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CONTENTS

ONTARIO WATER SKIER WINTER 1996 Volume 23, No. 3

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VIEWPOINT

GOIN’ XTREEM By Paul Jurbala

ater skiing’s going extreme in 1997. Following on the heels of ESPN's X-Games, it’s now de rigeur to refer to anything exciting on the water

as Extreme (or X-treme, or Xtreem, or what- ever other phonetic spelling strikes your fancy). In 1997 Ontario will have the Extreme World Cup tourna-

ment in Orangeville, which in '95 wore the staid moniker ‘Canadian Masters’. The barefooters and the wakeboarders are talking about holding an Extreme Nationals combining the two out west next summer.

I’m not sure what the ‘X’ in ‘X Games’ stood for - whether it was extreme or Generation X - but if you

saw ESPN turn skateboarding, BMX cycling, bungee

jumping, wakeboarding and barefooting into what

might be called the ‘alternative Olympics’ for 12-to-25 year-olds last summer, you saw media-controlled sport marketing at its finest. The idea is to take the wildest aspects from many traditional sports, massage them a little to make them more TV-friendly, and sell them to a market used to using the word ‘cool’ as an entire vo-

cabulary. If it’s slow-paced, requires concentration or

has just plain been seen before, it’s dead. If you need

to see it in slow motion to a Pearl Jam soundtrack to figure out what's going on, it’s in.

So why would the OWSA want to be associated with

Nintendo-sport? Simple. Events like slalom and trick skiing do not attract sponsors (there - I've said it). They do not attract 12-to-25 year-olds, except for the kids of

the 35-to-55 year-olds currently out on the water. And the OWSA and Canadian water skiing in general need sponsors and 12-to-25 year-olds. | had more television

production teams call me about wakeboarding in 1996 than | have had call me about slalom skiing in the entire four years I've worked for theassociation. | couldn't get the local media to cover Canada’s win at the '93 Singapore World Championships- | can’t keep them away from trying barefooting and wakeboarding.

There are, as usual, a few implications to the rush to the lunatic fringe of sport. How to keep traditional ski-

ing healthy as attention shifts away from slalom and trick toward jump, wakeboard and barefoot? Do we try to move wakeboard into the Ontario Summer Games instead of trick? Don’t we need a few more volunteers

and members in these activities before we plunge

ahead? What if wakeboard only lasts as long as kneeboard?

Anyway, brace yourself for an extreme onslaught next summer. And there are a few consolations- not the least being that these events are a lot of fun!

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE from Nicole Maurer

reetings for the New Year.

Looking back at '96, Ontario

has lots to boast about. There

was a tournament of some kind every week of the summer: 7 classic,

of which 4 were record capability; 7 wakeboard, including the first

ever Canadian Nationals; and 2

barefoot, including the Barefoot Nationals. Other highlights are on pages 14 & 15.

These events would not have

been possible without the hard

work and dedication of all the volunteers- hats off to all of you for your commitment to the sport of water skiing!

The OWSA board bids farewell

and many thanks to ‘retired’ mem-

bers Cam McArthur and Jim Mc-

Clintock, and special thanks to

Tom Stacy who moved to the past president position this fall. Also a warm welcome to new board members Irene Gryniewski and Dave Kovak, who have already been put to hard work. The

board has created new commit-

tees including a Classic Competi- tion Committee, a Wakeboard

Committee and a Development Committee to go with the expanding Barefoot Committee. We

want to meet the needs of our

members by creating these com-

mittees and improving communi- cation with you-. But we need

your input and your active in- volvement.

What Lies Ahead For ‘977 The way things are shaping up

we are looking at an exciting sum-

mer that will top the one just past. There will be a host of classic tour-

naments to choose from, more barefoot tournaments, new and exciting directions in wakeboarding, our new team eXtreme program,

and all the other programs and clinics besides. The Ontario Water Ski Instructors' Course will become

the Canadian Water Ski Instruc-

tors’ Course as we are the model for the development of the new na-

tional course.

| can’t wait because there will be lots to see and do this summer - so

we expect to see you out there.

First stop - the Toronto Boat Show.

Come see us at our booth in the

main Coliseum area, find out more

and join in on the fun.

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Looking Forward to Summer ‘97 By Paul Jurbala

nce again we're pulling our hair out getting ready for summer! Even on the coldest winter night, rest assurred we're hard at work, like water ski elves, putting next summer's programs

together. And there’s lots to look forward to!

Water Ski Pro Clinics and Team Extreme

You probably already know about our Pro Clinic program, which travels the roads of Ontario putting on water ski clinics for cottagers, marinas, summer camps and, well, anybody with a dock and some open water. A very successful program it’s been, too, with nearly 900 participants and 75 clinics over the past three years. But that’s no reason it can’t get better.

For 1997 we'll be making some big changes. We're planning to base the team in Bala, with sponsor Sun and Ski who will provide a new Malibu Sunsetter for the Pro Clinic. This will allow us faster access to the Muskoka and Haliburton cottage areas, which in turn will give us the flexibility to do half-day clinics as well as full day ones. Either way, it’s still an unbeatable deal, with a full day (6 hours instruction time for up to 20 skiers) going for $325, or $350 on weekends, and a half day at $180 (weekdays only). As we arrive with all the skis, boards, gear, boat, boom, gas, etc it makes a great day for the family with low cost and no hassle.

The other big change? We're unveiling our new Clinic program, called “team eXtreme”. Team eXtreme is specially tailored to skiers who are looking for some- thing radical - especially for wakeboarders and ‘footers. Once again, we’re out at your place with the ski boat, equipment, and instructors, and the cost is just as low as a Pro Clinic- we're just adding a little attitude. Ei- ther way, Pro Clinic or team eXtreme, give us a call.

Wakeboard, Wakeboard Everywhere

The time has come for wakeboarding to take its place as a full-fledged competitive activity in Ontario! After all, we did host the first Canadian Championships last August; we’ve held Ontario Championships in 1995 and 1996; and we've seen the level of rider abilities explode. So for all you hard-core board-heads, we're introducing the new and improved, five-event Wake- board Series - no clinics, just familiarization time, tour-

nament, and (of course) prizes and evening BBQ. Par- ticipation in the series as an OWSA Competitive Mem- ber (at the new, lower rate - see below) will be manda- tory for participation in Canadian Championships, etc. We'll also be looking for rider input on format - more freestyle? More trick runs? We want to know! Plans are also in the works for another major wake-

board tournament in the Muskoka area this summer, to rival last years’ Nationals. And, there will be the Ex- treme National Championships for barefoot and wakeboard to look forward to - August 8-10 in Edmonton.

