INSTA-SLALOM COURSE RULES

10-9-26 - We have an insta-slalom course located on the east side of the lake. Only boats towing slalom skiers are allow within the course boundaries. No matter what you are doing, if you see that a buoy is missing, please replace it. If you are a wake boat, we expect the wake may cause some damage even if you are not in the course. Look around, see if your boat wake loosened any buoys, find them and re-attach ASAP.  No boats should go thru the course unless all buoys are in place. Missing buoys will cause the PVC to get unbalanced. You may hit one with your prop and cause significant damage. There is plenty of room West of the course for anything other than slalom.

Slalom skiers are using their own funds, time and effort to keep the course up to tournament standards. Hooking the buoy back on is not hard. Do it once and you will realize that this simple task will smooth out any bad blood between the 2 disciplines. We are a club, a team, we help each other for the sake of the club while maintaining our good relationship with the City or FTL. The most important thing is to try to attach a buoy right away with tie wraps or flexible wire. Keep slalom course supplies on board and simple tools.  If there is damage you cannot fix, call Gayle.  There are limited supplies in the dock box. 

1. Boats shall not drive down the center line of the slalom course (between the yellow boat guide buoys) unless towing a slalom skier or calibrating speed control equipment or speedometers.
   
2. If a slalom course buoy or magnet is clipped, it is the GCSC permitted boat owner's responsibility to immediately replace.
   
3. If slalom course PVC is damaged, contact Joe or Gayle.
   
4. If a GCSC member witnesses an infraction of the Rules  he/she shall immediately notify the president of the infraction.
5. ONLY MEMBERS WITH EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE DRIVING THRU THE COURSE.
   
6. All owners of boats to be permitted by the GCSC  will be required to sign a new waiver stating that they understand the insta-slalom rules and safety precautions.
7. A violation will result in a 30-day suspension on the first violation and a revocation of membership on the second violation.

  SLALOM COURSE DAMAGE PREVENTION & REPAIR DAMAGE PREVENTION 

• Please observe the following practices while driving/skiing:  If you are not actually towing a skier through the slalom course (for example, wakeboarding, barefooting, tricking, hydrofoiling, free skiing, etc.), do not drive your boat down the center line of the course. Instead, pull the skier outside of the slalom course (i.e., to the West of the course as much as possible). Even if you are pulling a skier near the course, if he falls, the rope can become entangled in a buoy when you turn the boat around to bring him the rope.  
  
• While pulling a slalom skier through the course, don’t watch the skier in the mirror. Keep your eyes focused on keeping the boat centered between the guide buoys at all times to avoid running over them. 
  
• When towing a skier outside of the slalom course, make sure the boat driver is watching where he is driving, not watching the skier. Brief the driver to avoid all buoys while driving, and when bringing the rope to a fallen skier, make sure the tow rope or handle doesn’t catch a buoy. 
  
• When making repairs to the course, do it when no other boats are operating near the course, or suspend all skiing.  
• The club can designate a day and time to close the lake completely for course repairs, with proper notice.
  

ANATOMY OF THE SLALOM COURSE and HOW TO MAKE REPAIRS

It is good for every type of skier to know that there are 10 connections on the course that go out left and right from the middle/boat path.

There are a total of 26 buoys.

• G buoy - 2 green cylindrical setup/55meter boat guide buoys at the north and south end of the course  
  
• R buoy - 2 red round gate buoys at each end of the course •
  
• Y buoy - 6 pairs of yellow cylindrical boat guide buoys down the course’s center line  
  
• R buoy - 6 red round skier turn buoys at the outer edges of the course, 3 on each side

The SLALOM COURSE DIAGRAM shows which buoys have magnets, (labeled Y/m and R/m in the diagram).................................