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	Water skiing
		Water skiing is a sport and recreational activity invented in France in the 1930s (??) and popular in many countries around the world where appropriate conditions exist - an expanse of water unaffected by wave motion.
		Standard water skis, originally made of wood but now usually constructed out of fibreglass-based composites, are of similar length to downhill snow skis but are somewhat wider.
		Trick skiing is judged by the difficulty of the tricks performed and the accuracy of execution.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Water_skiing.html (515 words)

	A History of Barefooting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Barefoot water skiing began in Florida as a recreational activity in the late 1940s and was quickly introduced into the water ski shows at Cypress Gardens, Fla. Interest in barefooting grew, and in 1961 USA Water Ski organized the American Barefoot Club (ABC).
		Barefoot water ski events — wake slalom, tricks and jumping — are similar to the three events in traditional water skiing.
		Barefoot tricks runs are 15 seconds in length and are scored by judges in much the same manner as those in conventional tricks skiing.
	www.usawaterski.org /pages/divisions/barefoot/history.htm (650 words)

	PROFICIENCIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Contestant must attain forwards barefoot skiing position, supported entirely by one foot and in a continuous, clear movement, negotiate a 180 turn to the backwards one foot skiing position, such backwards position is to be held for a period of 10 seconds.
		Contestant must attain backwards barefoot skiing position and in a continuous clear movement negotiate a 180 turn from one side of wake to other side of same wake, air to be visible under the skier's feet and body whilst clearing wake to a forward barefoot skiing position, this position to be held for 10 seconds.
		Contestant must attain barefoot skiing position and in a continuous clear movement negotiate a 180 turn from one side of wake to other side of same wake, air to be visible under the skier's feet and body whilst clearing wake to a backward barefoot skiing position, this position to be held for 10 seconds.
	www.nzbwsc.co.nz /prof.htm (2644 words)

	Barefoot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barefoot skiing is waterskiing without skis -- on the bare feet.
		Barefoot kickers had one of the socks cut off so that they resembled tubes.) Ironically, in the 2006 college football season, there was a punter at the University of Southern Mississippi named Britt Barefoot, but he wore a kicking shoe.
		Barefoot children are also common in the paintings and sketches of Norman Rockwell and William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barefoot (2067 words)

	Barefoot skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barefoot skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting".
		Barefooting is well known for its falls, due to the speed the skier must travel at and the potential for falling (due to the small surface area you are skiing on, your room for error is marginal).
		Sometimes a slalom ski or one ski of a pair of skis is utilized for this.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barefoot_skiing (2613 words)

	Seaspecs - WaterSkiing Links
		Water skiing is a surface water sport and recreational activity invented in Lake City, Minnesota in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson and is popular in many countries around the world where appropriate conditions exist - an expanse of water unaffected by wave motion.
		Barefoot skiing is done at speeds between 60 and 100 kilometers per hour.
		Trick skiing is judged by the difficulty of the tricks performed and the accuracy of execution.
	www.seaspecs.com /html/link_cats/WaterSkiingLinks.html (1090 words)

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		During November 1978, barefooting history was made in Canberra, where 54 barefooters representing 10 countries gathered on the banks of the Molongo river.
		Water ski historians such as Zenon Bilas were unable to discover exactly who was the first jumper, when he jumped and why on earth he considered it in the first place.
		Barefooters around the world quickly began learning the inverted jump to avoid being left behind in the dark ages of 60- to 75-foot jumps.
	barefoot.org /History.htm (2675 words)

	Water skiing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Water skiing is a sport and recreational activity in Lake City Minnesota in 1922 and is popular in many countries the world where appropriate conditions exist - expanse of water unaffected by wave motion.
		Standard water skis originally made of wood now usually constructed out of fibreglass -based composites are of similar length to downhill skis but are somewhat wider.
		A variation of the sport barefoot skiing as the name suggests involves water without the aid of skis.
	www.freeglossary.com /Water_Skiing (646 words)

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		During November 1978, barefooting history was made in Canberra, where 54 barefooters representing 10 countries gathered on the banks of the Molongo river.
		Water ski historians such as Zenon Bilas were unable to discover exactly who was the first jumper, when he jumped and why on earth he considered it in the first place.
		Barefooters around the world quickly began learning the inverted jump to avoid being left behind in the dark ages of 60- to 75-foot jumps.
	www.barefoot.org /History.htm (2675 words)

	Atlanta Barefoot Club
		Both are on the competitive barefoot circuit, competing against barefooters from across the country to outdo each other with tricks, turns and flips.
		The objective is to turn from skiing backwards with the handle of the tow rope between your legs to frontward by stepping over the ski rope.
		While barefoot racing is a grueling endeavor, as of yet, it hasn't really caught on as a spectator sport.
	www.atlantabarefoot.com /news.htm (1234 words)

