BAREFOOTING IN ONTARIO
By Brock Cromwell, Chairman OWSA Barefoot Committee

n January 30, 1996, the Ontario Barefoot Committee was formed and the
following positions filled:

Chairman		Brock Cromwell
Secretary		Ken Thompson
Treasurer		Mike Spence
Event Day Co-ordinator 	Jim Harper
Funding Co-ordinators	Geoff Mitchell
			Dan Fiorini
			Ron Raymer
			Steve Raymer
Nationals Co-ordinators	Steve Thompson
			Brock Cromwell
Jump Co-ordinator	Rob Doherty
Associate		Bruce Lonnenberg
Associate		Frank Valle
Associate		Mike Terry
Associate		Karyn Cromwell Scarpa

The mandate of this committee is to encourage the participation of
barefoot water skiing in Ontario; particularly at the junior level, as
well as assist and run tournaments, clinics and act as information
co-ordinators at the provincial, national and world level.

Our funding committee headed up by Geoff Mitchell and Dan Fiorini have
come up with some innovative ideas and in their first three weeks have
$1,300 committed from various sponsors, which will go a long way to
supporting our clinics and tournaments.

We have been working very closely with Louis Simard of the Quebec
Federation and have put together a very exciting series of events and
clinics.

We would also like to stress the importance of obtaining your
competitive provincial and national licence as soon as possible.
Ontario licences may be obtained from the OWSA.  Cost is $60 until Apr.
30; $65 after May 1st.  Family licences are $80 until Apr. 30 and $85
after May 1st.  National licences are available from Water Ski Canada
at Promenade James Naismith Dr., Gloucester, Ontario K1B 5N4 and cost
$30.  These licences must be obtained at least one week prior to the
Easterns and the Nationals.  The competitive licences are over and
above the tournament entry fees.

The entry fees for the Easterns & Nationals are $80 before June 1st;
$110 the day of the event.  The Canadian Challenge fees are $40 before
June 1st and $60 the day of the event.  There is no charge for the
Junior and Novice Tournament on July 12.  Tournament packages for the
Easterns, Nationals and Canadian Challenge are $150 and may be obtained
from the OWSA.

All tournament entry fees should be made payable to The Ontario
Barefoot Committee.  (Please send your OWSA and Water Ski Canada
Licence numbers along with your entry fees.)  Mail to Michael Spence,
Treasurer of the Ontario Barefoot Committee, 2 Wenderly Drive, Aurora,
Ontario, L4G 1V3.

We hope youll have a great recreational and competitive season in
1996.  Get your friends to join us and try to spend sometime each week
with junior skiers so that they can experience the fun and excitement
of our sport.