Barrel Boss (results)

(Cont’d from Barrel Boss Wakesurf Competition)

Saturday morning, families and friends gathered at the tail-end of Steiner Ranch to watch the Barrel Boss wakesurf competitors compete on Lake Austin. (In fact, for those familiar with the neighborhood, the lakehouse is located so far into Steiner Ranch, you would not even recognize it as Steiner and this area actually abides by a very different and more lenient set of regulations.)

I mentioned that my little sister was competing in this competition-her very first! Though she didn’t advance to the final heat, which was being continued Sunday morning, she DID win the grand prize raffle drawing of a brand new Shred Stixx board, which was incredibly cool and very much alleviated the bumminess of not advancing.

Jessie with her board before the competition (*Note: this isn’t the board that she won)

 

Barrel Boss Wakesurf Competition

This Saturday is Sail and Ski’s Barrel Boss wakesurfing competition, in which my little sister, Jessica, will be competing! The competition will be held at Steiner Ranch Lake Club and the first heat begins at 9:00 in the morning. It is open to the public, so come support your local (and foreign) riders.

My family currently and has always lived on Lake Austin, so it goes without saying that my brother, my sister, and I have all been raised in the water. That being said, my 14-year-old sister might actually win the water award because she has taken a love to and talent for wakesurfing behind our boat. For those unfamiliar with this fairly new sport, wakesurfing-as the name insinuates-combines the behind-the-boat nature of wakeboarding with the non-restrictive board of surfing. Riders ride very close to the slow moving boat and after getting pulled up by a rope, they essentially just ride the wake.

If you feel able enough to participate, visit the Sail & Ski website to register for the appropriate division. Let’s hope sis wins big! Or at least has a blast, considering this is her very first competition. Stay tuned for stats from the competition.