On Saturday morning July 11, at 8:52am sharp, between the Island White and Island Grissom in the Long Beach Harbor, the 61st Annual Catalina Water Ski Race roars into battle with 16 different divisions of competitors racing from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back.
Among the participants will be Long Beach resident Ryan Choura, CEO of the Long Beach based Choura Venue Services, who will be defending his standing 2004 record for the Formula II Outboard record of 1:01:25.86. Choura will be competing with his original team from 2004 of driver Glenn Anderson, and participating as observer his father and Choura Venue Services board president Jim Choura.
Choura retired from a successful career in competitive ski racing in 2004 but …Â Details