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2005 Barefoot Plus Mississippi River Gamble Race July 9th-10th.
Barefoot Water ski Racing Series is designed for all you hard core endurance racers who long to prove your team is the most dominant and consistent endurance racing team on the planet. How does it work?
Each member of the team must ski in rotation. After the completion of a turn, a skier may not ski again until his/her entire team has skied. each member of the team must ski at least one time during the race, in rotation. Teams must consist of at least four skiers. You may not compete with less than four active skiers.
Barefoot skiing position must be obtained in a reasonable amount of time (within ten seconds of take off) by the skier after the start. Butt riding for the purpose of advancing the position of the boat or for the skier to rest will not be allowed. Momentarily butting out to negotiate boat rollers is NOT allowed. Once the skier is on his/her feet, they must stay on their feet until they fall or let go. Tumbling up from a start or fall is allowed tumble turns are not. You may ski backwards or forwards on your feet. Surface turns and toe holds are permitted. We encourage as much showing off as possible.
This is a long line barefoot relay race. You must use an AWSA approved rope that attaches to the center pylon that places the skier at least 50 feet behind the boat. No devices are allowed that alter the length or position of the rope from the center pylon while the skier is skiing. Rope length adjustments can only be made while the boat is not advancing and must remain at least 50 feet behind the boat.
You must ski only on your bare feet. NOT booties, shoe skis, tape, or anything that covers any portion of your foot is allowed.
You may not retrieve a skier while the boat continues to advance its position in the race. The boat must be placed in neutral when retrieving a downed skier. You may not pull a skier to the boat while he is hanging onto the rope and the boat is moving forward. You must have a skier in the water attempting a start or skiing to advance your position. You must use an AWSA approved tournament tow boat. This included older tow boats that have received approval in previous years. Different propeller/engine combinations, other than the original specified, will be allowed.
No lead boats, lag boats, pick up boats, or breaker boats are allowed. Your entire team must remain in the boat at all times with the exception of the skier whose turn it is. If you have people who want to watch they may not run along side your boat.
You must finish with the same skiers you started with. No substitutions are allowed once the race has started. You must field the same team in all rounds of a multi-day event.
Each team must provide, and accommodate for, an observer to be placed in the boat.
Physical contact with another team's tow boat, equipment, or skiers-whether intended or not-is not allowed and is grounds for disqualification. This isn't NASCAR. Safe boating practices must be adhered to at all times. You must stay a safe distance from the boats and skiers. You must keep your own skier in site at all times. All applicable AWSA rules must be followed concerning safety.
Drivers must give advancing boats adequate and safe space to perform a pass. If an advancing boat is far enough behind your boat, you can force them to cross your wake by zigzagging in front of them as long as does not put your skier in jeopardy. Once the advancing boat is within 3-4 rope lengths behind your boat and still advancing, you must provide enough space between your boat and the shoreline (or course buoy allow the advancing boat to pass.)
You must use ABC approved equipment for the race. If in question, ask.
If you are in doubt that the maneuver you are about to perform is safe or not, Don't Do it! Please ski safe.
THE START:
Starting position will be drawn randomly and your team will be assigned a lane to start in prior to the race.
The start of the race will commence when all boats have attained sufficient spacing between them, the boat themselves are aligned, and the skiers are in the water with ropes tight.
Each driver will signal readiness by raising a cape when the skier is ready. The judges' boat will then start the race with a shotgun blast.
During the start, you MUST remain in you lane at all times. This is especially true when recovering a downed skier. You must allow your boat to drop off a place before turning to recover a skier and your must not interfere with the path of another boat. "Bat turns" at the starting are not allowed.
THE FINISH:
The finish line will be identified to all skiers. You must ski past the judges' boat. The clock will stop when the skier passes the finish line. Style points for spectacular finishes will be awarded at the finish line and will count towards absolutely nothing later on.
SAFETY:
Should a serious injury occur, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE SKIER!!!!!!! You must stop the boat and immediately notify the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Leave the skier in the water and remain with him/her until the EMT arrives.
Do not attempt to finish the race with a seriously injured skier.
RULES INTERPRETATION:
In the event an interpretation of the rules is necessary, the chief judge or race organizer will meet for advisement with the team captains from the individual teams that would be directly affected by a ruling. All rulings by the chief judge will be final. In the event the chief judge would directly benefit from a ruling, he will defer to the race director for interpretation.
PROTESTS:
Protests must be filled within a reasonable time prior to or after the finish of the race to be considered valid.
Protest must be filed by the team captain to the chief judge or race organizer in person.
Protests will be considered only if they are deemed to have appreciably affected the outcome of the race.
Protests will be dealt with in the same manner as "rules interpretation".
Last, but not least, you must have fun. Any team found not to be having fun will be severely admonished. Any team that threatens or is involved in physical violence will be immediately ejected from the race and will not be allowed to return. You didn't drive hundreds of miles to whine and complain, so ski, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!
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