2010 Year Review

 

12/30/10       Cover Fame

We were stoked when we found out our 2nd ever IWSA member Scott Tynan was on the cover of the latest issue of the Water Skier magazine, But they did it again. When you receive your next issue Nate Smith will be the third ever to make the magazine cover. What's even odder is not only the fact that Nate makes it the second cover in a row for an IWSA member to grace it's cover but the two train and ski together too. Now what are the odds of that. Congratulations to Nate and his many accomplishments of last season.

12/12/10       Holiday Shopping

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, and all procedes collected from this shop go directly to the Barb Miller Schalarship Fund

 

 

12/12/10        Top Guns

Nate Smith and Scott Tynan recently visited Champions Lake in Groveland and Okeeheelee Park  for some winter skiing in Florida. While out to the Japanese Stake house with friends in Orlando the table next to them sat world known Champion wakeboarder Parks Bonifay who is pictured here with Scott and Nate.

12/12/10        Gene Lamberson

Gene Lamberson under went  back surgery the same day he was to ski the 2010 water ski national championships. Though it was his first time for Gene to qualify for the tournament. Gene is well on his way to recovery and is looking forward to do what ever he can to make sure he makes the 2011 Indiana State Championships to be at Hawthorn Lake and will be his 50th consecutive state tournament.

 

 

12/12/10        2011 Water Ski Nationals Schedule

The 69th annual  Water Ski National Championships will be held Aug,  7 -13, 2011again in Wilmington Ill. at Waters Edge Estates. The schedule for the week has just been released and can be viewed  here. For hotel and more info click here. The Mid West Regional Tournament will be held 7/29 - 7/30 at Trophy Lakes Estates in Center City Minnesota. More on those Championships will come soon.

 

 

11/15/10        Noah Vieke Noah was recently spotted in West Palm at Okeeheelee Park in Florida taking part in their Radar Demo Day and Night Ski which took place Nov. 13th. Noah was chosen as IWSA's Slalom Skier Of The Year at this years IWSA's Awards Banquet for 1st place finishes in Men's 1 slalom at the Midwest Regionals and the U.S. National Championships. Noah resides in the southern state in our off season to attend full time college classes which explains his absence form the Awards Banquet. Since the weather in the south at night is cooling off Lou Thomas was the only other skier that took part with Noah in the night portion of the event. From okeeski.com

 

 

11/15/10       The Uglies

The ugly side of water skiing!  As the weather gets colder the realization that the water ski season is coming to an end.  This means the winterization of local water ski courses.  Now we realize who the really dedicated ski club members are!   Ski Klub of Indy  and Fairland Ski Club members and workers removed their courses and docks on October 24th.  Fairland members decided to take advantage of low water to remove and work on some of their tire islands.  The famous "Fairland Island" is showing a couple of feet above the water level.  Indy Skiers at White River hung on for one more week removing their course on October 30th.  The Indy skiers have the biggest challenge due to their course being in a river.  Every buoy, all PVC arms, and cable course must be completely removed from the river.  Quite a dirty job!  Indy skiers also decided to meet the challenge of installing a surveyed course on their October 30th work day.  The wind gave a good contest but it was the looser against this group of dedicated skiers.

Images of these events are here

 

11/06/10        The Banquet Files

Wine and Cheese

135 members and their families came together at the 8th Annual Awards Dinner Banquet  for one last outing before the snow flies. definatly  the largest 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. Then it was announced that Hawthorn Lake  in Danville won the bid to host the 2011 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 Inductees -Randy Sharkey -Carolyn (Smith) Baker -Cathy (Smith) Lemberg

Three new inductees into Indiana's Hall of fame were Honored.  Randy Sharkey was one of the 2010 Inductees to the Indiana Water Ski Hall of Fame which was announced at the IWSA Dinner and Awards Banquet. Randy 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.  For all on Randy's induction into the Hall of Fame please click here

Sisters Carolyn (Smith) Baker and Cathy (Smith) Lemberg have quite a following in the sport in the earlier days when they were top skiers in the state in the late 60's through the 80's where they showed their talents for ski shows and tournaments on Lake Wawasee as well as participating in ski shows for the Webster Lake Ski Bees in North Webster. For all on their induction into the Hall of Fame please click here

 

Sponsors

Next was the presentation of awards to recognize all our fantastic sponsors for the 2010 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

 

2010 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.

