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Viewpoint ...... 0. cece eee eee eee eee 4 Annual General Meeting Notice ...... -.------5 Slalom Course Restrictions Lifted...... -..- 7 Do It- Install a Slalom Course ...... -++.0-seeees 9 Short Lines/Marketplace ...... 0020eeeeeees 13 Extreme World Cup ‘97 ...... 02 ce eu eeeeeeees 15 Sideways View- Wakeboarding at the World Cup .. 18 Pro Tour Update ...... 000c eee eee ees 19 President’s Message- Changing Seasons...... 20 ClaSSiti@d AGS... nso) wcninens wineriesathe pee nee 22

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VIEWPOINT

MID - BLUR By Paul Jurbala

A $ | write, in mid-summer, the peaks and valleys the pros. Nazneen is firing out membership packages are coming fast as we fight fires and try to keep as fast as she can, in between answering calls which programs on track in our intense, concentrated seem to come every few seconds. Will the medals be season. Here’s the blur as i t looks to me this August: received from the supplier in time? Do we have enough crests for our Skills Awards orders, which also Our busy season began in March as we tried to final- seem to be coming at a record clip? And what's going ize all the schedules and get the materials produced. on with Slalom Challenge, why aren't There more skiers are posters, magazines, handbooks, forms, and signing up? a thousand phone calls to cajole advertisers and organizers to part with scraps of vital information. The In the midst of this mayhem, I’m trying to get our grant production crunch continues right through June, and application finalized. The government has come up then the caterpillar becomes a butterfly- or a moth- with a new process, the fourth complete change in as the season opens. I t stays just as busy, but now we four years. Every time we send in material, they call get to see how all the planning turns out. for more. “Just one more question...”: it’s like that old Columbo TV series. Now, after some negotiation, our The first hurdle is the Canadian Water Ski Instructors’ consultant says she’s recommending a 20% cut from Course at the end of June. This year it’s crazy, with last year. Sounds like bad news? Not compared with 75 students- the highest number since 1991 - plus the badminton, rumoured to be bracing for a 45% fact that the tournament season is starting earlier than cut...water ski appears to be one of the first sports to ever this year. Still, 75 students- put a check-mark in complete the lengthy process, but other sports are the “success” column. Now the tournaments are com- also reporting significant cuts. We can survive losing ing thick and fast, with the Bond Lake Season Opener 20%, we just need to run faster... used as final selection for the Canada Games Team, who immediately depart for the first training camp at Well, that’s how i t is here. We run faster and faster Rini’s. Another success, or at least, so far. so good. just to stay in the same place. In some ways our performance is spectacular- for example every time Over where the Pro Clinics are happening, things are the government hands us a cut we seem to make it up also booming. Again, we’re getting a jump on the with more sales, more sponsorship, more new ideas. season- while the first Clinic used to be in July, now On the other hand to the tired volunteers it can seem they've started in May! By the end of July, we'll have like everything is withering around them as fewer done 25 clinic-days, more than in all of 1996, and with Skiers come out (only 35 at traditional Ontario Cham- August still to go! Can we hit 40? Instructors Horan pionships this year) and their hard work goes unrec- and Bradshaw are looking a bit ragged, despite help ognized. As one area grows, another shrinks. from Bryan Gardner. Speaking of Bryan, he’s been a big player in our other early season project- increased It’s partly to thank our tireless workers, and partly to publicity through partnership with the New VR. In mid- coerce members to come out and get involved, that June @ 15 second commercial for Pro Clinics is pro- we're going to change our Annual General Meeting duced, then eight Wakeboard Tips- starring Bryan format this October. The AGM itself will start late and and sponsored by Mackenzie Financial- are shot June be brief- other than the basic business the main item 20 for airing in July and August. More phone calls- will be the unveiling of the new OWSA Strategic Plan. many, many more- to coordinate all this TV activity. Then, on to dinner, maybe even a dance (we're still But will it pay off in more members and clinics? planning). Here we'll do some much overdue celebrating- recognizing and thanking the volunteers July screams in with all the big local tournaments: two who keep organized water skiing alive. Please come Ontario Championships (barefoot and traditional), the out and give these dedicated people Eastern Canadian traditional a round of Championships, the applause- and have some fun! Extreme World Cup, plus four other smaller tourna- ments and our Extreme Wakeboard Friday clinic with

4 Ontario Water Skier - Late Summer 1997 NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Ontario Water Ski Association 1997 Annual General Meeting and Banquet

When: Saturday, October 25", 1997 at 5:00 pm Where: Millgrove Community Centre, Millgrove Ontario

All members of the OWSA are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting and Banquet. The AGM is your opportunity to learn about and pro- vide input into the OWSA and its programs, and to elect the Board of Directors. CONTACT OWSA

Following the AGM (at approximately 6 pm) the Ro aconans OWSA will hold a banquet to recognize and cele- brate the contributions of our athletes and volunt- eers. Other activities may include presentation of awards, a fund-raising auction and dance. Tickets

will cost approximately $ 20 - contact the OWSA to order.

