Saved by the insta slalom course

I would like to say a huge thanks to Action Water Sports and Jerry Brouwer for their amazing support for another year of clinics in Michigan, setting me up with an Action truck and a MasterCraft Pro Star 197 in all three clinic locations - Allendale, Fenton and Travers City. I would also like to say a huge thanks to Dave and Logan Haughn for supplying the Insta Slalom Course for the North end of Silver Lake, we would have not been able to ski at all without their help and support.

The Action Water Sports Truck


Dave Haughn and his Insta Slalom Course


A great crew in Travers City

Beating the wind!

Well the 25 mph wind in Travers City today was a big problem for the course on the South end of Silver Lake, but this was not going to keep us off the water today. Thanks to Dave and Logan Haughn from Travers for the loan of their Insta Slalom Course and John Merrifield for the use of his beautiful property on the North end of Silver Lake where the water conditions are flat calm. After a shift of locations and the installing skills of Dave and Logan, we we ready to start the clinic.

Windy Weather

The joys of an outdoor sport! The weather forecast for today is 20-25 mph wind. Thanks to my Tour partner Logan Haughn who is from Travers City for bringing his portable course and John Merryfield, a many participant of our clinics, for letting us anchor the portable course out in front of his beach property at the North end of Silver Lake where the water is like glass, the crazy north wind will not take away our fun today!!!

The starting of the Tour

My On Location Coaching Tour has got off to a great start with some great skiing from the Michigan area local skiers. First held at Placid Waters following the Global International this past weekend in Allendale and the second day at Bass Lake today near Fenton in East Michigan.









I have now arrived in Travers City Northern Michigan for a Clinic on beautiful Sliver Lake with my Buddy Bart Colins, I have been coming up the Travers now for going 10 year and love to come back up here every year. Great place, great people and just a really great time on the water!

New PB for Sam

Congratulations Sam Fisher for setting a new Personal Best at Palm Bay yesterday 4 buoys@32MPH, great skiing Sam

Global International Night Finals

For the second year in a row, The Global International in Michigan saw the worlds best water skiers push professional scores to the limit throughout the event and especially in the floodlit night finals. Karina Nowlan taking the ladies slalom title with scores the mid 10.75meter line(39 off).

Will Asher setting a new all time night slalom world record of 5@10.25 (41off) against Nate Smith from Indiana, the 19 year old who is the future of the sport, keep a look out for this young guy, he will be on the top of the podium before we know it. Back to back Global titles for Asher.

And in the jumping many of the men jumping into the 220's including Ryan Dodd jumping 226 but the Freddy Krueger set a new all time night jump world record of 236 feet also taking his second and back to back title at the Global International pulled by MasterCraft Boats.

Global International finals

The Rooky, Nate Smith skiing brilliantly all day running 10.75 in 4 out of 5 rounds of skiing sets a score of 1@ 10.25 in the final bracket against Will Asher, Asher also ripping all day, has the pressure on with a big score to beat to take the title, Asher defending champion of the Global International gets an amazing start on the final slalom run of the tournament and sets a new night slalom world record score of 5@ 10.25 meters (41off) to take the back to back win at Placid Waters.

Global International Michigan

The sun has gone down on Placid Waters in Michigan and the lights are burning bright for the finals of mens slalom ladies slalom and mens jumping.
Karina Nowlon wins the ladies slalom title on her Birthday. Stay posted for more results coming up shortly.

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Getting better every set!

Jan from Chile is doing a great job of fixing his position in his stance and in the course, he is way more controlled on his ski and holding direction across course after learning how to follow his ski and not the boat!






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South American Representation!

Mario, Jan & Sergio are all representing their respective South American countries on the water in Orlando this week and skiing great. Peru, Chile & Mexico.



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Skiing your best in Tournament

Congratulations to Bailey Austin for setting a new Personal Best Tournament slalom score of 1@32off this past weekend, Bailey ran 28 off for the first time in training while at ski school here a week ago and has now completed the pass officially in a record capability tournament. Fantastic skiing girl!

Bailey on the right with skiing friend Kelley Breeden from Tallahassee, FL



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Mario is flying!

Mario Andres is really starting to understand his position and control his jumps, he is starting to fly on only small 3/4 cuts to the ramp.



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New Tournament PB

Kelley Breeden scored a new Personal Best score and tied it again in the second round of the Isles of Hancock tournament here in Orlando this weekend.
This is great consistent skiing from Kelley and has set her up for a great season of competing in 2010!







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Great Friends for life

Kelley and Bailey have had a great weeks training on and off the water and became great friends in the process, I feel they will be competing together and friends for many years to come!



Toasting Marshmallows together at camp.


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The Girls having a great time toasting marshmallows with the Birthday Girl!







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Boys just want to have fun!

So I walked into the living room and found Mario Andres playing with Finnley's new Barbie dolls house, when he realized I was there he jumped a mile and said he was 'just looking'!



I wasn't playing with it really!

Birthday Girl Finnley

Finnley Fisher turned 5 years old today, I can't believe she's 5 already. The girls having brunch together after Finns graduation from Pre KinderGarten







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Friendly Rivalry

Sam and the girls are all pushing each others' performance and skiing great. A new personal best yesterday for Kelley 3@32off (13m), a new PB today for Bailey 1@32off and a tied PB today for Sam 2@22off (16m).


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Girl Power

Kelley Breeden and Bailey Austin had a very nice surprise today when Lauren Morgen the 2010 Junior Girls Masters Slalom and Overall Champion came out to train with them today, Lauren has US Team Trials coming up later this week behind MasterCraft and getting familiar with the boat of choice before the event always make sense!

Bailey Kelley & Lauren hanging out at the lake!





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Mario's Back

Mario Andres has returned to his training after 5 days back home in Peru for his Sisters graduation party, he flew home for a surprize for his Sister after not seeing her for 5 months.



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Girls just want to have fun!

Kelly and Bailey having a great time skiing together this week in Orlando.


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Training Pals

Kelley Breeden from Tallahassee Florida & Bailey Austin from Austin Texas both 11 years old and competing in the girls 2 catagory at National level are training with us this week. After finishing a strong year in their regular schooling they are both now focused on the Tournament season ahead of them, with regionals and Nationals approaching in the next few months they are training hard and determined to ski great this season!






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The 51st US Masters

We are at the 51st US Masters Championships at Callaway Garden's Pine Mountain Georgia. After a fantastic day of preliminaries yesterday we are down to the finals competition on Robin Lake. The weather is definitely more favorable for today's finals than on yesterdays first round of competition, the wind was swirly and up and down in strength. Today is so far pretty consistent and is looking perfect for a great day of finals.







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