I know, I know- there are two good months left in the ski season. However, there are a few things that are just about over with in 2008: Early morning and late evening light, 75-80 degree mornings, 80 degree water, wally boaters, and 3x per week skiing. From now on, the water will get increasingly colder, until mid-October when we'll be in drysuit-only mode. The picture above is from this April,...Read more
Awesome day today. The weather held out for us, giving us partly cloudy skies and a firm cross-course wind. I had a rather serious slalom breakthrough which took me through several full passes today. Yesterday, I could hardly get past 2 ball but today I was killing it in comparison. The breakthrough? Coming into the turn, during my reach, I merely reached straight forward with the handle, as if I...Read more
Once again, our own site member Anthony Warren (ScarletArrow) has brought us another interview. This time it's with Tony and Mari Colace, who are the INT directors for Ohio. Anthony drove out to meet these guys and transcribed this entire interview for us. He also included some video clips of the interview which I'll convert and add to the site shortly. Without further delay, I bring you...Read more
Well, we are another week closer to spring and we have another "Regular Joe" interview, this time from Greg Scherer. Greg is an M3 competitor currently working his way through 39 off, and is a super guy for doing this for us (and the sport). He started competing in 1994 at 22 off and has done several clinics around the country, and he has also been a guest coach at Gordon Rathburn's Ski Paradise...Read more