Conference vicki::boats

    
      Looks like the women's pro tour has a newcomer and she's
    dangerous!  Kristi Overton won the women's slalomn event
    against Deena Mapple.  Not bad for her first time on the tour.
    
      There seems to be more hot-dogging slalom going on these
    days, ESPN had some good clips of Tony Klarich mule-kicking
    and doing other fun looking stuff.  Hey Rick, I knew that
    killer Nautique wake was good for somethin'!  :>)
    
      OK, I'm pscyhed now..  Gimmee my skiis! (water skis, that is)
                                           
    Jeanne
    

    
    The 1989 Coors Light Water Ski Tour on ESPN:
    
    Tournament		Date		ESPN Air Date (10 p.m. EDT)
    
    Orlando, FL		April 15-16	April 29
    Marine World, CA	June 3-4	June 24
    Detroit, MI		June 24-25	July 1
    Fort Worth, TX	July 1-2	
    St. Louis, MO	July 15-16	
    Shreveport, LA	July 22-23	August 12
    Wichita, KS		August 26-27	September 9
    

    ANY UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE?
    DO ANY OTHER STATIONS CARRY SKING
    CAN'T GET ENOUGH
    

Monday - November 5th - 9:00PM - ESPN

           World Barefoot Championships

Love to watch those flying reverse starts!

Jeanne

	AHHHHHHYYYYEEEESSS!!!!

	Does anyone know the outcome of the tournament?

	Good eye Jeanne!!!!

    
    Jeanne,
    
    Friend of mine flew down to watch the Worlds and video taped
    some of it.  I do not remember seeing any dock starts :-(
    
    But I did see Mike Sieple break( I should say crush) the World
    record for jumping, I think we went 76-78 ft.  breaking the record
    by about 4-6 ft.  Ron Scarpa STARTS his trick run with TWO consecutive
    forward flips.  I gues he figured he would get those easy tricks
    down first. :-)   I do not know which of the days ESPN is going to
    be showing.  Mike's world record jump was on Saturday in the prelims
    as well as some of the better trick and jump runs.
    
    As for wake slalom I did not see any, but you only really need to
    see Brian Fox (16 yrs old).  I think he has the world record of about
    11 wakes in 15 seconds.  The kid weighs probably 140 lbs and skies 
    at 40 - 42 mphs.
    
    I am definitley looking forward to seeing ESPN coverage,  it is 
    almost never that you get to see barefooting on TV.
    
    Get those VCR's programed,
    Mike

Hey, how 'bout them 'footers, eh?  Unbelievable!  The stuff they do at 40+mph
is really something to see.  Got it on tape, and will be looking over some of
the stunts ... over and over and...

Congrats to Rick Powell on winning the men's overall and Jennifer Calleri for
taking the woman's overall title.  The USA pulled out another team title as
well.  Great effort by all skiers.

For you folks that have been to Seipel's (particulary in Fla.), how about that
Amy Lawler?!?  Looks like she's been training hard, 'cuz she took the jump title
(not surprising) and did really well in both wakes and tricks.  And, of course,
a high five goes to Mike Seipel for setting yet another jump record (pending,
but expected to be approved) of 72.8 feet (I think that was it) in the
preliminaries.  And what a crash on his third jump in the finals.  Only Seipel
could do it so gracefully!  "Fly like the birds," isn't that what he said?  :-)
Wasn't that Casey Scalise on the beach congratulating him after the jump finals?

And for those who saw the show, how about that scum line on the front of the
Barefoot Nautique, eh?  :-)  Oooo, get out the scrub brush...

...Roger...

    
    Great stuff!  I couldn't get over Siepel's style coming
    off the jump.  He leans forward like he's about to take
    a dive, then at the last minute gets his feet in front
    of him for the landing....I was hoping the commentators
    would explain why he jumps this way, I don't think they
    knew.  That twice I've seen Siepel catch a toe at the
    jump and recover unhurt.  He should just tape his toes
    to his knees  :>).
    
