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Richard Downing Pope Jr. (December 12, 1930 – November 8, 2007), better known as Dick Pope Jr., was a World Champion water skier and an important business leader in Central Florida. [2] Pope was an important innovator in the sport of water skiing, including the development of barefoot skiing in 1947. [ 2 ]
Barefoot skiing. Barefoot skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting". Barefooting requires the skier to travel at higher speeds (30–45 mph/48–72 km/h) than conventional water skiing (20–35 miles per hour/32–56 km/h).
Mike Seipel (born Mike Seipel) is a retired American competitive barefoot water skier. He was considered to be one of the greatest barefoot water skiers in the world. He was a member of the United States Barefoot Team and was a two-time overall world champion in 1984-85 [1] and 1986–87. Seipel didn't win any medals at his first Worlds, but he ...
A rule of thumb for barefoot water skiing speed in miles per hour is (M/10)+18=S, where M equals the skier's weight in pounds. In other words, a 175 lb (79 kg) person would have to divide 175/10, which is 17.5; then simply add 17.5+18 which equals 35.5 miles per hour (57.1 km/h). Another tool used in barefoot water skiing is the barefoot boom.
[citation needed] He also helped form the World Water Ski Federation, a rival organization to the International Water Ski Union. His son, Dick Pope Jr., was one of the first persons to successfully barefoot water ski, [9] and is a member of the Water Ski Hall of Fame. They are the only father–son pair in the Water Ski Hall of Fame.
Keeney argues that the west channel is one of the few spots suited to barefoot water skiing in the Tri-Cities. The island itself shields the channel from boat wake and keeps the water placid.
Don Cameron Thomson (born October 14, 1941) is an American water skier and a pioneer in the sport of barefoot skiing.He expanded early barefoot endurance records from 5 to over 30 minutes and introduced new maneuvers to the sport such as doubles barefooting, front to back and back to front turns, and participated in the development of the tumble turn with Terry Vance. [1]
[2] Bonifay was a recurring star on MTV's extreme action sports show Nitro Circus. He is sponsored by Ronix, Fox, Red Bull, Spy, MasterCraft, and Performance Ski & Surf. A full-length feature documentary on Bonifay's life was released on August 21, 2009, titled The Parks Documentary. It chronicles the story of his life, from his roots in water ...