Even World Record Waterski Pyramids Are Made In China

So apparently everything is now made in China, my underwear, my shirt, my sandals and probably even my pants if I was wearing any.  Now the world record waterski pyramid was made there too.  In the last month or so this record has been broken twice.  We posted about it after 3 teams here in the great US of freakn' A, Badgerland, Beaverland Must-Skis and Mad-City, set a new record of a 54 person pyramid breaking the previous record of 48 people which stood for about 6 years.



Well last week that record was broken again.  This time by the Rock Aqua Jays and some Chinese skiers. So this is what is crazy, the Chinese government actually shipped the Jays triple rig over to China to beat this and also sent like the whole team.  In the  last month we have heard about 4 different groups of skiers being sent to China to ski with Chinese teams, most of whom are overlapping.  Hey Presidential Candidates, you want the CRB vote, throw money at watersking guarantee with the pull we have it will win you the election.

So now to get down to the nitty gritty of this all.  The 54  person record is what is known as a 4-2-4-2-4-2-4 (4 tiers, 2 tiers, etc.) it was done on the first try with one boat.  Then they attempted to pull 60 people which was 5 4 highs.  They got this off the dock but weren't able to build the pyramids.  Now with the current 55 person record there is a bit of controversy, many believe the two boats were actually used to pull off the record.  (one tandem in front of the other.)  Bellow is the video, you can see the wake of the front tow boat and actually see a inboard appear of to the side randomly.



The 55 person attempt was supposed to be a 2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2 however one of the 2 highs fell.  I don't know how I feel about this world record.  Obviously it is one but I really like the fact that the 54 person was pulled by just one boat.  Now the two boat thing is not confirmed because I don't even think the Jays are back from China.  My guess is the Chinese will never let them leave (this comes from personal experience).  Now the argument can be had that the 54 person pyramid is staggered on the start but that is just intelligence.  Apparently they had a architect there who figure that shit out, and we all know they are good at math and geometry, all we know is a pyramid is like a circle or some shape.

So in the end 55 people is the record, but I am gonna have to give it up to Badgerland, Beaverland and Mad-City.  They used one boat and were not funded by a government to do it.  It was simply 54+ water skiers who got together on a cold windy day and broke a world record for the fun of it.  That is what makes watersking awesome, not some government basically buying a world record.  So congrats to the Peoples Republic of China and the Rock Aqua Jays on there world record, but I am willing to bet a case of Pabst and some Cheese-its that it will only stand for a bit because those Wisconsin teams aren't giving up.  For gosh sakes Wisconsin is the capital of showsking and where Pabst is made!!!  So next time you buy Chinese remember they are using that money to steal our world records.  Plain and simple.... 'MERICA!!

*editors note: this photo is just funny...

China World Cup Stop

Freddy was kind enough to video some of his awsome jumping from the site of this weekends world cup stop. He is flying right now, top form! I mean check out those gigantic...80 foot?!?...ride overs??? WTF?



Oh, thats a little rough. ODBFs prediction for this event? Jump event will be called off after the Minion dies hitting the ramp head first*

*heroin overdose in manilla.

Note: Here is a screen cap of our favorite part of the video, we have all been there, just toss your helmet in frustration.

See more fun Freddy at Freddy's Website (linky)

USA Vs China in show skiing?

Certainly not large shows but quite the opening ceremonies and some awsome talent out on the water. Pretty cool to see stuff like this, anything that helps spread skiing is awsome in my book. And the Chinesse dont mess around when they put on an event, they can always be counted on to put on a good show. And after watching the past Olympics there we can all say they do it well.

And they have a chick throwing fronts off the ramp, I saw her do this at a show ski tournament last year. Pretty cool to see her step it up and get in on an act that is 99.9% of the time an all guy act.

The wakeboarding is pretty sweet considering they are using 3 event boats with out much of a wake.

Thats what she said.

USA VS CHINA Waterski show from michael sato on Vimeo.

Team USA World University Championships

The founder of this here site has set sail from our midst, a packed cooler and cowboy hat in tow. Occasionally, the Rowboat will affix a empty can tied to a rope and communicate back to the CRB HQ with various updates and thoughts. Today is one of those days.

CRB commenter and all around grizzly bear man, Cris Kodiak, is managing TEAM USA over in China for the World University Championships. In the spirit of the innerwebs they have put together a blog to keep track of their various actions and tom-foolery!

The USA is bringing a solid team of 7 skiers. Regina Jaquess, Alex Lauretano, Cale Burdick, Storm Selsor, Tomlin Wilson, Ryan Selsor, and Jenna Sligar (Alt.) make up the competitors that will proudly be wearing the stars and stripes. Jeff Surdej is the Coach and Cris Kodiak is the Manager. Cheering contingent will be made up of family and friends: Mike Lauretano (Alex's dad), Terry Selsor (Storm's dad), Russ Selsor (Ryan's dad), Cyndi Burdick (Cale's mom), Melinda Wilson (Tomlin's mom) and Jerri dePingre (Tomlin's family friend).

Click over to their site and check in on the fun. Best of luck peeps!

Team USA Blog