    Scarpa Scarpa!  Gutsy guy doing those front flips at
    the beginning of his trick run.  And didn't he say
    something about "Boy I'm sure glad I was able to do
    all this behind a C.C."!  :>)  
    
    It's amazing how fast they perform their tricks,
    unlike slalomn tricking, no comparison.  I had never
    seen the one-foot 360's before, something new?
    
    You were right Mike S., there weren't any flying reverse
    starts, but I did notice an unusual start by the first
    footer.
    
    Was that Mr. "Sound-Check" from BI congradulating Mike Siepel?
    Looked like him.
    
    Gee....I didn't see any booms.  :>)  :>)
    
    Jeanne
    
    

	Exciting tournament and fantastic coverage.  Kudos to ESPN for
	providing us with great camera angles.  That was the best
	televised tournament I've ever seen.  They must have had cameras
	up on cranes.

	I was talking to Pete at Baert Marine in Plaistow the other day
	and he knows someone who went to Jacksonville (as a spectator).
	Seipel's new jumping technique was one of the big talks of the
	tournament.  It may revolutionize the event.  Geeze, when the
	world record is broken by 4 feet, why wouldn't it?

	It would have been nice to see Scarpa pull out an overall.  He's
	been to so many of these tournaments and played second fiddle
	quite a few times.  If anyone's worked hard for it, it's him!
	He made those front flips look so easy!!

	I noticed a lot more trickers doing the one foot turns as well
	Jeanne.  I have the 1988 barefoot nationals on tape, and the
	only skiers I recall doing those tricks are Powell and Merit.

	The start performed by the Aussie skier (mate!) was a backwards
	tumble-up to one foot.  The one foot backward start is the hardest
	of all, even harder than a back toe or front toe.  The commentator
	mentioned that he did the highest point start.  I actually think
	more points can be scored if that start is done flying off the dock.

	And yes, Jeanne, that looked like Joe "SOUND CHECK" Momma to me
	too!  Imagine, water-skiing groupies!  :-)

	Who did they interview that said barefooting didn't hurt your
	feet and you only needed 30-35 mph?  OK, let's make the sport
	appealing to the public, but let's be realistic.  I did agree
	with the guy about the burning arches on glass calm water!
	YOUCH!

	Here's to burnin' up the arches in 1991!

	-ric.

    
re: Ric...	Here's to burnin' up the arches in 1991!
    
    
    	Does this mean you are done for the season!!!!! What are you a man
    or a mouse, come on Squeak Up!
    
    Rick

    Yup, Quite the event!  I think Mike must have adopted the "Sammy
    Spring" when coming off the jump in order to gain the extra few feet.
    Apparently it's working, but he lookes *awfully* upright when he hits
    the ramp. (probably why he's catchin' his toes.)  
    The two interviews they did with Mike;  The first one he looked pretty
    nervous, hiding behind his Oakleys.  But after he won, he seemed to
    lighten up quite a bit "...Fly like the birds" indeed!
    Doug
    What's that Joe_soundcheck_momma stuff.  Someone I didn't meet when I
    didn't go to BFI North?

    
    Doug,
    
    Joe is some guy that happened to be walking by BI last June,
    was wearing Oakleys, and Mike asked him if he'd like to drive
    a bunch of barefooters around for the afternoon!  :>)
    
    So he did, but he was adamant about getting a music fix
    during "down-time", so to speak.  I think he's in Hot
    Rockin' Feet II jumping off a bridge or something.
    
    Ric, after watching that show didn't you feel like
    getting out there once last time?!  Or did you put
    your feet away till 91?!  :>)
    
    I did hear that fellow say barefootin' could be
    done at speeds 30-35, but the pull had to be constant.
    He should have added "depending on your body weight".
    
