Please email Jim Powell (EVP) with nominations for Treasurer. The Treasurer should plan on attending both the Summer Meeting held during Eastern Regional Tournament and the Winter meeting typically held in early January.
Ed accepts the Alan Rossi Award from Bruce Epstein in 2009.
Ed Brazil, a Lifetime Ambassador Member of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, passed away on Friday, April 26. Brazil, a native of Laconia, NH, was known throughout the water ski world for his work as a technical controller, his contributions to water ski site development, and innovation for all things water ski related.
Skip was a longtime member of the Abenaki Water Ski Club of Wolfeboro and was a ski jumping fixture in their water ski shows for years. He participated in competitive water skiing over four decades, setting the Eastern Regional Jump record in 1992 and 1993. He was a multi-time Eastern US Regional Champion, placed second in the World Masters Games in 1985 in Toronto, and placed third at the US Nationals in 1983. Continue reading
The 2019 Northeast Slalom Series schedule has been announced and registration is open for the season.
The eight-stop, six-state tour kicks off June 15th at Twin Lakes and concludes with the NESS Finals Aug. 31st at Pangaea Puddle. View the full schedule here.
The 2019 series will feature two divisions of competition – Adults and Juniors – using NOPS points to level the playing field among speeds and determine placements. So, all adults, men and women, will ski against each other, while all juniors, boys and girls, will compete against each other. At the conclusion of the series, the top 12 adults and four juniors will qualify for the series championships.
The registration fee is $25 for adults; Juniors are FREE. Please register here.
NESS registration fees cover the finals cash prize and very minimal series costs such a points tracking, banners, website development, etc. Every cent raised by entry fees and sponsorships will be put back into the series.
In 2018, Dana Hinman and Sage Pottbecker took home the adult and Junior division titles, respectively.
Very sad news: Stuart Abelson’s wife Betsy died in a snowmobile accident Saturday. The family is requesting privacy. More information when available.
The following obituary was located at the two links at the bottom of this post and is copied here (with slight modification simply to merge the two) because obituary pages are sometimes removed from their websites.
On February 9, 2019, Elizabeth (Betsy) O’Leary Abelson died tragically in a snowmobiling accident in Greenwood, Maine. She was 30 years old. Betsy was due to give birth in March to daughter Brooke Betsy Abelson, who also passed away in the accident. Continue reading
Longtime member Gene Davis has passed away after a brief illness. Our love, thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Sharon, and daughters Kristen and Shannon and all of the family. Gene was a jumper in local, regional and national competitions’ and always gave us a thrill. He was a senior Judge and was a very sought-after technical controller for record tournaments including the Masters, Nationals and World Championships. He was Chair of the AWSA Technical Committee for many years, past AWSA president, and was instrumental in bringing the technical standards up their current standards and has taught many the tricks of the trade.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to a great meeting on January 5th.
Please find the meeting minutes here… EastRegion_WinterMtg_MINUTES 1_2019
Mass State Records As Of 2018/12/31
Update to Mass records provided by Dave Allen to replace this post.
This meeting is open to all AWSA members. Come find out what’s new in the Eastern Region and let your voice be heard.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 9am and will end by 5pm.
Lunch will be provided, but we need a head count so please RSVP… Continue reading
Hey Officials, Let’s Have Some Fun at Regionals and Nationals!
Here is our current list of nominations (12/23/18). If your name should be on this list, please click “Continue reading” below to complete a nomination form…
| Tournament | Position | Name |
| Nationals | Announcer | Jim Powell |
| Nationals | Driver | Al Harris |
| Nationals | Driver | Doug Robbins |
| Nationals | Driver | Marie Fields |
| Nationals | Driver | Matt Byrne |
| Nationals | Driver | Ralph Hall |
| Nationals | Judge | David Knight |
| Nationals | Judge | David Knight |
| Nationals | Judge | Gary Noll |
| Nationals | Scorer | Talitha Powell |
| Regionals | Announcer | Jim Powell |
| Regionals | Driver | Brett Brandau |
| Regionals | Driver | Cole Maurer |
| Regionals | Driver | Dan Warner |
| Regionals | Driver | Jim Powell |
| Regionals | Driver | Marie Fields |
| Regionals | Driver | Matt Byrne |
| Regionals | Driver | Ralph Hall |
| Regionals | Judge | Bill Baker |
| Regionals | Judge | Bill Cooper |
| Regionals | Judge | David Knight |
| Regionals | Judge | David Robbins |
| Regionals | Judge | Gary Noll |
| Regionals | Judge | Jonathan Paulovich |
| Regionals | Scorer | David Allen |
| Regionals | Scorer | Jennifer Frederick Kelly |
| Regionals | Scorer | Susan Maximuk |
| Regionals | Scorer | Talitha Powell |
Submit a nomination…