Ages 5–14 · Every Summer Since 1987
The Dock Where
Kids Become Skiers.
Boom starts beside the boat. Coaches who were once the kids on this same dock. Parents on the grass bank with cameras. It's been working for nearly forty years.
New Kids on the Water
Why Kids Get Up
Here When They
Couldn't Elsewhere.
Behind a family boat, a kid gets a shouted instruction, a rope, and one chance in ten. Here, they get the boom: a rigid bar on the side of the boat, a coach close enough to hold a conversation, and a speed that matches their nerves. The deep-water start — the thing that defeats almost everyone — isn't part of day one at all.
The program is called New Kids on the Water. It has run every summer since 1987, and it's where a meaningful share of the 3,000-plus people this lake has taught took their very first pull — including two future world champions who started on this exact dock.
Two Ways In
Session or Camp.
New Kids on the Water
The classic introduction: boom starts, patient coaching, and a dock full of high-fives, run as scheduled sessions through the summer. All gear provided — swimsuit and towel is the whole packing list.
Kids Camp
For the kid who did a session and hasn't stopped talking about it: two intensive days of water time, technique, and reps with the coaching team.
For the Parents