Hey World! The 22nd Disabled Water Ski National Championships were held at Shortline Lake in Elk Grove, California last Friday and Saturday. They also had a mini Pan-Am Games with athletes from Canada and Brazil. We were able to get a lot of media attention. Here is one of the clips from Fox 40. I got involved with disabled water skiing … Read More
Recap: Calgary Pro Water Ski Shootout
Hey World! After I finished skiing at the U.S. Nationals in West Palm Beach, Florida, I flew up to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the Calgary Pro Water Ski Shootout. As I was getting ready to fly out in West Palm, I was in an accident after dropping off my rental car. While taking the Budget airport shuttle bus, a car ran … Read More
Video: Huge 2 ball from Regionals
Hey World! I was finally able to obtain the video from the boat of that huge 2 ball I had at the regional championships a few weeks ago. The quality isn’t the best but you are still able to see it. Hope you enjoy!
Malibu Open Finals – Malibu Open Day #4
Hey World! Day 2 picked up right where Day 1 ended; with awesome skiing and unbelievable cut lines. The Under 17 and under 21 boys and girls started the day off. U17 – Kara MacIntyre and Brie Carter had the top scores of 1.5 and 2 at 38off. In U21, Caroline Hensley put up a huge score of 2@39 and … Read More
Malibu Open Preliminary Results -Malibu Open Day #3
Hey World! What a day!!! We had some awesome skiing today at the 2012 Malibu Open at Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Women slalom started the event at 7:45am and quickly Manon Costard ran 2@39 to take the lead and put the pressure on the rest of the field. Whitney McClintock ran 3@39, fellow HO skier Karina Nowlan ran … Read More
Touring Downtown Milwaukee- Malibu Open Day #2
Hey World! Last night I pick up Tyler Yager from the airport and we stayed at the Lorenz residence in Oconomowoc; which is 45min from downtown Milwaukee. They have a beautiful home on a public lake. They took me out on their pontoon boat where we swam in the middle of the lake and hung out on the boat. Today, … Read More
Milwaukee Bound – Malibu Open Day #1
Hey World! My trip to Milwaukee started very early yesterday morning. I was up at 3:30am and was at the airport by 5am for my 6:03am flight. A big thanks to my Dad for getting up early and taking me. When I arrived, there was over 100 people in the check in line. I was smart enough to check in … Read More
Recap: 2012 Western Regional Championships
Hey World! The 2012 Western Regional Championships has come to an end. They were held at Bel Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda (Sacramento), California. I skied on day one where there were 8 of us skiing in open men slalom. I was seeded 4th and I ran 2 1/2@39. I felt very comfortable and had a great start at 39; … Read More
June Update – Coaching Junior Development Clinics
Hey World! This past month was slammed with skiing, coaching and a few tournaments. It has been nice to be home for a while. Things are a bit more relaxing compared to being on the road and traveling all the time. We had our first tournament of the year at Shortline Lake in the beginning of June. It felt weird … Read More
Florida / Georgia Trip
Hey World! Another awesome trip has come to an end. I spent most of May in Florida and 5 days in Georgia. Since my last post, “Learning from Legends” – Bob & Kris LaPoint, I skied in the last chance qualifier for the Masters at Jack Traver’s Sunset Lakes. There was some great skiing in both the Open and Junior … Read More