Dayton OH Riders

Need tourny site for all day wakeboard event Dayton area! Where would be the best site. Here is what I need. Im offering No entry fees for the person + 3 who best helps secure location. I looking for the best site ever. So start posting

> * Size and depth of water 2500 X 500 feet minimum 10 feet deep min
> * Smooth shoreline for no backwash
> * Prevaling wind, wind protection
> * Currents
> * Water quality, weeds, debris, hazards
> * Docking
> * Good boat ramp
> * Hospital location(s)
> * Boat traffic, can we control!!!!!!!
> * Tent and spectator set up room
> * Parking
> * Power
> * Resturants
> * Easy to find

There's the hydro bowl, it's ugly but convenient. I thought that you could ski on some section of the Greater Miami River, south of Dayton. Do they still run hydroplane races there? I think you would have enough space and facilities to support an event at the hydro bowl.

When do you think you will run the event?

I’m working on trying to do something in Columbus. Let me know how it turns out.

Hydrobowl Facilities

> * Size and depth of water 2500 X 500 feet minimum 10 feet deep min – don’t know
> * Smooth shoreline for no backwash - riprap
> * Prevaling wind, wind protection excellent – good enough for racing hydroplanes
> * Currents - none
> * Water quality, weeds, debris, hazards - Excellent
> * Docking – Poor
> * Good boat ramp _ don’t recall was OK I think
> * Hospital location(s) St. E’s – but all you need is a meat wagon
> * Boat traffic, can we control!!!!!!! Get city variances – take over
> * Tent and spectator set up room - Good
> * Parking – don’t recall
> * Power – Don’t know
> * Resturants – OK
> * Easy to find – You can see I35 from the water

My bad you can see Rt. 4 from the bowl. As an added attraction out of town riders can stop and see the near by Air Force Museum. I think that you can only boat on the west bassin.

Thanks BIGSHOW

I looked at that on google. City parks can be very good. Who is the contact for Metro Parks to give varience to control lake?

I contacted the City of Columbus Parks and Recreation department; get your yellow pages out. The Columbus city Parks and Rec has a list of ten marine event planning requirements, they are:

Application submission 1-year to 30-days prior to the event
Pre-event planning meeting
1. Site map
a. Shore sites and activities
b. Water use plan and schedule
2. Parking plan
a. How many contestants
b. Estimate one guest per contestant
c. Estimate 12 event staff
d. Estimate 12 sponsors
e. Assume an average of two persons per car
3. Plans for competition headquarters
4. Restroom facilities, I may need to rent porta johns for the event
5. Plan for trash pickup – Columbus wants the event to provide an additional dumpster(s) and container if the event draws a large crowed.
6. First aid
a. Columbus requires one person on site who is capable of providing emergency care
b. USA Water ski requires an EMT within I think 5 to 10 minute of the site.
7. Course markers – If your going to mark your course, Columbus requires approved marine markers
a. Does the club have markers?
b. Wakesurf event distance is two passes from 800 to 1,500 feet
c. A single pass wakesurf course is from 1,500 to 3,000 feet
d. Not sure about wakeboard course requirements yet
8. Public Liability insurance – You’ll probably need provide $1M of liability insurance for the city for the day of the event. You’ll need to provide proof of insurance for the city.
9. Notification to the public
a. What impact will this event have on the public, use of the lake, boat ramp and so on.
10. Additional dock requirements – don’t think that applies to the bowl.