The AGM is, of course, free to all members. The following classes of member are eligible to vote at the Meeting: Regular, Instructor, Competitive. Associate and Corporate Members are not eligible to vote. If you are unable to attend you may complete and sign the attached proxy- a member may present it on your behalf to vote at the AGM. Each member may carry only one proxy representing only one member. Nominations for elected positions will be accepted at the OWSA office until noon, October 20, 1997.

Please join us at the 1997 Annual General Meeting and Banquet!

1997 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

| , the undersigned member of the Ontario Water Ski Association, appoint

with 1997 OWSA membership number to attend and vote on my behalf at the

1997 Annual General Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

Signed this Day of , 1997

Name of Member 1997 OWSA No. Signature

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THE RETURN OF THE SLALOM COURSE Policy Change Opens Door to Course Installation

(‘ 1978, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources the OWSA. The sport had gone underground. (MNR) released Policy LA 3.07.03, which required registration of slalom courses and licencing of them The era of slalom site paranoia, like the Cold War, by the MNR. This policy provided a pretext for the lingered on. In the winter of 1997, Dan Rini of Rini’s banning of slalom courses and jumps at a number of Ski School near Kingston called to say that neighbors sites in Ontario, such as the Lake Muskoka site of were out to get his site. One of Ontario’s few remain- Toronto Water Ski Club- home club to previous Exec- ing sites, one of only 3 in eastern Ontario was under utive Director, Wally Sokolowski. Other sites were attack! The letter writing machine was cranked up subject to annual review for licencing purposes, and again...andeventually Dan called to say the local their survival depended greatly on the temper of the MNR office was satisfied and would issue a permit Staff in the local MNR office. Within a few years over again for 1997. From the OWSA perspective the bat- half the OWSA’s clubs were gone, and although tle was won, but a funny thing happened to Dan’s “black market’ unregistered slalom courses did indeed permit...it was never issued. Quietly, Policy Directive continue to exist, no amount of lobbying by the OWSA LA 3.07.03 had died in a back room of the MNR, a and its members could persuade the MNR to lift the victim of constraints which had decimated the MNR prohibition on slalom courses. staff, and the Harris government's desire to focus on “core business”. When the Rini’s called to find out The OWSA did lobby, though...the old files are fat what happened to their permit, they were told the with letters from Puslinch Lake Ski Club, Toronto Ministry wasn’t in the business of issuing them any- Water Ski Club, Gull Lake Water Ski Club...and corre- more! spondence back from (then) Minister Frank Miller and his successor James Auld. Approaches were made As soon as | heard the news from Judy Rini, | con- through the Ombudsman’s Office and to Transport tacted staff at the MNR to get the details. After about Canada. Nothing changed. Eventually i t became al- 20 calls to five different people, | had some answers. most universally agreed among water skiers that, with The MNR was, indeed, no longer in the business of slalom courses on public water nearly banned, the licencing slalom courses. A new “Free Use Policy” only alternatives were private lakes or undeclared had been approved in February 1997 and specifically courses. Clubs which still enjoyed their courses sud- listed “temporary sialom courses” as an unlicenced denly became reticent about hosting any kind of com- use of Crown Land (the anchors on the lake bottom petition, lest the neighbours rise up and demand the are on Crown Land). A talk with John Cameron, Pro- offending buoys be ripped out. The “Novice Circuit’ of gram Advisor-Lands at the MNR revealed that “tempo- club-based slalom events died quickly. Whether re- rary” was a grey area- if you take the balls in for the lated or not, OWSA membership began to decline winter the course is probably temporary- and that the quickly in the early 1980's. It was, skiers muttered, all likely response of a local MNR office to a complaint because of that damn policy. about a slalom course would be to say the MNR is no longer looking after course licencing. When | began my tenure as Executive Director in 1992 | was informed of these facts early on. Sites Now before you begin throwing confetti or tying ropes were the problem- solve the problem of enough to Javex bottles, there are a few wrinkles. The MNR places to ski and the Association would grow large still has jurisdiction over Crown Land, and if water again. No doubt stimulated in part by the course cri- skiers begin acting like yahoos and planting courses sis, Wally turned his attention to cable skiing- no boat, everywhere, the MNR can step in again. Transport no public lake- but that didn’t prove to be the answer Canada, through the seriously depleted Coast Guard, either. The OWSA’s experiment with running a ski still has jurisdiction over the top of the water (for navi- school at Claireville was nipped in the bud by an gational reasons) and can nix a course in a channel. unfortunate accident. How to solve the site dilemma? And in the meantime, hidden slalom courses were (Continued on page 8) operated quietly by skiers who wouldn't register with

