14 06, 2022

2nd Annual Lake Quinsigamond Any Age, Any Disability Adaptive Water Ski Event at Donahue Rowing Center Friday, June 24th from 8am-4pm.

By |2022-06-14T08:35:09-04:00June 14th, 2022|Adaptive Skiing, Events, Press|0 Comments

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What: 2nd Annual Any Age, Any Disability Water Skiing on Lake Quinsigamond.  Participants from 8-61 with a variety of disabilities water skiing, many for the first time.
When: Friday, June 24th from 8am-4pm
Where: Donahue Rowing Center,  237 N Quinsigamond Ave, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Contact: Ryan DesRoches –  508-944-9793 –  WebsterWaterSki@Gmail.com
Photographers/Videographers: Please meet us at the boat ramp, We’ll do our best to get you on a Boat up close to see the […]

5 12, 2021

SwaterSki raised over $12,000 for Webster Dudley Food Share and National Brain Tumor Society

By |2022-01-30T20:02:37-05:00December 5th, 2021|Events, Press|0 Comments

December 4, 2021,   Webster MA

The 2nd Annual SwaterSki event to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society and Webster Dudley Food Bank was held on Saturday, December 4th 2021 at Point Breeze Marina and Wachusett Mountain.   The water ski portion started at 10am and ran to noon and saw over 16 skiers brave the 39 degree water and 33 degree air temps – many wearing various costumes and despite the cold, all with smiles on their faces! 

In the evening, the skiers traded their wetsuits and waterskis for snow-skis and gloves at they hit the slopes at Wachusett Mountain to round out […]

4 10, 2021

Spooky Ski Webster featured on Spectrum 1 News

By |2021-10-04T12:26:14-04:00October 4th, 2021|Events|0 Comments

WEBSTER, Mass. – It was a spooky September Sunday on Webster Lake as ghosts and ghouls could be seen water skiing and getting everyone ready for the Halloween season.

It was all part of the second annual Dock-o-Treat-event. The Spooky Ski Show was put on by the Webster Water Ski Collective. The nonprofit aims to help people learn how to water ski. People ages 5 and up were able to put on a costume and take part. 

There were all sorts of costumes, including a chicken, pickle, a jailbird, and even someone dressed as Eeyore from “Winnie the Pooh.”

“It’s great. It makes […]

22 08, 2021

Spectrum One News Covers our Any Age – Any Disability Adaptive Ski Event at Lake Quinsigamond

By |2021-08-25T07:32:27-04:00August 22nd, 2021|Adaptive Skiing, Events, Press|0 Comments

Spectrum One News came out and covered our Any Age, Any Disability Adaptive Ski Event on Lake Quinsigamond on August 17, 2021. 

SHREWSBURY, Mass. – People of all ages were out on the water Tuesday thanks to an adaptive water skiing event on Lake Quinsigamond.

The “Any Age, Any Disability” water skiing event took place at the Donahue Rowing Center in Shrewsbury. 

The event gave kids and adults with disabilities a chance to try water skiing with trained instructors. For some, it was their first time.

People were able to use sit skis, with adjustable cages and outriggers, and took turns going around Lake […]

10 08, 2021

Lake Quinsigamond to host Any Age, Any Disability Adaptive Water Ski Event at Donahue Rowing Center August 17th from 8am-4pm.

By |2021-08-10T08:40:45-04:00August 10th, 2021|Adaptive Skiing, Events|0 Comments

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Lake Quinsigamond to host Any Age, Any Disability Adaptive Water Ski Event at Donahue Rowing Center August 17th from 8am-4pm.

First of its kind event at Lake Quinsigamond gives disabled kids the chance to water ski for free.

Worcester, MA – August  2021 –  On Tuesday, August 17th from 8am-4pm  the Donahue Rowing Center on Lake Quinsigamond will be the site of an “Any Age, Any Disability” Water Ski Event that will allow 25 kids and young adults aged 3 – 26 with various disabilities including spinal bifida,  cerebral palsy, down syndrome, […]

8 06, 2021

Any Disability Any Age – Adaptive Water Ski Event returns to Central Massachusetts

By |2021-06-08T09:16:47-04:00June 8th, 2021|Adaptive Skiing, Events|0 Comments

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Any Disability Any Age – Adaptive Water Ski Event returns to Central Mass.

Events on Webster Lake and Lake Quinsigamond this summer will bring water skiing to the disabled community. 

Worcester, MA – June 2021 –  Adaptive water skiing returns to Central Massachusetts this summer with the “Any Disability, Any Age” event at Point Breeze Restaurant and Marina in Webster on Friday, June 25th and at the Donahue Rowing Center on Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury on Tuesday, August 17th. These events will be hosted by the Webster Water Ski Collective, based out of Webster and Charlton […]

29 01, 2021

Looking for partners for our 2021 season! Dock Drive Fundraiser!

By |2021-01-29T10:11:06-05:00January 29th, 2021|Events|0 Comments

We are raising money to support our Adaptive Ski Days and SwaterSki events as well as our general skiing at Point Breeze.

Why Docks? Well we saw that with the Adaptive Ski Event the docks at PB aren’t wide enough for wheelchair access. We also saw at Swaterski that they are very big, heavy and require a small army to move.

In order to do more events and to be safe – we really need wider docks that we can take in and out with just a […]

20 12, 2020

‘SwaterSki’ at Webster Lake raises money for National Brain Tumor Society – from Telegram.com

By |2021-08-25T07:34:01-04:00December 20th, 2020|Events, Press|0 Comments

WEBSTER – Santa and his elves, Frosty the Snowman and even the Grinch all came out to tread water Saturday on Webster Lake, all for a good cause.

Hosted by the Webster Water Ski Collective, Foxy Travel, Point Breeze, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area and the Menard family, the inaugural “SwaterSki to Fight Cancer” attracted 30 water skiers, many suited up in holiday garb.

The “SwaterSki,” a dual water-ski and snow-ski event, featured water skiing at the Point Breeze marina, followed by snow skiing at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton. The benefit is in memory of Christine Menard.

“My mother wasn’t a water skier. She […]

3 12, 2020

SwaterSki postponed to Dec 12, over $12,000 raised!

By |2020-12-03T16:57:06-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Events|0 Comments

Unfortunately, it looks like the weather is not going to allow us to ski this weekend (Dec 5th) – as we expect heavy rain and winds.     After chatting it over with the Menard family, we have decided to postpone all skiing activities until December 12th.     It looks like next week turns colder, so we hope that the snow gods will allow Wachusett to reopen at that time. 

We still expect to meet at Point Breeze at 10:30am for registrations and a safety meeting before we waterski from 11am-1pm and then make the trip to Wachusett for snow-skiing for a […]

22 10, 2020

SwaterSki! Snow/Water ski on December 5th to fight Cancer!

By |2020-10-22T14:34:46-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Events|0 Comments

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SwaterSki!

Snow/Water ski on December 5th to fight Cancer!

Webster, MA – The Webster Water Ski Collective is honored to partner with Foxy Travel/FTI Coach, Wachusett Mountain and the Menard family to host the inaugural “Swaterski to Fight Cancer” event at Point Breeze, Webster, in memory of Christine (Repsys) Menard. The event will benefit the National Brain Tumor Society.

“December 5th isn’t a day I like to remember, it is the day we lost my Mom to glioblastoma, a very aggressive and currently incurable form of brain cancer,” said Keith Menard. “

Finding a way to give back

The “SwaterSki” event will be a dual Water Ski and Snow […]

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