Demand to host and participate in wakeboarding ex- ceeds a five-event series - stores want demo days, new riders want clinics, we want to create opportunities for everyone to try wakeboarding. So, for you non- hard-core board-heads, we’re introducing...team eX- treme Wakeboard Clinics! It’s the tried-and-true format of morning clinic, afternoon mini-tournament, and evening BBQ, open to OWSA Regular Members, perfect if you're just getting going. The big prizes will be moving to the Wakeboard Series, so you rookies won't be getting rich - but you'll be having as much fun as you Can squeeze into a single summer day.

We'll also be getting the word out that wakeboarding is the perfect summer camp activity. We're be adding a wakeboard crest to our O’Brien Water Ski Skills Awards program, and making our team eXtreme available to camps on weekdays for that same, clinic and mini-tournament format so campers can try out competition boarding.

What About Classic Skiing?

We haven't forgotten classic three-event skiing. Once again, there'll be a full schedule of tournaments (see page 29). The OWSA is also dropping it’s Competitve Member fee for all competitors, including barefoot and Classic, to $30 (down from $60 in 1996), hoping it will bring some new competitors out! We'll be bringing back the successful Talent Identification program, to gét young skiers into competition via single-day June clinics at Ontario ski schools . And, we'll be bringing back Slalom Challenge.

Slalom Challenge is the program we started in 1996 to give slalom skiers some coaching and a taste of competition. We have eleven host sites (final number for ‘97 to be announced) ready to improve your slalom skills, and we've scheduled a big August Slalom Chal-

cont on next page

Ontario Water Skier - Winter 1996

WAKEBOARDING

IT'S TIME TO FLIP

he heel side roll is the easiest flip to learn on a wake board. Once you can cut and jump

both wakes in either direction,

ride the board fakkie, and do a few various grabs, you should have no problem landing the back side roll. If you have access to some extra weight to put in your boat or a

boat with big wakes, it will help you

learn it much faster. The best so- lution is just to invite ten of your closest friends and have them ride in the boat. This will make the wakes really big and also make you go a little bigger. Another use- ful tool is a Skylon or some other

extension on the pylon. This handy device will make the pull from the rope come from a higher

point and lift you off the water easier.

By Matt Rini

Before you try the roll, be sure

to practice jumping the wakes, working on a progressive cut and

building it as you approach the

wake. The cut is the most important part of the trick. By a progressive cut, | mean you want the intensity of the cut to always increase as you approach the

wake. Never cut hard and never

back off as you are coming to the wake. This ensures the maximum tension on the rope occurs as the board leaves the water and that release of tension is what

flips you.

The second key ingredient to a successful back side roll is the pop. The most important thing is

to make the pop early and slow

so it is more like you are rising up the wake, not just a short hard

kick. This gives the board time to

go through he top of the wake before you take off.

The last thing that makes the roll happen is throwing the board behind you. As the board leaves the wake, simply carve the tip of the board up over your inside shoulder and throw it away from the handle. Make sure to keep your arms straight and don't lean as you go through the top of the wake.

With these three elements, this roll should come fairly easily.

When you start to get close, it really helps to spot the landings as you are coming down. Most people have problems riding it away, so if you can see when you are going to jand, it will make it much

easier. Good luck and go BIG!

SUMMER ‘97 cont from previous page

lenge Championship novice tournament so you can

put your practice to the test. But, to beef up the Chal-

lenge a little, we're eliminating the $10 registration fee.

The big selling point of Slalom Challenge is not only that it provides some instruction and a novice tournament, but it allows participating skiers to try our some

of Ontario’s finest private ski lakes. Normally, you would need to be a club member to try out sites like Bond or Safari Lake. With Slalom Challenge, you can ski at the times designated for Challenge participants. It's a slalom smorgasbord!

And if watching the best is more your style than trying to be the best, there’s the Extreme World Cup tournament July 26-27 in Orangeville. Come on out to watch the best in the world!

And Much More... Elsewhere in this issue you'll read about the expanded number of novice barefoot events being organized this summer, and about the Canadian Water Ski In- structors' Course which will certify instructors the third week in June. It will also be a Canada Summer

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PROFILE

Remembering Charlie Blackwell Jr By Paul Jurbala

arlier this year, | got a call from a lady named Sandra Grant. Clint Ward from Water Ski Canada had suggested she talk to me, she said, and did | know how to get her father into the

Canadian Sports Hall of Fame?

The father in question is Charles Seward Blackwell Jr, Canada’s first water ski world champion. Starting from

____ Nis home in

| Owen Sound, - Charlie - learned to ski e atage17in

F 1948 with coach “Hump” Taylor and

within two years was competing in, and winning, tournaments, He went on to win three Canadian champi-

onships, the

slalom gold medal at the

, 1953 World Champi-

=! onships held

at Toronto, and to ski in various tournaments and shows at Cy- press Gardens as well as the CNE ski show. As a volunteer, he was on the board of the Canadian Water Ski Association (now Water Ski Canada) and edited the newsletter.

Charlie Blackwell, a hard working, unassuming, quiet

young man who would go on to be a devoted father and grandfather, who never clubbed a line judge with a tennis racket or made $120 million playing basketball, in many ways epitomizes Canadian water skiing - what chance has he to enter a Hall of Fame anywhere?

Unlike Carol Ann Duthie (Ontario Water Skier, Sum- mer 1994) who won the World Junior title in Toronto at the same 1953 Championships, Charlie did not have a father who was Sport Director of the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition and the natural publicity benefits which that entailed. One of the néwspaper clippings in Charlie’s meagre scrapbook, about his World Champi- onship win, reads thus:

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“ Only Canadian other than Carol Ann Duthie who won the junior girl’s championship Thursday, to take a title was Toronto's Charlie Blackwell, winner of the men’s slalom crown. Blackwell, tied for first spot with Simon Khoury of Lebanon, won on the run off.”

Or try this congratulatory letter:

“Dear Mr Duthie,

The Duke of Edinburgh has asked me to thank you for your letter of the 14th October, and to say that he was most interested in your news.

His Royal Highness would be very happy if you would congratulate on his behalf your new young Champion, Miss Carol Ann Duthie, as well as Mr Charles Black- well, who did so well in the Men’s Slalom event.