Ontario Water Skier - Late Summer 1997 LEGISLATION

Either group can kill a jump, which is a much greater 4. Don't be navigational a navigation hazard. Slalom courses be- threat. We present, therefore, some long in out-of-the-way locations, not in channels. basic rules to setting up your new, unlicenced slalom course: 5. Don’t forget, by setting up a slalom course you are inviting people to use it- 1. Use common sense. and abuse it. Just because Don't offend your neighbors. you didn’t What intend i t to be a PWC slalom course, does- the MNR giveth they can taketh again...skiing at n't mean it won’t be. You may face some legal liability the crack of dawn (even though it's the best water) from this as well- as well as taking the blame excessive boat speed near shore, irritating from local neighbours for noise and commotion, fisherpeople, can all lead even if not to complaints which will, caused by you. eventually, be acted upon. 6. You'll always have enemies. Disgruntled fishermen 2. More specifically, get the neighbors on side. Ask and adolescent idiots will still Practice them to come for a ski. Would running over they mind a slalom the buoys with course? their boats. Consider a course you can Try to find out, and meet, their concerns. sink. Don't set up near public beaches or swimming areas. Oh, and celebrate. 3. We won one for 4 change! Avoid ecologically-sensitive areas, especially nest- ing sites, when siting the course. Avoid erosion-prone banks, fish spawning beds, etc. ah f EDSTONE RECREATION we We Specialize in Tournament Water Skiing” Peter and Beverley Heenan 385362 Dufferin Road 11 RR4 Orangeville, ONT L9W 2721 4 i. (519) 925-3777

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DO IT! INSTALL A SLALOM COURSE

Now that the Ontario government is out of the slalom- have about 15 cm (8") of solid ice underfoot before course regulating business (see article in this issue) you proceed, or you might find the trunk, the car and the waters are open- more or less- for courses. We at its contents installing itself on the bottom. the OWSA hope this will rekindle slalom skiing as the activity it once was in Ontario, with a strong club base On the big days (we suggest a weekend), in addition on lakes across the province, and to get there we to all the course materials, you'll need some fluores- need a few good people to plunk in those 22 buoys. cent spray paint, a battery-operated drill, a chain saw For those of you who are chomping at the bit, here or two, 300 m (1000') of braided 1/4" poly line (which are a few words of advice. will be used for the buoys as well as marking out), a 100 m tape measure, a fish-scale (the kind with a First, should you be doing this? Please read the cave- hook on the end) and a few helpers. A surveyor’s ats in this issue. Specifically, do you have a place for transit (rented) and someone who knows how to use it a slalom course which will provide you good condi- (bribed) will help the accuracy, but you can make do tions without disrupting neighbors and the environ- with careful measuring and high-school trigonometry. ment? If not, stop now- you won't be doing anyone any favours by giving water skiers a bad name on Take = look at the eourse TYPICAL SLALOM COURSE your lake. diagram on the next page- ANCHORING we'll be using the buoy Day If you do have the ideal site, move to step two- plan- names (ie G2) for refer- ning. Site your course where the prevailing winds ence points. Begin by set- Water Line can't get at it. Make sure there are no specific local ting out the position of the objections or restrictions. It’s a lot of work, but you're end boat gates at one end Tie-Wraps better off to do it at the front end. How deep is the of the course, driving a Tensioning rubber water, not just on average, but at both ends of the spike into the ice at G4. course? What is the seasonal variation in depth? Tie the line to the spike What SnapHook about backwash, from nearby rocky shore or and stretch it out (to keep —_ structures? When you allow 150 m for run-in and run- the line straight) and tie Kershaw Float out, where will the boat be turning? At the end of the other end off to a spike Eaor Sub-buoy someone else’s dock? You'll need about 600 m total 5 mor so past where G14 length for your slalom course, of which the course will be, in other words, PVC Tensioner itself only takes 259 m. about 210 m away. Now measure out the locations On to step three. Do you want to put in a “fixed” or of the 5 other boat guide individual-anchor course in the winter, through the buoys (G6, G8, G10 and Extra Line ice, or do you want to buy a “portable” course? Yes, so on) drilling a hole or yes, there are other aptions- you can put in a fixed driving a spike at the exact course in the summer- but realistically, unless you are point and marking with the or have access to a trained surveyor the chances of paint. Now you have a putting in even a halfway-accurate fixed course in straight line down the Rebar or Eyebolt open water is small. Filled Anchor y Why suffer? course to work from. From Approx me A

here, you need to find per- t =F] Option: | Need This Like a Hole In The Ice... pendiculars from that Bottom | : | Weber ™ hs a Straight line. Starting at G4 If you want to go with the fixed course, saving per- again, a point perpendicu-

haps a little money and investing your time and labour lar to the line and 2.3 m to instead, through-the-ice is the way to go. Not only is the left of G4 when looking down the course is the marking out the course accurately far easier, but spot for G3; a spot 10.35 m to the right of G4 is the moving the equipment around is also simplified. I'll bet you'd rather have all those cement blocks and buoys (Continued on page 10) in the trunk than on a boat, right? Just make sure you

