 14th @ Wisdom
Lake. Contact Duane Keillor - 812-614-2200 -
dkeillor@etczone.com or Dave Jarrett -
317-933-2666 - davejarrett00@aol.com.
The first Monday Night Ski League of 2009 was held at Fairland Ski Club on June
8th. Particiants and Fairland Ski Club helpers all completed two sets for the
opening event. Check the IWSA Tournament Schedule for future Monday Night Ski
Leagues."
6/06/09
Trick Clinic
IWSA offers many clinics this time of year.
including a trick ski clinic. Learn how to ride those goofy little skis. Whether
your wanting to learn toe tricks to back flips or maybe something as simple as
how to control those goofy things this trick clinic is for you. More details
here
6/06/09
Disabled Clinics
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The 2009 Rehabilitation Hospital
of Indiana handicapped water ski tournament is history. Wednesday, June 3rd
was a complete washout and was probably responsible for the record turnout
of skiers on Thursday, June 4th. Morse Reservoir was rough, muddy, log
strewn, and cold but that didn't dampen the spirits of the participants.
N3boatworks, Pinecrest Marine, and Morse Lake Inboards supplied brand new
competition ski boats for the event. Don't forget the multitude of
volunteers, neighbors, and hospital staff that contributed their time and
efforts to make this year's event a success. Images of the 3 day event are
here
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6/01/09
Spring Fling
The 2009 IWSA
sponsored SPRING FLING is history. The weatherman provided a perfect 80
degree blue sky day for skiers and wakeboarders to enjoy. Skiers enjoyed
Fairland Ski Club's waters until 1:30 and the wake boarders took over until
4:30. Fairland members worked the grill providing free burgers, hot dogs,
chips, and beans. Skier's Edge set up shop with a variety of equipment and
accessories along with Pinecrest Marine who also had goods for sale. Boat
displays by Pinecrest Marine, Aqua Marine, and N3boatworks were enjoyed by
all. Special thanks to N3boatworks for providing a Ski Nautique for the
skiers and an Air Nautique for the wakeboarders. Thanks to the Fairland Ski
Club for donating their facility and work for this special event. Pictures are
here
6/01/09
Jared Sharkey
Jared Sharkey skied his way into the finals at
the ninth annual Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships which got under way
Saturday at Lago Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Texas. After Sundays finals Jared had a
solid 3rd place finish. The two-round world record
capability water ski competition features Men and Women divisions (ages 17 to
21), in addition to Boys and Girls divisions (ages 16 and under). Athletes from
around the world competed for titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall.
more is
here
6/01/09
Back In The Saddle
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Gary Hall is
back in the saddle! Gary had hip replacement last November and was out
skiing today (May 30th) with his new equipement. Gary says the new hip
feels great! Must have....he was skiing @ 28' off! Fairland Ski Club
members were gathered today for a little fun and clean-up detail for
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6/01/09
Wakesurf Championships
For those who may be interested the Third
Annual Wakesurf Championships will be held at Eastwood Lake just across our
boarder in Dayton Ohio. This competition is sanctioned by USA Wakeboard and
Wakesurf Association as a grassroots event. The National Wakesurf Championship
will be held concurrently with the National wakeboard and National cable Park
championships. For more on the event with the full schedule click
here
6/01/09
Wake Nation cable Ski
There's a new Cable Ski site that just opened
near Cincinnati. "Wake Nation" just recently opened and is convenient to
central and southern Indiana wakeboarders. The lake was built specifically for
cable skiing and contains several obstacles for wake boarders to tackle.
There's a few pics
here.
5/25/09
Indy Skiers
Indy
Skiers successfully installed their slalom course, handicapped ramp, and dock on
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 in preparation for their up and coming 2009 summer
activities on Lake Indy section of White River in Indianapolis. Jerry Hodges
(chief engineer) of the Indy Skiers was the first skier out to initiate the
slalom course followed by other members and helpers. Pics
here
5/25/09 Golf
Outing
IWSA along with RHI Sports hosts another successful fund
raiser for youth water sports as well as skiers with disabilities.
