Regina Jaquess pending Women's slalom world record of 4 buoys at 41 – Raw Video & boat path

[Horton]

[DefectiveDave]

Awesome!

 

As someone who is not a judge, how is the boat path video assessed?

[Roger]

There is a software program the video is run through which tracks maximum deviation of the pylon as well as cumulative movement. Boat path above should have no issues.

[Chef23]

Unbelievable skiing and driving.

[Keith_Menard]

I can't get over how the ski gets out of shape at the finish of the turn and she gets right back into her stack SO fast.

[Horton]

@Roger could that boat path be any tighter? I know The Chad is pretty good but holy crap that is amazing driving

[rico]

Regina makes it look so easy. Awesome skiing. Just to clarify though the record committee will review previous pass boat pass though not just 41.

[Than_Bogan]

@Horton I assumed you were exaggerating so I watched it. HOLY CRAP @Chad_Scott! I bow to your driving awesomeness. I am certain I cannot drive that straight with no skier, much less somebody causing hell at -41!

 

Hopefully nothing else is an issue for the record and we'll get to congratulate Regina again when it's approved! Fingers crossed.

[Roger]

@Horton - I have a few end courses of tournaments he's driven here at Okeeheelee and he really is that good. I always compare my boat path with his and Becky's after tournaments.

[DW]

Pretty damn impressive, both skier and driver, nice work to both. I think the entire ski community tips a cold one in your direction. The recovery twitch at 41 is really impressive as is the cross course speed. If you took the skier crossing by out of the video, it would simply look like the boat is sitting in the water being lightly rocked by some ripples.

[klindy]

It appears Chad's to the right a few inches but since it's straight, whatever advantage may be at 1 & 3 is balanced with whatever disadvantage at 2 & 4. Pretty awesome path for sure.

[MrJones]

Impressive skiing and driving!

[Gar]

Think he can notice an inch or too!

 

Great driving/skiing hope the record stands!

[Ed_Johnson]

Chad and Regina are two of the nicest, most dedicated people in our sport that have both given back so much. There should be a World Record listing and awards for Drivers, as well as skiers. It is truly a two partner dance to pull this off. I consider this the Waterski Version of Dancing with the Stars.

 

I am looking forward to this pair pulling off the first Woman to run 41. I feel it's coming, and Congrats to both Chad and Regina for another new world record !!!

 

 

 

[klindy]

Agree 100% @Ed_Johnson.

[matthewbrown]

@Chad_Scott straight as a Grizzly's dick

[Zman]

What?!

Lol

[MillerTime38]

@klindy I noticed same thing, boat favoring driver side. When we used to video boat path at practice I noticed when I ski, I tend to ski better if driver favors my off turn side, LFF this would be 2/4/6, and shorts me at 1,3,5. Something easier about powering through my onside turn a little narrow.

 

Just curious if the driver is 4” right at all 6 buoys does it count as total deviation of 24”? Or 0”?

[Edbrazil]

Zero sum, as it would be 4 toward (+4), 4 away (-4), etc. But 8" or 20cm is the limit at any one buoy.

[MillerTime38]

@Edbrazil that’s what I thought but thanks for clarifying. Next tourney I will request a left center boat path.

[CParrish43]

That’s some of the best skiing I’ve ever seen from Regina. I’ve got to ski with her quite a bit and see her ski at quite a few tournaments but 39 she ran was ridiculous. The space she had between the bouys and how fast she was moving through the turn was for me personally the best I’ve ever seen from Regina. After seeing that 39 no doubt she was getting down the course at 41 and looks like she could’ve done more but very smart on her end. Big congrats Regina. One of the nicest ladies I know in the sport.

[Horton]

@CParrish43 I was just telling some of the other day that Regina reminds me of a short CP.

[Lars]

Love that the boat path vid was included, was bummed I never saw the boat path from Nate's DQ'd world record.

 

[Than_Bogan]

@matthewbrown I was thinking more like straight as a linear subspace, but your way works, too.

[Ed_Johnson]

I would like to know how Matt knows that !!!

It would be pretty scary to be that close to a Grizzly to find out !!!

 

[ISP6ball]

He probably doesn't want to talk about it :D

[brettmainer]

You would have to go back a few years to find the origin of that. More proof that you don’t have to be faster than the bear as long as you are faster than your buddy.

So as not to perpetuate the thread hijack, kudos to Regina. The finishes of many of those turns were not ideal, but the skill, strength and tenacity of what followed shows what is possible for those far more athletically talented than I.

[mwetskier]

well kept secret: matt brown is the grizzly whisperer. apparently grizzly bears like it when you whisper.

[Edbrazil]

Regina reminds me a lot of the dominance of Kristi Overton before year 2000, when she was the first woman to run a full 39. Can a full 41 be far away? Although, if Regina gets bonus $$ for World Records, her scores may just go up in increments.

[matthewbrown]

@Edbrazil I agree except Kristi was about twice the size of Regina. Yes, Regina will run 41, she had that if only the damn driver would have cooperated a little more.

[Drago]

4 1/4, 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/4, 5 1/2, 6 . That’s 2024, unless someone else moves it up from here

[Than_Bogan]

Fwiw, I've watched this a couple more times and tried to consider the various angles and the placement of the pylon, and I actually don't think Chad is leaning even a few inches to one side.

 

The sneaky thing that may create an optical illusion is that the center of the camera is not quite at the center of the course. The buoys are slightly to the left relative to the camera center.

 

Now hurry up and approve the record so I can stop wasting my time with a protractor held up to my screen. :)

[aspski]

Wow, she makes it look so easy!

[Kelvin]

@Than_Bogan Just download the record checker program and check the path yourself.

 

[keithh2oskier]

IWWF Approves Jaquess' World Record

 

Posted by: usawsOn: 08/07/2018 16:12:01In: Water Skiing

 

Regina JaquessThe International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation’s Tournament Council has approved the pending women’s world slalom record of 4 buoys at 41 feet off set by U.S. water ski athlete Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) on July 16 at the July Heat at the Isles of Lake Hancock in Winter Garden, Fla. The score surpasses the current world record of 3-1/2 buoys at 41 feet off set by Jaquess on Nov. 5, 2016, at the Isles Junior Invitational at the Isles of Lake Hancock.