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spot for $1. A line connecting $1 and G3 should pass and using a length of rope through the top eye of the right through G4 and be exactly 90 degrees (perpen- sub-buoy, lower the assembly to the bottom at the dicular) to the boat gate line. If you don’t have a tran- marked corner of your hole. Pull out the lowering line sit to measure the angles, you can make do with and repeat 21 more times. If you have enough help, Pythagorus; you know that G3 is 2.3 m from G4, and someone can be measuring depth, another can be G6 is 41 m from G4, so G3 is perpendicular to the assembling, and still another lowering the anchors to course line if the distance from G6 to G3 is exactly 41 the bottom. Piece of cake! m, 64 cm. Remember? The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two The Instant Approach sides? If all that measuring and marking sounds like a little too Keep using those triangles (G5-G6-G8, then G7-G8- much work, and if you don’t need a precision, record- G10), working down the course to place G5, G7, G9 capable course, consider a so-called “portable” course. and so on. When you come to the end flip the triangle The portable course is basically a pre-measured skele- (i¢ G12-G13-G14) to place G13. You'll be using the ton of rope or steel cable with outrigger booms (usually same measurements over and over, so take a length PVC tubing) holding the slalom balls. Just snap it to- of poly line and make a “jig’~ tie a loop in both ends of gether, anchor at both ends, and ski! Well, not quite... a 50 m length, mark i t at the intervals needed (eg 41.064 metres), and use it to measure, keeping the Bear in mind that portable courses are notas accurate line taut by hooking the fish scale to the other end as individually-anchored “fixed” courses. That's primar- and pulling a constant 10 Ibs force for all ily because when the wind or waves push on the measurements- and when you mark your jig in the first course it bends, often curving to yield a somewhat banana-shaped place. Measure all distances across and along be- course. You can reduce this tendency tween buoys to make sure you've got it right. Voila! by adding extra anchors, but after you’ve added some Two parallel sets of boat guides! you may begin to wonder why you didn’t just go the fixed route. On the other hand, for all but tournament Now on to the slalom buoys, using the same method: skiers and record-capable tournaments, a portable on triangle G6-G4-S1, S1 should be placed 10.35 m course will probably be just fine. from G4 and 42.286 m from G6. When six slalom buoys are marked out and measured for correct You can get portable courses from the U.S.A. but why length and width from their adjacent buoys, you're not buy Canadian? Two Ontario sources of portables are Slalom Buoys almost done marking. Finish by setting out the gates, (call McClintock's at 519-658-9661) G1, G2, G15 and G16- it’s a little trickier because or Andy Thompson at 416-441-6800. These are the they are not on the line of boat guides. Just use your Same sources you'll call if you want to find buoys for rope to extend and mark the boat buoy line about 60 fixed courses, so you can discuss your options and m, by tying off to G8 for example and extending pros and cons at the same time. through G6 and G4 then a further 60 m. G2 is 1.25 m Finally, you from and perpendicular to the baseline of boat guide may be interested in the Accu-Sink system a portable course buoys and 27.029 m from G4 . Ready to go in and which can be hidden by sinking i t to warm up yet? the bottom, then raised to use i t . This clever idea which minimizes the chance of abuse or vandalism involves Next day (or same day if you're impervious to the setting up an air pump on shore and running an air line cold), put in the course. Start by cutting square holes, across the bottom to the course- fine if the course is in front of your with one corner exactly at each marked point. Don't cottage, not so good if it’s a kilometer put the marked point in the middle of the hole or away. Call Accu-Sink in Indianapolis at (317) 931- 8169- you've lost your reference point and your accuracy. they're also the source of Accufloat portable courses. Now, use a pole to push the cut-out block of ice under the ice surface (easier than trying to pull it out of the water), and you're ready to measure the water depth Now that you know how it’s done, start planning for using the poly rope tied to a cement block. Measure next year. We hope there will be a lot of new courses- and water ski clubs! and cut the main line so the sub-buoy will be 1.5 to 3 m under the water surface (see diagram of the buoy assembly). Assemble the anchor/sub-buoy/tensioner