Yours, etc., Michael Parker, Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh”

Enough said. Carol Ann was feted by the mayor of Toronto and got luggage, a watch, jewellery and flow- ers; eventually an offer of a scholarship to a California college came along. Charlie was celebrated in Owen Sound; he got “a handsome wallet and key case”. Carol Ann was runner up for the Lou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadian athlete of the year in 1952, and was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1956. But by all accounts, Charlie didn’t care that his place in the limelight was small; he was honoured just to be mentioned. The parallel with today's shrinking violet of Canadian sport, World Cham- pion Judy McClin- tock Messer, is Striking. Later, Charlie would tell his family stories about the time he

skied into a boat house and broke

his nose, but he

seldom mentioned

his successes in

competition. “We never felt we had

to surpass him” Says Sandra. 'He never pushed, he just taught.'

To flip through the yellowed clip- Ontario Water Skier — Winter 1996

PROFILE con't

pings in the Blackwell scrapbook is to enter another era altogether. A few of the pictures bring back per- sonal memories for me, like the ones of Montreal's Expo ‘67, where Charlie took his family and accepted a gold medal recognizing his triumph of fourteen years earlier. This event, by the way, was the first clue his

children got that dad had ever done anything special. Other clippings

| and photos just appear ancient: Charlie holding his wide wooden

skis, the old two- handle slalom ropes. A few

scores can be gleaned from the clippings: a jump of 71 feet for

Charlie, a Cana-

dian Junior Girls

record of 29 feet for Carol Ann Duthie. Water Ski Canada, our national organiza-

tion, had eight re- gions at the time: Kawartha Lakes, Bala, Lake of

Grey-Bruce, Ottawa, Sparrow Lake, Bays, Sauble Beach and Regina, Saskatchewan; membership dues at

$2 per year were a bargain, as they are today. A 1950 story relates that Charlie, as a grade 13 student, initially declined a trip to the World Champi- onship at Cypress Gardens: “He

thought it might interfere too much with his school work. But the officials

of the meet cabled him urging his ac- ceptance and he finally accepted.”

Unlike at least a few of today’s most talented athletes, Charlie soon had to put sport behind him and devote him-

self to earning a living. The scrapbook clippings end about 1953, and

Blackwell himself had to curtail his CNE show skiing in 1958 when his first two twin girls were born. Charlie worked for Kodak of Canada for 33

years, eventually retiring from that job but then purchasing and operating

Pointe au Baril Marina near the family cottage on Harris Lake. At the cottage he taught his four daughters to ski -

they were amazed that dad skied but never got wet - and from the marina


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he took a hand in advising many more would-be skiers how to get going. His advice ran the same as that given to countless other beginners from countless other instructors: 'So many people try to pull them- selves up instead of letting the boat do the work. When you’re up, just lean back and enjoy it!’

He went on skiing at the cottage until he was in his mid-50s. His wife, Mary Lou, died in August 1991, by

which time the four daughters (Robin, Carol, Karen and Sandra) had given Charlie over ten grandchildren. Sandra reports Charlie wished for 'an even dozen’, a wish which recently came true. But eventually Charlie developed cancer, and died March 28, 1994. Three

days before the end, he told Sandra that he could never complain about leaving because his life had been such an adventure - and he was ready for his next adventure.

So Sandra is left to try to achieve a kind of recognition for her father that he, apparently, never wished nor cared for - a place in the Canadian Sports Hall of

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ADMINISTRATION

OWSA Annual General Meeting By Paul Jurbala

he 1996 Ontario Water Ski Association Annual General

Meeting was held October 26 at the home of Jeff and Sher-

ron McClintock, on Puslinch Lake. This unusually comfortable AGM

location (thanks, Jeff and Sherron!) was also the site of an Officials’

Clinic the same weekend.

Business was brief, allowing the meeting to move on to more interesting areas such as the presentation of awards and the election of the new board of directors. There were several changes to the

OWSA By-Laws, allowing the board to operate with fewer members, which will help to ensure a quorum is present at meetings. For those interested in a more in-depth look at the OWSA'’s 1996 season, excerpts from the Report to Mem-

bership follow. Three awards

were presented:

Jim Townsend, was the winner of the 1996 Hallmark Cup (see article on pg XX). Dave Ko-

vak, received a plaque from Water Ski Canada. The OWSA Special Recognition Award posthumously to Linda Rudd, for all her contributions to tournament organization over the years.

At election time, a new OWSA

1997 Board of Directors

President Nicole Maurer Past President Tom Stacy Secretary/Treasurer Craig Rutherford Vice President, Technical Vice President, Barefoot

Officer

Officer

Jeff McClintock Brock Cromwell

Irene Gryniewski Dave Kovak

was presented Afterwards, those present

snatched up OWSA t-shirts for $5 each and watched some of Jeff's videos, including the Pan-Am Games tape from 1995. As always,

it was a great opportunity to talk

board took over (see inset). Many thanks to outgoing board members Jim McClintock, Cam McArthur and Andrew Thompson for their efforts in the past.

Skiing and find out what's happen- ing inside the OWSA. Come on out next fall and see!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 1996 OWSA ANNUAL REPORT

Membership The overall individual membership count for 1996 is 1207, virtually equal to last years’ mark of 1212. The breakdown follows:

1996 1995

Regular memberships 802 779 Competitive membership 185 163 (includes Barefoot members 35 21) Associate membership 220 270 Corporate membership 125 69

Financial For the year ending March 31, 1996, the OWSA generated a $18,143 surplus, following on a similar surplus the previous year. For 1996/7, the belated receipt of the Ministry grant should assure a solid financial performance as well. Despite government cutbacks to sport as a whole, the OWSA has retained a consistent grant level while simultaneously increasing self- generated revenue by 100% over 1991 levels, thanks to new sponsorship, programs and bingo revenue.

Competition Programs Seven sanctioned traditional tournaments were held in '96, two less than in '95. There were two events at Bond Lake, two at Safari Lake (including the Ontario Championships), two at McClintock's (including the Ontario Summer Games) and one event at Sunset Lake (Ottawa). Of these, two were Record Capability, down from four last year.

This was the second year of the OWSA Wakeboard/ Kneeboard Tour. Seven events were held, culminating in the Hyperlite Canadian Wakeboard Championships in Huntsville, the first Canadian Wakeboard Champi- onships ever. The tour was again highly successful in generating Regular memberships (befitting the novice/ recreational level of the events, Competitive member

ship was not required). The standard of competition increased dramatically as did sponsor interest in this rapidly growing activity.

