The "Open Lake Night" program is really coming along nicely!  Almost 20 events have been sanctioned with another 10+ events to follow in the next few weeks.  Up to this point, Greg Kuenning has organized the scheduling and sanctioning of all these events in conjunction with the local clubs, but as the events draw near, we need a little bit of help to keep them organized and running smoothly throughout the summer.  Thankfully, Denise Dammeyer has already agreed to work with the local clubs on registration and entry fees, so that responsibility is covered. 

We need one more person who would be willing to help organize the goodie bags to be handed out at these Open Lake events (and probably Junior Development and Buckeye Buoy Tour Stops also).  USA Water Ski will supply the bags with some material inside, our sponsors will supply material to put inside, and then it's just a matter of putting them all together and sending them to the event hosts.  The whole process could probably be completed by June 15th.  The goodie bags probably won't be realistic without someone's help.  Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you're willing.

The lakes have thawed in southern Ohio and rumor has it that a couple skiers took advantage of the 68 degree weather on Wednesday!

Ohio's Safety Clinic will be held on March 20th at the Akron General Wellness Center in Stow, Ohio.  Click on the more button below for more details and for online regristration

Ohio's Judges and Scorer's clinic will be held on March 27th and 28th in the Loft of Bob Axe's Lake barn in Marysville Ohio.  The Judges clinic will be Saturday March 27 and the scorer's clinic will be on Sunday March 28th.  Click on the more button below for more details and for online regristration.

Just a quick THANK YOU to all of the skiers around the state who helped cover the boat shows over the past month.  It sounds like some shows were more successful than others, but either way we were able to reach a lot of people about the upcoming events in 2010.

Thank you to:

OWSA would also like to thank Justin Ady & Greg Kuenning for helping to coordinate the show space and workers and Jacklyn Woniger for designing the flyers and posters.

 Midwest Winter Meeting Minutes (1/9/10) 76.47 Kb

Thanks to Larry Downes, you can now watch the finals of the 2009 Lake Lottawatta Top Cat Challenge.  Check it out...

Three young skiers from Ohio have been selected to the 2010 National Junior Development Water Ski Team.  Brothers Dane Mechler and Mason Mechler of Milford, OH and Zach Schneider of Powell, OH combine to make up 3 of the 24 member national team.  Complete Story

Dane Mechler	Zach Schneider	Mason Mechler

 2010 National Board of Directors Meeting Notes 40.80 Kb

Eleven top junior water ski athletes from Ohio have been selected as the inaugural “Ohio Elite Junior Team”.  Ohio junior skiers in the Boys 2, Girls 2, Boys 3 or Girls 3 division that ski at the previous Regionals or Ohio Boys 1 and Girls 1 skiers that ski at the previous Nationals are selected for this distinction.  Skiers selected will be eligible to participate in any Ohio advanced junior development clinics and/or receive clothing to commemorate this distinction.

Junior skiers qualify for Regionals by either attaining at least a “Level 6” ranking or by placing in the top three at states.  Junior skiers qualify for Nationals by attaining a “Level 8” ranking or by placing in the top five at Regionals.

The 2010 Ohio Elite Junior Team

Dane Mechler	Kevin Dammeyer	Kinsey Barhorst
Kristen Dammeyer	Kyle Dammeyer	Madison Schneider
Mason Mechler	Riley Daulton	Robbie Daulton
Ryan Wells		Zach Schneider

Welcome to those of you who are visiting our website for the first time after learning about the Ohio Water Ski Association at the boat show.  You'll find that there is a WIDE variety of information on this website in regards to waterskiing all around Ohio.  You may be especially interested in the sections concerning Open Lake Nights, Junior Development, the Buckeye Buoy Tour, and how to Join OWSA. 

The 2010 calendar is currently being finalized and online registration for all events will be available in the next couple weeks.  I strongly suggest registering for any event early because most events have limited space and will fill up quickly.  If you have any questions regarding the Ohio Water Ski Association, feel free to email us any time at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

Check out the latest edition to the OWSA YouTube page.  This video from the 2009 ski season was created by Mark Rosenblum of Extreme Watersports Center.  You're gonna love the sweet music that YouTube provided in place of the original classics that Mark selected!