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On The Tube If You're Keeping Here are a few places Track... you can €xpect to see skiing TV soon: the on This is the second New VR (CKVR) will be airing a half- Summer edition of Ontario Water hour show on wakeboarding, Skier. We didn't release especially at the Ex- a Spring edition, and this is treme World Cup, this it's replacement. Fall (October) fall: TSN is Producing it’s own and Winter (late De- Extreme World Cup cember) will follow as show; Women’s Television Net- usual. work shot a segment on women wakeboarding with our Pro Clinic this June. Americas Challenge Results In the Americas Challenge held at Shalom Park, Ed- Ontario Records- monton July Traditional 12-13, Canadians more than held their Judy Rini called own. Tony Boswell of in to point out that Matt Rini’s 9500 Arnprior had the best Junior points set at the Boys slalom score, Canadian Masters in 1995 is a Men’s with 4 on a12 m line (52 buoys). 1 Ontario Record. A Joel McClintock won the overall bunch more have been set this title in Senior Men's, summer, especially and BC’s Clint Baikie in the Boys and Girls categories. was 2" in Junior Boys overall. Look for The Canadian the updated list in the next issue. Team was 3" in Junior, 3° in 17-21, and 2" in Senior competition. Fall Bargains! Wakeboard Phil Harding at Summer Nationals Water Sports called to say that they're having Notable Ontario results from the an end-season blow-out of their Nationals, August 9- MasterCraft and 10: Hunter Madill, 1° in boys J-Craft boats, O’Brien skis and Bare 13 and under: Alison wetsuits all at greatly Thompson, 1* in women open: Chris reduced prices, beginning the Thompson 3” in first week of September. men 14-19; Colin Ellis, 3° in men If you're interested call (416) 20-25 and 4" in 492-2880. open; Dave Tsuyuki 4" in men 20-24. Full results in the next issue.

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COMPETITION

EXTREME WORLD CUP ‘97 By Paul Jurbala

ell, it's over. If you're the sort who goes to (ree ski tournaments to sun-tan, you can pat yourself on the back that you saved the ten bucks and missed a mostly cloudy, cold, drizzly, windy weekend at Skier’s Place. If, on the other hand, you're the type who enjoys seeing the world's best put on a show, or think you would enjoy being around to see a world record smashed, then instead of patting yourself on the back | suggest you kick yourself on the poste- rior. Repeatedly. For unless you are one of only a few hundred who caught the action, you missed some- thing special- and you may have to go a very long time before getting anotherchance.

Extreme World Cup ‘97, the heir to the Canadian Masters held at the same Orangeville-ish site in 1995, seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of its money-losing forefather. Like the ‘95 event, the weather was most uncooperative. Like the ‘95 event Adjusting to the slippery jump on Saturday (N. Araquel photo) the world’s best came out to Peter Heenan’s backyard to perform for way too few spectators- although you'll have a chance to see it on TSN for free, which doesn't be reckoned with on the Pro Tour. (More on help Peter pay his bills. But unlike the ‘95 tournament wakeboarding in the accompanying article.) Finally there were more tribulations, like a rival wakeboard the jumpers came out, with an unfavourable tail-wind event organized at the last minute which siphoned off and a slippery new jump surface which had most of talent like Lavelle and Byerly, and Kristi Overton’s them sideways off the ramp- but a few cracked the operation and pregnancy which kept the current 200 foot mark all the same. Pretty impressive stuff, yet queen of slalom away. In all only about 30 athletes somehow the sparks of great performances were lost the poor came to compete in women’s slalom, wakeboard and in the dismal weather and bitterness over men’s jump (the World Cup part) and share in crowd size. It had to get better Sunday, but would it? $ 50,000 cash and a new GMC Jimmy in case a world record fell...which it did. Standing in the rain (only a Sunday at noon, for the opening pass of the women’s five-minute shower) on Saturday watching the handful slalom final, it appeared nothing would change. More of spectators run for the tents, you had to wonder who stiff winds, low clouds and drizzle had spectators Peter Heenan wronged in a previous life to face such cowering in tents and wearing jackets. Toni Neville karmic vengeance. and Jennifer Leachman tied at 3 at 11.25 m, then Susi Graham came off the dock and....groan....fell at ball 2 Even on Saturday- nominally qualifying day, although to score 1.5. In the run-off, Neville was the better to only in men’s jump were any competitors going to be win with 3 at 11.25 m. eliminated from the Sunday finals, making Saturday more of a warm-up day- there were flashes of what On to wakeboarding. First to ride was almost-local was to come. The women struggled through slalom, Oakville boy Colin Ellis, who has featured in this pub- with a buffeting wind keeping even the best from run- lication for many years as a junior-division skier, and ning 38' off, but at least Canadian Susi Graham led now has abandoned traditional skiing for the sideways the field going into day two. Then wakeboarding be- thing. On Saturday Colin fell on his first trick, but now gan. Parks Bonifay was first off the dock and ran two he stood up two brilliant passes in this, his third pro perfect passes to show he was still (at 15!) a force to event, and ended up in sixth spot. Favourite Jeremy

