Goode Water Ski National Championships
Ski West Village, Arvin, Calif.
Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025
83rd Goode Water Ski Nationals Set For Aug. 5-9, 2025
The American Water Ski Association is pleased to announce that the 83rd Goode Water Ski National Championships will be held Aug. 5-9, 2025, at Ski West Village in Arvin, Calif. It will mark the second consecutive year that the Nationals will be held at Ski West Village.
82nd Goode Water Ski Nationals Concludes At Ski West Village
The 82nd Goode Water Ski National Championships concluded Saturday, Aug. 17 at Ski West Village in Arvin, Calif. Nearly 500 water ski athletes competed for titles in slalom, tricks, jump and overall during the five-day tournament, held Aug. 13-17, 2024. Perfect weather and skiing conditions for the entire week led to record-breaking performances and dozens of personal bests by the competitors. View Final Scorebook. Webcast Archives.
Tournament Central#
Practice booking will open 3 weeks before the event. Additional slots will open closer to Nationals.
Priority will be given to appointed officials.
Practice will be held Sunday, Aug. 3 through Friday, Aug. 8
Slalom Practice – $45: 4 slalom passes
Jump and Tricks Practice – $40: 2 jumps, or 2 trick passes
Click Here to book practice
The preliminary (unofficial) running orders can be found at WaterSkiResults.com
- Go to Live Web Scoreboard
- In the Tournament List, find the 2025 GOODE Water Ski National Championships
- Then click on the Select Display Style dropdown and "Running Order"
SLALOM
Nautique | W1, W4, M1, M3, M6, G1, G2, G3, W7, W8-WB, MM |
MasterCraft | G4, G5, W3, MW, B2, B3,M2, M9, MA-MB, W5, M4, OM |
Malibu | W2, W6, B1, B4, B5, M5, M7, M8, OW |
JUMP
MasterCraft | G2, G3, W5, M1, M6, M7, M8-MB, MW, OM, W3, W4 |
Malibu | G5, W1, W2, M2, MM, B2, B3 |
Nautique | W6-WB, B4, B5, M3, M5, M4, OW, G4 |
Masterline Black and Optimized will be used for the 83rd Goode Water Ski National Championships.
Chief Officials History (1939-2030)
Tournament Director | Region |
Joe Biafora | W |
Chief Judge | |
Bruce Butterfield | SC |
Assistant Chief Judges | |
Assignments Judge | |
Ty Vaio | W |
Appointed Judges | |
Assigned Judges | |
Chief Driver | |
Chris Kosek | MW |
Assistant Chief Driver | |
Elaine Bush | W |
Appointed Drivers | |
Chief Scorer | |
Brett Gagner | S |
Assistant Chief Scorer | |
Appointed Scorers | |
Chief Safety Director | |
Harley Wallace | W |
Appointed Safety | |
Rob Vieira | W |
Troy Richman | W |
Chief Technical Controller | |
Owen Letcher | W |
Appointed Technical Controllers | |
Dee Johnson | W |
W | |
Chief Announcer | |
Appointed Announcers | |
Awards will be presented immediately after each event has been completed and the results are made available to the awards volunteers from the chief scorer. The awards will be presented at the north end of Lake 3.
Monday, Aug. 4
8 a.m. - AWSA Board of Directors' Meeting, Doubletree by Hilton Bakersfield
6 p.m. - Nationals Officials' Meeting, Ski West Village 17 (Eric Francois' lot); Pizza will be served
Tuesday, Aug. 5
No events currently scheduled
Wednesday, Aug. 6
6 p.m. - Towboat Committee Meeting, Doubletree by Hilton Bakersfield
Thursday, Aug. 7
End of Day - Junior Awards Banquet & Party, Ski West Village (1 hour after last event concludes)
Friday, Aug. 8
End of Day - Officials Dinner, Paradise Lakes (4529 Diamond Bay Drive)
The Junior Awards Banquet and Party will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7 on site at Ski West Village. It will begin about an hour after the last event of the day concludes.
Host Hotel
Doubletree by Hilton Bakersfield
3100 Camino Del Rio Court
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 323-7111 (For reservations by phone, use code: 903)
$115 per night (Booking Link)
Additional Hotels
3601 Marriott Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
661-324-6660
$114 per night; must book by Aug. 1, 2024 (Booking Link)
Fairfield Inn & Suites Bakersfield Central
3540 Rosedale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93308
661-326-1111 (Reservations by Phone Only: "2024 Water Ski Nationals")
$129 per night (King); $134 per night (2 Queens); must book by July 13, 2024
Four Points by Sheraton Bakersfield
501 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-325-9700
$119 per night (Booking Link)
2620 Buck Owens Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93308
661-800-0009
$124 per night (Booking Link)
There will be RV camping on site at Ski West Village. RVs are allowed at $30.00 per night. There are no hook-ups for water or power, but the tournament director will ask the pumper truck to visit all campers to offer to have their gray and black water pump at their cost. Parking will be on the North and West side of Ski West's Lake 3. Additional parking locations may be available upon request.
Click Here To Reserve Nationals RV Parking
Questions: Call Joe Biafora at (818) 416-0511.
