State Tournament Weekend Notes:​

• The weekend gets underway with BBT 5 - the Dottie T Pick your Poison (Slalom only) on Friday July 21th at 8 am.  Note: this is separate sanction from the State tournament, so if you intend to ski in this tournament you will have to sign up separately.   Skiers Note: This tournament is different than the rest of the BBT’s as the highest seeds are the first off of the dock.​
• The State OWSA annual meeting will be held at Dammeyer’s Boat house at 8 pm or at the conclusion of the Dottie T finals.   The Van Treese family will be providing dinner for skiers and their families in honor and memory of Dottie Troeger.   The selection of the site for the 2018 State Tournament and election of officers for 2017-18 will be determined during this meeting (agenda here).
• The State Tournament will start at 8 am on Saturday, July 22nd.  Parking will be along the lane that runs on the west side of the lake.  Please try to stay as close to the driveway as possible because it has been wet and we want to limit how much of our yards get torn up.  There should be plenty of room for RV’s and campers as well.
• For the slalom and jump events we have elected to have each competitor ski behind the same boat that they drew for Regionals and Nationals.    Random draw of the boats resulted in skiers behind the Malibu going 1st, Mastercraft 2nd, and Nautique/Centurion 3rd.  The running order will be from lowest to highest seed order.   So the rough running order for Slalom will be:

                   Malibu: G3, W3, MW, W7-11, OW, B2, M2, M9-11
                   Mastercraft: W2, W6, B1, B3, M5, M7-11
                   Nautique/Centurion: G1, G2, W5, M4, MM, W1, W4, M1, M3, M6, OM

• The Slalom event for all age groups will be first, followed by the Junior Trick and Junior Jump events.  
• The Adult trick event will start at 8 am on Sunday, beginning with the W1 thru W11, then M1 thru M11
• The Adult jump event will be start at the conclusion of Adult Trick with the following order:

                  Malibu: W1, W2, M2, MM
                  Mastercraft: W4, W6-11, M3, M5
                  Nautique/Cent: W3, MW, M4, OM, W5, OW, M1, M6-11

• The State Banquet will be held at the Varsity Lanes Bowling alley lounge located at 91 Herzing Street in St. Marys (just off of St. Rte 66).  You can start arriving at 6 pm, but the meal is scheduled to be served at 7 pm.   Presentation of the awards will follow the meal.  Adult beverages will be available for purchase in the lounge.  Lemonade and tea will be included with the meal.  The Banquet is free of charge for all competitors and will cost $10 for any guest.

Who: Current and former members of the Ohio State Waterski Team, as well as family and friends of the team
When: September 3rd - 4th, 2016
Where: Shortline Shores - 2645 Dowty Rd; St. Marys, OH 45885

Slalom, trick, and Jump Skiers of all ages and abilities come join the fun! Tournaments are multi-round and handicap scored!
      
Stop #1      June 25th - 26th Lake Bobason Marysville, OH    
      
Stop #2     July 2nd Barking Shores Bowling Green, OH  
      
Stop #3      July 9th - 10th Pleasant Shores Van Wert, OH  
      
Stop #4     July 16th - 17th Shortline Pick Your Poison St Marys, OH  
      
Stop #5     July 22nd Pleasant Shores Van Wert, OH  
      
STATE     July 23rd - 24th State Championship Van Wert, OH

Skiers will form teams of 4-7 skiers to compete as a team as well as individually.  This new format will also allow for team vs. team tournaments outside the BBT that can be completed in 3 hours or less!

Make your business a part of the excitement and first in the minds of Ohio skiers by sponsoring the 2016 Buckeye Buoy Tour!   We are asking for a $100 donation towards the tour OR $100 worth of product to give out as prizes during the season.

With your donation you will be recognized on the OWSA Buckeye Buoy Tour webpage, announced live throughout each tournament and listed on any BBT promotional materials such as t-shirts, banners, and literature.

Contact Lisa Nelson today at anelson9@cinci.rr.com to become a 2016 BBT sponsor! 

Click below for overall "Spin It to Win It" brackets along with Round 1 Running Orders...
Running Order
Brackets

Event Order for the 2015 State Championships

7:30 AM Saturday - SLALOM
MasterCraft: W1, W4, M1, M3, M6, OM, G3, B2
Nautique: W2, W6-11, B1, B3, M5, M7-11, MW, OW
Malibu: G1, G2, W5, M4, MM, W3, M2
JUNIOR TRICK
JUNIOR JUMP
W1-10 JUMP
M1-10 JUMP

8:00 AM Sunday
W1-10 TRICK
M1-10 TRICK
Remaining JUMP Events

*If a Centurion is available for slalom, then G2,W3,MW,W7-11,OW,B2,M2,M9-11 SLALOM will take place after the Malibu SLALOM skiers.
**Regional/National boat draws will not be followed for the JUMP event unless specifically requested by a skier to Jim McClure prior to Friday, July 24th.