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Kovak also rebounded from a shaky day 1 and per- formed flawlessly to take the lead with 16-year-old phenom Jacob Koncak, 15 year-old Bonifay and Darin Shapiro still to ride. Koncak did not disappeint, but couldn't overhaul Kovak...Parks, so solid on Saturday, fell on his second pass... and Shapiro, unknown to the crowd, failed to get judges’ credit for his risky X-mabe On pass one. Score $ 8,000 and first place for Kovak, his fourth consecutive pro win and sixth this season! Suddenly, rebounding from Saturday was the order of the day. As the jumpers hit the water the sun came out- it became a perfect, warm day with a steady breeze blowing into the jumpers’ faces to give them the extra lift missing on day one. Alberta’s Jaret Llewellyn, struggling through a slump, finally landed a 209! and the crowd began to get excited. It was like opening a 200-hundred-foot faucet, for now everyone Jeremy, was breaking Jacob and Darin take the podium Sunday (Paul Jurbala) the barrier- 211', then 21 3'...and second last came Curtis Sheers. His second jump was an astounding 218' , only two-and-a-half feet off the ce world mark! Dave Hara Benzel and Joel McClintock, on the p.a. system had the crowd pumped up as Bruce PERFORM Neville ANCE came down the course, cut later than anybody, and landed a 222' jump to shatter the world record! Amazingly, ea he took his second jump, but landed a lame 190-something Training Centr € and headed for shore to cele- brate . oe with Toni, who was first to reach him. The crowd, small perhaps, With Matt Rini looked pretty impressive when Orlando, they Fla & Kingston, Ont were all gathered in a fifty-foot circle around Bruce Neville. Over at the officials’ tower, it looked like someone had oe TRAINING thrown a McClintock grenade, with * Jeff racing Slalom q in from the shore to nearly collide with Re Chief e Track Judge Jim and announcer Joel who had raced down from the tower.. RIC the last skier had left everyone, | * Jump including long-suffering Peter Heenan, with a huge * Wakeboarding smilé in water-skiing’s equivalent of a World Series- = i winning bottom-of-the-ninth homer. Wow! as Beginner through Advanced ee Wiaiaaicetadwaver ctacce: : Private reme Quotes: Wakeboarder Dave “Rooster’ Man-made Lake Briscoe, = ° taking the announcers’ mike as Jeremy Kovak p 1S minutes from D ISBEY came out to ride on Saturday: “ I f | don’t hear x some Accommodation Upon Request noise from you for this guy I’m coming down there and opening a big can of Whip-Butt!”... Jaret Llewellyn, asked by boarder Jeff Heer mid-way 3 : For more information, contact a o e through Matt Rini at: Sunday’s jump finals how i t felt to land and a 209' Phone: (352) 242-4547 be in third spot: “I'll be lucky i f a 209' lets me finish in Fax: (352) 242-1163 @&*!$! eighth spot!”...Ski Nautique marketing czar Larry Meddock, who put up the $ 50,000 in prizes, to event P i k a a marketing manager Tom Bertrand just after Neville’s record-breaking Rini Ski School : jump: “This event just went to 24-carat!” (613) 376-3828 (Kingston) ee

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COMPETITION

THE SIDEWAYS VIEW Wakeboarding at Extreme World Cup ‘97

{ [/2ssreen at the Extreme World Cup began Raley, and a day early, with the OWSA’s put i t down to incorrect boat speed. Extreme Jeremy Wakeboard Kovak failed to get credit for his Friday (XWF) clinics. Although it front flip didn’t turn which the judges felt looked into the wakeboard party we originally too much like a Scare- planned- if crow, and spent half an hour nothing else the weather saw to that- looking at video trying to twenty riders did explain his point of view to judge Eric have the chance to ride behind the Perez. Parks Air Nautique and Bonifay, on the other hand, performed get tips from some of the best in the flawlessly- on a business. We took borrowed board, as his was still the Opportunity to invite some of at the airport. OWSA Ontario’s up and President Nicole Maurer went to Pick coming competition boarders, mak- i t up for him at ing this an athlete 11 pm Saturday evening. In the final development clinic as well as one round Sunday Open to the public, Parks would don his old faithful board and strong presence from the New and fall...should VR brought have left i t at Pearson, i t seems. good television exposure as well. On the water, On Sunday, with the pressure coaching came from pro riders Colin on, the riders went just Ellis, as big but with very Jeff Heer, Dave “Rooster” Briscoe different results. Kovak had and Jacob amended Koncak, the last two his attack sheet and rode perfectly representing Team Iconn. It was to take all pretty low key and the win. Koncak was cool and took relaxed, although the fact that second, for his first Skier’s Place was big cash win. And it was Shapiro getting set up for the big show who was asking next day the about the judging after did make for some hiccups, like his X-mobe (a switchstance no extended front-side Mobius) pylon or Launch Pads for the was disallowed when he didn't boat (the Pads showed cross up midway through) both wakes. Perez cooly pointed and about an hours’ break while out that all TSN did some three judges said “no credit” independently, “ropecam” filming of jumpers Jim and that Clunie and John Swanson. was it for Darin, who had to settle So the day ran late, but for third place. there was some music, the Optimist Club supplied food, and everyone Here are a few of the could hang with the wakeboard trick runs: Pros while our local talent subjected themselves to some epic faceplants Darin Shapiro, pass #1- vulcan, while trying valiantly to master 1550: switch S-bend, new moves. Special 1500; front flip, 1250; 540, thanks go to Pro Clinic’s Chris 1250: x-mobe, 1600. Pass Horan and Ben Bradshaw #2- switch vulcan, 1 550; S-bend, for putting in driving time, 1500; air front flip, and to the pros 1275; half-cab front flip, who turned up to make it happen. 1300; skeezer, 1575.

