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I rarely invite myself, but the Party Girl can't miss this one ;)Quote:
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#3..party girl,.......,.....Noted. ;)Quote:
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No!!! Not the "N" word!Quote:
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Would sidebar be more apropos? :)Quote:
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That would be a negatory,, would need to be strapped in to not fly out of the boat from a reclining position.Quote:
Originally Posted by rivergames
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Hello,
I am Brian Samaniego and I am the Skier looking for a boat and driver. First off, I want to say thank you to Eli for stepping up and offering to help me out and starting this thread. I really apreciate it. She asked me to post some stuff about me so here we go...I'm 31 and live in Fullerton
I started Ski Racing at the 2008 Us Open in San Diego.
- Skied Novice and got an overall 2nd for the weekend and
- Skied Hands out front and also got 2nd for the weekend.
I have since placed or won in every race I have skied in at the U.S. Opens
I went into the 2009 season Skiing the Sr. Men (25-35men) age class and have been skiing that class ever since (races are 45-50min in duration).
- I have been and held the high point skier for that class since 2009.
My Catalina Ski race experience started in 2009 and have been skiing the over and back class. My best time coming back from the Island has been right at about the
30min mark.
-2013 - 3rd in class
-2012 - 2nd in class
-2011 - was sick and only observed
-2010 - 3rd
-2009 - 2nd
The Over and Back class is fun but I really want to do the whole race this year. I want to ski the Sr. Men class, which historically, has had about 4 skiers in the class in the last 5 years. My goal is to have a time of 1 hr 15min or less and be on the podium for trophy's. I have been doing training runs either to the Island or back, and will start doing full runs hopefully this weekend behind a 21' boat. I am physically and mentally fit and will give 110%.
My Observer and I will take care of Entry fees and help with or pay fuel as well.
So if anyone is interested, Let's Go Race!!!
Thank you
You're very welcome!Quote:
Originally Posted by skiracr
You're such an accomplished skier. That's a very impressive career. I'm going to keep putting the word out for you and guide people to your post for your impeccable stats!
Good luck on your first full ski run to and from Catalina this weekend!
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Do you have dates for this one?Quote:
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July 19, 2014Quote:
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If I hear anything i will let you know!!
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheKeysLife
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I've often thought about trying to tow people behind my boat but it worries me too much that a skier might have a bad accident for some reason and whether it was my fault or not I would know that somebody was hurt/killed behind my boat.
This is not the type of race where skiers get killed. The top (read that the fastest) skiers will usually only go with drivers they know, or are referred to if they are coming from out of the country. Usually you might start off pulling someone who won't be going as fast as your boat will run, and if the skier has a good observer in the boat, communications will keep the driver at a speed the skier is comfortable with.Quote:
Originally Posted by hpboats83
If you are really interested in running the race, you will want to connect up with a skier (or skiers depending on class) and do one or two practice runs in advance so you can learn what all goes on. I have been watching and later participating in the race since I was a kid. I have driven and observed for a number of skiers. It's an interesting experience, conditions vary so much from one trip to another. You may see various forms of marine life, have to deal with Catalina Express boat wakes,, sometimes huge ships, fishermen in the horseshoe kelp beds area, etc. Last year I had another race boat cut across my bow twice, when I was following a direct path to the turn boat, and then again after his skier fell he came past again on the way back from the island,, true rookie moves, but the observer(who I knew) in the boat should have known better, especially with me waving him off.
Makes me just think of the accident that the Herbst boys had on lake Mead.Quote:
Originally Posted by obnoxious001
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Still looking for a second skier to ski back from Catalina in the over and back class.
Thanks