Training together

Carolin and Rodrigo Chapoy are perfecting theirs tricks, Carolina landing the half twist back flip and Rodrigo sticking his front flip. They have trained together for many hours on the water and helped each other to reach their goals.

Best friends learning to ski together

Bradley and Harry two best friends from the UK are having s great time learning to ski together, they both having spent all their Easter vacations together for the past five years. I think there will be many more water skiing trips together.

Bradley Irving



Best friend Harry on the skimmer for the first time today, he will be single skis by the end of the day! Great skiing boys!


Student of the week

Learning to ski in the pool

Fantastic skiing by the White and Dempsey Kids learning to Waterski in the pool in Orlando.
Carly, Macy, Grace & Jonny
Fathers Cully and Pat held the kids at the start and they were soon on their way across the pool having a great time.


3 year old Carly having a blast

Location:Students of the week

Carolina and Rodrigo Chapoy are back in Orlando training with us, it's great to see them here again. We've missed them!



Rodrigo and Mario working on Flips

St Barths Bucket Ragatta

The Salperton crest looking amazing on the junica sail with the sun shining directly behind it, beautiful.


Andy Green our driver handling the perfectly






What an amazing experience,

What a whirlwind trip, I was back in Orlando Thursday evening at home with my family by 10.30pm. Getting back in the MasterCraft tomorrow morning will seem a little strange I feel.

Super Yacht Racing in St Barths

Well not how I usually spend my time on the waters of the world, but when invited to join Barry Houghton owner of Salperton 4 a 47 meter super Yacht and his professional crew and former Americas Cup crew Andy Green our driver, Cameron Appleton our tactition and Charlie our skipper to name but a few. This was going to be an amazing oportunity to join and be involved in a completly different professional arena and learn from some of the best in the business.

Salperton
47 meter long super racing yacht


We left the dock and joined the boat at 9.30am and following a briefing, checks and sail preporation and wooling we were on our way under sail by 1.00pm. I have to say I was blown away by the scale of engineering and equipmenon on the boat and the level of team work and skill needed to sail a boat of this size. At 250 tons Salperton is big, but amazingly nimble and fast to manouver with this very capable crew. The first day of practice was all about testing to equipment and loads on the sails, the rigging and the boat. Following tests we would then go through many of the manuvours used in tactical racing, jibes, tacking etc and of course switching between the different sails used in Racing, the reach, the blade and the larger kite sail the junica all of which are on the bow side of the mast and create that all important power and speed in sail racing!

With 6 full time crew, 25 professional sailers and 5 guests onboard, this huge boat got surprisingly hectic at times.
Especially when it was all hands on deck, to help with the bringing in of the 1550 square meter junica kite sail!



39 boats will take part in this years 3 day race, a minimum length of 100' is required to enter the Bucket Race Regata.

Location:Events

The Famous Bucket Race Sailing Regata in St Barths

I have arrived in St Barths for 1 day a of practice race sailing ahead of the famous Bucket Race Regata, Its shame I do not have the time to stay and be part of the race at the weekend, but stoked to have had the oportunity to be part of the preporations and practice for the race.
St Barths just after sunrise

Location:Events

New Tricks

Mario Andres has learnt the wake 540, toe back, toe front and wake back backs this week,
Great skiing!
Mario is also starting to jump well, after finding his balanced cut to the ramp.

Logan's mission to learn the one handed gate

Logan Haughn from Travers City Michigan has spent the week learning the one handed gate. Logan when skiing most days in the summer can get into the 35off line, but was struggling to get there consistently. Along with standing on his ski more nutrual toward the tip of the ski following it rather than the boat on his onside lean and working with the one handed gate, Logan is finding it easy to hold position and direction in the course. He set for a great season in the course this summer! Looking forward to having you back here in May Logan, great sking this week.

Video Coaching

Logan Haughn gets to watch the things he is working on on the new flat screen lakeside at Jodi's training site. Getting see what you are actually doing on the water can throw a whole new light on things and help you to really make a break through with your skiing.

Logan Haughn checking out our new Website Layout after taking a set!

Floro is back in!

Don from Michigan kept his suit until floro came back in style, unfortunately the neopreen in the suit was struggling hang in there for the ride!
Don was having a great time though being back on the water in Orlando.

Location:Spring skiing

Team Canada has arrived in town

Brian, Jordon and Todd Canada took their first ride of the season today.

Special but unexpected moments in life

There are a few times in life when you are blown away by someones totally unexpected generosity, this came if the form of an amazing flat screen TV given as a gift to me and my family by the The Marshall family from New Hampshire. They came to ski with me for a week and all did such an amazing job whilst here. Both Bob and Martha skied twice a day fantastically and both Eric and Evan, their two boys, learned to run the slalom course with both gates and letting go with one arm. They all skied out of their skins and are ready for a great season on the water as a very close skiing family.

Once again, a special thanks to the Marshall's for the amazing gift, we are blessed to have met your family and we hope to build a very long friendship over time.

Location:Special Moments

The Marshall family from New Hampshire have all done such a great job this week on the water. Bob and Martha are caving fantastic rhythm on the open water and both Eric and Evan have learnt to run the slalom course with both gates and a great one arm reach in their turns on both sides of the course. Very well done to the Marshall's fantastic students and we can wait to have you back in Orlando with us.

Eric & Evan Marshall from New Hampshire have both done an amazing job of learning and completing the slalom course for the first time this week, great work Fella's! Your are now hooked and set for a great time on the water this summer!

Birthday Wishes

Evan Marshall celebrated his 26th Birthday with us this week, he came here to ski with his family and by the time he levels at the end of the week he will be making the slalom course. Eric 28 years of age got through the course for the first time today.
Mom and Dad are also skiing fantastic and having a great on the water spending time with family.
Happy Birthday Evan



The Marshall family having a cup of English tea!

New Friends

The Marshall family from New Hampshire became friends with Mario Andres from Peru today, whilst water skiing in Orlando. Bob, Marsha, Eric & Even were loving being back on the water in the sun after a long winter and 5 months off the water.