Memorable moment: Parks Bonifay, pass #1- S-bend, Jacob Koncak, the 16-year-old 1500: switch front from San Antonio, roll, 1250; whirlybird, 1400; had his flight delayed and finally half cab front roll, 1300: turned up on site vulcan, 1550. Pass #2- switch about 5 pm. Reluctantly he agreed S-bend, 1500, hoochie- to teach a clinic- to-fakie, 1300: switch he’d never done one before, but vulcan, 1550; mobius, 1550: that matter for switch tantrum-to-front, he’d never traveled outside 1250. fore. As he stepped the USA be- into the boat, he asked Jeff Heer to stay and help him Jeremy Kovak, pass #1-FS raley, out, to which Heer replied, “Just 1300: S-bend, tell them how to ride- 1500: FS scarecrow, 1250; whirlybird, and don't be afraid to yell i f they 1 A400: air don’t listen!” Little mobius, 1575. Pass #2- vulcan, did the Clinic participants know 1550: switch krypt, Jacob, whom some 1250; mobius, 1550: air front had never heard of, would be flip, 1275; switch coming second overall mobius, 1550. and pocketing $ 4000 in the tournament on Sunday! All these runs average about 7000 points per pass, When 14000 total or tournament time came Saturday, if the riders go clean for both the riders Style passes. Add went out to dial in their points to bring the riders into their runs in competition. Some did, normal 20000- Some didn’t. Colin 22000 points range for a good Ellis fell on his first trick, an Air run!

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PRO TOUR ‘97 UPDATE

A s July faded into August, Canadians had racked up their share of Pro Tour and World Cup suc- cesses. (We covered the March, April and May evenis in the Summer edition of Ontario Water Skier.) Here are some of the notable results as Canada’s best head into the August home stretch and toward the World Championships in Colombia this Septem- ber.

US Masters - CallawayGardens, GA (May 24-25)

The sun shone on Kitchener's Susi Graham, whowon the Women’s Slalom Championship at the 38" Mas- ters. Graham, who held or co-held the world slalom record from 1990 to 1996 found herself head-to-head with current record holder Kristi Overton-Johnson ina run-off after both ran 3 at 11.25 m (38' off) in regular competition. In the showdown Graham came out ahead with 1.5 at 11.25 m to win the prestigious title. In the Men’s Overall, last years’ winner Jaret Llewellyn came second to France’s Patrice Martin, Jeremy Kovak dominated the pro scene in July (N. Araque! photo) while in Waxeboard, Jeremy Kovak finished 5" behind winner Darin Shapiro. In other events, April Coble X-Games - San Diego CA (June 26) (US) won the Women’s Overall, and Andy Mapple took the Men’s Slalom crown with 3.5 at 10.75 m (39 Is Jeremy Kovak unstoppable? He was at theX- 2 Off). Games, where he pulled out a spectacular run to win with 97.68 out of 100. Darin Shapiro finished second Pro Tour Stop 3 - Austin TX (June 7-8) (96.2), Parks Bonifay was third (95.01) and Canada’s Jeremy Kovak began a roll in Austin, winning the Jeff Heer finished 9". Wakeboard event and setting a new world record of 22,217 points. Canada’s Jeff Heer (BC) finished 15". German Cup - Lubeck, Germany (June 28-29) In jumping, Kreg Llewellyn finished 37 with a 56.4 m In this World Cup jump event, home-town favourite (185') jump, behind winner Carl Roberge (59.7 m, Steffen Wild won with a 59.6 m effort. Canada’s Jaret 196'). Jim Clunie (SK) and Jaret Llewellyn (AB) fin- Llewellyn and Jim Clunie placed 4" and 12" respec- ished 8" and 10" respectively in jump. In slalom, tively. Belleville’s Drew Ross finished 7” behind winner Wade Cox (5 at 11.25 m or 38' off). Arena Masters - Italy (July 5-6) U.S. Open - Greenville, SC (June 21-22) Still in Europe, Jim Clunie and Jaret Llewellyn placed 5" and 7" behind winner Scott Ellis who recorded a Susi Graham finished a strong spring with a win at the 66.4 m (218') jump. On the dark side, Jaret did win the U.S. Open, running 3.5 at 11.25 m (38' off) to best night jumping event (!) with a 58.9 m jump. Emma Sheers. In Men’s Slalom, Andy Mapple took the honours (1 at 10.25 or 41' off) while Drew Ross Pro Tour Stop 5 - Hartford CT (July 12-13) placed 5™ (3 at 10.75 m/39 % off). In Wakeboard, Jeremy Kovak finished 3" (20,421) behind winner Jeremy Kovak surged past Darin Shapiro and into the Dean Lavelle (20,908). The real fireworks took place season points lead with yet another victory in Hart- in Jump, however, where some 20 jumps exceeded ford. Kovak's 22,143 points compared with Shapiro's 200". In the end Steffen Wild of Germany won with a 22,095 second-place run. In jumping Bruce Neville 209’ leap, narrowly beating Jim Clunie (208'). prevailed with a 63.2 m (207') jump ahead of Jaret Llewellyn who finished 4”. (Continued on page 20)