 

 

11/06/10       More Nate Smith

USAWaterski has named Nate Smith as Slalom Skier of the Year. Nate, who ran the 39-1/2 off pass in 17 consecutive tournament rounds this fall, tied the Men 1 national slalom record with a score of 5 buoys at 41 feet off on Oct. 24 at the Eddie Green Open at Lake Louis in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. For all the info on those awards you can click here

 

 

10/30/10         Waterski Magazine & Nate Smith

Nate Smith gets an interview with Waterski Magazines Trent Finlayson. While we all know Nate is a great kid and a real deal, the water ski world seams to be in shock with his accomplishments. Getting some gruff on message boards is nothing new but Nate just uses that for fuel. Read the whole interview at Waterski Mag online  here

 

 

10/04/10         Nate Smith Is At It Again

Nate Smith just did it again. As you may be aware he has broke the Mid West Slalom Record 3 times this season alone, and now upped it again. Nate attended a tournament at Little Mountain Lake in North Carolina. The weekend was going well, Off the dock Nate ran his 35 off, took 39 off in a tail, 41 off head wind and stood up to score 1 @ 43. Nate happens to be the youngest skier to ever run the pass and is only 1 of 6 in the world to ever run the 41 loop. And if your keeping track of how many skis Nate's been on this year, you can see in the picture he rides another.

 

 

10/04/10         Tynan Makes The Cover

When you recieve your new Water Skier Magazine from USAWaterSki Headquarters you'll recognize the skier on the cover. Scott Tynan, your  2010 Men's Three National Slalom Champion made the October cover which will be delivered to your door step soon. Scott's the second Indiana resident to make the cover in recent years that we know about. Cale Burdick was on the April 07' cover.

9/29/10         Banquet Dinner and Awards

Now that the final tournament is under our belts there is one more get together that we encourage all IWSA members to attend, the IWSA Fall Banquet and Awards Dinner. Mark your calendar, on November 6, 2010 IWSA will sponsor an awards dinner at the conclusion of the annual general meeting. IWSA would like to recognize individuals within the organization who have had an outstanding year. This can be anybody, maybe an individual that has excelled considerably beyond their personal bests.  If you know an individual that has had an exceptional season and want to make a nomination for consideration please fill out the nomination form to be completed by October 1.

 

 

9/29/10         Sawmill Fall Final

The final tournament of the season went of with beautiful Columbus weather and hospitality to match. Great skiing from all competitors was unmatched by the hospitality of the Sawmill club after the days skiing

 

 

9/17/10         Indy Skiers

The Indy Skiers ended their official 2010 season this Thursday evening (9-16-10)  with the final Thursday Night Indy Parks Thursday Evening Ski series.  Since installing their second ski course in early July,  they have conducted this event every Thursday night.  In addition, their "Learn to Ski" event held on August 21st (an all day event) was an outstanding success with numerous new athletes introduced to the sport.  The rest of the ski season will be enjoyed by members with no official programs planned. There's a few images here

 

 

9/09/10         Purdue Ski Jump

Collegiate Water Skiers now have a new place to jump in Indiana. The Purdue Water Ski Club is pleased to announce that they have successfully put their new jump into service at Lake Purdue. After two years of fund raising, the goal was finally met. The jump was assembled in New Jersey by Ed Wiley, president of the Purdue Water Ski Team, and then it was trucked to Purdue in pieces. In the weeks before the school year started, ski team members assembled the ramp and put it in place. Having their own jump to use for practice is a luxury that most collegiate ski teams do not get to enjoy and it will not go unappreciated at Purdue.  Thanks to everyone involved in Indiana Waterskiing that has helped over the years. Boiler Up! 

click each pic to view

 

For a look at the mid west collegiate season schedule click here

 

 

9/09/10         More Disabled Nationals Pics

The Official photographer of the 21st Disabled Nationals has their images up for viewing and ordering. Go to the Pro-Tek site here

 

 

10/06/10       Timberlake P&C

Due to unknown circumstances the Timberlake Pick and Choose set for Sept. 11th has been moved to the 12th. Please note this to anyone thinking of attending.

