11E026 Tom Costello Alan Rossi Slalom Derby
Saturday, August 21, 2010
3 round Slalom, Class C and Fun.*
See 2009 review and photos and below for history.
NEW LOCATION (same as 2009): Wrightsville Beach Recreation Area (0.7 miles north of regular location)
The new location is a wind-protected bay just large enough for the course in a no wake zone north of the main reservoir. We have a one-day permit to hold the tournament. This venue also offers great facilities including a sandy beach for swimming, picnic areas, shelters, nature trails, volleyball and bathroom facilities--something for all family members. See www.wrightsvillebeachvt.com for more info and directions (it is 0.7 miles past the entrance to the main Reservoir tournament site).
Please note: The day park fee is $1 to $2.50 per person (see website), so please be prepared to pay this small fee on entry. Mark August 21 on your calendar and bring the family, friends, and neighbors, but no dogs or bottles per their rules. Of special interest, world-class competitor Chris Rossi has entered the 2010 tournament!
This is a Class C and Fun tournament. $40.00 regular entry, $20.00 for juniors and fun class. Entries MUST be received by August 16 and/or postmarked by August 14. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD. Your early registration helps us significantly by allowing download of your skier status and officials qualifications, thus allowing an orderly planning of running order and officials assignments.
*Fun skiers get a mulligan if fall or miss at any point in first round and if fall or miss on first pass in second and third rounds.
Make checks payable to Green Mountain Water Skiers. Send to Darlene McCormick, PO Box 877, Waitsfield, VT 05673.
Starting time 7:30 a.m.
Practice: Friday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. by approximate appointment time, i.e. let us know if you want to practice in advance and we will hope to accommodate you. Practice will not be at the new area, it will be at the main reservoir, so site familiarization is water-quality only, not entry setup.
Accommodations: see below
VT Barefoot Blast
Not being held in 2010, Check back next year please.
Saturday, Class C, 1 Round of slalom & tricks. The Head to Head Fig. 8 endurance will also take place on Saturday if time allows otherwise it will run on Sunday. There will be cash awards (amount TBD).
Sunday, Novice, Cash prize figure 8 endurance, head to head elimination (if not run Sat.). The goal is to complete the entire tournament in one day on Saturday.
Location: Wrightsville Reservoir, Montpelier, VT
Accommodations: see below
Fee: Class C $35, Fig. 8 $10, Novice $15, entry deadline July 1, $10 late fee
Call or send to Joe Malenfant, 86 Casey Lane, Colchester, VT 05446, 802-862-5439
Accommodations:
The following were obtained from local information. We cannot guarantee that the information is up-to-date. Please tell us of your experiences so we may pare down the list. Or email Darlene.
| Betsys
Bed & Breakfast |
| Camp
Mead Motor Court |
| Capitol
Plaza Motel |
| Econo
Lodge 101 Northfield St Montpelier VT 05602 802-223-5258 |
| Inn
At Montpelier 147 Main St Montpelier VT 05602 802-223-2727 |
| Lague
Inns Airport Rd Montpelier VT 05602 802-229-5766 |
| Montpelier
Guest |
| Montpelier,
Inn At |
For Waterbury tournaments, there is also camping at Little River State Park. This is only a 20 minute drive to Wrightsville, also.
Some History
Our tournaments attract competitors from all of New England and New York and frequently feature some elite/pro-level skiers.
During the '90s and early '00s the Club held two tournaments on Wrightsville Reservoir and one on Waterbury Reservoir. The Vermont Slalom Derby, a class C slalom tournament on the last Saturday of June, and the Barefoot Blast, generally on the second weekend in July, were both held on Wrightsville Reservoir. For years, a novice/class C slalom tournament was held on Waterbury Reservoir the weekend after the 4th of July, with the class C on Friday (to avoid boating traffic) and novice on Saturday. We moved this tournament to the latter part of August and once to Wrightsville while work was being performed on the Waterbury Reservoir and the water level was significantly down. The lowered water level benefited the Waterbury location greatly.
For 2006, we combined the Vermont Slalom Derby and the Reservoir Dogs Classic to form the Tom Costello Classic in honor of the passing of a fellow skier. A fun category has been added, replacing the novice category which seems to be phasing out in its purpose. All competitors including novices are welcome. In 2007, we renamed the tournament again in memory of Alan Rossi.
After a couple years of speculation and preparation, beginning in 2009 we have been able to hold the tournament at the northern end of Wrightsville Reservoir in a no-wake zone, offering near-world-class conditions.