Looking for waterskiing places in Bay area
Peter Wheeler
writes:
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>at...@cs.umd.edu (Atul Jain) wrote:
>>
>> I am looking for waterskiing areas in the SanFrancisco area. I am a
>> beginner so I will like to go to place where they give lessons too.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> *************************************************
>>
>> Atul Jain
>> email: at...@snt.com
>> ***********************************************
>
>
> Unfortunately there are no decent places in the S.F. Bay
>area to waterski- unless you enjoy choppy salt water or
>PWC-infested reservoirs :-)
>
> You pretty much have to drive a ways for good skiing.
>Locally there might be some ski instruction places on
>the East Bay, like Berkeley or Hayward. Check a phone
>book.
>
> Doug
>
I would have to disagree somewhat, unless you mean only the immediate
Bay area, i.e. 30 miles around SF.
I recently moved to the Palo Alto from Houston, and have found a number
of good skiing locations within 2 hours of the Bay Area, the most
obvious of which is the Delta which is only an hour from the Peninsula.
You couldn't ask for much better waterskiing on a public waterway.
There are all sorts of resevoirs east of the Delta which are great for
skiing (2 to 2.5 hours). Obviously, the winter and spring skiing is
gonna beat the summer when all the I/O's and PWC's get out, but I
understand you can always find some smooth water on the Delta if you're
smart about it.
As far as ski schools go, there's Mike Suyderhoud up at Lake Shasta (4
hours from SF), Wiliy Ellemeir (spelling?) at Lake Berryessa (1.5 hours
from SF) or Discovery Bay Ski School (John Albright) on the Delta (1
hour from SF).
Good luck.
Pete
Michael Koop
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>Try Willi's World Class Ski School at Lake Berryessa near Napa Calif.
>1745 I mola Ave. Napa, Ca. 94559 is his ski store address. ph is 707 254
>SKIS. I highly recomend his school.
>Happy Skiing
>Cindy
I will second that, Their chief instructor, Grant Arnott is a good friend
of mine and one of the best instructors that I have been coached by. His
boss Willi is a great guy as well. If you go visit tell Grant that Koops
sent you!
Ski Ya!
Koops
Wayne Shelley
: I will second that, Their chief instructor, Grant Arnott is a good
friend : of mine and one of the best instructors that I have been coached
by. His : boss Willi is a great guy as well. If you go visit tell Grant
that Koops : sent you!
: Ski Ya!
: Koops
Koops is a ONE EYED SKI NUT - Grunter (Grant Arnott) is only capable of
teaching people to BAREFOOT NAKED (as witnessed personally at the recent
Australian University Waterski Championships by yours truly !) He also
pushes people off the boom bar while they are learning to foot !
Other than bieng a total showbag - he is not a bad coach !
All the Best,
HELMUT
--
Wayne Shelley - Sydney, Australia - Waterskiing is my passion (I just
wish I was better at it !) "Always remember - wherever you go - There you
are".
Michael Koop
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>Michael Koop (mk...@dmp.csiro.au) wrote:
>: I will second that, Their chief instructor, Grant Arnott is a good
>friend : of mine and one of the best instructors that I have been coached
>by. His : boss Willi is a great guy as well. If you go visit tell Grant
>that Koops : sent you!
>: Ski Ya!
>: Koops
>Koops is a ONE EYED SKI NUT - Grunter (Grant Arnott) is only capable of
>teaching people to BAREFOOT NAKED (as witnessed personally at the recent
>Australian University Waterski Championships by yours truly !) He also
>pushes people off the boom bar while they are learning to foot !
>Other than bieng a total showbag - he is not a bad coach !
>All the Best,
>HELMUT
Speaking of naked.
Guys, Would you trust a man who got naked with Bruce Neville at the said
Championships?
See you at Moomba Helmut?
Koops