 

 

10/06/10        Nationals Photos

Here's a link to images taken during the 2010 Water Ski Nationals held in Wilminton Ill.

http://www.ordermyphotos.net/EventListing.aspx?P=9308

 

 

9/02/10       Disabled Nationals Pics

Here's a link to more images taken by Chuck Nadeau of the 21st Duke Energy 21st Disabled Nationals.

http://picsbychuck.com/pics/Disabled Sports/2010WaterskiNationals/

 

 

8/30/10       Disabled Nationals

The Duke Energy 21st Disabled Water Ski Nationals and 2nd Pan Am Games which was hosted in conjunction with IWSA, Hawthorn Lake and RHI Sports went off with out a hitch. Many thanks go out to the officials and volunteers that made this national event a great success. Thanks to the many IWSA family members that came out to support the event each day with helping hands in various areas to make the event run even more smoothly. I can't say enough of the efforts from Carl Truesdale, John Kniesley, Bill Roach, Brian Detty, DeeDee Tucker and the whole Hawthorn Ski Club, (and many many more) have done to put together one of the biggest events in the state and have it run as smoothly as it has. With the 2 world records and the addition of the clinic, the AB skiers (Nate Smith, wow!) and the smack down (Joe Ray the winner, sort of) only added to the enjoyment. From the Reception Party on Wed. night through  the awards banquet after the days festivities on Saturday were certainly a class act. I have received many letters of thanks and of appreciation of the weeks efforts from various participants. Your dedication doesn't go unrecognized. Thanks for making the the Duke Energy 21st Disabled Nationals the great event it should be. Jim Beck IWSA President     For all the results and info from this event please click  here

Jessica Radmilovic (Pine Grove, Calif.) set a Women's MP2 world slalom record    Katie Mawby (Grand Haven Mi.)set a Women's V1 world slalom record   many pics here

 

8/30/10       Dan Reed

‎Local skier makes good..represents IWSA, Indy Skiers & RHI Sports!!! At the conclusion of the 2010 Duke Energy 21st Disabled Water Ski National Championships and 2nd/Pan Am Games Dan Reed lands a spot on the 2011 world team. The team is selected from the scores from this tournament  Dan placed 2nd (Silver) in Jump, 3rd (Bronze) in Overall, a 3rd (Bronze) in PanAm Overall and was selected for the second time in a row for the 2011 US Disabled Water Ski Team. Congratulations Dan. More here

 

 

8/30/10       Nate Smith & Silent Shores

As usual the folks at Silent Shores put on a first class tournament including lunch in the club shelter house.  Silent Shores club member/skier  Neal Clark pulled a suprise invitiation to do a "fly-over" which made  for some good pictures.   Pro Tour Contestant Nate Smith who upped the Mid West Open Mens Record Tournament Slalom Record to 2 @ 41 off earlier in the season,

skied an incredible 2.5 @ 41 at the Open session at the DisabledNationals. Then two days later upped the record again to 3 at 41 off at the Silent Shores Record Sunday at Thorntown.

Congratulations Nate. Pics here

 

 

8/23/10       Champion Lake 3rd

The 2010 "Boulder Open" held at Champion Lake on August 21st had a full contingent of slalom skiers and trickers.  The tournament was renamed the Boulder Open. The image to the right says it all, Megan Lambert won the boulder but her dad wouldn't let her take it home. The day was overcast but that didn't hinder some terrific skiing by the participants. Pics here

8/22/10       Disabled Nationals and Pan Am's

The Duke Energy 21st Disabled Water Ski National Championships  along with the 2nd Pan Am Championships are being held in the Indy area west of Danville at Hawthorn Lake this week the 25th through the 28th. This will draw not only the best competitors in the nation to compete for national titles but through out the world for the Pan Am Championships. Come join the fun and check out these top notch athletes as they compete for elite titles.

