2008 Pangaea & NY Water Ski Schedule posted 6/10/08

The following are the known activities at Pangaea and in NY. Contact us if you're interested in coming here any additional dates or wish to make any special plans and to find out when we'll be here.

June 7th Boy Scouts this weekend
June 14 Father's Day weekend, open ski
June 21 Going to take the Family away the following weekend
June 30 - July 1st Goodman (ski) clinic, shoot for drivers clinic also

July 4th party, must leave by 6th, Graduation/Austin birthday, etc.
July 12th Pangaea tournament
July 19th we'll be at Oakham tournament
July 26th the States in Rochester, also Twin Lakes

Aug, might go to Regionals
Aug 30-31, Pangaea Labor Day Tournament
    We need help pulling the jump on Sunday, will feed

End of September, pull course unless anyone is skiing

Participation Policy
Persons planning to ski at Pangaea Puddle must be a USA Water Ski active member. A portion of the registration fee for any of our clinics, tournaments or schools goes towards membership in the Pangaea Puddle Club.

If you do not have an individual, collegiate or family membership, we can provide a temporary guest membership for you (for events that do not include jumping). If you will be attending any of our multi-day events, it will be necessary to purchase a regular USA Water Ski membership. This will enable you to attend other sanctioned events at other locations for the duration of the year.

Help Us Plan a Great Tournament for You (updated 9/8/05)

(A Note from the Webmaster, Darlene McCormick, posted 9/8/05)
Less than a handful of entries for the Labor Day tournament were received more than two weeks in advance. Some people called and emailed, which is great, but not realistic for George or Trish to remember. The entries did come in heavily during the last week and a half before the tournament. We request again, please send your entries early next year.

The entries received in advance were reviewed against the officials listed in the guidebook. Of 12 judges, seven were in Mens 4. This makes it impossible to consider running the second lake. We strongly encourage some of the younger competitors and those that have their EP to fill out the necessary paperwork and become "official" officials. There were nine drivers, more than we've had in a long time thanks to the clinic last fall. Only two scorers made it tough for them to have a break.

Because the tournament was sanctioned as a two round, both slalom rounds were held on the lower lake. With about 45 competitors, it took from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. We had hoped to sanction a third round but it didn't work out. The plan was to ski a third round of slalom Sunday. Doing so can result in the retention of more officials.

Tricks and jump were held Sunday, at a relaxed pace as usual.

(A Note from the Webmaster, Darlene McCormick, posted 2004)
If you have skied at a Pangaea tournament before, you have likely witnessed the level of skier participation that is necessary to make the tournament a success. This is such a great site, skiers come here hoping to ski three full rounds, rather than the two that are promised in the guidebook with the third one being optional or modified.

If more than 40 people attend, both lakes are needed. Overlapping rounds for 40 or more skiers require about six drivers minimum, four scorers minimum, and 12 judges minimum, with six at any one time. I've just named 22 officials minimum. If only that number of people volunteer, the added responsibility ties them to the tournament for at least half the day making it more difficult to eat lunch, visit, and take breaks.

Historically, the "unlimited" capacity of these tournaments has not created a sense of urgency for people to register in advance. George, being such a nice guy, has not charged late fees. We have debated how to encourage people to commit early enough that we can create a meaningful staffing of officials and running order for the upper lake. So we've decided to just ask, will you please send in your registrations early? If we know attendance at least one week in advance, planning will be easier, organization will be improved, and stress levels will be reduced. At a minimum, we will know whether both lakes and double the officials are needed.

When you send in your entries to historically full tournaments, please think of Pangaea at the same time and send your entries.