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There were a lot of laughs and good times on the last day of the Big Dawg in Peru.  As usual, the weather was perfect with only a slight breeze.

We had a visit from Bill Yeargin.  He was excited to see the merging of the  Latin America and United States skiers all supporting and having a great time.  I asked Bill what his motive was for expanding the Big Dawg to South America and he said ”The Big Dawg has so much fun and good times that it is good for the sport of water skiing to bring this excitment to another country.”   He also commented that there will be more to come and the Big Dawg tournament series will continue to grow.

The tournament ran smoothly under the direction of Gonzalo and many thanks to all the tournament officials and volunteers who are committed to the series.

I asked Mark Austin about his experience in Peru and he said “I am happy to be skiing in a place like this.  The people are wonderful and a big thanks to all the sponsors for giving us this opportunity.”

The day ended with a head to head with this matchup (forgive the name spelling, Im going on memory)

Thierry Malhomme 2at35 vs Raul Dulhade (no gate)

Dave Miller 6at38 vs Gonzalo 2at38

Raphael 1at38 vs David Bental 3at38

Ruben 3at38 vs Chet 3at39

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Thierry 4at38 vs  Dave Bentall 3at38

Chet 3at39 vs Dave Miller 4at39

Thierry vs Dave in the final; Thierry ran 39 and Dave came out with 3.5 at 39.  Malhomme attempted his 41 and manage to get just one.

Raul holds handle in his mouth refusing to give it up due to gates taken in second round
There was a funny moment when Raul thought he beat Thierry.  Raul did not know his gates were taken and Thierry stood up at 2 ball at 35.  Raul went to thierry and asked him if he was ok because he Thierry lost.

I asked a couple of skiers about their skiing;  Brad Cox said “Things happen”  George Levein asked “Where are all the photos of me?”  Paul Donatt thanked Dave Miller for encouraging him to come to Peru.  George also got 5 buoys at 35 off all three rounds and said “I hate 5 ball, I’m taking up surfing.”

We will be posting more photos as soon as the internet cooperates.

A special thanks to Juan Carlos Cuglievan, for his hospitality to the skiers and dedication to the tournament.

There are other winners worth mentioning from the Latin Team and other divisions.  I will get the final information as soon as possible and post the results here.

Many thanks again to all the sponsors; Nautique, O’Brien, Radar, PCM, Polk Audio, Connelly, Overtons, Goode, HO, and a new sponsor on board Salefish Properties/OkeeheeleeRealEstate.com

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