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Spotlight

4 Pismo Beach Freeride Catchin’ some air in California

8 The Hahn 300 Hardcore Enduro

14 The Kfactor Diving Deep with Minoru Kanamori

18 Haiti Fund raiser Freeride Good Surf for a Good Cause

22 Paper Tales Words of a Rider

24 Peruvian International Free Ride Championships Action on Asia Beach

25 The Caymon Islands Are going Racing inauguration of CIWA

26 New Zealand Jetsport Nationals Since the 1990’s


Pismo BeachFreeride

The Tide was High for the Rise of the Tide Premier at Pismo Beach, california

It was 5:00 a.m. Thursday, on March 11, 2010, when I headed to the shop to load the van for the trip down south to Pismo Beach, California. It was atypical rainy Oregon morning, and after my friend Cliff and I finally got all the gear and skis loaded, we hit the road. The closer we got to California, the nicer the weather became! When we arrived in Lake Shasta, the sun was out, the windows were down, and it just made the drive so much better. Especially since the trip was 15 hours one-way!

The trip down turned out to be uneventful with NO flats, blown ra-diator hoses, or anything else, thankfully. We arrived in Morrow Bay around 9:30 p.m. with sore butts, stiff legs, and the bed that I crashed in, was like a long lost friend! I slept great and woke up wide eyed and bushy tailed Friday, WOW!! The sun was out, and the temperature was in the high 60s to low 70s. IT WAS PERFECT!!

Cliff and I stopped at a little place called Zorro's and ate one of the best breakfasts I have ever had! Not only was the food great but we sat outside on the patio, under the palm trees with a warm morning breeze blowing! It was a great start to the day!

We had never been to Pismo before, so we drove around for quite a while trying to figure out how to get onto the beach. (No, we did not

ask for directions.) Beach access is controlled by the State Parks and it is only $5 bucks for a day-use permit, which is not too bad for a full day of fun! So we purchased our permit and drove right onto the beach, and then directly up into the dunes.

Heading south on the beach, we came to a small creek that we had to cross to get to the camps. The tide was high, so it looked a bit sketchy. A few others, we noticed, had become stuck already, but we just hauled right through it and did not get stuck at all! The dunes in Pismo are really nice, and all kinds of vehicles were taking advantage of the weekend. There were dirt bikes, ATV's, dune bug-gies, along with plenty of 4X4's of all shapes and sizes.

We located the Liquid Militia crew by the banners waving above a large group of skis. The action was already happening, so I start-ed shooting photographs immediately. This was my first time tak-ing photographs with my new camera, and I immediately realized I needed a bigger lens. I headed for the camera stores and quickly located a 300mm. It helped tremendously, but it still was not good enough. The nice waves were pretty far out, so it was tough getting good shots. Fortunately, Cuong Son loaned me his bigger lens for the remainder of the weekend! Thanks Cuong! continued on page 6

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continued from page 4We met quite a few people that Saturday, most of them excellent riders, including Mark Go-mez, Stanton High, Zack Bright, and the in-famous Caveman. I found out a couple of re-ally cool guys, Neil and Glen, had driven all the way in from Colorado, We met quite a few people that Saturday, most of them excellent riders, including Mark Gomez, Stanton High, Zack Bright, and the infamous Caveman. I found out a couple of really cool guys, Neil and Glen, had driven all the way in from Colo-rado, and I learned later that they do so on a regular basis! I thought I had made a long drive, but I think their road trip took much lon-ger than ours!

I was amazed at the quality of riders that were at Pismo! I saw barrel rolls, back flips and in-credible re-entries non-stop! As the sun set, we all gathered around the fire pit, patiently awaiting Kyla's famous spaghetti with garlic bread, which was worth the wait, by the way! Afterwards, we enjoyed viewing their Rise of the Tide Premier DVD, which is now available for purchase online.

Sunday the waves were a bit rough toward the early afternoon, so only a few riders braved the big surf, while other were getting towed in quite often! You definitely needed to be an experienced rider to tackle the surf at Pismo that weekend. Our road trip home was again, uneventful, thank God and even though the entire trip was great and I look forward to the next free ride hosted at Pismo, it was good to be home!


The Hahn 3002010 Hot Products APBA MArk HAHn MeMoriAl HAvAsu 300

Special thanks to Mike Follmer, Follmer Specialties, and Jim Russell, DSM Events for bringing us the 6th annual Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300. 46 teams of runabout and standup riders pushed them-selves to their limits to finish the grueling 300 mile race. Some of them testing their strengths and abilities even more by racing iron-man or iron woman.

Mike spends countless hours every year preparing for this special event in remembrance of his closest friend, Mark Hahn, who was instrumental in the sport of PWC endurance racing. This isn’t just any race; it is the Longest Continuous PWC Race. With one lap be-ing the equivalent to 10 miles and marked by turn boats and large inflatable cones next to them. This year’s race also saw the use of a transponder timing and scoring system, which made it so much easier in keeping track of the correct number of laps that each com-petitor made. The skies were over cast and it threatened to rain the entire day. The water was calm which made for a very fast track. Being the fast-est on the track doesn’t necessarily mean that you will win the race though. This particular race can be won or lost in the pits. Pit crews are watched with an eagles eye to make sure that all safety rules are adhered to and that no gas spills happen.

Competitors and water craft lined the beach as the National Anthem was sung. Everyone was anticipating the start of the race, when Jim

Russell would signal the start of the race with an ear piercing shot gun blast. What seemed like an eternity was only a matter of mo-ments when the sound would be heard.