	Barefoot Water Skiing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Barefoot water skiing has been around for a while, but these men are still learning their stuff.
		The speed for barefoot skiing is calculated by the body weight of the individual skier.
		They sometimes ski on only one foot, holding the ski rope with their teeth, or starting backwards, which requires their faces to be underwater.
	extremz.com /main/archive/water/bareskiaug96.htm (474 words)

	He ‘toes’ the line for barefoot skiing
		The first time skiing barefoot hurt and tickled his feet, Harju said, but he soon got used to it.
		In the late 1980s, one of Harju’s skiing friends left Finland to attend the Ron Scarpa Barefoot Ski School in Florida.
		Harju took a break from barefoot waterskiing to finish college, and moved to Prior Lake in 1993.
	www.thisweek-online.com /2006/September/29plwaterski.html (478 words)

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		Beginners on two skis are usually pulled along at around 25-35 kph, whereas more advanced social skiers travel at between 40 and 55 kph - once confidence is gained it is actually easier to travel faster than at slower speeds because of the greater lift and stability.
		Since the feet of the skier serve as the platform to lift the skier out of the water, the boat is required to pull the skier at a dramatically faster speed.
		Barefoot skiing is done at speeds between 60 and 100 kph.
	www.ylt.com /extremeactivities/waterskiing.html (449 words)

	TheBarefootEvents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Barefoot Trick skiing is are also two passes that are 15 seconds in duration.
		Jumpers must start from the water without skis and proceed up to and over jump, land on the other side of the jump, and stand up into barefoot skiing position by a buoy marker know as the "ride out buoy".
		Barefoot water ski jumping is an extremely exciting event, with the top skiers now going inverted off the end of the jump and reaching distances in excess of 90 feet.
	www.utoronto.ca /ski/water/barefoot/TheBarefootEvents.htm (402 words)

	MiniMag
		As the name implies, Barefoot water skiing is simply water skiing without the aid of skis, or any other device attached to the skiers bare feet.
		As the skiers are towed to a maximum speed of 72 kph over the Barefoot ramp, which is 45 cm above the water line, at an angle of 20 degrees, they must time their spring off the ramp to obtain maximum distance which is calculated by computer over three attempts.
		BAREFOOT WATERSKIING IN SA A development program was launched on the 11th November 2000 with the organizing of a ski school at Roodeplaat Dam in Pretoria by the SOUTH AFRICAN WATERSKI FEDERATION.
	www.minimag.co.za /articles/barefootwater.htm (821 words)

	HickokSports.com - Sports History - Barefoot Water Skiing
		Waterski pioneer Chuck Sligh had been trying smaller and smaller skis, and he came to the conclusion that it would be possible to ski, without using skis, behind a boat that was going fast enough.
		The barefoot competitive events are similar to those of traditional water skiing, but there are some differences.
		Because of the boat speed, the barefoot jump ramp is only 18 inches high, compared to 5-6 feet high in traditional water skiing.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/bfwaterski.shtml (791 words)

	INDEX.HTML
		NSW Barefoot Club official host for the 45th Barefoot Nationals April, 2007.
		We're a division of the Australian Barefoot Water Ski Club, based in the first state.
		This is a unique spot where the banks are unusually high, giving unbeatable protection and awesome footin' water all year round, making it one of the best barefoot water ski sites in the world.
	www.barefoot.org.au (247 words)

	BarefootCentral.com
		The BarefootCentral.com On-line Pro Shop was established in 1998 in order to offer skiers around the world the opportunity to purchase all their barefoot skiing gear in one location at prices better than any other place.
		The sport of barefoot waterskiing has seen a decline in popularity over the last 10 years.
		We are all about bringing new concepts and ideas to our visitors that will make it easier for them to view the sport from their home or office computers.
	store.barefootcentral.com /index.asp?PageAction=COMPANY (298 words)

	Water Skiing \| Equipment \| Slalom \| Waterski \| Photos \| Pictures \| Pics \| Tricks \| History \| Beginning \| Bare Foot
		Water skiing was invented in the United States in 1922 by 18 year-old Ralph Samuelson, who believed that if you could ski on snow, you should be able to ski on water.
		Water skiing would later lead to the creation of other water sports including wakeboarding and kneeboarding.
		Brenton and Sean McGrath of Australia water skied 1819 miles (3032 km) down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to the Gulf of Mexico in six days from June 26 to July 1, 2000.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/6877-the-world-of-water-skiing (489 words)

	How to Water-Ski Barefoot Using the Step-Off Method \| eHow.com
		Prepare to learn to barefoot ski by riding a slalom ski and taking one foot off and digging it heel first into the water.
		Barefoot ski with a 75-foot standard ski rope behind a boat that can pull a slalom skier at least 35 miles per hour.
		You should not attempt barefoot skiing until you are a very competent slalom skier and fluent with the other technical essentials of water skiing.
	www.ehow.com /how_7759_water-ski-barefoot.html (488 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Water ski legend living childhood dream
		Onge, the 2006 World Overall Champion of barefoot water skiing, is in his seventh year instructing at his own ski school, which, until recently, was known as Gliding Soles Ski Camp but has now merged with Barefoot Central.com to become Barefoot Central.com Ski and Training Center.
		He moved his ski school to Tampa after its success grew in Orlando, and last year he moved to Winter Haven, Fla., the water skiing capital of the world.
		With his thriving ski school, his merger with Barefoot Central.com and his other sponsors potentially interested in merging as well, the future certainly looks bright for the dreamer.
	www.usoc.org /11638_50348.htm (882 words)

