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Get Stoked "Coldwater" Clinic 2001
Stories from the Road by Paul Stokes
When: June 22-24, 2001
Where: Coldwater, Michigan - The Brunsy Compound
Who: Robert Bruns - Clinic Organizer - Ft. Wayne, IN
Why: Aimee’s Birthday with some foot’n fun.
I met Robert at a
clinic in Elkhart, IN a couple of years ago. A couple of weeks after
this experience, he invited me to his friend’s cottage in Coldwater,
MI where I met and skied with several of his friends. This year he
wanted to throw a cool party at his new cottage for his girlfriend on
the lake near Coldwater. We got in touch and put together a
weekend of lessons and partying. The plan was to arrive Thursday
night, foot serious Friday, foot for fun Saturday morning, party
Saturday afternoon and night, and more foot’n on Sunday before
returning.
Heather and I were supposed to arrive in Toledo, OH and
have Robert’s friend, Randy Strebig, pick us up in his private plane
to fly us to Coldwater, but after missing a connecting flight in Chicago
we had to rent a car and drive the rest of the way (about 3 hrs.) Oh
well, we got there just fine and our new friend, Randy, got some
practice on his instruments flying to Toledo with a 400 ft. ceiling at
night.
We
hit the water early and skied all day Friday. Participants in the clinic
were Paul Lagoman, Randy Strebig, Robert Bruns, Myra Moehle, Josh Greve,
Darren Eby, Rob Wirt, Kevin Richardson, James Mark, Ric Zehr, and the
birthday girl Aimee. The water conditions were superb, and everyone
learned something.
At lunch time, Randy set me up to foot behind his sea plane. His
plane is a MAULE M7235 with Baughman Straight Floats. I took three
passes behind the beast. The third of which we tried to get the plane
off the water. Randy had me at 60 m.p.h. which is normally enough for
lift off, but the drag I was putting on the floats drug him down too
much. It was an experience that I will never forget. A big THANKS to
Randy Strebig.
Saturday
we skied in the morning, but by lunch time, the party was on. We played
beach volleyball, listened to the live band that rocked, and floated a
few kegs. The party was awesome. All of Robert and Aimee’s
friends were a pleasure to meet and all had good times. There were
only a few minor injuries, involving fire crackers and digging volley
ball, but everyone got home safe.
Sunday was a nice day of skiing and relaxing. A nice afternoon nap
and an uneventful trip home made for a nice end to a killer weekend.
This was a unique clinic in that half the point of my trip was to enjoy
the party and just have fun. Robert was a grand host, and I look forward
to coming back to the Brunsy Compound for more good times.
Stokeman OUT!!!
Check out the cool video of Paul footing
behind Randy's Plane
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I met Robert at a
clinic in Elkhart, IN a couple of years ago. A couple of weeks after
this experience, he invited me to his friend’s cottage in Coldwater,
MI where I met and skied with several of his friends. This year he
wanted to throw a cool party at his new cottage for his girlfriend on
the lake near Coldwater. We got in touch and put together a
weekend of lessons and partying. The plan was to arrive Thursday
night, foot serious Friday, foot for fun Saturday morning, party
Saturday afternoon and night, and more foot’n on Sunday before
returning.
We
hit the water early and skied all day Friday. Participants in the clinic
were Paul Lagoman, Randy Strebig, Robert Bruns, Myra Moehle, Josh Greve,
Darren Eby, Rob Wirt, Kevin Richardson, James Mark, Ric Zehr, and the
birthday girl Aimee. The water conditions were superb, and everyone
learned something.
Saturday
we skied in the morning, but by lunch time, the party was on. We played
beach volleyball, listened to the live band that rocked, and floated a
few kegs. The party was awesome. All of Robert and Aimee’s
friends were a pleasure to meet and all had good times. There were
only a few minor injuries, involving fire crackers and digging volley
ball, but everyone got home safe.