One BIG barefoot competition was held, the Ontario Continued on next page

14 Ontario Water Skier — Winter 1996

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Championships/Canadian Championships/Canadian Open in Cambridge. This major undertaking was the result of the hardworking Barefoot Committee under chair Brock Cromwell.

A total of 16 OWSA-sanctioned tournaments were held in '96, compared with 17 in '95 and 11 in '94. An increase in traditional and wakeboard volunteers, especially officials, is needed to maintain this level.

Several new initiatives introduced in '95 returned in ‘96, aimed at increasing competitive participation. Tal- ent ID camps for skiers recruited from camps and ski schools was held at McClintock's, Bush’s and Rini's Ski Schools in mid-June, with 24 participants, up from 11 last year. Five went on to make the Summer Games their first sanctioned tournament. A second Women's Clinic (Women on Water) garnered only 3 participants (down from 9 last year). There was also a very successful Canada Games training program held at Rini’s Ski School outside Kingston in early July. The Games will be held in Brandon, Manitoba next year for skiers 20-and-under.

Recreation Programs This was the third year of the Water Ski Pro Clinic program, which brings a ski boat, equipment and trained instructors to cottages, marinas and recreation depart- ments across Ontario. The program achieved 25 clinic- days in '96 (including 5 at wakeboard tournaments) down from 29 '95 but up from 22 in '94. More than 220 participants took part, each receiving a Water Ski Pro Guide and information about the OWSA, and each being registered as an Associate member. Program Sponsors were Mercury Marine, Multimutual Financial Group, Malibu, O'Brien and Summit Ford. Although several other teams were also on the water offering instruction in 1996, the OWSA's Pro Clinic remains the largest and a strong 1997 is expected.

The O'Brien Water Ski Skills Awards sold 3076 crests in '96, down about 6% from last year. Sales have been relatively constant for several years now indicating a mature program with a stable participation base. It is expected that introduction of wakeboard crests for '97 will lead to increased sales.

The OWSA’s oldest recreation program, the Ontario Water Ski Instructors' Course, was also highly successful this year. Now in its 35th year, OWSIC trained 61 new instructors, up from 45 in "95 and 55 in ‘94. OWSIC-trained instructors work with 8,000 to 10,000 Skiers at summer camps annually. Chair Trish Kaliciak Stepped down at the end of the summer; Bill Reeves and Shannon Stamp will chair the course for 1997.

The OWSA also launched the Slalom Challenge in 1996. The concept was to tap into the thousands of non-competitive slalom skiers in Ontario and direct them to participating clubs and schools where they could improve their skills, before trying their hands at competition in the novice Slalom Challenge Champi- onship in late August. Eleven different clubs agreed to be host sites, but in the end, results were disappointing with a limited number of skiers actually taking part, possibly due to insufficient advertising. The Slalom Challenge Championship held at Bond Lake August 24 was well-received, however, and one lucky skier won a Duvall 1050S slalom ski. Other sponsors were Mercury Marine, O’Brien and Connelly.

Official, Coach and Volunteer Training This area continues to be a problem area for the OWSA. The number of active officials, particularly RC officials, continues to be inadequate to meet the demand. However an Officials Clinic was held on AGM weekend (October 26/7) at McClintock’s, and Jim Stacy has stepped forward to be officials coordinator.

Beyond OWSIC, no NCCP course was offered to train coaches in '96. Demand is limited. However, in this case due to OWSIC there is a large pool of trained coaches and instructors available. What is lacking is a pool of coaches developing more advanced skills and using them to train competitive athletes.

Summary In 1993, the OWSA set about the task of generating new sources of revenue, developing new and saleable programs, and improving the efficiency of its opera- tion. This was the product of a simple reality - that government support for sport would not last forever.

in 1996, we started to feel the effects of our effort. Stretched thin by a rapidly expanding load of programs and services to deliver, hampered by staff injuries and reductions, stressed by continuing government delays in decision-making about support for sport, and need- ing an increased commitment from volunteers, we be- gan to see that there was a limit to what could be done. Although the majority of programs operated success- fully, and although there were some notable achieve- ments such as the National Barefoot and Wakeboard Championships, it is clear that there has also been some deterioration.

We must take stock of our efforts and our Associa- tion, and look in new directions to solve some of the key issues. The need for renewed effort and significant change has not diminished. If the energy cannot be found in the old places, it must be found in some new ones.

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Canada Summer Games: 1997 and Beyond

SESS Fa ee ESERIES

By Paul Jurbala

ext August, a team of young Ontario skiers will hit the water for the 1997 Canada Summer Games. Right now, water skiing in the the Canada Summer Games is in a good news -

bad news situation. Let's start with the bad:

BAD NEWS Water skiing has been cut from the Canada Summer

Games beginning in 2001. The Canada Games Coun- cil made this decision in May 1996 and while it does

not mean that water skiing will never again be part of the Games, it is a very serious blow to water skiing in Canada, and to Water Ski Canada and every provincial association.

Why so serious? The Canada Summer Games are Canada’s national Olympics. The Games are

government-led and supported, and provide a means for promoting Canadian unity as well as Canadian sport. They also provide for the development of sport

infrastructure across Canada. Both the federal and provincial governments place a high importance on the

Games, and consequently the Games are a focus for funding. The new Ontario Sport Strategy limits Ontario

government support to sports which participate in one of Olympic, Canada or Ontario Games- after 1997, water skiing will rely on participation in the Ontario

Games alone to maintain eligibility for Ontario govern-

ment support.

How did it happen? The Canada Games Council was on the lookout for cost-saving measures to contain the

size of the Games, which recently added mountain bike and beach volleyball to the roster. A survey was

taken of provincial sport ministries - in Ontario’s case, the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation - to determine which sports were ranked low. Sport groups like OWSA were not consulted. This ranking, which put water skiing low in most provinces, was combined with the results of a federal ranking of sport organizations,

which also put water skiing low on the list. Result - no more water skiing. The other sport to be eliminated was weightlifting.

What can you do about it? Although it’s unlikely the

Canada Games Council will reverse its decision, you are welcome to express your concern. | might go so far as to say it’s your responsibility to express your concern, if you care about competitive water skiing in Canada. Contact Lane MacAdam, President and CEO

of the Canada Games Council, as well as Marilyn

Mushinski, Ontario Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. Ask Minister Mushinski, in particular, how

the decision was made to eliminate water skiing.

GOOD NEWS Now let's take a look at 1997. The Games will take

place in Brandon, Manitoba with water skiing at a downtown site on the Assiniboine River. The site has been widened for water skiing and will be complete by

May 1997.

