NEW! HB MAYOR OF THE LAKE 08 TRICK SKI RULES! CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
NEW! HB MAYOR OF THE LAKE 08 KNEEBOARD RULES, DIVISIONS AND TRICK LIST! CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
UPDATED HB MAYOR OF THE LAKE 08 TOURNAMENT RULES! CLICK HERE FOR SLALOM RULES AND HERE FOR WAKEBOARD RULES!!
2008 Tournament Series Announcement
Description: Class F (Fun) Tournament
Dates: July Sept 20-21; early registration ends Sept 14 Entry Limit: 50 skiers per day Entry Fees: $25 for 1st event; $15 each additional event
Late Fee: $10
Fri: 6 PM Practice $10 fee/set
Late Registration: Fri: 6 - 8 PM Sat 8 - 10 AM for all events except for slalom event which ends at 2 PM Sun: 8 - 10 AM for slalom event
Entry Materials: USA-WS Entry Forms; check payable to Coventry Lake Water Ski Club Entries to: Deb Meyer, 85 Old Eagleville Road, Coventry, CT 06238
Directions to Site: I-84 to 384 East to Route 44. Follow to Route 31 South; right to Lake Street (at bottom of hill); Patriots Park is 0.1 mile on right
Parking: Show Patriots Park attendant your USA-WS Membership Card for free parking (grassy area to the left)
Accomodations: Best Western Regent Inn, 123 Storrs Road, Mansfield Center, CT 06250, Phone 860-423-8451 and Nathan Hale Inn, 855 Bolton Road, Storrs, CT 06268, Phone 860-427-7850
Event Schedule: Sat: beginning 9 AM Trick Ski (1st), Kneeboard (2nd), Wakeboard (3rd) Sun: 9 AM Slalom (Senior Divisions 1st)
Clinics: Show ski land clinics/demo will be held each day Comments: Tournament rules are locally developed and support Fun classification
Fresh breakfast and lunch available on-site Awards: Ribbons and medals Personal photos of skier available for a fee
Chief Judge: Sean Butler
Chief Boat Driver: Scott Sheldon
Safety Coordinator: Drew Erikson
Appointed Drivers: Mike Barrette
For latest updates, don't forget to check back to this site before the tournament.
HB "MAYOR OF THE LAKE": The second annual "HB Mayor Of The Lake" USAWS class "F" tournament has been expanded to a two event series-the first event will take place on July 12-13 and the second event will take place September 20-21. Saturdays will be for Wakeboard and other events, and Sundays will be for the Slalom event. This event is open to all USAWS affiliated skiers.
KING/QUEEN OF THE LAKE TOURNAMENT: The 2008 King/Queen of the Lake Tournament is a Club member-only event that will take place throughout the summer. The Slalom Course will be in the lake Friday and Sunday mornings and other select times beginning on June 1st and utilized from approx an hour after sunrise (about 7 AM through mid-August) until 10 AM. Club members are welcome to ski the course during these times. A fee of $10 will be charged per skier payable to the boat driver to offset the cost of fuel. The tournament consists of total points generated on the course throughout the season with the final tournament run and awards completed at the September "Mayor of the Lake" event.
Members must sign up for the tournament and declare their initial class based upon the CLWSC classes as used for the "Mayor" series. Skiers will declare one "run" through the slalom course during each session that is their "record" pass. Driver and observer must acknowledge the record pass attempt and will act as judges for the run. The skier will ski the course, continuing their runs, shortening line length and/or boat speed until they miss a turn-ball. One fall or handle drop is allowed during the "record" pass-the second fall or handle drop will terminate the pass. Skier who successfully complete runs through the course will bump up their class based upon CLWSC "Mayor" rules. At the completion fo their record pass the judges will determine the skiers score and relay the information via email to the tournament director, who will maintain a record of each pass. At the September "Mayor" event all session points will be tallied and the winners will be awarded for each class.
