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Old 07-08-2010, 04:52 PM
 
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I'm new to the Orlando area from Michigan and looking for a place to start water skiing regularly. I'm looking to join a club or just join some one on a lake with a course. Have ski and gas money, will travel.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Dan
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Old 07-09-2010, 06:28 AM
 
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There is a ski park off 528 before you get to John Young(??) Not sure of the name for it. Don't need a boat.

One thing to remember though "if the temps reach 90 degrees for 3 days in a row, don't swim in lakes or ponds. " They had a death at the ski park a couple years ago from the amoeba that lives in the bottom of lakes and ponds. When it is really hot out and gets stirred up from splashing etc they can enter a body and cause very quick brain swelling.
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Old 07-09-2010, 12:29 PM
 
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Orlando Watersports Complex is more geared for Wakeboarding and I'm not sure I've ever head of anyone skiing there but their commercial says you can. It was also featured in the Major Motion Picture, Never Back Down.


YouTube - OWC Commercial - Orlando Watersports Complex
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Old 07-09-2010, 12:45 PM
 
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I'm new to the Orlando area from Michigan and looking for a place to start water skiing regularly. I'm looking to join a club or just join some one on a lake with a course. Have ski and gas money, will travel.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Dan
There are a huge number of clubs and places to ski in the greater Orlando area. The American Water Ski Association/USA Waterski headquarters is located just down I-4 in Polk City. There is a club organized behind The American Water Ski Educational Foundation Waterski Museum from which USA waterski rents office space for their headquarters.

You can search for clubs here in the sport discipline you'd like to participate:

Welcome to USA Water Ski

If you are interested in joining the USA Water Ski affiliated club behind the Water Ski Hall of Fame on I-4 in Polk City (holy Cow Rd.) you may wish to contact Scot Ellis through the Ski Fly website.
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Old 07-10-2010, 03:56 PM
 
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In Downtown, you have Lake Ivanhoe. In west Orlando, you have Lake Mann.
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