Ontario will be out to capture the Games flag as top

province again - we've won it every time except 1973. Water skiing has typically done its share for the On- tario effort and Ontario skiers tied Quebec for first at

the 1993 Games. This year we will again be sending a strong team of junior skiers - look for names like Ash- ley Keindel, who represented Canada at the ‘96 Junior Worlds, Jim and Sara Townsend, Marie-Josee Cardi-

nal and Anthony Boswell to make the final cut at the

selection tournament. As usual, Games events will be

slalom, trick and jump.

The Ontario team. will journey to Brandon Aug. 8th, with practice beginning the 10th and competition run-

ning through Thursday, August 14th. The forecast is

for hot and sweaty, as initial word on athlete accomo-

dations is that they will be crowded and lack air conditioning. On the other hand the athletes should expect an enthusiatic welcome from the community of 40,000, from which an eventual 7,000 volunteers have already

been drawn. It will be, as always, an exciting time for

the athletes, many of whom will make this their only experience at a multi-sport games.

If you’re interesting in heading to Brandon, book your

accomodations early as there is not enough to go around. If you're not able to make the trip, take comfort, TSN will broadcast 50 hours of coverage.

Please do your bit to help keep water skiing in the games and best of luck to Team Ontario!

CONTACT NUMBERS Here are the individuals and contact numbers to question/protest the decision of the Canada Games Council |

to drop water skiing. We urge you to contact them.

Lane MacAdam

President & CEO Canada Games Council

tel. (613) 748-5799

fax. (613) 748-5759

Marilyn Mushinski Ontario Minister of Citi- zenship, Culture &

Recreation

tel. (416) 325-6200

fax. (416) 325-6195


COTTAGE LIFE TV Stay tuned to Cottage Life TV on the Life Network for some water ski action taped last summer.

Wakeboarding with Jeremy Kovak will be shown Jan-

€ uary 13 at 9 pm and Saturday January 18 at 8:30 pm.

The segment filmed at our Pro Clinic stop will be shown in a later show. No date yet.

EXTREME WORLD cup The ‘95 Canadian Masters has evolved into the 1997 Extreme World Cup! This pro event will host the world’s top slalom skiers, jumpers and wakeboarders on July 25-27 at Skier’s Place, Orangeville. Peter Heenan and his team is hard at work on this huge undertaking, which will be Canada’s first pro tour Stop this summer. The second will be in Abbotsford, BC on August 16-17,

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The newly W°

There was a distinctly Canadian fee! to the ceremony: brother (and Canadian

team member) Matt Rini was best man.

The Extreme World Cup will be part of the International Water Ski Federation’s World Cup series for jumpers, and could be the scene of a world record, Mark your cal- endars now! Ticket information will follow.

NAZNEEN (5 BACK Receipt of the final instalment of grant funding for 1996-97 has permitted the OWSA board to approve the return of Nazneen Dhalla, the OWSA’s administra- tive assistant, three days per week. Welcome back!

WEDDING BELLS New OWSA president Nicole Maurer recently became engaged to Deryck West of Toronto.

The wedding is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 1998 - not to interfere with Nicole's presiden-

tial and wakeboard organizing duties!

MORE WEDDING PELLD

Newly weds Dan and Katrina Rini of

Kingston tied the knot in Orlando on October 5th.

Canadian team members Kreg and Jaret Llewellyn were ushers as was Ontarian Sean Gustason. Former Canadian team coach and fellow-Ontarian Joe} McClintock was Master of Ceremonies for the reception and Mark Rivard (another former Ontario Skier) provided the music.

ON THE NET Here are some ‘net and e-mail ad- dresses for you techno-junkies:

Canadian Water Ski Home Page: http://utoronto.ca/ski/water

American Water Ski Association: http://waterski.net/awsa/

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Wakeboard Magazine: http://worldzine.com/wakeboarding

International Water Ski Fed.: hitp://members.aol.com/IWSF/

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OWSA e-mail: [email protected]

Water Ski Canada e-mail: [email protected]

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The OWSA will work towards advises summer camps and other employers of instructors that instructors must have a current OWSA Instructor membership to be considered to hold current certification. Plans are in progress for an advanced level certification and a re- certification program.

ANN KATANDER STILL ON SCENE Ann Kajander recently wrote to let us know that she had

not retired from water skiing when she moved back to Thunder Bay. All three of her children are now skiing - Arthur, age 6, Robin, age 4 and Maria, age 2 (and our

cover girll).

As for Mom, a successful slalom course has finally been installed, so tournament practice is now actually possi-

ble. You never know, Ann might just show up at the Nationals again one day!

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SO YOU WANT TO COMPETE,DO YOU??? By Mike Spence

t's fun messing around at your lake doing some footing, showing off for your friends and neighbours. Have you ever thought that it might be cool to try your luck in a tournament? BUT WAIT! “Those

guys" are way too good and I don’t know anything about rules or points or where to go. The Ontario Bare- foot Committee is here to help. We have put together a Summary of the ins and outs (Stand-ups and face plants) of barefoot competition.

THE PULL The driver will ask you for your pull and speed. There are three stages to your pull out of the water. Assum- ing you are doing a forward pass, the first stage is how fast you get pulled out of the hole after you tell the driver to HIT IT. The second Stage is how fast you go

the third stage is your acceleration to your declared barefooting speed.

All pulls are declared as slow, medium and fast. For example a medium, slow, fast to 41 means you will get pulled out of the hole moderately to get yourself clear of the water, to get onto plane the driver will slowly ac- celerate and then once planing he will quickly acceler- ate to your declared barefooting speed of 41 mph.

SLALOM The skier is required to cross the boats wake from crest to crest. Depending on the method of crossing points are awarded based on difficulty of the cross. A Slalom run consists of two 15-second passes. There are four methods of wake crossing: through the water to reach a plane on your bum and

he Ontario Barefoot Commit- tee has confirmed a four-

tournament series for the 1997 season. The tournaments will consist of an icebreaker, boom- only tournament in May to get rid of the winter cobwebs, a June tournament to warm up for the Ontario Provincial Barefoot

- Championships in July and a season closer in September.

THE ICEBREAKER * Held on May 31st at Bond Lake in Richmond Hill from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

This is a boom-only trick tournament with limited entries due to time constraints.

Entry fee: $25.00 before May Ist, $30.00 after May ‘st.

SPRING TUNE UP* Held on June 21st at Oblong Lake in Haliburton with

Slalom, trick and jump.

