Water Ski Club History

Jaime L · 01-25-2026, 01:16 PM

A small committee is working together at the New Hampshire Boat Museum to bring the waterski exhibit to life.
We have great video, pictures- boats, jumps, national events, scrap books, badges, patches and trophies ( some ) from the 50's- 60's ...
We have Weirs Ski Club History - Winnisquam Club -

Looking for more information on the 70's - photos from the Weirs Marathon races --- a Maharajah ski to have on Loan?

There were more clubs - Alton, Lake Shore Park
We are working on audio Clips with memories of highlights, race teams, learning to ski, etc

We have the Granite Cup coming to Wolfeboro Abenaki Club so we would like to share the history and current excitement and enthusiasm for this summer.

We also have Great information on a ski school on squam --

If you have any thing from the 70's please let me know
[email protected]

watrskir · 01-25-2026, 03:18 PM

Looking forward to seeing more about this!

ghfromaltonbay · 01-25-2026, 03:30 PM

These 2 photos were taken by a newspaper reporter at a ski show in the 1960's. The boat was owned by John Cooke, a summer resident at Sandy Point in Alton Bay. The guys did barefoot skiing for the show.

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BroadHopper · 01-26-2026, 08:48 AM

The NHBM also would like collections from the Championships held off Opechee Point in Laconia. Water ski jumping records were established and broken right here in the Lakes Region!

01-25-2026, 01:16 PM	#1
Jaime L Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Meredith Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Water Ski Club History A small committee is working together at the New Hampshire Boat Museum to bring the waterski exhibit to life. We have great video, pictures- boats, jumps, national events, scrap books, badges, patches and trophies ( some ) from the 50's- 60's ... We have Weirs Ski Club History - Winnisquam Club - Looking for more information on the 70's - photos from the Weirs Marathon races --- a Maharajah ski to have on Loan? There were more clubs - Alton, Lake Shore Park We are working on audio Clips with memories of highlights, race teams, learning to ski, etc We have the Granite Cup coming to Wolfeboro Abenaki Club so we would like to share the history and current excitement and enthusiasm for this summer. We also have Great information on a ski school on squam -- If you have any thing from the 70's please let me know [email protected]

01-25-2026, 03:18 PM	#2
watrskir Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 52 Thanks: 42 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Awesome! Looking forward to seeing more about this!

01-25-2026, 03:30 PM	#3
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 850 Thanks: 266 Thanked 237 Times in 137 Posts	Alton Ski Club These 2 photos were taken by a newspaper reporter at a ski show in the 1960's. The boat was owned by John Cooke, a summer resident at Sandy Point in Alton Bay. The guys did barefoot skiing for the show. Last edited by ghfromaltonbay; 04-01-2026 at 11:07 AM.

01-26-2026, 08:48 AM	#4
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,280 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	water ski championship 50s 60s The NHBM also would like collections from the Championships held off Opechee Point in Laconia. Water ski jumping records were established and broken right here in the Lakes Region! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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