On behalf of the Pangaea Waterski Club and the Vosburghs, we want to welcome you to the Labor Day tournament at Pangea Puddle! For those of you who are camping, we have a limited number of sites that can provide 30 amp service (please remember to bring an appropriate cable) available on a first-come, first-served basis. These sites were created this year with a new dedicated service to ensure cleaner power. We will also have sites dedicated to those who are using a generator.

There is no fresh water available onsite, nor lav dump facilities. Porta potties are spaced throughout the property. Porta potties that have locks on them have been rented privately and are not available for use.

In addition to camper sites, we also have tenting/rooftop tent sites available, as well as a limited number of beds in our bunkhouse. If you choose the bunkhouse, you will need to bring your own mattress and bedding. There is a small community refrigerator and microwave available.

At the conclusion of the tournament on Saturday we will have a beer truck from local favorite Back Barn Brewing and a catered pulled pork dinner ($10 kids, $17 adults, cash preferred, venmo accepted). Finally, H2O Proshop will have their tent set up again this weekend for all your watersport needs.

Please note that at 9pm, the road by the upper lake buildings will be closed.

Camping Fees are as follows:
Onsite Camping With electrical hookup $50/night $75 Weekend (Fri-Sun), $150 week Bunkhouse $10 per night per person. Tenting no cost. Hotels available within 30 minutes from site.

If you wish to camp, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/HEPGndKq6sJ8XLQx8 once confirmed you can forward payment via paypal to: mawsa@comcast.net

Friday Practice – 12:00PM to 7:00 PM $40 – 4 passes; $50 – 6 passes; $30 – 2 passes trick; $30 – 2 jumps. PayPal is preferred payment method. Friday can be selected as the tournament 3rd round score and you will be allowed additional passes to a maximum of 6.  No practice charge for this option.

Saturday – 2 round slalom Directly into NESS Finals, which will feature our first head-to-head under the lights!

Sunday 2 round trick and 2 jump – Skiers 3rd round of slalom may also be optionally run on Sunday.

More details on the tournament will be included in a follow-up email.
See you Labor Day Weekend!

Estimated Time Line

8/29/2025

12:00-6:00PM

● Practice begins – lake(s) TBA

● Optional 1st round of slalom (recorded)

○ The more people who take their 1st round Friday, the more time we have to finish the Slalom on Saturday in a timely manner

8/30/2025

8:00 – 4:00 PM

● 3 Rounds of Slalom

● NESS Skiers will NOT take their 3rd round

4:30 – 6:00PM

● First round of NESS for Juniors (4 Finalists)

● First Round of NESS for Adults (16 Finalists)\

5:00 – 7:30PM

● Food Available (Pulled pork Sandwiches & Sides)

● Beer Truck on Site (Back Barn Brewery)

6:00PM – 7:30PM

● Break to Prep for NESS Finals

7:30 – 9:30PM

● Kids NESS Finals (Final 2)

● Adult NESS FInals (FInal 8)

● Crown Winners

Note – Will be an ALL Correct Craft Finals with a 2024 and a 2026 Nautique.

Drivers TBA.

8/31/2025

9:00AM – 4:00PM

● 2 Rounds Trick

● 2 Rounds Jump

● Upper lake available for Slalom Practice or optional 3rd round

There is only one stop – Wolfeboro on Aug. 23 – left to qualify for the biggest Northeast Slalom Series finals ever and there are multiple ties for the final spots in both the adult and junior season standings.

In the adult standings, Adam Largess and JJ Paulovich are tied for the final spot in the finals with 310 points each. So far, Adam is the only one of the two signed up for Wolfeboro (hint hint JJ).

There is even more drama in the junior standings as three skiers – Jack Decker, Addy Byrne and Evelyn Peckham – are tied for the final two spots with 310 points. Theodore Ervin is only 10 points behind them, and for now the only one signed up for Wolfeboro. It is probably safe to assume that Jack will be in Arizona for the start of his freshman year on the ASU Water ski team …

To celebrate its milestone 10th year and for the 2025 season only, the Northeast Slalom Series Presented by Radar Skis adult finals will feature a field of 16 skiers: the eight previous champions (Chris Afonso is the only two-time winner), plus the top-eight (non past champion) qualifiers from the 2025 season standings.

Skip Hommel still leads the adult season standings of the Northeast Slalom Series Presented by Radar Skis, but Dan Warner is catching up.

At the Pre-Regionals at Avon, Dan ate into Skip’s lead by 60 points to close within 90 points of first place. Dana Hinman also made a big move, jumping from 6th to 3rd.

On the junior side, Tia Byrne continues to enjoy a comfortable lead, while Aaron Bartlett, Jack Decker and Charlee Bellefeuille all moved into the top three places behind her.

After a multiple-year absence, Twin Lakes makes its return to NESS this weekend with the NY State Championships, while the biggest points haul of the season will be on the line next week during the 2025 Eastern Regional Championships at Avon.

Click here for the full standings, and here for the season schedule.

The first Northeast Slalom Series Presented by Radar Skis season standings are out and with three stops in the books, Skip Hommel is waaaay out in the lead in the adult standings. Things are a lot closer on the junior side as an extraordinary foursome (none are ranked lower than sixth nationally in their respective age divisions) of girls slalom skiers – Tia Byrne, Gwyneth Peckham, Evelyn Peckham and Zoe Carpenter – are sitting atop the field 1-4. Check out the full standings at http://waterskitheeast.com/standings/

Big points are at stake this weekend at the Pre-Regionals at Avon followed by NY States at Twin Lakes on July 20 and Regionals beginning July 23 at Avon. See the full series schedule here: http://waterskitheeast.com/schedule/

The Northeast Slalom Series presented by Radar Skis is celebrating its milestone 10th season with a new champs and qualifiers finals format and a cash prize purse of $5,000 – plus a brand new Radar ski for the champion. For the 2025 season only, the adult finals will feature a field of 16 skiers: the eight previous champions (Chris Afonso is the only two-time winner), plus the top-eight (non past champion) qualifiers from the 2025 season standings.

The Northeast Slalom Series presented by Radar Skis will celebrate its milestone 10th season with a new champs vs. qualifiers finals format and a cash prize purse of $5,000 – plus a brand new Radar ski for the champion.

For the 2025 season only, the adult finals will feature a field of 16 skiers: the eight previous champions (Chris Afonso is the only two-time winner), plus the top-eight (non past champion) qualifiers from the 2025 season standings.

The 2025 NESS schedule is:
6/22 – Dubes
6/28 – Vermont Saturday
7/5 – Pangaea Saturday
7/12 – Avon Pre-Regionals
July 20 – Twin Lakes
7/23-26 – Avon Regionals
8/23 – Wolfeboro
8/30 – Pangaea NESS Finals

Participation in the Northeast Slalom Series presented by Radar Skis is $40 for adults, and free for junior skiers. To register, click here.