ONTARIO BAREFOOT TOURNAMENT SERIES

Entry fee: $40.00 before May Ist, $45.00 after May ‘1st.

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL BARE- FOOT CHAMPIONSHIPS** Held on July 11th and 12th at River Bluffs Park in Cambridge, the site of the 1996 Canadian National Barefoot Champi- onships. This is a slalom, trick and jump tournament.

Entry fee: $50.00 before May 1st, $70.00 after May 1st.

SEASON FINALE* Held on September 6th on the Otanabee River near Peterbor- ough with slalom and trick(boom and long line).

Entry fee: $40.00 before May 1st, $45.00 after May 1st “OWSA Regular membership of $15.00 required as a minimum “Competitive Licence of $60.00 required. Includes your OWSA and WSC competitive licence,

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FORWARD: 2 feet % point or .5 for each cross

FORWARD: 1 foot 1 point or 1 for each cross

BACKWARD: 2 feet % point or .5 for each cross

BACKWARD); 1 foot 1 point or 1 for each cross

For maximum points each skier should do one forward and one backward pass. If the back pass is not possible then another forward pass can be performed at a reduced value.

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ADMINISTRATION

1996 WATER SKI CANADA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

he 1996 Water Ski Canada AGM took place in Banff on Nov. 23 - 25. The Ontario at-

tendees were Nicole Maurer

(OWSA president), Tom Stacy (OWSA past president), Craig Rutherford (WSC executive board member) and Brock Cromwell

(chair of the new All Disciplines Committee of WSC).

On our arrival in Calgary, the

temperature was in the minus 30 degree range. It was COLD!! (bbbrrrrrhh!) It warmed up to the

minus 20s in Banff, but it was still

a shock to the system. The Mar- itimers were talking about taking their boats our of the water 'soon',

and our hosts were a little taken aback by people talking about still

cutting their grass! The town of Banff was decorated up for the

Holiday season with lights and dec- orations all over. It sure is a pic- turesque area

The meeting was chaired by WSC president Peter Person, who was reelected for the 1996/97 year. Vern Oberg of Alberta (past

By Tom Stacy

lidifying our national association's financing.

There were several new areas addressed this year: a new All

Disciplines Committee was

formed, representing skiers from all disciplines (ie. traditional,

wakeboard, barefoot and dis-

abled). It will be a 'voice' for the disciplines to the WSC executive.

Brock Cromwell spearheaded the idea, and got it through Congress (no simple feat, | can assure you). In addition, seemingly mir- roring the country that we live in,

constitutional debate was lively and vocal. The upshot is that a

group of individual from across the country will be reviewing our constitution and its format, report- ing back to the 1997 Congress for consideration at that time. If any- one wishes to have any input in this area, please contact Craig Rutherford at (416) 488-6000 as he is on that committee. There is

a question of whether the WSC executive board should be

regionally-based, functionally-

based, or a combination. In addition, some provinces felt they did

not have an adequate voice on the

WSC executive board. | would like to commend the Ontario attendees

for their input into the sometimes lively debates, especially keeping Charlie Pope of Newfoundland up late at night past his bedtime (he had the biggest time change)!

1996/7 is the first time three provinces have had female presi-

dents (Nicole Maurer here in On- tario, Rose Harrop in Alberta and

Linda Carrol in Manitoba). Al- though it's not a first to have a female provincial president, it is the first time that three provinces have had them at the same time.

Items set and approved for 1997 include the traditional Nationals at

Ken Nelson's site in Edmonton, the ‘Extreme’ Nationals (wakeboard and barefoot combined) at the

same site, the Abbotsford Pro-Tour

stop, the Americas Challenge tournament in Edmonton and the

Canada Summer Games in Bran-

don, Manitoba. A special pre-

WSC president) attended for part of the AGM and then

had to leave for Chile to at- tend the Pan American championships taking place the next week.

The meeting this year cov- ered the affairs of the provincial associations, as well as

reviewing the activities of WSC for the year. WSC has received confirmation of

funding by the federal gov-

ernment for the next 5 years, and there was a lot of relief

from the delegates about that

=| sentation was made to Ken | Nelson for his efforts, along

| with Water Ski Alberta, in | hosting the 1996 World Junior Championships - a success by

all accounts.

Our Albertan hosts put on a great banquet, with actors wearing RCMP uniforms and

western clothing from the 1800s entertaining the dele-

gates. Thanks to Water Ski

Alberta and the Alberta volunteers for hosting s successful and production WSC Congress, ‘Western Style’.

major contingency being re- solved. Congratulations to ail the people involved in so-

The Ontario delegation to Water Ski Canada's Annual

General Meeting. From the left, Craig Rutherford, Brock

Cromwell, Nicole Mauer and Tom Stacy.

The 1997 AGM is scheduled

for Quebec in November '97.


COACHING NA

‘96 ONTARIO WATER SKI INSTRUCTORS' COURSE

By Bill Reeves

he 35th Ontario Water Ski Instructors' Course (OWSIC) was a great success. Sixty-four instructor candidates showed up ready to work hard and to brave any weather. Yes, there was a little rain -

but the clouds broke on exam day allowing us to stay somewhat dry.

Each year a group of highly skilled examiners assem- ble to make the course the success that it is. Many thanks to our 18 examiners, including chair Trish Kali- ciak. Trish, who has been very active at the course for several years, really shone this year, doing a remark- able job of organizing it and seeing it through a number of important changes. Thanks Trish!

It would take too long to mention all the highlights of the "96 OWSIC, but one stands out. David Fletcher of Cranbrook BC is a skier with a difference - he uses 4 wheelchair. David drove out from BC and impressed

Orals Award == Allan Hodgins ard =———s dim Strangway —

uggins Award Julie Kennedy

David Fletcher in action at the 1996 Ontario Water Ski In- structors' Course. Photo by Nicole Maurer.

both examiners and instructors with his hard work and positive attitude. As a result, OWSIC will be developing more instruction techniques for disabled skiers in the years ahead.