Riders ran from the beach in a Le Mans start to get to their water craft and race to the first turn buoy positioned approximately 3 ½ miles off shore. The pack thinned quickly as spectators and pit crews patiently waited to see who would make it to the scoring boat signifying the completion of the first lap. continued on page 10

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The grueling ten mile lap course easily takes a toll on the watercraft as well as the person piloting it. The individuals who decide to take on the course riding a stand-up search deep inside to break through the wall that makes them want to quit. They finish the race with sat-isfaction and are proud of their achievement that they have finished.

Others were not as lucky as their powerful machines experienced mechanical problems early on in the race. Disappointed that they would not finish, and capture the overall title, decided to stick around to help others who needed a little extra help. This race has always brought teams together as one, to reach a common goal. Some would lend their quads or Rhinos to help pull ski’s out of the water to the 20 foot mark for re-fueling, while others would lend their me-chanical expertise to help a fellow competitor get back on the water.

Craig Warner and Victor Sheldon rode fast and hard for the 1st place overall finish at the 2010 Hot Products APBA Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300. Their speed, agility and the successful finesse of their pit crew allowed them to capture the checkered flag in 4 hours and 33 min. They also recorded the fastest lap time of 8 minutes 14 seconds on lap 20, with a speed of 72.79 mph.

Afterwards competitors and guests were invited to an amazing awards dinner, catered by Taco Hacienda. Tables lined the side of the gymnasium size room loaded with freebies for everyone to take home and to remember this day. After everyone had a bite to eat and some libations to soothe the aching muscles, Mike Follmer took the stage to welcome everyone and reveal the awesome trophies displayed behind the current. It is always emotional, because we all know the real reason that we are there, and that is to pay homage to a friend, mentor, and husband who passed away doing what he loved most.

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The Hahn 300rAce results

Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed1 1 KAW CRAIG WARNER

VICTOR SHELDON30 4:33:31.179 8:14.539 20 72.795

2 2 YAM MIKE FOLLMERTONY BECK

30 4:43:00.877 9:29.698 8:28.227 24 70.834

3 99 SEA PAT ROQUEPAUL PHAM

28 4:34:41.634 2 Laps 8:50.929 20 67.806

4 58 KAW MARK GERNERROBERT CARREON

28 4:36:14.330 1:32.696 8:54.472 18 67.356

5 666 SEA PETER DE SMETRUSSELL MARMON

28 4:37:56.294 3:14.660 8:53.725 18 67.450

6 19 YAM COLIN RICHARDSDAVID HARDENBURGER

28 4:44:06.986 9:25.352 8:27.734 19 70.903

7 86 SEA CHRISTOPHER GIRELLOJEREMY PEREZ

28 4:57:04.003 22:22.369 8:51.336 19 67.754

8 26 YAM NIKY GOUDREAULARK SCHMITT

27 4:34:28.698 3 Laps 8:59.453 18 66.734

9 525 KAW MARK CONROYCRAIG JOHNSON

27 4:35:07.060 38.362

9:03.971 17 66.180

10 44 YAM CRAIG KELLINGTODD KELLING

26 4:16:11.765 4 Laps 9:01.075 23 66.534

11 27 SEA TROY SNYDERERIC LAGOPOULOS

26 4:36:39.135 20:27.370 9:12.533 18 65.154

12 255 SEA KRISTEN SHUBERTJAMES HALL

26 4:41:33.767 25:22.002 8:57.714 21 66.950

13 71 HON ZACK HAWERSPAUL MUGGE-GRANHOLM

26 4:41:39.868 25:28.103 9:18.171 18 64.496

14 70 KAW STEVEN LEPRHON 26 4:41:44.434 25:32.669 9:11.135 18 65.32015 59 YAM JOEL THAYER 26 4:43:10.031 26:58.266 9:24.450 20 63.77916 13 SEA LARRY HAM