For more on this event see here Schedule of events are here

 

 

8/17/10       Barefoot Buckethead Endurance Race

A new discipline of barefoot waterskiing has evolved, called barefoot endurance racing.  Six teams from Indiana traveled to the Maumee River in Ohio to compete in a 38 mile barefoot endurance challenge. 19 miles up river and 19 miles back. Many competitors came from all over for this event with the winning team from Houston, TX (Top Gun) with a winning time in the 1 hour range. Each team consists of four or five competitors that will each have to participate in a rotation during the race and the rotation continues until you are finished.  13 teams started this challenge and 13 teams finished.  The event had a record number for boats

starting the challenge. The emphasis of this event is fun.  Indiana had a great presence in this event with six of the 13 teams.  Several familiar faces participated.  The teams were Shattered Glass from Warsaw, Team Nutz Angola, Snow Lake Schleppers Angola, The Wolfpack Indianapolis, Top Gut, Indianapolis and Captains Reality, (Indianapolis plus Ohio, Wisconsin and northern Indiana).  More pics are here

 

 

8/17/10       Master Men's Podium finishers

Chris Clark takes third at the 2010, 61 Goode Water Ski National Championships in the Master Men's slalom division. If you have any pictures you'd like to share (we'd love to see them) please send them in. at IWSA Web Master.     8/17/10       Grassroots Nationals This inaugural event will be held on September 18-19 in Polk City, FL.  There will be a DJ, Games, Entertainment and lots of fun!!  All you have to do is participate in one GrassRoot event for the year and you are eligible to ski in the Nationals.  On Sunday we will be having several of the pro

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athletes join us to ride in the boat and hang out.  This is going to be a great event and we would like to have as many participants as possible.  You can register at www.usawaterski.org and go to the registration to enter.  We would like to have an idea of how many are going to attend by September 1st.

 

 

8/15/10       Indy Open at Precedent

It was hot in Indiana but it was hotter at the Precedent Office Park at the "Indy Open" on August 14th and 15th.  Smooth water and large crowds spurred the water skiers and wakeboarders on at this Grassroots level event.  Plenty of vendors, trophies, cash prizes, gift certificates, and just plain fun made this event a great success. More pics of the event are here

 

8/15/10       Day 7

On the last day of the water ski nationals with only a few events left brought on yet a few more IWSA members to a podium finish.

Chris Clark finished 3rd in the Masters Men slalom event with a score of 2 at 39 off.

Jenna Gilbert continues her realm. Jenna who tied for first place in women's 1 slalom by rounding 1 ball at 35 off at the mid west regional tournament and went on to win after the tie breaker skied a half buoy at 35 off to place fourth at the national championships.

Mason Sharkey who made a come back this year in his men's 1 trick event landed himself one place off the podium with a finish of 6th while brother Jared finished 11th.

Congratulations to the Waters Edge Ski Club for their success in bringing the water ski nationals back to our home turf in the mid west area.  all the results  here

 

 

8/13/10       Day 5 &6  Nationals Results

It's hard to report every skier at that has attended the 68thGoode Water Ski Nationals, I wish I could. Not to leave anyone out but here's a few more highlights that stand out.

Lake Clark skied his Personal Best rounding 2 at 32 off in Boy's 3 for 22 place. That's incredible to do at a tournament such as the nationals.

Clay Schmitt tied his PB in tricks with a score of 1150 then PB'd in Slalom in Boys 3 as well with a score of 1.5 at 32 off. That finished Clay at 17th in his Overall score, while his mother Cheryl Schmitt finished 5th in Women's 5 jump.

Briant Detty posted his personal best in jump breaking the 150 foot barrier with a leap of 152 which earned him in 3rd place finish.

B'ster Detty and Sam Jackson have gone back and forth with their slalom skiing. But what are the odds that they would tie for 7th place out of 47 skiers in boy's 3 slalom at the nationals with a score of 5 @ 35 off? That landed B'ster just off the podium with 6th place overall and Andrew Schmitt finished 14th.

Noah Vieke - Just a few short years ago Noah was attending learn to ski clinics and grassroots events. This year he takes top spot in Men's 1 slalom at the Nationals with a score of 4.5@38 off.

Same story with Matt Irmscher who finished respectively 7th with a score of 1.5@38 off.

Molly Harrison tricked her way to 2nd place in women's 1 with a score of 3070 points.

Nate Smith didn't leave anyone disappointed with his performance of 1 at 41 off which landed him in a run off situation for 4th and 5th. Nate finished 5th while home town favorite Cale Burdick finished 7th in Open Men.

