Picture Thread (People pics)

**Joelski** · 17 January 2022, 14:19

Looks like Guantanamo Bay!

**BoilerUp** · 6 March 2022, 09:37

A little Father-Daughter time with my 9yo this weekend.

**alamo5000** · 7 August 2022, 09:53

Had the opportunity to attend the Barefoot National Championship over the past two days. I used to compete in barefooting a really long time ago but I had a really bad injury that ended all of my waterskiing.

There are three events, slalom, trick, and jump. All skiing is done without skis of any kind and on a 75 foot long rope.

In recent years they started using a tall tower I guess because it's a bit more fun and it makes it easier on the passengers in the boat.

The ramp is 18" from the surface of the water and the Open Pro Men's regularly sees jumps in the 80-90 foot range. The world record I think is 98 feet. The maximum boat speed during the jumping event is 44.5 mph. If you don't land it and ski away it doesn't count.

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**alamo5000** · 7 August 2022, 10:10

Here is a shot showing the boat and a skier that is about to start. Note the tower attached to the boat. This is not absolutely needed to barefoot at all. Using a tower is actually a fairly new thing. I know people are going to ask, but no, you do not need any skis to get started. You can do deep water starts numerous different ways with just the rope and a specialized padded wet suit.

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**Jerry R** · 3 January 2023, 05:49

Selfie, 1977 ...

Found some old slides, scanned them to digital, found this. Putting together a DVD for the boys with childhood photos on it.

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