WALT KELLY 26 4:44:13.891 28:02.126 8:58.844 21 66.810

17 661 KAW ROLAN MAECKMARC BALSAUL

25 4:39:28.372 5 Laps 10:01.267 16 59.874

18 8 KAW LEE PHANNICK VANIS

25 4:44:43.838 5:15.466 8:28.322 17 70.821

19 141 YAM DAVID FEKETETODD YOUNG

24 4:33:17.530 6 Laps 10:39.819 15 56.266

20 226 YAM DAWN FEKETE 24 4:37:18.392 4:00.862 10:35.965 20 56.60721 423 KAW CINDY GALL

JEFF ORR24 4:38:18.681 5:01.151 9:43.123 21 61.737

22 357 KAW MARK MANKECHARLES SIMS

24 4:39:50.013 6:32.483 9:40.950 4 61.967

23 454 KAW AARON FRINKJENNIFER COLLINS

24 4:41:51.194 8:33.664 8:57.819 16 66.937

24 680 YAM ERIC SENKOMICHAEL HEFNER

22 4:36:19.176 8 Laps 9:30.295 19 63.125

25 66X KAW ALEX CHATTAWAY 22 4:40:10.701 3:51.525 11:39.121 17 51.49326 17 YAM ANDREAS KUBATZKI

STEFAN SCHREDL22 4:42:46.569 6:27.393 11:49.626 14 50.731

27 33 YAM MELISSA MATSONSHAWNEE MATTA

22 4:43:44.971 7:25.795 11:40.417 18 51.398


28 45 YAM REGINALD PURNELLJACOB GILSDORF

21 4:41:21.786 9 Laps 11:55.129 18 50.341

29 10 SEA DENISIO CASARINICELIO CLIVEIRA

19 3:03:04.658 11 Laps 8:46.643 19 68.358

30 5 MIKE HACKLERKRISTOFER INGRAM

19 4:37:15.727 1:34:11.069 13:04.282 15 45.902

31 95 SEA JIM WALKERPALPH PEREZ

18 3:08:27.296 12 Laps 9:06.080 12 65.924

32 118 YAM PETER YAURI 18 4:47:12.474 1:38:45.178 13:43.501 13 43.71633 149 KAW PETE ZERNICK

ERIK HEWITT17 4:09:23.173 13 Laps 13:08.539 14 45.654

34 137 KAW BILL HAIGJIMMY WILSON

17 4:30:14.181 20:51.008 12:14.230 10 49.031

35 711 SEA RICK TREVIZORICK KANTOLA

16 2:40:32.518 14 Laps 8:35.149 2 69.883

36 66 KAW AARON BEHNKERYAN PLUMMER

16 4:35:04.661 1:54:32.143 13:52.912 14 43.222

37 11 KAW JIM FERRINPARIS WATHANYUTA

16 4:47:12.071 2:06:39.553 14:33.778 12 41.200

38 42 KAW BEN BOOKERERIC BURTON

15 2:41:01.911 15 Laps 9:23.848 11 63.847

39 171 YAM KAREN MANN 15 4:43:41.832 2:02:39.921 15:27.065 12 38.83240 86X KAW KYLE COPENHAVER 14 3:40:32.314 16 Laps 10:27.352 14 57.38441 85 KAW KARL COPENHAVER

KODY COPENHAVER13 4:50:40.307 17 Laps 20:10.911 5 29.730

42 7 SEA SEAN CONNERJOHN BELTON

11 2:02:09.167 19 Laps 8:55.055 2 67.283

43 621 KAW GLENN POWELLDAVID EICHMAN

11 4:32:10.791 2:30:01.624 13:20.704 8 44.960

44 30 YAM CHRIS MACCLUGGAGEBRIAN SMITH

9 1:25:38.880 21 Laps 8:54.445 5 67.360

45 217 YAM NICOLAS RUISMEDHY MENAD

5 1:43:23.975 25 Laps 8:16.258 2 72.543

46 22 YAM SEAN WEHMEYERCARL MEAD JR.

4 50:39.070 26 Laps 9:52.073 3 60.803


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kKawasaki and Kanamori have been a linked pair for over a decade now and the titles keep rolling in. As a member of the Product Advancement team at Kawasaki Motor Corporation, Minoru Kanamori has been through it all when it comes to per-sonal watercraft. He was a big part of bringing the SXR to life and probably has more hours on a jet ski than anyone on the planet. A family man with a “simple is best” attitude, he’s a World Champion racer from back in the day, who has reached the podi-um consistently in this modern era of racing. Minoru’s wife, Emi, also races jet skis and after many near misses, earned the 2008 Pro Women’s Ski World Championship, fol-lowed up by a 2nd in 2009. As the third part of their racing family, their daughter, Moe, is always in the water, and at only 5 years old has already been aboard a stand up. Look out! There may be another Kanamori on the line some day.

The Kanamoris enjoy living in Southern California and take advantage of having the Pacific Ocean within a half hour drive from their home. Nearly every Sunday, all year long, they hit the water in Long Beach with their ASAP Racing teammates for fun times on the buoy course. If not out in the LBC, they enjoy RV trips to Glamis and anywhere else motorsports and toys are allowed.

I caught up with Minoru and Emi at their ride spot and was surprised to hear that the K-man was not going to ride that day. Something about jumping off the motor home and jacking his knee up the day be-fore. Ouch! He watched us all fly around in the monster chop, making sure Emi was do-ing her job beating up on us, and then was nice enough to sit down and answer a few questions:

AAron SAnchez: I’ve seen your name spelled many different ways, for the record, what is the correct spelling?

Minoru KAnAMori: It’s M-I-N-O-R-U K-A-N-A-M-O-R-I.

SAnchez: Alright, it’s official now. So when did you come to America, and was it to

work for Kawasaki Motor Corp.?

KAnAMori: Actually, I came here just for racing. I had some time off from my test rider contract, about six months, so I came over to race the Budweiser Jet Ski Tour. It was like a summer vacation!

SAnchez: What is your current role at KMC?

KAnAMori: Ahhhh...let’s see, Product Ad-vancement is my current title.

SAnchez: ok, cool. And that means that you....test what’s coming out?

KAnAMori: Right, right. If they come up with a new hood, or whatever idea it is, we kinda tweak it until it’s ready for production.

SAnchez: I’ve heard that you learned to speak English from Farthing and Flores, is that true?

KAnAMori: Yeah, and Victor Sheldon, Tim Dixon, and Macc. Those kinda, you know, “bad mouthed” people. ha ha ha.

SAnchez: That must have been funny. Are there any stories that you can tell about that?

KAnAMori: You know, there are actually

way too many of those sto-ries, so maybe we should just skip that, oth-erwise we’re going to be running out of time. ha ha ha. Plus they’re all way too dirty!

SAnchez: I understand. ha ha. Where do you think the future of Jet Ski racing is headed?

KAnAMori: Well right now I think it’s kinda bottomed out and it can’t get any lower, so I try to think in the positive and look to it get-ting better. SAnchez: It can’t get any worse.

KAnAMori: Exactly.

SAnchez: So do you see any manufacturer, not just HSR, making a new stand up in the future?

KAnAMAori: Ahhhh...let’s see...I think it’s going to take the economy getting better before that’s going to happen. If the manu-facturers can sell more PWC, and they can start to see more profits, then maybe that can happen.

SAnchez: Both you and Emi are World Champions, is there any special workout or training that you guys do?

KAnAMori: Not really, just riding here in Long Beach and having fun. Having fun is the key!

SAnchez: I like that, just having fun. I think a lot of people are going to be bummed to hear that’s all it takes. ha ha. Will we see both of you racing at World Finals?

KAnAMori: Yeah... I guess.

SAnchez: You guess? What’s that sup-posed to mean?

