13th Annual Blairfoot Bananza
October 7 & 8, 2000
Crowns New World Endurance Male and Female Champion
Billy Nichols and Sharon Remy beat out the field of over 70 barefooters to
be crowned the male and female World Endurance Champions this past weekend on
Winter Haven’s Lake Silver.
The increasingly popular event once again drew skiers from all around the
world, to compete in the endurance and figure eight competition. The
endurance event testing strength and stamina, against the clock. The
figure-eight competition pitted two barefooters against each other in a head
to head format.
The winners of each division in the endurance and figure eight battled it out
for the title of World Endurance champion. With Billy Nichols age 36 of
Ocala, Florida winning the men’s title and Sharon Remy age 31 of Orlando,
Florida winning the female’s title.
For the second year in a row the team endurance competition was held with 5
teams of 14 competitors each. Each team named after something special in
Banana George Blair’s life, Team Yellow, Team Banana, Team Captiva, Team
Mercury and Team Hermes, with Banana George’s Team Banana taking the team
title.
The event was hosted by the Lakeland Ski Club, City of Winter Haven Leisure
Services Department and Polk County, Central Florida Sports Marketing. A
special thank you goes out to all the event sponsors; Ski Sanger, H J
Watertoys, Bartow Motorcycle & Polaris, Barefoot International, and US Gear.
The event was sanctioned by USA Water Ski as part of the National Barefoot
League.
13th Annual Blairfoot Bananza Results
Saturday - Endurance Competition
Boom Division (For new barefooters 10 and under who have not footed behind a
boat or on the pigtail)
1. Kacy Scarpa Lakeland FL :44
2. Austin Luffman Baldwin FL :19
Pig Tail Division (For up and coming barefooters 13 and under who have not
footed behind the boat)
1. Ryan Harrower Hudson FL 6:35
2. Kaci Carlyle Naples FL 1:30
3. Patricia Casey Murrells Inlet SC :16
Women Division
1. Sharon Remy Orlando FL 3:02
2. Rachel Friede Port St.Lucie FL 1:50
3. DeAnn Denoff Deland FL :37
Junior Division
1. Tim Meagher Apopka FL 2:47
2. Brody Benoist Land-O-Lakes FL 2:26
3. Michael Suarez. Jr Odessa, FL 2:24
Men Division
1. Tim Smith Winter Haven, FL 4:10
2. Tommy Ingram Ocklawaha FL 3:18
3. Jeff Pohlabel Port St. Lucie FL 2:37
Sr. Men Division
1. Gordon Anderson Menasha WI 2:10
2. Tom Gabey Stockbridge, GA 2:07
3. John Friede Port St.Lucie FL 1:57
Open Division
1. Billy Nichols Ocala FL 5:27
2. Jason Lee Stake FL 3:25
3. Jim Link Longwood FL 2:57
Team Endurance
1. Team Banana 24:09
2. Team Mercury 21:15
3. Team Captiva 20:43
4. Team Hermes 13:79
5. Team Yellow 13:55
Team Banana
Ryan Harrower - Hudson FL Banana George Blair - Winter Haven FL
Tim Smith - Winter Haven FL Roger Williams - Winter Haven FL
Michael Suarez Jr. - Odessa FL Jason Smith - Winter Haven FL
Robert Harrower - Hudson FL Larry Reed - Naples FL
Keith St. Onge - Berlin NH Dan Conrod - Winter Haven FL
Philip Heinricli - Orlando FL Ted Eisenstat - Watching NJ
Danny Winton - Highland Park IL
Sunday
Head To Heat Figure Eight Results
Women Division Junior Division
1.Sharon Remy - Orlando FL 1. Mike Suarez - Odessa FL
2. Rachael Friede - Port St. Lucie FL 2. Tim Meagher - Apopka FL
3. Chris William - Winter Haven FL
Men Division Sr. Men Division
1. Tom Ingram - Ocklawaha FL 1. Tom Gabey - Stockbridge, GA
2. Jeff Pohlabel - Port St. Lucie FL 2. John Friede - Port St. Lucie FL
3. Bill Thiel - Palm Beach Garden FL 3. Carl Reiter - Winter Haven, FL
Open Men
1. Billy Nichols - Ocala FL
2. Jason Lee - Stake FL
3. Keith St. Onge - Berlin NH
Blairfoot Bananza World Endurance Champions
Female - Sharon Remy - Orlando FL
Male - Billy Nichols - Ocala FL
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