Stay tuned. a lot of great skiing with another big day to go. catch all the results  here

 

 

8/10/10        Nationals Results

There's a lot of skiing to catch up on since things have been out of service. I will have to skip the regionals and get right to the nationals. Which the regionals was one of the biggest regionals ever while participants were down just 20 skiers there were more amount of pulls than ever before. Which means more skiers are skiing for overall score.  - Here's those results, . I will have to build the state results page later. There has been a lot of great skiing from our Indiana folks, I wish I could post them all but here's some highlights. Send some pictures or your stories if you have one.

 

After three days of skiing at the 68th Goode Water Ski National Championships in Wilmington Illinois. Competition started Sunday the 8th and here's  just a few highlights so far.

The Tynan Duo has became a Trifecta. Scott took first in slalom in men's 3 with 1.5 @ 41 off. Emma the new national competitor of the family finished 10th in slalom, and Liz, is yet to ski, she'll ski Wed. The Contos duo is at it again. Kim finished in a three way tie for first with a score of 2@39, and finished 2nd in Men's 5, while Casey finished third with 3@38 just a buoy and a half behind the leader. John Kniesley finished a respectable 12th with 1@38 off. Men's 2 tricks saw Brian Zimmer finish 5th with 2910 points. Nicholas Shedd went 3@28 for 17th place in Boy's 2 slalom and 25th in tricks with 820 points. Men's 3 slalom is a tough event. While Brian Dawson goes 4@38 off in men's 3 his finish is a 5 way tie for 17th. Which is the same result for Paul Goldman's same score in Men's 4. Tom Danford who is running the show as Chief Judge for the US event scored 3270 points in tricks for a second place podium finish and finished 9th with his overall score. Cameron Wischmeyer of Sawmill Lake is building another champion as he finished 7th in Boy's 2 slalom. These are just a few highlights with plenty of skiing to go. for updated results click here

 

 

8/10/10        ** Indy Open **  Here's a flier

The Grassroots Tournament scheduled for August 15th at Ski Klub of Indy has been moved!   The new name is the Indy Open and will occur at The Precedent on August 14th and 15th.  (The Precedent is located  at 9229 Delegates Row, Indianapolis, Indiana near 96th Street and North Keystone Avenue)  Grassroots level water skiing for all ages and abilities will be from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM  each day.  Entrance fee will be $25 and skiers may choose to compete for $25 gift certificates from Skier's Edge.  Wakeboard events will commence from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 each day.  Approximately 20 Vendors including local boat dealers and Skier's Edge will be displaying their their products and promoting sales.   Pre-registration is appreciated: davejarrett00@aol.com or 317-933-2666.

 

 

7/18/10         State Championships

Any one trying to get a hold of the contact person the e-mail address has been corrected it's - schmittmj@att.net. Please submit any questions or relative info there. It's not too late to enter the Bart's Water Sports 61st Indiana State Championships. Please click the link.  This is the one tournament that everyone shouldn't miss. Hope to see everyone there.

 

 

7/18/10         61st Indiana State Tournament

In just two weeks July 24th and 25th, IWSA will host it's premiere event, the 61st Indiana State Championships . This prestigious tournament will be held at one of Indiana's beautiful ski sites, Timberlake in Evansville. This tournament is for all skiers of all abilities. So pack your ski gear and coolers and come on down and take part in the biggest tournament of the season. See the details here. If you have any questions please inquire. Timberlake provides the best tournament hosts and is a supreme site for competitors as well as spectators, we'd like to see everyone there. Remember, placements 1 - 3 in each division except Expert and novice will advance to the Regional Tournament. Entries are due the 18th so send in your entry form  today to avoid the $10 late fee.

 

 

7/16/10        Monday Night Ski League

 

7/13/10        Indy Ski Day

Indy Skiers community learn to ski day is Saturday, July 17. This is everyone's opportunity to learn to water ski. If you know how to ski, but it has been a few years, come on out, we'll give you a refresher. Want to learn how to slalom, we will get you going and if you want to try skiing the slalom course, you can do that too. It will be a great day, so get all your friends together and come on out.