KAnAMori: If I don’t fall off any ladders or you know...motor homes, it sounds good. ha ha ha.

the k factorDiving Deep with Kawasaki’s Minoru Kanamori

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SAnchez: Ok, just a couple more. If you could trade places with a racer from another motorsport, who would that be?

kSAnchez: If you don’t get killed doing domestic chores.

KAnAMori: Right, if I slip off the motor home while waxing it up then I’ll be out of the Finals. ha ha.

SAnchez: Are there any riders that you really enjoy racing against?

KAnAMori: I don’t know, anybody.

SAnchez: It doesn’t matter, you like ‘em all huh?

KAnAMori: It doesn’t matter.

SAnchez: Is there anybody you don’t like racing against?

KAnAMori: Um, not really. Just people who don’t know how to ride. ha ha ha. Just that kinda people, I don’t want to hit ‘em!

SAnchez: Don’t want to hit ‘em, exactly! ha ha ha. Ok, here’s one for ya. What happened to your Factory Kawasaki Open Class ski with the twin pipes?

KAnAMori: Oh, it’s still at the shop just sitting there.

SAnchez: How was it to ride that beast?

KAnAMori: It was good.

SAnchez: It was just good?

KAnAMori: Yeah, it was good to ride it, but there were just too many maintenance requirements. That’s why I don’t bring it out any more. Way too much.

SAnchez: What’s in your shop right now?

KAnAMori: My shop?

SAnchez: Yeah, what are working on right now?

KAnAMori: I can’t tell you.

SAnchez: Good answer! Makes it sounds top secret, everyone will probably be making wild guesses of their own.

KAnAMori: I know nothing. ha ha ha.

SAnchez: Many regard you as the best Jet Ski mechanic on the planet, are there any mechanics out there that you admire?

KAnAMori: I like Turbo, my friend from SE in Japan.

SAnchez: Totally, I like Turbo too. He knows what’s up.

KAnAMori: Yeah, Turbo is pretty darn good.

1. Name: Emi Kanamori

2. Race classes: Pro Women’s Ski

3. TiTles: 2008 Pro Women’s Ski World Champion

4. BesT FRieNd: Best friend?...My daugh-ter Moe.

5. FavoRiTe Food: Japanese food course!

6. FavoRiTe movie: The animated family movie about the dog - “Up”.

7. GuilTy PleasuRes: No! I like to go to the gym, take a swim and do some machines.

8. BeeR oR WiNe: I prefer a glass of wine.

9. BeaTles oR elvis: Beatles or Elvis?? Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll!

10.sTaNd uP oR siT doWN: I stand up!

Emi KanamoriQuickies WiTh


KAnAMori: Valentino Rossi would be a good one because I used to dream of being a pro Moto GP rider. But money wise...Formula One. ha ha ha.

SAnchez: For the money? I understand that. ha ha ha Schumacher!

KAnAMori: Those big name guys are making mucho denero. They’re living well.

SAnchez: Who are your current sponsors, and is there anyone you’d like to thank?

KAnAMori: My personal sponsors are: Arai Helmets, Slippery Wetsuits, Factory Zero, Jettrim, and sometimes Skat Trak gives me a free prop! Sometimes Oakley, sometimes not. Also Sato Engineering - SE, that’s Turbo over there in Japan. And don’t forget Team ASAP Racing!

SAnchez: How could I? ha ha ha. Ok, that’s it. Thanks for your time, I really ap-preciate it.

KAnAMori: Sure, sure. No problem.


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It is always a pleasure, and honestly makes me proud to be an American, when I encounter individuals such as Brian Vergin of Thrust Innovations, operating out of Royal Palm Beach, Florida. He stepped it up a notch this year, setting himself apart from many. How did he do this? He did it with a mere thought, and an extremely good one at that! Brian learned of vast individuals suffering great trauma and loss, and he had a strong desire to help them. Many individuals have good thoughts and wonderful intentions, yet Brian actually turned his thoughts and intentions into action.

As most in this world realize, citizens of Southern Haiti suffered the initial effects of a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010, with numerous aftershocks ranging initially as high as 4.2 to 5.9. To say it was not a good way to ring in the New Year would be a travesty of an understatement. Haiti is known for having one of the world’s most extensive celebrations in honor of the New Year, and festivities are ongoing for an entire week. What New Year’s Resolutions did each person make just prior to this unimaginable catastrophe, and how quickly did each reduce that goal to a mere, desperate hope for assistance so soon thereafter? How many more will we learn of that never even had the chance to hope?

I would like to imagine that most in this world felt genuine sorrow at the initial shock of the horrific news, and that they may have even found some way to assist those still suffering, yet I realize so many simply diverted their attention back to more immediate concerns within their own personal lives, what they believed affected them directly. A choice always exists, and Brian of Thrust Innovations made his. He created a thread on an internet forum suggesting a ride to benefit the victims, and he called upon his fellow riders to help. Approximately 25 skis showed, along with one boat, and we were all richly rewarded with a beautiful day boasting fun surf at Sebastian State Park (the a.k.a’s abound… “Sebby”, “Monster Hole”, “The Hole”).

The first day of spring greeted us with a spectacular sunrise, and it was as if all of the wildlife we saw knew that winter’s cold harshness would soon be long forgotten. What a wonderful Saturday morning it was! The Lisa Maria picked us up at Captain Hiram’s Resort on the Indian River. We were thankful to Hiram’s for extending lodging discounts in support of the benefit during their peak season, as well as to numerous other places within the vicinity of the park. The ride to the inlet took about ten minutes, forcing me to dawn my blue jeans in order to stay warm. We bypassed the park, opting

to go straight to the surf, due to Captain Willie having had difficulty herding us timely while inland.

