Finally, winter seems to be coming to an end, at least in the mid-west. For most of us it has been a long, cold and snowy winter. As the winter winds down we can start thinking about getting our boats out, dusting off our suits, and conditioning our feet, body and soul for the quick approaching season.
As many already know, the “Figure-8 barefoot series” from last year has been renamed and now is called the “WBC Figure-8 barefoot series”. The World Barefoot Center has graciously sponsored the series with $4,000 in cash to the top 3 footers in the series, and $1,000 in gift certificates to be used at the WBC pro-shop for the top 5 footers in the series. The series sites will remain the same; the dates are what have changed.

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As winter comes to an end, we all can start letting our feet thaw and begin to heat them up for another race season. There will soon be a conference call generated by Team Top Gun and we will begin to plan out the race season sites and dates.

          
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Thus far, we have some dates and locations. On August 13th in Maumee, OH the Buckethead Barefoot Endurance Race will be held. This race has, at this time, a 12 boat maximum so, if there are teams out there interested, please register early, as spots will go quickly. We will also have the Mississippi River Challenge on September 17th in Lake St. Louis, MO, The Stewart Bieber Memorial Barefoot Endurance Challenge on October 1st in Montgomery, AL, and then on November 6th we round the season out with the Dam to Dam in Austin, TX.  As the year progresses, there will phone numbers and email addresses for the site organizers available for questions and early registration.
Please check barefoot ski dot com's 2011 Barefoot Racing Schedule for the latest dates, locations and contact info for each event.

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Congratulations to David Small (GBR) and Elaine Heller (USA), the Male and Female recipients of the 2010 Barefoot Athlete of the Year awards.

David Small set two new World Trick records during the 2010 Season. At the World Championships he took home two Gold medals (Overall and Jump) and set a new World Jump record of 29.9M - an amazing 2.5M above the previous mark he set in 2004

Elaine Heller took home FOUR Gold medals from the 2010 World Championships (Overall, Slalom, Jump and Team Overall). On her way to becoming the World Jump Champion she set a new World Record of 21M eclipsing the 10 year old mark of 20.6M

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Both of these Athletes are now eligible for the "Overall" IWWF Athlete of the Year Award that encompasses all IWWF disciplines (Water Ski, Wakeboard, Barefoot, Cable, Adaptive).

Don't Miss The 33rd Anniversary Of The Annual Lake Norman New Years Day Barefoot Challenge, January 1, 2011

The New Year's Day Barefoot Challenge is one of the oldest water skiing competitions in the WORLD.  On January 1, 2011, it will mark it's 33rd year, with skiers enduring the cold water temperatures to ring in the New Year. 

The Carolina Show Ski Team has hosted the Tournament for several years now at the Lake Norman Marina, on Highway 150 in Sherrills Ford, NC.  Profits from the tournament go to cover the costs of the fun event, and contribute to the water ski team - a 501 3 (c) organization.

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Pre-registration for the event helps make the day go smoothly, so if you are thinking about entering, please contact Justin Landers at landersjl@earthlink.net or call 704-572-9174.

UPDATE: Here is the bracket.
Hopefully we'll have the final Figure 8 Series points standings up soon.

The 2010 World Barefoot Center Figure 8 Barefoot Championships were held today in sunny Florida.

1st Place: David Small
2nd Place: Ben Deiser
3rd Place: JJ Link
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