With the conditions on Saturday for the Wakeboard/Kneeboard contest near perfect, and the weather on Sunday for the Slalom event challenging the competitors with breezy conditions and light chop throughout the course, The Tournament turned out to be a success. In the Mens Intermediate Wakeboard division, Rick Dionne out-boarded Joe Maclaclon to top the podium with 1,750 points. Novice Kneeboarder Lauren Sheldon won her division with 271 points, and Jacob Messier placed first in the Junior Novice Kneeboard division with 259 points. On Sunday the Slalom Skiers had the chance to rip up the course, and Dan Bugnacki from Holland Lake bumped up from the Men's Intermediate division to the Advanced Intermediate, rounding 1 buoy at 28' off at 34 MPH to take the top spot on the podium. James Young from Columbia Lake took first place honors in the Men's Intermediate division with 5 buoys at 22' off at 34 MPH. Mike Barrette from Coventry Lake took first in the Second Class division with 5 1/2 buoys at 15' off at 32 MPH, and Eric Trudon from Coventry took the honors for the 3rd Class division with 7 1/2 buoys at 15' off at 30 MPH. Womens Novice skier Lauren Sheldon placed first in her class with 11 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH, and Ryan Butler took the first place in the Men's Novice division with 10 1/'2 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH. In the Junior Novice Class Jacob Messier topped the podium with 10 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH. To see the complete results from the tournament please click here.
Harvey Barrette, for who the tournament is named after, is commonly known as the "Mayor of the Lake" and has been active in supporting the water skiing community on Coventry Lake for the last 45 years. Harvey was on hand to present the ribbons for the podium finshers on both days, and was extremely helpful in ensuring that the tournament became a reality.
Future plans call for two tournaments next year, in June-July and in September. We learned a lot from this tournament and are looking forward to making next year's events even better!
CLWSC SLALOM TOURNAMENT RULES & DIVISIONS: CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE SLALOM TOURNAMENT RULES AND DIVISIONS!
CLWSC WAKEBOARD TOURNAMENT RULES AND DIVISIONS: CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE WAKEBOARD TOURNAMENT RULES AND DIVISIONS!
CLWSC TOURNAMENTS: The club will be hosting the 1st annual "HB Mayor Of The Lake"fall tourney, a USAWS class "F" tournament on the 22d and 23d of September at our home site at Coventry Lake. On Saturday the 22d we will host the wakeboard/kneeboard portion of the tournament, and on Sunday the 23d we will hold the slalom portion of the tourney. Registration fee is $25 before September 17th, and $30 after. Click here to download the Tournament application form. For more information email us at tourney@coventrywaterski.com.
SHOW SKI TOURNAMENTS: The Eastern Regional Show Ski Tournament season is complete. For information regarding the 2008 season please contact Sean Butler at sean.butler@coventrywaterski.com.
INT INFO: Many of our members participate in the International Amateur Tour League, or the INT. This nationwide league has tournaments in just about every state. For information about the New England INT region tournaments, click here.
With the conditions on Saturday for the Wakeboard/Kneeboard contest near perfect, and the weather on Sunday for the Slalom event challenging the competitors with breezy conditions and light chop throughout the course, The Tournament turned out to be a success. In the Mens Intermediate Wakeboard division, Rick Dionne out-boarded Joe Maclaclon to top the podium with 1,750 points. Novice Kneeboarder Lauren Sheldon won her division with 271 points, and Jacob Messier placed first in the Junior Novice Kneeboard division with 259 points. On Sunday the Slalom Skiers had the chance to rip up the course, and Dan Bugnacki from Holland Lake bumped up from the Men's Intermediate division to the Advanced Intermediate, rounding 1 buoy at 28' off at 34 MPH to take the top spot on the podium. James Young from Columbia Lake took first place honors in the Men's Intermediate division with 5 buoys at 22' off at 34 MPH. Mike Barrette from Coventry Lake took first in the Second Class division with 5 1/2 buoys at 15' off at 32 MPH, and Eric Trudon from Coventry took the honors for the 3rd Class division with 7 1/2 buoys at 15' off at 30 MPH. Womens Novice skier Lauren Sheldon placed first in her class with 11 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH, and Ryan Butler took the first place in the Men's Novice division with 10 1/'2 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH. In the Junior Novice Class Jacob Messier topped the podium with 10 buoys at 15' off at 26 MPH. To see the complete results from the tournament please click 
Harvey Barrette, for who the tournament is named after, is commonly known as the "Mayor of the Lake" and has been active in supporting the water skiing community on Coventry Lake for the last 45 years. Harvey was on hand to present the ribbons for the podium finshers on both days, and was extremely helpful in ensuring that the tournament became a reality.