page_title: Barefoot skiing
section_title: Competition
hierarchical_section_title: Barefoot skiing / Competition
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Il salto nei piedi nudi. English: Barefoot Jumping
context_page_description: Barefoot skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting". Barefooting requires the skier to travel at higher speeds than conventional water skiing. The necessary speed required to keep the skier upright varies by the weight of the barefooter and can be approximated by the following formula: + 20, where W is the skier's weight in pounds and the result is in miles per hour. It is an act performed in show skiing, and on its own.
context_section_description: Barefoot water skiing has a competitive aspect which is very established. In traditional competition, there are three events:
  Tricks – The skier has two passes of 15 seconds to complete as many different tricks as possible. All tricks have specific point values depending on difficulty. The skier also is awarded points for the start trick they performed to get up.
  The current world record for Men's Open division is 13,350 points set by David Small on August 14, 2018
  For the Women's Open division the world record is 10,100 pts. set by Ashleigh Stebbeings on March 13, 2014.
  In the Boy's division Jackson Gerard set a record of 12.850 points on July 28, 2018. It also counted as the Men's Open record until broken two weeks later by World Barefoot Center teammate David Small.
  For the Girls division a record of 7400 points was set by Georgia Groen on April 1, 2013.
  Slalom – The skier has two passes of 15 seconds to cross the wake as many times as possible. The skier can cross the wake forwards or backwards and on two feet or one foot.
  The world record for Men's Open division was set by Keith St. Onge on January 6, 2006 (20.6).
  Ashleigh Stebbeings set the Women's Open division world record on October 8, 2014 with a score of 17.2 points.
  The Boys division world record of 19.2 pts. was set on January 6, 2006 by Heinrich Sam. It was tied by Jackson Gerard on August 16, 2018.
  Nadine De Villiers set the Girl's division world record of 16.1 pts. on April 5, 1997.
  Jump – The skier travels over a small, fiberglass jump ramp. They have three jumps and the longest one successfully landed counts. Professionals can jump as far as 90 feet (27.4 meters).
  The current world record for Men's Open division of 29.9 meters (98.1 feet) was set by David Small on August 11, 2010.
  With a jump of 23.4 meters (76.8 feet) Ashleigh Stebbeings set the Women's Open world record on February 19, 2017.
  Tee-Jay Russo jumped 26.7 meters (87.6 feet) to set the Boy's division world record on December 29, 2018
  The Girl's division world record of 12.1 Meters (39.7 feet) was set by Kim Rowswell on August 13, 2010.<ref>https://worldbarefootcouncil.com/docs/Current_World_Records_Jan14_2019.pdf<ref>
  For more information on rules, see the World Barefoot Council.
  Some other barefoot competitions feature endurance events. These include:
  Figure 8 – Two skiers on opposite sides of the wake ski while the boat drives in the pattern of a figure 8. The skier who is the last one standing wins.
  Team Endurance – This is a race between a variety of teams. Each team has a boat and the skiers take turns skiing. This generally takes place on a long river, where race distances can be up to about 45 miles. The first team to cross the finish line wins.
  The newest form of Barefoot competition is an event which brings together all three events Tricks, Slalom and Jump into a single set.
caption: Barefoot Jumping
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