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FacePlant Fest is Sept 11
Hopefully you’ve noticed this on the calendar and it isn’t news to you, but in case you haven’t, the Twin Cities River Rats will be hosting the 2010 FacePlant Fest Figure 8 Barefoot Tournament on Saturday, September 11th in Long … Continue reading
Barefoot Worlds Kick Off on Saturday
The 2010 Barefoot Worlds kick off this coming Saturday at the Beetzsee Rowing Course in Brandenburg-an-der-Havel near Berlin, Germany. The rowing course has seats for 5,000 spectators and has held as many as 10,000 people. The event runs from Saturday, … Continue reading
Manitowish Water’s Midwest Open Figure 8 Barefoot Tournament
Here are the details for the upcoming Manitowash Waters tournament: It’s that time of the year again! We are holding the Manitowish Waters Midwest Open Figure 8 on August 7th and Rest Lake Beach. This year should be another great … Continue reading
Footstock is Coming Up Aug 21-22
The granddaddy of figure-8 tournaments is a little less than a month away now. I don’t know if it is the oldest figure-8 tournament, but it is definitely one of the biggest. I haven’t seen a new promo video for the tournament, … Continue reading
Nationals are being Webcast
Like a whole lot of other water skiing events, this year’s Barefoot Nationals are being webcast. I haven’t had a chance to watch this webcast yet, but wanted to remind everyone that it is out there. You just need to … Continue reading
Barefoot Chick Fest… It’s On!
Ladies, check you calendars and make plans to head to the Blue Moo on June 19th. This info was recently spotted on both Facebook and on ShowSkiers.com and is from Shauna Pasanen, one of the organizers of the event: Female … Continue reading
2010 Barefoot Figure-8 Series
Chris Mcwatters, along with some others, have organized a Figure-8 Barefoot Series that encompasses several popular figure-8 tournaments that take place throughout the country this year. The goal of the series is to encourage footers to compete at more of … Continue reading
LA Night Jam III
I know it’s not a barefooting event, but it is a water skiing event done right. Big crowd, great atmosphere, awesome jumping. That’s a recipe for success. I personally haven’t made it down to the event yet, but a good friend … Continue reading