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Pro Tour Stop 6 - Indianapolis IN (July 19-20)

Win, win, (yawn) win. That's all Jeremy Kovak did in July, and he did it again in Indianapolis. Parks Bonifay finished second (ho hum). In jumping, the Orangeville Extreme World Cup result was foreshadowed in India- napolis with Bruce Neville (61.9 m/203 feet) beating out Curtis Sheers (61.6 m/ 202’).

See the article in this issue for results of the Extreme World Cup, July 25-26 in Orangeville. As we head into August, we ask: can Jeremy hold on to the overall Wakeboard Series lead? Will Susi win again? Will Jim Clunie ever get to dance with a tall girl? How will Can- ada’s team fare in Colombia? Stay tuned... B.C.'s Jeff Heer has struggled on the Tour this season (N. Araquel) CHANGING SEASONS By Nicole Maurer, OWSA President ith September only a few weeks away and session with them. Ontario is proud to have these fine W/ ens on the home stretch of a’ busy sea- athletes representing us at the Canada Summer son, it's time to reflect on our year as well as Games. It’s unfortunate that water skiing is not a part the new directions the Association is taking. of the next Canada Games- our efforts to contest the decision to eliminate us has not yet been successful. This year Ontario has hosted a record 11 sanctioned This decision threatens both our athlete development Traditional tournaments, 4 Barefoot and 7 Wakeboard and our future government funding, so | urge you to tournaments- 22 in all! One of these was the Extreme join us, not only in protesting the decision, but in World Cup, a pro tournament right in our own back building our sport to the point where i t cannot be yard. | found i t thrilling to be amongst the best ath- ignored or eliminated from major events. letes in our sport and witness their amazing feats- the women in slalom, Bruce Neville’s 222' world record, Finally, | wish to extend an invitation to all our mem- and the incredible air the men wakeboarders bers to come out to the Annual General Meeting Octo- achieved. The organizers and many volunteers who ber 25". Not only will this be the annual opportunity to put these events on, from grass roots to pro, must be elect the Directors and discuss the progress of our commended on their dedication and hard work. Their newly formed committees and new Strategic Plan, it efforts not only allow the athletes to compete, but will be a celebration of our sport and a chance to enables the general public to see water skiing at its officially recognize our volunteers. This has been a best. Congratulations on all your events and a sincere year of many new directions as we have worked to thank you from the Ontario Association! We recognize increase the number of volunteers working within that without your efforts these the events would not be OWSA and expand their roles- so i t is high time possible. we also thanked these volunteers , past and present, for their many contributions. We are planning the dinner As | write this some of our fine young traditional skiers and possibly a dance and auction now, so please are competing at the Canada Summer Games in mark this event in your calendars. Support our Assoc- Brandon, Manitoba. | recently had the pleasure of iation, our athletes and our volunteers by attending meeting Tony Boswell, Jim and Sara Townsend, this end of the year party and meeting. Ashley Keindel, David and Dan McArthur, Jenna Miel- zynski and Marie-Josee Cardinal at the anti-doping | look forward to seeing many of you at the Annual seminar | gave for the Ontario Team. They were a General meeting- till then have a great very end to your positive and receptive group and | enjoyed the summer!

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