Thursday, July 15 we will once again be hosting Thursday night skiing on the White River. Be sure to call Indy Parks at 327-7275 to make your reservation. We will start at 5:00 and go until dusk, if need be. You can go to indyskiers.com to find our more information.

 

 

7/13/10        Trick Clinic

Eleven skiers from around the state of Indiana traveled to Kokomo for a great day of Trick Skiing.  The skiers were coached by eleven time national trick champion Greg Wilson.  Several new tricks were learned and numerous techniques were discussed.  The event included two sets for each skier, two turns riding in the boat listening to coaching and Subway lunch for all.  IWSA would like to say thank you to all the participants, Pine crest Marine for their continued

From Left to Right: Howard Little, Greg Wilson, Hillary Kaub, Britney    Sokal, Haley Kaub, Skip Kaub, Mark Zimmer, Brian Zimmer, Aaron    Hutton, Paul Manning, Deedee Tucker, Prissy Edwards and Tom    Pollack

support, Greg Wilson for his generous dedication to the sport and Kokomo Ski Club for the use of their facilities for a day. More Pics here

7/13/10       Sawmill Lake & Jodi Fisher

Here's your chance to get a feel for what goes on at Sawmill Lake in Columbus. Professional Slalom skier Jodi Fisher  will share his skills at the Sawmill Lake clinic Monday Aug. 2nd.  For more info or to sign up write or call Philippa Shedd at rpshedd@bcremc.net  or 812 342 4768.

 

 

7/13/10        Wisdom Wet & Wild

As usual, Duane Keillor and Carrie Fong of Wisdom Lake put out the red carpet welcome for its Grassroots Tournament.  The Wisdom Lake Wet and Wild involved 14 skiers of all abilities.  The competition included the Green Team verses the Red Team with the winning team decided by the final skier.  Trophies to individual skiers plus back-pack bags and towels to the teams were also awarded.   A number of Indy Skiers were in attendance after working on Saturday re-installing their slalom course on White River.  Few pics here

 

 

7/6/10         Grassroots

The next Grassroots Water Ski Tournament next Sunday at Wisdom Lake.  The actual tournament format begins at noon.  Morning practice available with Duane Keillor.  Format promises to be interesting with the contestants divided into two teams.   Fabulous rewards for the winning team (and the second place team)   Shirts for everyone.  Bring your coolers and enjoy the afternoon at beautiful Wisdom Lake.

 

 

Want More Nate?

Here's a link to the night video of Nate going head to head with Will Asher in the final round for all the marbles at the Global Invitational at Placid Waters in Allendale Michigan.

http://www.theproskitour.com/videos

Click the bottom video titled "The Night Finals"

Click the center video titled "Men's Slalom Night Finals"

You can watch the whole thing which is 48 minutes long or advance the progress bar to 20.25 to see Nate's Semi final round against Chris Rossi, and the final round starts at 33.37 against Will Asher. Amazing skiing by all the contestants, in the dark.

 

 

6/27/10        Nate Smith

Nate, pictured in the center, accepts his second place award in his first Pro Ski Tournament. At 19 years old Nate qualified as a challenger in this weekends Global Invitational Water Ski Tournament in Allendale Michigan, Nate's first pro tournament event. Nate came out in the early round and set the pace with a score of 2 at 41 off. That score would put him in the brackets for the finals and a 6th seed. Nate then continued his consistency and found himself in the final round going head to head with Will Asher. Nate continued his consistency with 1 at 41 while Will Asher would round a few more for the victory. Congratulations to Nate for a job well done.  Last

weekend the Sawmill Record in Columbus Nate's score of 2 at 41 off score eclipsed the all Mid West Open Men's Tournament Record score previously set by both Cale Burdick and Michigan's Ty Oppenlander with 5 at 39 off.

 

 

6/24/10        Lake Meski Flood

All the rain in the area didn't fair well with Lake Meski, the Plainfield Ski Club site. The site is in total devastation after a levee broke causing severe flooding. Lost was one boat, all docks and structures, hoping to salvage the ski jump. Here's a few pics.

 

6/23/10        Cancellations

Due to extreme high water at the Meski / Plainfield Ski Club the site has experienced extreme damage from a flash flood which will make the following scheduled events impossible to have.