	Barefoot Australia: BareFacts
		The only change now is that Barefoot plays a much larger role in the day to day running of the Australian Water Ski Federation.
		The AWSF came to be as a result of continuing insurance problems and the need for the Ski Racing fraternity to form their own association.
		The 1st World Barefoot Championships came to be in November 1978 in Canberra where 10 Nations, Australia, New Zealand, USA, France, Germany, Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and Austria competed.
	www.barefootaustralia.org.au /barefacts (742 words)

	Previous Articles
		It is the start of the fourth day of skiing and currently the USA is dominating the Team event in both the Junior and Senior Team event with the New Zealand Open Team leading in the Open division.
		The senior men are all skiing well with Finland’s Evert Aartsen, and Australians John Steckelenburg, and Cameron Smith battling at the head of a large field of talented athletes.
		Following the photo opportunities with the athletes the IWSF flag was delivered via “air mail” provided by 3 sky divers who landed in front of the crowd filled bleachers after displaying their world champion acrobatic skills under the canopies of silk on the way down.
	www.barefootworlds.com /PriorToMonday.htm (1261 words)

	Barefoot Water Skiing: Putting Your Wet Foot Forward - New York Times
		The origins of barefooting are traced to Florida in the 1940’s, and for decades barefooters had to teach themselves, relying on vague instructions and patient boat drivers during countless tumbles.
		Barefooters typically lie in the water holding a tow rope and, as the boat speeds up, fold themselves in half and get to their feet, with heels dug into the water, toes out in the breeze and the water line at their insteps.
		Winters’s club, MVS Barefoot, holds the Mississippi River Challenge, in which racers contend with barge traffic, ferry wakes, treacherous wind and floating debris on the cold waters of the Mississippi near Lake St. Louis, Mo. Barefooters say that for fun and camaraderie, there’s nothing like it.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/07/28/travel/escapes/28ahead.html?ex=1311739200&en=9b65b937965c29e6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (807 words)

	Barefootin' at 70: Lovelady keeps his ski-loving habits
		In 1951, at 16, he believes he was the first area person to ski barefoot.
		"Barefoot skiing is exhilarating and is quite a different sensation than regular skiing, where you have more mobility.
		He said boat speed, the person's weight and "how much confidence you have in yourself" are the ingredients to successfully ski barefoot.
	www.decaturdaily.com /decaturdaily/news/050629/barefoot.shtml (779 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on water skiing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Water skiing is a sport and recreational activity invented in Lake City, Minnesota in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson and is popular in many countries around the world where appropriate conditions exist - an expanse of water unaffected by wave motion.
		Beginners on two skis are usually pulled along at around 25-35 kilometers per hour, whereas more advanced social skiers travel at between 40 and 55 kilometers per hour - once confidence is gained it is actually easier to travel faster than at slower speeds because of the greater lift and stability.
		Barefoot skiing is done at speeds between 60 and 100 kilometers per hour.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/water_skiing (1345 words)

	A REVIEW OF WATER-SKIING SAFETY IN THE USA
		The slalom ski is equipped with a trailing fin to aid stability.
		Certain ski tricks require the skier to be towed by the foot as shown in Figure 2.
		Figure 22 is a view of a drysuit used for skiing in cold water and during cold weather early and late in the water-skiing season.
	www.robertsski.com /webpgws/safety.htm (2506 words)

	Barefoot's Resort in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Things To Do
		Barefoot's Resort is located in the heart of the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands, minutes from the village of Cedarville, and convenient to the many attractions of Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula.
		Veteran anglers who frequent Barefoot's Resort regularly bring back their limit of lake salmon, including Chinook, coho, and pink, and have seen more than their share of yellow perch, large and small mouth bass, trout, northern pike, and the elusive "muskie." Others prefer to do some casual pan fishing right off the dock.
		Nightfall is a quiet time at Barefoot's Resort, when guests typically gather for the traditional evening campfire and await a brilliant display of stars.
	www.barefootsresort.com /thingstodo.html (241 words)

	Molonglo River
		It is becuase of the ideal skiing conditions and proximity to a major urban centre that the Molonglo River has had a long history of hosting some world class waterski Tournaments.
		It is commonly thought amoungst barefooters that this is largely due to the excellent training facilities namely, "Barefoot Alley".
		The narrow width makes it unsuitable for any other type of skiing except barefoot skiing so that barefooters can enjoy the glassy condition without the disturbance of other boat wakes.
	www.waterski.canberra.net.au /waterskiact/barefoot/molonglo.html (429 words)

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