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JANUARY 25, 2019 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-9
Remembering skier Bill ‘Barefoot’ von Zabern...

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Bill did not wake up one morning
and say he was going the break the re-
cord. He trained for that day for six long
months. His first flip took place at 8:03
a.m. that November morning. From that
point on, Bill continued to circle Can-
yon Lake on his quest to break the long-
standing record. At 10:30 a.m., the re-
cord no longer belonged to Geno. It was
now the hands of Canyon Lake’s Bill
von Zabern.
Bill had no intention of stopping at
that point. Five and a half hours into the
journey Bill was still flipping and had
not stopped or crashed. At this point, he
has now done 2,832 flips consecutively,
more than doubling the old mark. When
he got thirsty, they had a chase boat that
would pass water to him in a basket.
When it was said and done, Bill was
on the hydrofoil for six hours and 30
minutes and completed 3,058 flips with-
out crashing. Boat driver Mike Murphy
rode 56 laps around Canyon Lake for a
total of 160 miles at 24.9 miles per hour.
When asked what he was going to do
after completing 3,000 plus flips. He re-
plied, “I am going to Halloween Haunt.”
Besides doing more than 3,000 con-
secutive flips, the endurance to be pulled
behind a boat is astonishing. Bill was no PHOTO BY BERT BARBAY
stranger to endurance events as he also
participated in marathons, triathlons and
Iron Man events. He also once rode his “Barefoot” Bill von Zabern
bike across America to raise money for
charity. Karen purchased a memorial plaque in his honor and had it Bill with “That’s Incredible Award” for the world record he
Bill is survived by his wife Karen, installed near the ski pavilion on Vacation Drive. Karen also broke on Nov. 3, 2008. Karen accepted the award on his be-
mother Evelyn, brothers Fred, Robert, proudly donated the clickers her late husband used in setting half.
James and Joe, and the many friends the 2009 hydrofoil world record to the Water Ski Hall of Fame
that loved him dearly. and Museum in Polk City, Florida. RIP Bill, may your days be filled with many wonderful
A few months after Bill’s passing, After his passing, the US Hydrofoil Association honored memories and a smooth lake.

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