Well Seth, wrap it up- I'm taking it home. Finally got a chance to ride the 2007 Connelly F1X. Of the 3 widebody skis I've tested so far (HO Triumph, O'Brien Synchro, and the F1X) this ski was the easiest for me to ride right out of the box. Having never ridden the ski before, even braving rollers from public lake traffic, I bagged all 6 bouys on the 3rd try at 30mph. Seth was happy to send the...Read more
Picture this scenario: on the shore of a ski club in some small town, USA, a young child (let’s call him Tim) watches in fascination as club members get pulled through the slalom course, throwing up walls of spray and having a terrific time doing it. Tim comes from a middle income family who does not live on a lake and does not own a boat of any kind, yet he yearns to try out slalom and put up...Read more
Just got back from Milwaukee's 1st annual Brew Fest. Amazingly this event was held at a familiar location, still fresh in my mind from when I plopped my boat into Juneau Park Pond last fall. The Brew Fest seemed well-attended. They ran out of beer sampling pint glasses at some point and most of the brew was gone within a few short hours, which tells me that perhaps the attendance was higher than...Read more
We had an amazing Labor Day weekend for skiing. Winds were low and the public lake was free of other moving boats for three wonderful mornings in a row. Saturday in particular was just stunning. After 2 hours of footing and skiing on glass water, a sudden and brief fog appeared on the lake. It felt otherworldly, like we were in some sort of ethereal skiing land. I actually turned on the nav...Read more
