Former pro water skier Tony Klarich rides just about everything from an ice chest and a suitcase to a car hood and acoustic guitar!
Archive for the ‘Water skiing’ Category
The 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games are happening across Tampa Bay in July 2013. At Lake Seminole Park in Pinellas County, a handful of wheelchair athletes tried their hand at adaptive water skiing during a non-competitive exhibition.
They’ll do anything to get on the water — give them skis and they’re ready to go. In fact, pro skiers are practically legends to them. No, this isn’t the Orlando water-ski scene, unless you consider South Korea the Orlando of Asia. John Mommer, marketing director and team manager for HO Sports and Will Asher, who WATERSKI named male slalom skier of the year in 2011 and 2013, found a country bursting with enthusiasm for water skiing — not unlike the ’90s ski-club scene in the United States. The South Koreans they encountered had a burning desire to … More
LONG BEACH — Powerboaters and waterskiers from around the world will compete in the 65th annual Catalina Water Ski Race, July 20, hosted by Long Beach Boat and Ski Club.
The 62-mile challenge — with fast powerboats towing waterskiers from Long Beach to Avalon and back — will start at 8:53 a.m. between Island White and Island Grissom in Long Beach Harbor. There will be a split start, with 21-foot and smaller boats starting first, and larger boats up to 43 feet starting at 9 a.m. … More