I was just wondering if anyone has ever attended the Master's at Pine Mountain, Georgia? If so, how was the event and atmosphere. Some friends and I are thinking of attending and renting some cabins.

I have been several years. It has a nice family atmosphere, but IMO it is more of a waterski competition that has wakeboarding than a wakeboard comp. The lake doesn't have any sliders, but Parks went off the ski jump one year getting DQ'd in the process. It is a great place to meet some pros. You'll see them at the venue swimming around before their heats, signing autographs and you'll even see them in town. We sat next to Harf and Rusty at Subway one year a few hours before they went head to head in the finals. They were all pretty pumped to talk to us.

It is a big skiers venue, I think that that may be changing in the coming years. Alot of the skiers show complete disrespect for wakeboarding.But it is a fun event and the pomp and circumstance that they surround themselves with is comical. The sponsors show up in a big way as do the riders as it is an honor to be invited to Masters. <BR>Callaway Gardens is awesome and a great family vacation for sure. If you can, bring your bikes. And don't forget that the qualifiers is the week prior!!

So Robyn are you telling me to hang out in the beer garden until the skiing is over?

Doug, that's were I always know where to find you <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/biggrin.gif" border=0>

Hey Duuuuug, nah, unless it is the jumping, we don't even show up until after the skiers are done. Besides, when have you ever needed a beer garden?? LOL!!

We went last year to support all the FL riders! We had a good time but this event is all family and little party.