June - 23 - 24, Jr. development Clinic - Cancelled

June 28 , Monday Night Ski League - Cancelled.

 

 

6/23/10        Wisdom Lake Event

Some additions to the Grassroots event being held at Wisdom Lake in Greensburg July 11 are as  follows.  Actual Tournament begins at 12:00 noon.   Owner Duane Keillor will pull practice sessions beginning @ 10:00 AM. For more on the grassroots events see here.

 

 

6/21/10        Sawmill Spring Record

Spectators don't have to go the the "Protour" event to see top skiers in action!  Just go to Sawmill Lake near Columbus, Indiana and witness top-notch water skiing.  Two skiers, Scott Tynan of Sawmill Lake and Nate Smith of Champion Lake both completed 2 balls @ 41' off at Saturday's Tournament. Many other skiers were close behind.   Mother Nature blessed the area with a 2.5 inch rain storm at 4:00 AM on tournament day but that didn't affect the skiing.   Images

 

 

6/21/10        Grassroots Tournamant at Ski Klub of Indy

High water and lots of rollers didn't stop participants in the Ski Klub of Indianapolis Grassroots Tournament on June 20th from having a good time!  Recent storms have water levels at both Fairland and Shelbyville at record water levels.  Skiers  exhibited lots of patience between runs allowing the rollers to subside.  Some skiers tried alternative methods....one skier did the slalom course on trick skiis!  T-shirts and goodie bags furnished by USA Water Ski were given to all skiers.  Trophies for different categories and performances were also awarded.   Images

 

 

6/20/10        Chase McCain Update

Chase arrived in Panama City Beach Florida the first of the year after he completed Navy boot camp and pre-dive school at Great Lakes Naval Base north of Chicago. Of the 26 students that started only 6 made it and Chase was one of them! Chase graduated on May 18th and is officially a Navy Diver. After spending a few weeks at home Chase was off to his dream job living in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for the next 3 years.   He got the job he wanted and is a member of "SDVTEAM1" which stands for - seal delivery vehicle team one. His job/team consists of approx 30 Navy Seals and 10 Navy Divers. A seal delivery vehicle looks like a small submarine that carries 2 Navy Seals to a mission and is deployed from a full size submarine in the pacific ocean. For more info on SDV's check out this web site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylMOtRveeE&feature=related

As a Navy Diver on the team Chase will be trained to maintain, deploy and assist seals with their mission using an SDV (Chase is sort of like the "pit crew").

Chase is doing well, he really likes Hawaii, his new base and is a natural at surfing!

 

 

6/20/10        Results

The first tournaments of the season are under way. You can catch all the scores here on the tournament schedule page.

 

 

6/20/10        Samuel Jackson

Sam Jackson, a boys 3 slalom skier at Sawmill Lake in Columbus  has qualified to ski in the Junior World Championships in Italy . Sam is ranked  seventh this week on the world ranking list. The top ten on the ranking list are invited to attend. They are already making plans to attend.

 

6/14/10        Hawthorn and Big Rig

The Hawthorn Big Rig 3 Event Record Tournament which was scheduled for June 26 - 27 is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The Big Rig Jump Clinic will be moved to July 2nd the day before the Mid Summer Hawthorn Record. Anyone looking for tips on how to become a better jumper or wants to learn the big red wall this clinic is for you. Instructed by experienced jumpers on a beautiful site this clinic will definitely help you jump farther.

 

'Twas a bit windy but that didn't curb the enthusiasm of everyone who attended the IWSA Spring Fling held at Fairland Ski Club on June 6th, 2010.  As some of the pictures suggest, it wasn't your standard water ski tournament.  Beginner skiers on the boom, slashed bouys, ropes around props, and surfing added a lot of variety to the events of the day!  , Special thanks to Indy Skiers Reeda and Dan Stone for managing food and drinks, to Pinecrest Marine for bringing Mastercrafts to the event, to Chris Walker and Aqua Marine of Anderson for supplying the Supra wakeboard boat, and to  Ski Klub of Indy members for opening up their facility for afternoon water skiers when things were too busy at fairland, and to John Kniesly for cleaning the latrines! Images of this event are here

 

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