New England Reunion Recap and Photos

The New England Reunion was a great success. We had 13 boats and well over 50 people in attendance. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. Put nearly 11 hours on my '94 Ski Nautique as it pretty much ran non-stop from Saturday to Sunday. Lots of skiing and footing by all.

Thank you to everyone who came.

-Keith

Great Event. Great People. Great Boats. Brad and his friend Eric brought a course and had it set up Friday night. Sat AM the early arrivals (Keith, Eric, Brad, Tim and I) did some footing runs, (6 am, 60 degrees). During registration the local ski club performed out front. Good stuff. Air chair demo by a real pro. Keith and I gave it a shot. Not as easy as it looks, Keith definitly got the hang of it better than I. Some of our own show ski demos by Keith, Brad and Jeff Kostis. Jeff Kostis demo'd the fine art of extreme power turns.

Only a few minor mechanical glitches:

me-exhaust hose-duct tape.

Dave (and his amazing mustang)-vacuum hose-duct tape, and

Brents Classic-stuck solinoid-hammer)

Those simple fixes and we were all good to go.

I had to leave Saturday afternoon. I'm sure saturday evening and sunday brought many more notable events

Thanks to Keith and his family for putting on a great event. It was a real pleasure meeting everyone.

Keith, did you get the Perfect Pass figured out?

Joel,
Thanks for your help, Perfect Pass worked great all weekend. Had it dialed in perfectly.

-Keith

Great shots! Glad to hear everyone had a good time. Hope to be there next year.

    Hi John!! I couldnt agree with you more!! We had a GREAT time and the weather was PERFECT!! You will have to make it for sure next year!! No excuses!!

    Tim, is your arm better?? Great sounding boat!! Jbear would be proud!

    Brad, I finally posted one before you! HA!

    Kyle, need to bring the Skylark next year!!

    Many thanks to Keith and family for the hard work. AMAZING!! Glad you got to wear out your new boat in one weekend!

                                Jeff...

jbear wrote: You owe me a boat ride...with power turn! john

John, better bring your velcro shorts. I thought for sure at one point I was going to see Keith airborne and then skipping across the lake when he was riding in the back of Jeffs boat during the power turn demos.

75 Tique wrote: JEFF KOSTIS wrote:           Tim, is your arm better??                                  Darn, I knew I left too early.

Larry, nothing like a power turn at 45+! Jeff, the arm is looking good- and the left leg is mysteriously sore as well. I dont mind the bruises- I just hope we got some good pics!

Being in the boat, I don't have any photos of the powerslides. That last one, when we hit those waves, it felt like the entire boat was about two feet out of the water mid-slide. I hope someone caught that picture.

-Keith

Hey all- WOW, where to begin?
Had such a great time up there we ended up staying another day.

First off- a great big THANK YOU to the Bagley family for thier hospitality and coordination efforts. Also, please pass along our sincere gratitude to the remainder of the Sokokis lake community for allowing us to invade the small lake all day Sunday keeping the water calm for the slalom clinic.

It was great catching up with old friends and making new ones.

More posts to come.

A few more photos ...







-Keith

Keith wrote: Joel, Thanks for your help, Perfect Pass worked great all weekend. Had it dialed in perfectly. -Keith

Joel, btw - we pulled 16 skiers, with at least six passes each, through the course on Sunday. I couldn't imagine doing that without PP.

-Keith

JEFF KOSTIS wrote:          Brad, I finally posted one before you! HA!                                      Jeff...

Jeff- you're a madman! Had a great time skiing and hanging with you. That 3 man slalom criss cross with you and Keith was a real hoot! I'm looking forward to the video of that one.
You'll have to teach me that trick where you ski completely around the boat.

Jeff is definitely a mad man! I think his power slides confirm that�

JEFF KOSTIS wrote:          Kyle, need to bring the Skylark next year!!                                 Jeff...

Jeff,
I didn�t want to be showy and bring two boats� You know how it is.

Just kidding my friend, we�ll see what we can do about bringing the Skylark next year.

Kyle

66Skylark wrote: Jeff is definitely a mad man! I think his power slides confirm that�

Very funny!! Someone I was talking with someone who said they had pics. I cant remember who... Your going to try it next year Kyle. I think Im going to put in full body harnesses for next year!!   Jeff..