Alberto Soares

The site is only 20min from the AirPort, one of the best sites I've been on. Their mineral water is slow and hot but it feels like it has soap on it. Be sure to take a good pair of gloves and be prepared to drink the best Mexico tequilas

@adamcord - just sent. you Carlos mobile, they are not very good answering emails, but are very receptive and really nice people

Use some dual lock or a strong double face tape, I dont like to see that movement either.

@Wish - Thank you, it is great!

Thanks to Chet Ralley I got back to 2 HG

@ral - 3 years ago, terrible water, no edition

 

@AdamCord - Thank you so much for the info you provided, binding position has been a mistery for me. I have small feet (US 8.5) and moved my R-style one hole back (about 1.2" apart now), my heel side - which has been my weak side - improved a lot.

 

@Horton - I know it doesn´t count, but made my training PB this week, 6@39 and no, I did not shorten it to 41 (I´m stupid I know)

Hi Rodrigo! I bet it was great, watched it almost every day. Congratulations for the excellent job.

Thomas Wayne email

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@Ral - I am glad everything went fine, I am sure we will ski together in January. Heal fast!

Here in Brazil all gasoline are E25, that´s right 25% ethanol. I estimate I probably run about 5000 hours in my last 3 or 4 boats in the last 20 years. The only problem I noticed were with the gas pumps, I would say they last about 1000 hours. My current 2010 Nautique 200/409 has 750 hours on it and is fine so far - I do have the spare pumps, just in case...

@ral - I hope you recover fast, please keep us informed. Good luck!

@buski - I use the bottom as reference

Done

Thank you @Scotchipman. I noticed my onside is better and I feel I am skiing really easy, I think you are right to say "less work".

Start skiing with the XT about 10 days ago. Our water is kind of cold and fast now in our winter, so I did not expect big scores. First pass, factory settings, could not run 28off. After 2 attempts decided to stop and try the same settings I was using in my Nano One (reflex/R-style 27.75", 6.800, 2.510, 0.750, 9.0). Note the boots 1" back from stock

 

I skied about the same with the XT using the One numbers (mid to deep 38) . The following days I tried to move the bindings forward and the XT began to get alive, kept moving the bindings forward to Goodes´ sugestion of 28.75" and the ski just rocks now. Yesterday tried 4 times 38off and run all of them! Last pass almost got to 4@39. Considering how cold and fast our water is right now that´s a big score for me.

 

@Ral - Rodrigo Botelho AKA the Rock Man...

One of my best friends, had a hand through handle accident at 35off in 2012 (no hand guard). He had to put a plate in his arm. When he got back skiing he decided to use a FM hand guard, last month his hand went through it again and got stuck on it, he had to do a hand surgery, probably will only ski again in 3/4 months.

@patmaster - I tried double Reflex, at least for me it was impossible to ski with them. I've been skiing the last 2 years with Reflex / R-Style, perfect combination, FYI before that I skied many years with Double Powershells, but became tired of the boots / dual lock manteinance.

@aswinter - My gate is 2 handed. I have a lot to improve, but thats what I try to do:

 

Start my pull out when the boat is about 1 boat before the 55. I go really easy to the outside until the bouy line and just cruise there for a while keeping my handle close to my hips and staying tall on the ski, thinking on pressure my front foot. When the boat is about 2m before the gates I start to turn in slowly and progressive, trying to have my strongest position behind the boat.

@Phil2360 - Thank you, I will buy it for sure.

@Edbrazil - I am in Belo Horizonte, Brazil - www.clubeserradamoeda.com.br

 

2 of our courses are about 2m (6') deep in the dry season, when the rain fills up the reservoir we have about 6m (18'). Our 3rd course is in a deeper area, about 8m (24') in the dry season. The bottom is firm and kind of even.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

Alberto

Thank you all for the suggestions. I guess I am giving up the independent buoy course, the only reason I wanted to make it is because I thought a floating course could not be "record approved". @David Miller sent me a link of a approved IWSF floating course project (page 71)

 

http://www.iwsf.com/rules/2013/World%20rules%202013%20-%202.pdf

 

We already have 3 floating courses (stainless and wood) and it is pretty easy to adjust them as the water varies 12" over a year. I will make a new one using the IWSF project and @David Miller suggestions (stainless + aluminum arms)

 

@Ed Obermeier - I would love to have one of your courses but unfortunatly the international freight/custom duties makes the cost too high.

 

Thank you all !!!

 

 

 

@ David Miller - Thank you David, will call you.