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World Over 35 Water Ski Championships

October 29, 2012

Hello Skiers and Travelers,

In this newsletter we'll talk about the Sr. World's Water Ski Championships held this past week near Lake Chapala outside of Guadalajara, Mexico. I'll have some photos from that event. I'll also mention a golf and ski week featuring a Canadian pro golfer.

In the next newsletter I'll have a big story on a top pro slalom skier event I am trying to put together in Acapulco with prize money. I'll also have a story about our trip to Morelia, Mexico. We are getting close on bottling our own Mezcal with a skier on the label!

Golf and Ski Week

I will also introduce a Golf and Ski Week for any athletes who want to both golf and ski. It doesn't mean if you don't golf that you can't come. It means that if you want to either ski and golf or just golf, we'll have a golf pro here, Brett Cleverdon of Ontario, Canada. The skiers will still receive the excellent coaching of whomever is coaching that week, and in the afteroon those who want to also golf will head over to Tres Vidas Golf Club for some time on the range and the course. If we have golfers who do not ski, they will receive their lessons in the morning.

Besides having given 10,000 golf lessons. Brett is also a ten-time Long Drive Champion and trick shot artist. Check out some of his shots at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HLz_vOJeQ

The week can be held as soon as December or in February. Please write us if you are interested and let us know your date availability.

The Over 35 World Water Ski Championships (also called the Sr. World's)

The Lamadrid family of Guadalajara, Mexico and the Mexican Water Ski Federation hosted 128 skiers from around the world for the Over 35 World Water Ski Championships which ended yesterday in Lake Chapala, Mexico. Stars like Andy Mapple, Kris LaPoint and Jennifer Leachman LaPoint were there along with other famous skiers like Scott (the rocketman) Ellis and long time pro Franz Oberleitner of Austria and Drew Ross of Canada.

The tournament was a huge success and the skiers all were blown away with the Mexican hospitality and of course the free Tequila from Herradura.

The skiers commented that the lake set up was the best they had ever experienced at a Sr. Worlds. There were several tents and rarely were the skiers and spectators out in the sun. The wind never blew more than about 5 or 6 mph and there was no backwash at the well designed lake. The tournament went off without a hitch, thanks to the quality judges and organization. It is a shame that more European skiers did not make it and some of the top U.S. skiers didn't make it. I understand that some may have been worried about security and believe me, it's probably safer in Mexico that in many places in the U.S. You could ask all of the 128 skiers and they'd say, "Security, it was never an issue."

Peace and calm don't make headlines, but our skiers sure did (with their skiing) in the local papers!

For results go to: www.fed-ea.org. We do not know where the Sr. World's will be in two years but it's for certain at some time in the future they will be back to the Boca Laguna site here at Lake Chapala.

Another Senior Skier accelerates towards the next buoy at Boca Laguna.

U.S. skiers Todd Kuykendall and Greg Badal are on the victory stand with the greatest slalom skier of all time, Britain's Andy Mapple.

We heard the Stars Bangled Banner so many times for U.S. team members, it was nice to get another Anthem played, although I saw some Gringos singing it with different words.

FYI, "God Save the Queen" (or King depending on who is the monarch at the time) is the British National Anthem, and it's the same music for "My Country 'Tis of Thee."

Andy Mapple ran 1 1/2 @ 41 off to win the Senior Men's 2 title. Andy will be the BIG FIVE OOOOOOOOh! on Saturday, the 3rd of November.

Andy could be having those feelings of not wanting to get old because he recently spent some time at 36mph and he ran 41 off a couple of times! Yikes! He doesn't need to worry much, does he!!!

Wouldn't it be fun to see Andy at 50 take on the top skiers in the world!!!

Updated Guest Coaching Schedule

There will be times this season when we rent the entire villa out to non skiers and on those weeks we'll notify our coaches in advance. We obviously will not do that when we have guests signed up already. I mention this because we have rented the villa out this summer 8 times vs. once last summer!

Guest Coaching Schedule 2012/2013 Acapulco

Nov 3 - 10 Gordon and Steve Ware and Bob Hardeman on Thursday

Nov 10 - 17 Andy Mapple and Bob Hardeman

Nov 17 - 24 Pete and Cindy Baurer

Nov 24 - 1 Dec Brooks Wilson (maybe)

Dec 1 - 8 Will and Elaine Bush

Dec 8 - 15 Jason McClintock and Brooks Wilson (maybe)

Dec 15 - 22 Parents with Kids Ski Week, Mark Lord coach.

Dec 22 - 29 Gabriela's Family

Dec 29 - 5 Thomas Degasperi, however likely to be rented to non-skiers

Jan 5 - 12 Thomas Degasperi

Jan 12 - 19 Will and Elaine Bush

Jan 19 - 26 Villa Rented to Non Skiers

Jan 26 - 2 Feb Steve Ware and Bob Hardeman

Feb 2 - 9 Kris LaPoint and Will Asher (Will has confirmed )

Feb 9 - 16 Brian and and Corey Vaughn

Feb 16 - 23 Brian Moore and Corey Vaughn

Feb 23 - 2 Mar Greg Badal and Chad Baker and Golf Week with Brett C.

Mar 2 - 9 Doug Meeker #1 Mastercraft Service Dealer

Mar 9 - 16 Seth Stisher and Bob Edie

Mar 16 - 23 Kids Ski Week, Seth Stisher and Steve 'Chez' Cesnauskas

Mar 23 - 30 Villa For Rent Easter Week, Easter is March 31

Mar 30 - 6 Bob Hardeman and Mike Martens

Apr 6 - 13 Karina Nowlan and her husband, Cam Kochorek

Apr 13 - 20 The 3 Amigos, Todd and Greg Kuykendall and Dave Miller

Apr 20 - 27 Dave Miller (Canadian Dave) and David Bental

Apr 27 -4 May Bob Hardeman and Tevin Gilbert

May 4 - 11 Tevin Gilbert and ?

May 11 - 18 Bob Hardeman and Scott Rabeneau

I'm too tired to proof read this again, so I hope I didn't make too many typos.

For your Ski Paradise reservations email Dee Rathbun at:

dirathbun@aol.com or call 408 730 9929 (PST)

Next season is shaping up to be great. Dee is already taking several reservations for

our 2012/2013 season.

Adios for now,

Gordon and Gabriela Rathbun

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