WaterSki Magazine

The 33rd Annual Lake Norman New Year’s Day Barefoot Challenge will be held at Lake Norman Marina on Jan. 1. It is one of the longest-running and unique barefoot water ski tournaments in the world.

Barefoot skiing behind a plane and more crazy stunts from Ron Scarpa, Paul Macdonald, Nolan Lough and Andre De Villiers during a photo and video shoot for Eagle Sports and Barefoot Central.

Barefooters have always been known as…well, the crazy and extreme renegades of the water sports world. If you’re a hardcore footer, we don’t mean that to offend, but rather to give props to those willing to do just about anything behind a boat at top speeds...