As we passed underneath the bridge, Monster Hole appeared to be asleep. I instantly felt a slight pang of disappointment, fearing all would be forced to the north’s shore pound, but seconds later I spotted my first rider at one o’clock, then another at two! We cleared the bridge and began the end of our pass between the jetties, north and south both congested with fisherman looking down upon us, poles in hand. A smile emanated from within as we picked up speed, for roughly fifteen skis appeared on the horizon, glistening in the rising sun. It was more than apparent these were

our guys, and we were happy to finally be arriving!

First a back-flip, then a slash, next a barrel roll, everyone riding what looked like it might be some pretty decent surf upon closer review. Then the hole gave a hint of what it is known for, and at that moment, I knew it was truly going to be a fun day! Brian had merely picked a weekend on the fly; I had told him early on it was meant to be, and my premonition had just been confirmed with the sight of that first set pushing though! The guys in California always say I bring the sweet surf when I visit, and so at that moment they were all in my thoughts as well, present in spirit so to speak, and that made great even better!

I knew we were in stealth mode, because everyone thought we were in the race boat… it was time for some candid photographs,

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my favorite! Captain Willie steered us beyond the outside break with finesse. Brazilian Juliana encouraged his forward attention by adorning the bow in her foreign styled bikini. I eagerly began to get my camera gear unpacked while silently laughing at both of them. Sebby’s water boasted a brilliant blue/green and conditions were good, simply an amazing day compared to our seemingly harsh winter. The surf was chest to head high with regular overheads coming in like gifts! The sky had few clouds, and the sun began to heat us quickly, being that we were no longer running at fast speed and merely enjoying the show.

The Captain cranked the stereo, and we kicked back to some old classic rock mixed with a lot of heady brap. Life was good! I realized I was missing a fun day in a wetsuit, and part of me wished I had my skis, yet within the first few shutter movements those thoughts vanished into oblivion. Getting the camera dialed-in while

riding swells inside of a boat is a bit of a challenge, attempting to avoid camera shake is much like tossing a coin, yet well worth the effort for some rare angled photographs. We had to move in fairly close at times to get the shots, without getting tossed, and that is when it became even more fun!

We must have simply looked like another boat enjoying the concert, for other boaters soon claimed their positions, all seemingly bobbing to our tunes. Spying their reactions on occasion, they appeared to be enthralled by what they were seeing. Most on skis began to eventually notice their audience had grown beyond that of the onshore fishermen and casual beach lovers, and this is when the brappage increased! Suddenly, every wave featured someone inverted or traveling a big air, usually with what must have looked

like a stalker in hot pursuit, when in reality it was a rider with a helmet camera, for there were many. The energy was not lost on anyone!! At some point we became suspect, for a few spotted the camera on our boat (or the bikini), namely two of my fellow Orlando riders.

I could see their hesitation mixed with curiosity, and it was amusing as I watched them through the lens. They would pause almost wearily after each trick and stare (or gaze), their typical riding styles momentarily altered. Chris (Jetmaniac) slowly began to edge closer, and it was not long thereafter that he buzzed us with his helmet camera. Next, and to our delight, he pulled the biggest back-flip we saw that day! The bail seemed to happen as if it were

in slow motion, and he appeared to be coming down directly on top of his ski at an angle, legs first! Frightening indeed, for he had a good bit of separation going on, yet he instantly recovered to casually ride off into the mix of skis. We saw much more air out of him after that, with some nice surf riding as well.

Lucas (Lucaumpits), also out of Orlando, appeared to enjoy himself more than anyone, simply a pleasure to photograph, for his fun was animated in his facial expressions, and it was easily recognized as genuine. He put on a fine show of his own, surf-riding one-handed, effortlessly reaching back with the other to trail the wave. He was probably inverted on barrel rolls and back-flips more than anyone we saw that day, complete with a powerful looking one-legged back-flip! I consider him to be one of Florida’s most improved freestylers, and expect many will continue to see great things out of him.

Some monster sets began to roll in again, and Scott (Speleopower) of Cocoa Beach found one in the back, dropping in perfectly to catch a sweet, long left full of fast power. It is moments such as those that you watch intensely with adrenaline pumping, wishing it were you instead, while still enjoying every last second. He had a long ride, the wave continued building, the lip taunted curling, and then speed instantly appeared to have taken on new dimension within his newly found position! It might have been terror, for the nose of his ski buried, and back into the wall of water he rolled, head first!! I cringed, and at the same time was suddenly elated it was not me getting pummeled! The coast guard lover whom is always ready to ride some surf seemed undaunted! All was well in the end, and I imagine he will remember that wave for a long time, I know I sure will! The older crew must have been feeling the pressure, because they seemed to ride out next with something to prove, and not only did they do it with grand authority, they did it well!

Scott (ScottS/Savannah Scott) out of Georgia was the first to buzz us with his helmet camera, and he showed us once again what “Old Guys Rule” means. His numerous barrel rolls appeared to still be gracefully intact, and he schooled with seasoned flair while dropping into some nice back-sets for some pretty rides. David’s (Stricky), out of South Florida, ski had issues, so he jumped onto


Dre’s (Rotaxgranade’s) B1 without missing a beat! His spice still backs up his fun bravado, and so it was good to see him on the water full of excitement again. Dre, another South Florida bad boy, was oblivious to his audience the entire time unfortunately, for he is uniquely intriguing in the surf when he is aware, and it can take on even frightening aspect at times. He was inverted more frequently than most others, and still has the most powerful looking back-flips out of everyone to this day; it is only fitting, since it is rumored he was the first to pull one in Florida long ago.

