Have you dreamed of taking your water ski and going on a water skiing vacay??? It's bucket list material right!!! I mean, we go on snow ski vacays, golf trips, and surf trips. Why not a water ski trip?
There are two a highly recommend:
Waterski Costa Rica: I haven’t met many people who don’t want a trip there and everyone who has gone wants to return. I'll be there coaching there the week of February 11-18 and can’t wait. When I finally went down in 2017 I couldn’t believe all the years I had already missed!!! I'll take each skier through my 3 step training drill helping to improve balance and alignment and be able to work on timing and tempo while saving the body and prepping for the course at the same time. And you get to take in the hot bath spas of Volcano Arenal and the surrounding jungle with monkeys, sloths, and iguanas greeting you around the hotel. It's a bucket list for sure!!!!
Ski Paradise Acapulco: Its Paradise from arrival to departure!!! I have been a guest coach here for many years and I’m super excited to be returning March 4-11. After leaving the poolside villa each skier will learn my 3 step training drill prepping for the course with proper timing and tempo having been established working on balance and alignment out of the course. The vibe that Gordon and his wife have created is infectiuous and guaranteed lifelong friendships are established as the result. It’s an ablsoute cant miss for skiers and I cant wait!!!
Besides a bucket list waterski vacay what are your ski goals haha??? Is it simply more time on the water? It is a certain buoy count? Is it to simply make the course period? If you can't make it to a south-of-the-border dream vacay maybe a “clinic” might fit the budget and work schedule better. I’ve heard skier after skier tell me how much a coaching clinic helped their skiing. Whether it is as simple as meeting new people so now you can achieve more time on the water or being enlightened to the point of being able to achieve a PB( personal best)! I'll be posting my schedule on skiwithwade.com and please message me if you would be interested in attending or hosting an event. I would love to have you and same as above new ski friends are guaranteed!
After the craziness of the Pandemic as soon as I was let out of the house I recorded my first Podcast with a childhood friend of mine John Reeves. John had recently been bitten hard by the waterski bug and can play the piano incredibly. I had built a CD rack out of vintage water skis (vintage holding vintage lol) so John helped me set up the recording equipment and we sat down and talked about our love of water skiing and our love of music. In the last few episodes, I even added camera equipment and had some water ski heavyweights on as guests such as Camille and Sammy Duvall, and more coming! Who do you want to hear from? Message me! And Please like, subscribe, and sign up for notifications for my Youtube channel!
Are you thinking of cool rather inexpensive gifts for your water ski loved one!!! Check out my merch at skiwithwade.com I have 4 different colored thirts (black,blue, grey, white) and I love them I wear them all the time. We also have towels, trucker hats, baseball hats, and stickers. These are great Christmas gifts for waterski fans!
While some of my coaching theories have changed as technology and equipment evolved certain things have remained the same. In 1996 Eddie Spann from Opp, Alabama came to Central Florida to ski with me and about 25 years later he gets our of his truck in Mobile, Alabama and says out loud “Relax your hands!!!! Eddie you have to relax your hands and grip!!! He was obviously speaking 3rd person and mocking me but all the skiers on the dock laughed and said “man he just told us the same thing” So yes relax your hands and grip! If not, you are restricting the rest of the body from moving where it needs to move because your elbows will be in the way. Good luck with this and set your goals!!!
We hope you enjoyed the first skiwithwade newsletter and you not only learned something but have something to think about! Please message me about information or questions about the bucket list trips or the water ski clinics. I hope to see you on the water soon!
