Crazy water tricks

Boston Fireguy · 12-23-2009, 10:38 AM

On Sabbatia Lake in Taunton MA I was able to bring our 16' tri hull into our cove and whip it out into open water, accelerating the skier towards the beach with enough momentum to step out of the skis and not touch water much above the ankles. If you've never ridden in a tri hull, they slap in rough water but they can carve a square corner. I did once come in a little too quick, launching my brother with skis still attached onto the sand! The skis stopped, but he didn't.

We also did a lot of tubing back when tubing meant using a large truck tire tube, complete with its protruding valve (late 60's-early 70's). We took great pleasure making decreasing radius turns at full throttle (boat speed 35-40 mph) with the tuber literally being at a near 90 degree angle to the gunwale of the boat at the end of a 100' tow rope. When you flipped (which happened often at speed) the water seemed as hard as concrete. Flipping one off - the tube that is, was a sport all in itself. I once dislocated my shoulder after getting flipped.

We shouldn't be alive today........

winnidiver · 12-26-2009, 10:39 PM

I love all the water ski stories. My favorite memory is skiing though the Black Cat bridge. We always skied around Black Cat, then one year they built the bridge. When my father took us to Center Harbor, one of us would ski over and the other ski back. Well my brother skied over and as we can back it was getting dark. As we approached the bridge, I was expecting my father to stop and pick me up. He just kept going, so I tried to stay straight behind the boat.On we went, right through. Unfortunately the MP was sitting on the other side of the bridge. He was not amused. He let us go after he yelled at us for awhile. He seemed more upset that it was almost dark, then the fact we had come through the bridge.

SAMIAM · 12-27-2009, 09:52 AM

There was a small marsh/swamp about 1/2 mile from our house and I used to love to make a sudden turn, decelerate and drop one of the kids right in the weeds(with the snapping turtles,alligators and snakes) as I used to tell them. I can still hear their screams.

12-23-2009, 10:38 AM	#1
Boston Fireguy Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sanders Bay/Naples FL/South Shore MA Posts: 43 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Beach Landing a Water Skier On Sabbatia Lake in Taunton MA I was able to bring our 16' tri hull into our cove and whip it out into open water, accelerating the skier towards the beach with enough momentum to step out of the skis and not touch water much above the ankles. If you've never ridden in a tri hull, they slap in rough water but they can carve a square corner. I did once come in a little too quick, launching my brother with skis still attached onto the sand! The skis stopped, but he didn't. We also did a lot of tubing back when tubing meant using a large truck tire tube, complete with its protruding valve (late 60's-early 70's). We took great pleasure making decreasing radius turns at full throttle (boat speed 35-40 mph) with the tuber literally being at a near 90 degree angle to the gunwale of the boat at the end of a 100' tow rope. When you flipped (which happened often at speed) the water seemed as hard as concrete. Flipping one off - the tube that is, was a sport all in itself. I once dislocated my shoulder after getting flipped. We shouldn't be alive today........

12-26-2009, 10:39 PM	#2
winnidiver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 54 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Oh The Memories I love all the water ski stories. My favorite memory is skiing though the Black Cat bridge. We always skied around Black Cat, then one year they built the bridge. When my father took us to Center Harbor, one of us would ski over and the other ski back. Well my brother skied over and as we can back it was getting dark. As we approached the bridge, I was expecting my father to stop and pick me up. He just kept going, so I tried to stay straight behind the boat.On we went, right through. Unfortunately the MP was sitting on the other side of the bridge. He was not amused. He let us go after he yelled at us for awhile. He seemed more upset that it was almost dark, then the fact we had come through the bridge.

12-27-2009, 09:52 AM	#3
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,913 Thanks: 338 Thanked 1,691 Times in 594 Posts	There was a small marsh/swamp about 1/2 mile from our house and I used to love to make a sudden turn, decelerate and drop one of the kids right in the weeds(with the snapping turtles,alligators and snakes) as I used to tell them. I can still hear their screams.