EASTERN REGIONAL WATERSKI TOURNAMENT SITES DATA FORM Ski Club Information: Name of Club: ______________________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ______________________________________________________________________ (Name/Address/Telephone) Number of active members: __________ Membership Availability (open or closed) __________ Directions to lake: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tournament History List the tournaments that have been held at the site in the last two seasons: Date Events Rating Number of Skiers Chief Judge ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Other Activities List any USA Clinics you have sponsored or other activities held: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Skier & Officials Lodging Describe overnight lodging available, phone # and proximity of lodging facilities to the site. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe on-site camping capabilities. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe food, etc. available on site. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ What restaurants are nearby? How far are they? What is the price range? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe any nearby attractions for non-skiers in the family. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Additional information (photographs or scale drawings of the lake site are appreciated). ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Regional Tournament Is your club interested in hosting a regional tournament at your site? ______________________________ Does the site meet USA requirements for 3 event Class E/L/R tournaments? ___________ What would it take to upgrade to the required capability? ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Lake Specifications Size – Usable length & width: _____________________________________________________________ Orientation (e.g. north/south or east/west): ___________________________________________________ Water depths in course & turnarounds: ______________________________________________________ Typical wind conditions: _________________________________________________________________ Wind blocking trees or structures: __________________________________________________________ Towboat handling facilities: Trailer parking capacity (or size of area): _____________________________________________ Boat ramp/launching description: ___________________________________________________ Existing grass & weed conditions & mitigation techniques used: _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Is it a private site with limited access? ______________________________________________________ Site Safety Any unusual lake conditions affecting safety, (e.g. shallow water, close shorelines, etc.) _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Fueling area & fuel handling procedures: ____________________________________________________ Proximity of hospital or other emergency medical facilities: _____________________________________ EMT/ambulance availability: _____________________________________________________________ On-Site Skier Facilities Skier & spectator parking – capacity/area & location: __________________________________________ Restroom facilities & arrangements: ________________________________________________________ Skier showers or other washing facilities: ____________________________________________________ Viewing areas & access: _________________________________________________________________ Concession stand availability: _____________________________________________________________ Ski Course Specifics Slalom Type of course anchoring system & water depth. Does or can the existing course meet ELR survey & rule requirements? __________________________________________________________________________ What is the water depth & variation throughout the course? _____________________________________ Distance from usable skier drop area to course entrance gates? ___________________________________ Skier start dock in relation to course? _______________________________________________________ Closest distance from course to shoreline? ___________________________________________________ Is all ball timing installed? ________________________________________________________________ Is the existing end course video system compliant with Rule 15.06(D)(1) as outlined in the official tournament rules governing record capability tournaments? ______________________________________ 3 What type of official judges’ tower configuration will be employed for current E requirements? _________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ For current R/L requirements? _____________________________________________________________ Will the tower and/or camera locations conform to Rule 15.06(D)(3)? _____________________________ How many regulations slalom ropes will be available? _________________________________________ Jump Type of course anchoring system & water depth. Does or can the existing course meet E/L/R survey & rule requirements? __________________________________________________________________________ What is the water depth & variation throughout the course? _____________________________________ Closest distance from course to shoreline? ___________________________________________________ Distance from drop area or turnaround to 700’ ball? ___________________________________________ Distance from rideout buoys to lake end? ____________________________________________________ Skier start dock in relation to course? _______________________________________________________ Type of jump and surface? _______________________________________________________________ Is the jump visible to the skier throughout the entire course? _____________________________________ What is the distance from the centerline of the jump to the left side shoreline and does this distance vary throughout the landing area? ______________________________________________________________ Are any of the grid balls in the landing area? _________________________________________________ What is the CVJ camera height? ___________________________________________________________ Give a camera mount description: __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Will the camera remain stationary regardless of the wind? ______________________________________ Does jump meet dimension, surface and construction requirements? ______________________________ Tricks Distance from usable skier turnaround or drop area to trick course entrance gates? End A: ____________________ End B: _________________________ Skier start dock in relation to course? _______________________________________________________ Closest distance from course to shoreline? ___________________________________________________ What is the water depth & variation throughout the course? _____________________________________ What is video trick timing method? ________________________________________________________ What is back-up method? ________________________________________________________________ What is method of recording passes? _______________________________________________________ Is immediate review available on monitor? __________________________________________________ What is location and height of video equipment? _____________________________________________ What trick judging method will be used for E/L/R? ___________________________________________ If three judges with immediate review is the selected method, what video method will be used? ________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Judging Facilities Main judges stand - size & description: _____________________________________________________ Covered & protected? ____________________________________________________________ Chief Judge visibility of tournament site: _____________________________________________ Scorer facilities: _________________________________________________________________ Announcer facilities: _____________________________________________________________ Equipment – record/review area: ___________________________________________________ Slalom Towers – provide description, location and arrangement: _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Trick Towers – provide description, location and arrangement: ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Jump Towers/Cameras – provide description, location and arrangement (i.e. number of grids, number of computers, simultaneous computers or A/B switch: ____________________________________________ 4 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Is there one VCR per grid? ________________________________________________________________ Communications system used: ____________________________________________________________ End course video, jump video & trick video available? _________________________________________ Skier & Officials Lodging Facilities Describe overnight lodging available, capacity. Also describe proximity of lodging facilities to lake site. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe on site camping capabilities: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Banquet & Summer Meeting Facilities: Is a site available for banquet and summer meeting facilities? ____________________________________ Location relative to the lake: ______________________________________________________________ Additional Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5