Nick (Yamaslut) out of Daytona spotted us next, instantly pulling a barrel roll directly in front of us for another nice angle. We quickly maneuvered directly south of the break again, and then turned inland for a bit of the typical perspective. Jim (Thrillhill) out of St. Simons, GA was shadowing him in the back-sets a few moments later as some beautiful overheads began to push toward shore again. Nick chose a handsome one for a well-formed back-flip with nice height, forcing Jim to follow suit immediately thereafter. My utmost respect goes out to Jim, for within mere seconds he was completely inverted into his own sweet looking back-flip, his focus having never left the other rider in order to get the footage. This seemed to be what caused his sacrifice mid-rotation, with quite an entertaining looking bail for it all! We also boasted at least three female riders for the cause, all representing extremely well, and on various style skis. There were too many fine riders to note individually, and all seemed to be thankful to be sharing in such fun surf!

My only regret was that our Captain turned us around in the middle of their session, and that was all of the show we caught, 30 minutes perhaps; a highly charged 30 minutes however! It felt great to be doing something to help those unfortunate individuals to our south, and wonderful to be able to enjoy it as well. We headed back through the onlookers with their fishing polls cast, in order to meet

up with Thrust Innovations and drop off the donation box.

Boyer (N2-H20) was our international representative this time at Sebby, hailing from Canada, now residing in the Carolinas. He contributed with some fun of his own, via hauling a scale down to Florida and promoting a ski weigh-off competition, with donations benefiting the cause. Jetmaniac put up three sets of footholds in order to aid in the charity drive as well. Everyone did what they could, even if it was just being there to show support. Many who could not make the ride found ways to contribute, and we only wish they could have made it in person. Next time! Thrust Innovations grilled out while providing t-shirts and stickers, as well as having offered various parts online at cost, profits going to the charity fund for those in Haiti.

After a few quick hellos and pictures of skis, Captain Willie rang the bell. Perhaps a dozen of us gathered at Captain Hiram’s later that evening for live entertainment by O’Manufacture in the Sand Bar. Sunday morning’s weather was forecast with storms, so we packed it up to call it a great time, all in the name of a worthy cause. I spoke with Brian after the freeride, asking him what he thought he might do for his next “Monster Charity”. I found him to be an extremely sincere individual regarding his desire to help others, and his thoughts were promising, so you might wish to bookmark his website, Thrustinnovations.com to stay informed.

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Mike and I have talked a few times off and on about this new magazine of his. I was always stoked on the idea of contributing. I fully dig the newspaper format. The whole pre-technologic genu-inity of a newspaper in your hands. It feels like fact, not internet chatter or dime store glossy gossip, but the truth, straight and up to date. For some reason newsprint just says real deal information. Credibility. Fact. And it doesn’t need a hotspot.

I used to love the early RacerX moto paper, and wrote for JetSports when it started on newsprint. I just really like idea, applaud Mikes effort and think, damn it, our country should have some effin print about Jetski info.

I told him I’d meet his deadline.

Whoa. Its here.. It’s Spring. The DJSA is going into their second race, the first of the new 550 All Out Class and my motors are still in numerous different stages of disassembly. Cylinders still in box-es, still yet to be shipped out for a freshening bore, cranks to rebuild that haven’t gotten as far as boxes. Not looking much like I’m racing this weekend. I know that’s what Jim was calling about.

Gotta admit. I ‘m not much into jetskiing ‘till it’s hot enough to ride without a wetsuit. And this has been the mother of all bad years. Jet skiing is far from my thoughts, but the season rolls in anyway. Whether you’re ready or not, Jim and promoters coast to coast are dropping buoys. Its time to think about Wet Racing.

But I can’t. Occasionally I might get a moment of daydreaming and it’s these moments that a jetski thought might flash in but only brief-ly. The rest of my day from sun up to sun down has been extended bursts of hyper activity.

You see, I’m in the critical early stages of a start up. I just got funded and errors or anything less than stellar effort right now spells doom.

They say when one door closes another opens. Well I guess it’s true, behind door number three was a hot brand with unlimited potential. While I lived in a haze for weeks of aftermath, my path is now clear and exciting. It’s so key to keep momentum, motors will have to wait. And so will all those NorCal 550 badasses that want to swap some paint with me, and sadly so will my buddy Jim who most graciously entertained my pleas for the 550 class, put it on his schedule and made it a money class. My man. I will race a few of these my friend but not these first few, and did I mention? You’re like a God to me.

And Mike, I really wanna help out and be part of this really cool rag, but where am I gonna find 500 words when the most jetskiing I’ve done in months was photoshopping a pic while I waited on hold for the Franchise Tax Board?

Paper TalesBy Robby Myer


DJSA 2010 Jetcross Point SeriesPS Sun Mar 28th SSVR - pre-season ice breaker/hot lapby class/class time trials/ St Patty Aus Purst R1 Sun April 11th SSVR - season opener w 550x all out / DPR2 Sun April 25th Camp Far West or Argyle Park w 550x all outR3 Sun May 16th Lake Anderson w 550x all outR4 Sat Jun 12th Suisun w freestylex Sat June 26th SSVR (sat junior race clinic and match slalom) w freestyleR5 Sun June 27th SSVR w 550x all out / DPR6 Sun July 11th Marysville w freestyle and 550x all outR7 Sun Aug 1st Suisunw freestylexx Sat Aug 21st SSVR Enduro/freestyle/shrt trk/aus purst/racerbbq / rc carsR8 Sun Aug 22nd SSVR JET EFFECT 2010 / 550x all out / DPR9 Sun Sept 12th Pittsburg Seafood Festival w freestyle R10 Sun Sept 26th Lake Minden or Lodi Lakew 550x all out / DPR11 Sun Oct 17th South Bay tbaR12 Sun Oct 31st Rio Vistaw 550x all out / DP

BOTB Sun Nov 14th Oakland “Battle of the Bay” (Tentative) or Norcal / Socal Shootout Rematch - San Luis Reservoir