This event has supported and provided donations
for : 2007 - Disabled Nationals at Hawthorn Lake, 2008 Youth Water
Sports, Assisted with the purchase of the ramp on White River for
Disabled Skiing, Provided funds for the 2008 Disabled Nationals in
Illinois. Look for this event again in 2010. Images of the event are
here
5/23/09 Scott
Schmitt
Scott Schmitt of Timberlake in Mt. Vernon In, helped the Mid
West Region Collegiate skiers win the Collegiate All-Stars tournament which was
held May 16-17, at Beaver Lake in Ahoskie, N.C. Scott, who skis for Southern
Illinois University finished with a respectable 5 place overall award which
helped the Mid West tally 13,300 points for first place. Read more
here
5/19/09
Making their way down to Wisdom Lake
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Although the weather has been a little
chilly, windy and rainy a few members of the Indianapolis Ski Kulb have made
their way to do some skiing at Wisdom Lake. Dwayne And Carrie hope to see
more members come down and take a few passes at their lake. Also Dwayne and
Carrie would like to invite all Indiana Water Ski members to stop by and do
some skiing with us. You can contact Dwayne Keillor at 812-662-8363 or
email him at dkeillor@etczone.com |
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5/15/09
Did You Know?
Did you know that two of the top three skiers
ranked nationally in men's 1 slalom are Indiana skiers? Cale Burdick takes the
top spot with 2 buoys at 41 off, and Nate Smith is a close third with a ranking
of 2 at 39 off. Congratulations to these two skiers for these accomplishments.
5/13/09
Jared Sharkey
Jared Sharkey of Mishawaka In. has been named to
the field of competitors for the 2009 Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships.
The ninth annual Junior U.S. Open, a two-round world record capability water ski
competition, will be held May 30-31 at Lago Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Texas. To view
the list of competitors,
click here (PDF). More on the event at USAWater ski is
here The event features Men and Women divisions
(ages 17 to 21), in addition to Boys and Girls divisions (ages 16 and under).
Athletes from around the world will compete for titles in slalom, tricks,
jumping and overall. Jared has been chosen to compete in the trick event in
which he specializes in. we congratulate Jared for this great accomplishment.
5/10/09
Judges Clinic
Nine participants took advantage of the judges and scorers
clinic held on Saturday at the Contos household. Tom Danford provided the
instruction going over new rules, IWSA and AWSA rule differences, as well
as how to set up tournaments for scorers and calling trick runs and much much
more. Much thanks to Tom for facilitating this clinic and to Kim and
Sherry Contos for their great hospitality in their home for this great event. A
few pics are
here
5/10/09
Big Rig
The
Big Rig Jump Clinic at
Hawthorn Lake with world known instructor from Jack Travers Ski School, Chris
Travers is currently full. If you have any interest in this clinic please send
your entry without fees and you will be put on a waiting list in case of any
cancellations.
5/08/09
Indy Skiers
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Indy Skiers held their spring meeting
on May 7th, in preparation of the 2009 ski season. Membership dues were
collected and preparations for installing the slalom course on Saturday, May
16th were discussed. The Indy Skiers, probably the fastest growing
club in Indiana have many events scheduled for the season with 3 Learn- to-
ski- clinic dates, and thier Indy Parks Ability Water Ski Training Series
which are weekly clinics for skiers to better |
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their selves in the slalom course. For more
info on what's happening with the Indy Skiers on the White River check out
www.indyskiers.com
4/20/09 **
Safety
Clinic
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Safety Clinic
scheduled for this Sat. the 25th will be postponed to a later date. Anyone
that has sent their entry in will be contacted, and their fees will be honarded
at the later date. Soon as we get the rescheduled date, those will be
contacted and it will be announced here. So stay tuned for updates so you don't
miss this important clinic.
4/20/09 Fairland
Fairland Ski Club members have been
working hard to prepare for the 2009 season. Newly engineered tire islands,
new buoys, picnic tables repainted, and new dock are all in place. Members
opened the 2009 season on Saturday, April, 18th working and skiing. There's a
few images of the days events
here
Hopefully this will be a trend of the summer season and
all the tournaments will have exceptional attendances dispite the
negative down turn in the media. It has been brought to our attention that
the Sawmill Spring Record Tournament is full.