    Jeanne
    

	Done for the season?   I certainly hope not!  I'd like to get
	out one last time, and it just might be possible...:-)  And
	if I don't get out, maybe Reg would at least let me ride around
	with his boom in the back of my vehicle all winter!  What do
	ya say Reg?!

	Doug, I noticed that Mike was a bit out of sorts too.  It was
	strange, 'cause he didn't seem himself to me, in either
	interview.  Did anyone else notice?

	I wonder of the accident he had over the summer has shaken
	him up a bit...

	Joe's a nut!  Every time a skier hit the end of his/her run
	or fell, Joe felt compelled to tune out for the time it took
	to get back to the skier!  He was fun!

	All this flack about hangin' up the feet for the season...so,
	uh, who's gonna take me skiin'?!?!?!?

	Does anyone have HRF II who could make me a copy?  :-)

	Ski ya,

	-ric.

OK kids, time to get those VCRs programmed for water skiing action!  Here's the
latest schedule of air dates on ESPN for the upcoming 1991 Michelob Dry Water
Ski Tour (reproduced without permission from the April 1991 issue of "Water Ski"
magazine, pg. 95):

        Place                Date            ESPN Air Date
        -------------        -----------     -------------
        Orlando, FL          April 13-14     May 6
        San Diego, CA        May 18-19       June 10
        Lakewood, CO         June 8-9        June 24
        Ft. Worth, TX        June 15-16      July 1
        St. Louis, MO        June 29-30      July 29
        Lansing, MI          July 13-14      August 5
        Indianapolis, IN     July 20-21      August 12
        St. Paul, MN         August 10-11    August 19

Note: All air dates are Mondays.  Check your local listings for air time.

...Roger...

    
    Thanks for putting that in Roger!  By the way, I will be
    there live and in person at the Orlando Pro Tour event!
    
    Anyone else care to join me?!  :>)  
    
    Jeanne
    

    Hey Jeanne,
    
    I think there are *LOTS* of us who would "care to join you" the problem
    is whether we *can join you!*  :-)  Have a great time (and I know you
    will).  Get some of those great pictures I know you're capable of
    taking and bring 'em to the next (first?) gumball!
    
    ...Roger...  jealous_that_you're_going_and_I_can't

    Hey Jeanne,
      I could use a new picture of Bob LaPoint for my office wall.  :^)
    Autographed would be nice too!
    
    Doug

    
    Yay Roger and Doug,
    
    I'll make sure to take many photos, as I'll be
    there for both the semi's and finals.  If I can scoop
    up any *free* posters at the show, I'll make sure to get
    extras, maybe with autographs on them.
    
    When I last saw the competition in 87', it was only
    a four-buoy course, you blinked and the run was over,
    these pros are very fast!  I'm hoping there's a 6-buoy
    course at this event.
    
    Jeanne
    

    Jeanne,
    
    When are you going down to FLA.  ???   I am leaving
    on April 2nd and returning on April 13th (evening).
    I am flying into Ft. Myers spending 4 days there, 
    a couple in West Palm Beach, a couple in Orlando,
    and the other time we are just going to wing it.
    I am going to be with three other friends.  Not sure
    how much waterskiing I will get in,  we are mainly going
    down to play golf, go to the beach and a little Disney/Epcot.
    
    I don't know what you paid for airfair but we got great deals.
    You can go round trip for $180 - $200 depending on the days
    you travel.  At that price I might be going back there soon.
    
    I wish I would have known they were going to be skiing I would
    have tried to talk my friends into one more day.  But I will
    have a good part of Saturday morning to try to get over and see
    some skiing.  We do not leave until around 5:00 Saturday night
    (April 13) out of Orlando.
    Please let me know some more details.
    
    Mike Smith   ZEN::SMITH   dtn:  225-7237
    Mike 
    
    

    
    Hey Mikie,
    
    I'll be at water-skiing school from the 8-12th, so
    dump your friends and join us (Anne and myself)!  :>)
    
    I'll take this offline......
    
              Jeanne