DJSA 2010 Enduro SeriesEnd-1 Sat Jun 5th Berkeley – SF Bay “Go for the Gold”End-2 Sat Aug 22nd SSVR Jet Effect 100End-3 Sat Sept 11th Pittsburg Seafood Festival 100End-4 Sat Oct 23rd Rio Vista 100

Non DJSA EventsMark Hahn Feb 27th Lake HavasuDana Pt to Avalon March 18th SocalAWA Freedom Ride - TBALBTC July 18th SocalDana Pt to Oceanside Sept 26th SocalIJSBA World Finals Oct 3-11 Lake Havasu

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PeruvianInternational

FreerideChampionships

The Peruvian International Freeride Championships were held on January 30th at Asia Beach, located about one-hour south of the Capitol city of Lima. This was the first time for this event and

eight of the finest Freeriders were in attendance from four different countries, including Peru, Brazil, Australia, and the USA. The

event was sponsored by Yamaha (Zip’s Motors of Lima), Dodge, Burn Energy Drink, Sole, Mormaii Wetsuits, and our favorite

Barena Cerveza! Over a thousand beautiful (Muy Hermosa Jerivassios) people showed up to watch and cheer on these high-flyin hydro-cross pilots as they faced some huge surf conditions. The most amazing fact for this HI-PROFILE event was that all of

the invited riders were riding on two bone-stock Yamaha Superjets (They survived and were sold immediately following the event).

Temperatures hovered in the mid 80’s with the fog lifting by noon. The Peruvian Jet Ski Association is headed up by President, Anibel

Alliaga, and his event director, and former President, Miguel Gonzales, finished the rider’s safety meeting and it was time to get

busy for Carlos and Gonsalves…the judges!

The event began with the surf breaking at four to six feet, however by the time for the semi -finals, rollers were six to eight feet, with an occasional ten footer which helped for a terrific competition. The Brazilians were on fire with all three making it into the semi-finals in this double-elimination contest. Brazilin Carlos Sampaio aka “Zan the Man”, made it to the final four by barrel rolling and surfing his way past Cuong Son of the USA and Australia’s Adrian Ross. In the other bracket, Jarrod Aljouny, sponsored by Liquid Militia, quietly worked his way into the Semi’s by edging out Zip’s Yamaha sponsored Rafael Soto and fellow Peruvian Diego Leon. The battle for third was conceded by Aljouny of the US, giving Zan the final spot on the podium and a guaranteed Brazilian sweep of the top three spots! Leading the way to the finals, it was Brazilian closed course standout, “Topstar” Tiago Geitens and Bruno “The Stud” Jacob, both riders were undefeated coming into the finals and the judges decided it would be winner take

all, six minute heat. The surf was perfect for these two exceptional freeriders from the same homeland…the crowd gathered and even featured such Closed-Course stand-outs as Paloma Noceda, Pro Women’s competitor from Peru, and “Indy” Al Miller, 2008 Runabout Champ, from Indianapolis(Congrats on his recent engagement) Bruno and Tiago both started with surf re-entry’s and progressed to big aerials and backflips, and “Topstar” finished with a 25,’ one-footed, backflip which gave him the judges favor! Then, as the whistle blew to end the competition, and Tiago came to the shoreline, he immediately went to the hospital for coughing up blood because he hit his chest on the handlpole on his final one-footed backflip. Don’t fret, he is ok and will be competing in two weeks, it was just a broken blood vessel!

Special thanks to the entire crew that made it happen, the Coast Guard and local policia for their permission to run the event and to Nikita Nightclub for host the Rider Party (It was off the chain, ended at 6am). It was an honor to attend, host, and help promote this event! As a team of enthusiasts from all walks of life and geographic dislocation, we set some new standards, and together we will try to help this sport progress in Peru and all around the world! Mike Young

Results1. Tiago Geitens Brasil

2. Bruno Jacob Brasil

3. Carlos “Zan the Man” Sampio Brasil

4. Jarrod Aljouney USA

5. Adrian Ross Australia

6. Rafael Soto Peru

7. 9*/Cuong Son USA

8. Diego Leon Peru

Jan 30th, 2010 Asia Beach, Peru


The Cayman Islands Are Going Racing!

CIWA, which stands for the Cayman Island Watercraft Association kicked off the inaugural series on April 18th in Grand Cayman. CIWA is the newest affiliate to the IJSBA and will now be able to qualify racers from their country to compete at the IJSBA World Finals. This was the first Closed Course race of the season in the Western Hemisphere and

it was a dandy. This was the first time that the Caymanian racers ever seen a split course locally and the track mimicked the same one that was at Lake Havasu last year in order to train the racers to get used to racing on larger tracks. The weather was beautiful with temps in the mid 80’s and the atmosphere was very professional, with each Team having their own Pit Areas and tents with the Team names on them, bleachers for the fans, and a great selection of food which included local fish dishes.

The races were structured a little different than they are in the states. First, the racers all come from a different Team instead of racing individually as privateers with their own sponsorships. Next, the racers have three moto’s and receive points for each moto, instead of adding them up to combine for one final score. Fi-nally, there are only four classes, Beginners, Novice, Amateur, and Expert…they are all in the Runabout Division.