Change has been continuous at OWSIC over the past several years. The content and the evaluation

methods have

Bradshaw, Ben

Dargue, Robert A.W. Hounsome, Todd

NCCP Level 1 Coaches

Ashbee, Alyson Carleton, Christine Crawley, Doug

Donaldson, Tyler

Fisher, Casey

Fletcher, Rob Fontaine, Francois

French, Melissa

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1996 OWSIC CERTIFICATIONS OWSIC Level 2 Instructor/ NCCP Level 1 Coach

OWSIC Level 1 Instructors/NCCP Level 4 Coaches

Mandel, Stuart

Handysides, Danny

Kelday, Heather

Koralnek, Macy

changed and a work-

book has been introduced, all of which have improved the programme immeasur- ably. But 1997 stands to bring the biggest Barnes, Jeff Ferguson, Brent Horan, Christopher Martin, Phil j j Belfour, Alisha Fletcher, David Hyslop, Greg Millar, Bob changes in the history Blythe, Scott Fujiki, Mark Jesin, Jacob Miller, William of the Course, as we Burnham, Brady Green, Corey Kennedy, Julie Morgan, Ryan bid farewell to the On- Campbell, Mark Hodgins, Allan Kopas, Jeffery R.H. Mungal, Matthew James} tario Water Ski In- Carrington, Leigh-ann Holder, Paul LaFrance, Lisa Norris, Jennifer structors’ Course and Ciecurra, Amy Hooper, Colin Leck, Rob Prentice, Ryan say hello to the Cana- Cline, Adam Hooper, Dwayne Lockington, Raeme Strangway, Jim y dian Water Ski In-

structors’ Course.

Vannoord, Scott

After a number of meetings with Water Ski Canada, the decision has been made to

Stoddart, Mike

Stojanov, Dane Thomas, Jake

Van Beers, Tyler

Duncombe, Kim Graham, John Mednick, Marshall Veale, Patrick expand the course Filman, Scott Hadden, Heather Ann Raven, Mike con't on next page eee sa SS ee 24

Ontario Water Skier —- Winter 1996

WINNER

JIM TOWNSEND WINS '96 HALLMARK CUP By Paul Jurbala

im Townsend, winner of the 1996 Hallmark Cup, is a veteran of water ski competition at the age of 14. He’s already won the Canadian Boys 2 Slalom, Trick and Overall championships (‘95),

Canadian Juvenile Boys Trick Championship (‘93), and Eastern Canadian and Ontario championships in ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 and ‘96. Maybe the right question regarding Jim and the Hallmark Cup is, ‘What took you so long?"

Jim is, of course, part of the well-known Townsend

family, which includes dad Harold and sister Sara,

both many times Ontario and Canadian champions, and mother Sandra, many times tournament volunteer (look for her in the calculators’ area). Jim, a grade 9

student at Moira Secondary School in Belleville, is

also a talented hockey player with the Quinte Red Devils minor bantam AAA team, as well as a good

cross-country runner; he recently placed 5th in his division in the Ontario Championships.

This years’ Hallmark victory took 760.6 hard-earned points, re-

flecting

solid improvements over last

year in each of slalom, trick and jump

and placing

Jim ahead of runners- up Jon Kelly (463.2) and Dave

McArthur

(454.1). The Hall- mark Cup

Halimark Cup winner Jim Townsend

in action.

LAST HALLMARK CUP In early November, the OWSA received a letter from Hallmark Canada informing us that Hallmark was dis- continuing sponsorship of the Cup, citing cutbacks on the amount of money available for sponsorships and donations. The Hallmark Cup has a long history: first

presented to Lisa Sokolowski in 1975, this marks the

21st year of its presentation to a young Ontario competi- tor. It was originally bestowed by Rich Cairns, an avid skier and president of Hallmark in the 1970's.

With every disappointment comes an opportunity, and

this time there are two: first, to thank Hallmark for two

decades of support for Ontario water skiing; second, to

open the search for a new sponsor who will support an annual award for our up-and-coming competitors. Here's to the next twenty years!

point calculations are somewhat complicated, but here's how it works: the points are calculated by taking the difference between the best performance from

last year and this year in each event, and dividing them by the current world record, which ‘indexes’ the

points so a near-world record performance is worth more than a novice-level one and prevents novice

competitors from winning each year. The competiton is open to all Ontario classical competitors under 25 .

years old who enter a minimum three tournaments annually.

Jim, like ‘94 and ‘95 winner Tony Boswell, skis at

Rini’s Ski School near Kingston, and like Tony is

preparing to be part of Ontario’s Canada Summer

Games Team this August in Brandon. He’s also hoping for a berth on the Canadian team for the Americas

Challenge this coming July. Congratulations and good

luck Jim!

OWSIC con't from previous page

across Canada. We are very excited to work with WSC in developing new instructors’ courses, based on the Ontario program.

For 1997, Bill Reeves and Shannon Stamp will act as co-chairs to implement the many changes that are to take place. Both have been involved with OWSIC for

many years and are very excited to be working on the new, Canadian Water Ski Instructors’ Course.

Once again, congratulations to all who attended the

1996 Ontario Water Ski Instructors’ Course! We look forward to working with you and many others in the years to come!

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FITNESS/COACHING

COACHING: PLYOMETRICS By Paul Jurbala

lyowhat? Plyometrics is a type of power training. Power, in this case, means ex- plosive force exerted by the muscles to do an activity - for example, the ‘pop’ off

the wake or the jump. Plyometric training may help you be a better skier or boarder.

Power training usually means weight training. Power is maximal strength per unit of time - in other words, the biggest force you can exert in a very short period. Typically, power training with very fast repetitions of medium-high weights follows a phase of general strength training. However, because speed of contraction is the key to power training, other types of resistance can be used, such as medicine balls or one’s own body weight, such as in plyometrics.

Power can also be trained off the water or by doing the activity itself. So why not just go out and ski? Well, you can’t do as many repetitions while Skiing (in the time it takes for the boat to take you back into position, you could do 20 reps in the weight room) and the need for correct ski technique compromises a pure power workout (you can train harder when you don’t have to worry about falling).

The principle behind plyometric training is rooted in basic physiology. When a muscle is suddenly stretched, a ‘stretch reflex’ causes a contraction. This is one of the body's defence mechanisms - the reflex protects against extreme stretch or tearing by tensing the muscles which are stretched. Plyometrics simply takes advantage of the phenomenon by using exercises which follow an initial stretch with an immediate contraction - for example, jumping down from a step and immediately springing forward (see figure), sometimes called ‘depth jumping’. This results in enhanced training for the neural system, which trigger the muscle

contractions, as well as for

the muscle itself.

There are

many possible plyometric

exercises- for a complete

look at this

type of training, obtain a

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a

copy of Power Training for Sport, by Tudor ( Bompa (available through the Coaching As-

sociation of Canada, at 613-748-5624). For the legs, the basic exercises are hops and jumps, first on a flat floor, then progressing to jumps over obstacles (low boxes or benches), and finally ‘reactive’ jumps off a box or bench. In the highest intensity exercises, light weights may be carried on the shoulders. Similar upper-body exercises can be performed, beginning with push-up type exercises, and also using medicine balls, pushing

against heavy bags, and so on.

