Baller Andre Posted August 4, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2015 Anybody coming to Sherbrooke for the Nationals? Offering practice at my place(public lake),nice course and (most of the time) conditions but older boats with PP,either 04 Nautique or 94 MC for those who can't make the wednesday practice on site and want to stretch before there round(s). Either wednesday night or thursday all day.I'm 30 minutes from the site. My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted August 5, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted August 5, 2015 Wait Canada is a separate nation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 5, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 5, 2015 They have liquid water In your homeland @ms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 5, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 5, 2015 Jokes aside many great skiers in CAN. And it's a multi round tournament! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 Seems it's gonna be only me against Ferris Bueller! My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 @Andre what part of the country is Nationals in this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 It s in Sherbrooke Québec. On the same site of the 1967 World Championships. My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FLeboeuf Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ferris and me too! I'm skiing on Saturday the 15th. I live 2h30 away from the site so I'll be skiing at home before the nationals. I know the site pretty well and I did two sets there about two weeks ago so I don't feel the need to drive there on Wednesday. Thanks for the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jackski Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 Andre, I might take you up on that for Thursday. I'm driving from from NS through Maine to Sherbrooke. I'll send you a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 I was there at the 1967 Worlds. Was a good site then, and still should still be. That is where I observed the Longines Camera metering system. Big advance for that era. Can give more details, but it would be a bit off-topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller andjules Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 My first (of two) Nationals was at that site, in 1984... in what was then called the Jr Boys division. Nice site, from what I can recall. Nice town, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jackski Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 Canadian Nationals location www.google.ca/maps/place/220+Rue+Marchant,+Sherbrooke,+QC+J1J+3V2/@45.395439,-71.916503,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cb7b369cdd86af9:0xdf64aaf936a14b8d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 Public water on a river! Not many countries would consider that a prime location for a Nationals any more!! Hopefully the event will be in the public eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jackski Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 There was always a reasonable crowd on shore watching in the past . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jcamp Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 That's actually not that far from my house and about 8 hours closer to me than my regionals was this year. Is it a site that is used on a normal basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 @FLeboeuf Should be there on Saturday.Will try to find you and introduce myself! @jackski Reponded to your pm before reading this.Thursday is fine.I may be working but my ski partner will be here and waiting for you with his 196.I'll finish work early so maybe i'll be here depending on what time you want to ski. @Edbrazil Always wanted to ask you if you were here for 67! Hope you had fun! Also,here's a link to some old photos that could interest you from the 67 worlds in Sherbrooke! http://www.skinautiqueetplanchequebec.qc.ca/fr/albums/un-retour-en-arriere2.html @MattP The site is in a big public park,right downtown of a city of 155 000 peoples with a history of waterskiing. Certainly not private site man made skilake quality but still a ''waterski'' site! Ski school has been there since the 67 worlds too. Also a lot less skiers then the US Nationals. @jcamp Having a ski school right in the middle of a big public park in that big of a town is a constant challenge against tree huggers and politicians but yes the ski school is still there. No other boats are allowed other then the school. My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted August 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2015 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/former-pm-jean-chretien--81--goes-waterskiing-on-one-ski-140659526.html Looks like everyone in Canada is getting into the waterskiing spirit leading up to nationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrausSki Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Andre we will take you up on Thursday afternoon if you have availability. I sent you a direct message just now. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 7, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 7, 2015 @KrausSki Reply sent! You're booked! :) My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 11, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 11, 2015 Bump to the top! 6 skiers so far for thursday practice! Not many spots left! My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 12, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted August 12, 2015 Site this morning before practice... My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FLeboeuf Posted August 12, 2015 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2015 Wow! Lets hope for those conditions on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Here's hoping that André makes it to the podium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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