On to racing, nearly thirty racers from six teams were at the first round of the series which took place at South Sound. The Beginner Class was dominated by the Team Westec racer, Kaleb Ebanks, who won all three moto’s. Chad Smith also ran very well with three podium finishes for the Tony’s Toys Team and Jared Bush also had a decent day finishing third in points for the week-end. Chaz Clifford, another Team Westec racer went three for three in the Novice Class giving him the points lead going into the next

round and his teammate Chris Bodden followed him in points for second overall for the weekend. In Amateur racing, Andres Webb started slowly for the Tony’s Toys Team; however he finished with two moto victories fending off the hard-charging Trying A Ting dy-namic duo of cousins, Nathan and Darren McLean, who finished second and third respectively. Westec Expert Racer, Seth Watler, who rode flawlessly all day, was the points leader of the Expert Class, but it didn’t come as easily as he would have liked. In the third moto, there was contact between he and Tony’s Toys racer, Roshod Goff, it was caused by a rider not yielding to the blue flag, which was explained at the Riders meeting. It was a tough break for Watler who suffered extensive damage to his watercraft; however he was able to maintain a second place finish to Goff, who took the third moto win and a second Overall. Craig Smith ended up in third for the day and Richard Gonzales aka “Honey G”, of the Concrete Boyz rounded out the top four Experts. Great job by all of the Teams in attendance which include Good2Go, Tryin A Ting, HPR, Tony’s Toys, Nuttin 2 Lose, and Westec.

The race was sponsored by Lime Communications, A1 Rent-als, Cayman Islands Fire Dept, Cayman Islands and the Red Cross, and the Comfort Suites. A very special thanks goes out to all of the Hyslop family (for use of the land), CIWA volunteers, and Mr. En-henique for use of the Team HPR clubhouse for the CIWA Officials meetings. Also, thanks to the racers and great race fans that came out to support this fledgling event. Thanks also to my very gra-cious hosts Vincent Ramgeet, Glen Ebanks, and my buddy, George Smith! The next event is scheduled for May 16th, hope to see you there!!! Mike Young


New Zealand, with a population base of only 4 million, has a long history of PWC racing, dating back to the early 1990s when rac-ing was the main use for PWC’s. This has long since changed, thanks to the evolution and increasing size of the runabout and explosion of hobbies such as jetski fishing with the recreational user now far out numbering the active racers. The NZ Nation-als still draws all the competitors from clubs all over the country to participate in the fiercely serious competition, and this racing has nurtured and encouraged more than our fair share of world champions. Each year the NZ Nationals venue is in a different location, and this year it was held in the North Island town of Rotorua at The Blue Lakes.

Being March, and the beginning of our Autumn, the air had a wicked jack frost content, drawing out the tour coats and long sleeve wetsuits, the crystal clear water giving a totally deceptive ‘tropical’ look.

The Sea Doo brand is still the most popular choice of race craft and the RXP has dominated our start lines since 2004 – partici-pating in both stock and ‘open’ classes. This season has seen a few more GTI racers come out of the pit tents in supercharged and turbocharged forms.

Among the others were a few 2 stroke ‘classics’ (a couple of which have spent a their fair amount of time at Havasu) including Kane Cahills GP1200R which smoked the N/A class and Trent Brown’s world champs winning HX which ran in this increasingly popular class also. One of NZ’s first modified FZS’s – with ev-erything Riva and Motec cleaned up stiff competition with a win in the open watercross.

The HSR-Benelli sound filled the air in the pro ski classes, close-ly followed by the SXR and all entrants performing well on the large coarse.

Our local celebrities – Sam Harvey (#1 Pro Runabout Open at Havasu 2009) and Carl Lampe Jr. (#2 Pro-Am Runabout Stock

Havasu 2009), along with many others who have graced the world podiums in the past gave it their all, and provided spec-tacular entertainment for the onlookers.

New Zealand racers always welcomes overseas competitors with this year being no exception with one name many know being Les Cooke who raced in the pole ski class on an HSR. The 2011 NZ Nationals results will be posted on the Ski M.D. website in due course and many pics of the event are there to be seen also.

www.skimd.co.nz

RACE RESULTS ON PG 28.


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Craig Boyd WJSC 45 1Dallas Graham WJSC 502 2Ben Wright AJSA 027 3Stu Henderson CJSC 50 4Keir Evans AJSA 47 5VETERANS RUNABOUT OPEN

Brad Clarke CJSC 27 1Jonathan King AJSA 346 2Shaun Rowlands (1st Stock Boat) WJSC 777 3John Wright AJSA 46 4Brett Hyslop AJSA 196 5Peter Treanor AJSA 71 6Cameron Miller AJSA 232 7Russel Westbrooke EBJSA 327 8Chris Kennedy SJSC 707 9Graham Biggs WJSC 255 10Carl Lampe Snr WJSC 808 11VETERANS SKI 850 OPEN

Mark Bainbridge CJSC 117 1Steve Amende SJSC 224 2Marshal Brown CJSC 13 3Les Cooke VJSBA 178 4Daryl Dunbar SJSC 141 5Steve Taylor SJSC 108 6Simon Meadowcroft TJSC 43A 7NOVICE SKI 850 STOCK

Craig Landreth SJSC 182 1Eddie Moarland AJSA 64 2EXPERT / ELITE WOMENS RUNABOUT STOCK

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Morgan Diehl CJSC 802 1Tyler Nicholson WJSC 178 2Jarryd Clark CJSC 17 3Darrell Dermott CJSC 169 4Andy Roberts CJSC 699 5

Glenn Chisholm CJSC 218 6

NATURALLY ASPIRATED RUNABOUT OPEN

Kane Cahill AJSA 2 1

Michael Carstairs CJSC 1 2

Jason Powrie AJSA 135 3

Brett Hyslop AJSA 196 4

Nick Magill CJSC 411 5

Chris Kennedy SJSC 707 6

Laurence Moulden AJSA 05 7

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Kane Cahill AJSA 346 1Callum Farnell AJSA 101 2Peter Whale TJSA 60 3Steve Sharpe CJSC 05 4


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Great Lakes Watercross Contact: Scott Hyke3806 Tulane AvenueMadison, WI 53714Phone: 608/575-3037E-mail: [email protected]

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APBA Race ScheduleRounds 5-6July 10th - 11thMaritime FestivalHarbor Beach, MI

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