To include plyometric power training into your own routine:

- _ Start with general strength and conditioning for a minimum of several weeks before beginning power training. The rapid contractions in power training have a built-in risk of muscle pulls and other injury. For the Same reason, warm up well before beginning a power session.

- begin with low-amplitude exercises (low hops and jumps) before progressing to higher jumps. Do not use weights until your routines are well-established, and then use only light weights, such as an empty weight bar.

- _ be specific. In water skiing (jumping ) or wakeboarding, ‘pop’ is a two-leg extension (straightening) of the legs. The upper body, however, is usually pulling against the handle. Make your exercises similar to the de- mands on the water.

- consider doing plyometrics on alternating days, perhaps using the ‘off days’ from your regular weight training routine.

Give it a try. It's only four more months ‘til water ski season!

Editor's note: Although it’s well known that Paul Jurbala is no water ski coach, he is a theory and cycling technical course conductor within the Na- tional Coaching Certification Program, and holds a M.Sc degree in exercise ph ysiology.


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CALEN DAR (Tentative)

Bond Lake Icebreaker (barefoot) Richmond Hill May 31

Spring Tune-Up (barefoot)

Haliburton June 21

Bond Lake Season Opener (classic)

Richmond Hill June 21-22

Capitol Slalom Challenge (classic)

Ottawa June 28-29

Welland 2-Round (classic)

Welland July 5-6

Ontario Barefoot Championships

Cambridge July 12

McClintock Open (classic)

Cambridge July 12-13

Ontario Classic Championships

Richmond Hill July 19-20

Extreme World Cup (pro-invitational)

Orangeville July 26-27

Safari Classic (classic) Millgrove Aug 1

Eastern Canadian Championships (classic)

Millgrove Aug 2-3

Summer Water Sports Open Wakeboard (tent.)

Minett Aug 2-3

Eastern Canadian Barefoot Championships Montreal Aug 1-3

Canadian Extreme (Barefoot & Wakeboard) Champs

Edmonton Aug 8-10

Schreiners Open Wakeboard (tent) Huntsville Aug 10

Canada Summer Games (classic) Brandon Aug 9-15

Ontario Wakeboard Championships (tent)

Bala Aug 17

Canadian Classic Championships Edmonton Aug 21-25

Water Skis etc. Open Wakeboard (tent)

Gravenhurst Aug 25

Bond Lake Season Finale (classic) Richmond Hill Sept 6-7

Season Finale (barefoot) Haliburton Sept 6

1996 ONTARIO RECORDS


SLALOM TRICKS JUMP

JUV. Judy Messer Sara Townsend | Barbara Graham

GIRLS 1% @ 14.25m/-28' 3240 points 24m/79'

‘76 Easterns ‘93 Hank's Pond ‘74 Nationals

JUV. Ryan Bush Ryan Bush Ryan Bush

BOYS 3 @ 13m/-32' 6040 points 35.5m/109.9'

'89 World All Stars '88 Welland '89 Supreme

GIRLS Judy Messer Judy Messer Judy Messer

3 @ 13m/-32' 4380 points 37.4m/122.7'

'79 Nationals ‘80 Nationals '80 Trent

BoYs Jeremy Kovak Ryan Bush Jeremy Kovak

2 @ 11.25m/-38' 6510 points 46.8nV/153.5'

‘90 Nationals ‘91 Bartow, Fla ‘90 Ontarios

GIRLS 1 Marie J. Cardinal Marie J. Cardinal not recorded

1% @40kph 1140 points

‘95 Nationals ‘95 McClintocks

GIRLS 2 Marie J. Cardinal Jenna Meilzynski

3 @ 52kph 6.8m/22.3' ‘96 Nationals ‘95 Ontarios

GIRLS 3 Sara Townsend Sara Townsend Parls Kendall

1 @ 13m/-32' 3330 points 28.9m/94.8'

‘96 Bond Lake Finale '96 Easterns '85 Nationals

BOYS 1 Jason McClintock J.D. McClintock not recorded

V4 @ 14,25/-28' 1150 points ‘96 Nationals '95 McClintocks

BOYS 2 Jimmy Townsend Jimny Townsend | Jimmy Townsend

3% @ 14.25m/-28' 3840 points 32.3m/106'

'95 Nationals ‘95 Nationals ‘95 Bond Finale

BOYS 3 Jim Townsend Jim Townsend Jim Townsend

1 @ 12m/-35' 4880 points 40.1m/131.6'

'96 Bond Lake Finale ‘96 Easterns '96 Nationals

WOMEN 1 Susi Graham Judy Messer Judy Messer

1 @ 10.75m/-39%2' 7170 points 43.1m/141.4

‘90 Lanata, Fla '85 McCormick '88 Pan Ams

WOMEN 2 Susi Graham Judy Messer Judy Messer

3 @ 10.75m/-3912' 6950 points 41.5m/136.1'

‘95 Duvall Memorial ‘91 Easterns ‘90 Pan Ams

WOMEN 3 Sherron McClintock S. McClintock Erika Heenan

1% @ 12m/-35' 3430 points 18.8m/62'

‘96 Nationals '95 Nationals '84 Nationals

MEN 1 Drew Ross Matt Rint Dan Rini

1 @ 10.25m/-41' 92930 points 56.7186

‘93 Wellington '95 Safari ‘93 Charleston

MEN 2 Joel McClintock Jeff McClintock Jeff McClintock

6 @ 11.25m/-38' 6810 points 47,7m/156.5'

‘92 Easterns ‘91 Ontarios ‘91 Nationals

MEN 3 Dan Anderson Tom Stacy Mark Stevens

Ye @ 10.75m/-39%2' 4390 points 44,.7m/146.7'

‘94 Sweet Water Open ‘95 Safari ‘95 Bond Opener

MEN 4 Dave Kovak H. Townsend Dave Clarke

6 @ 12m/-35' 3220 points 29.9m/98.1'

‘91 Bush's ‘96 Bowen's Pond | ‘93 Summer Finals

MEN 5 Gerry Weidel Chris Martin Rob Bocock

5 @ 14.25m/-28' 2140 points 28,.4m/93.1'

‘92 Easterns ‘95 Safari ‘93 Nationals

MEN 6 Chris Martin 1600 points

‘96 Nationals

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