Welcome to the Official WEB Site of the Mackinac Island
Stone Skipping & Gerplunking Club (MISS&GC)
This site is dedicated to the sport of stone skipping, primarily
through the annual stone skipping tournament held every year on Historic
Mackinac Island in Northern Michigan.
The tournament is open to all ages and always occurs at Windermere Beach
(Located next to Iroquois Hotel)
every year at 10:00 am on the 4th of July.
2007 Stone Skipping Competition Results
Another 'Golden Year' of warm weather, gentle breezes and flat water
welcomed this years competitors. It was estimated that there were 912.5
fans in attendance (including a cameo by the govenor) with over 369 contestants skipping
and over $900 raised for the Mackinac Island Library Book Fund this year.
Cris 'Pipes' Mulroney won
the Amateur Tournament with an impressive 21 opted for the 75lb
Little David trophy and a years supply of fudge instead of slugging it out with
the pros.
The new defending Pebbles Cup Champion Drake 'The Duck'
Lewandoski knocked off the 3 time defending champ Adam 'The Hammer' Eyman with a best skip of 17
to win the Pebbles Division.
In the
professional division Russ 'Rock Bottom' Byars blew the doors off the
competition with an amazing skip of 33. In addition to being the best skip
of the day 33 is the new island record. It has been suggested that the
judges may need tri-focals next year since Russ's skip went out past the harbor
docks (some 300+ feet away).
Defending champ John 'Skippy' Kolar still limping with a cane this year
said he would be back to full strength next year but "... a lot of my time this
year will be dedicated to my burgeoning film career. You can take a sneak peak
at
www.johnskippykolar.com"
Crowd favorite 'Hard Luck" Loy has not won in years but had a commanding
lead and he thanked his fan club.
Island fixture Doc Crane judged the 2nd annual 'Kerplunking'
tournament, a real favorite with the babies. This new event is for
those folks who find skipping too challenging and was open to all comers.
Mike Z. from East Lansing was this years winner with a crowd pleasing
splash/score of 45.4 taking home the coveted "Doc' Crane Stone-on-a-lanyard".
NPRs All Things Considered - 'Skipping Stones for
the Win'
On July 4, 2005 · Michele
Norris talked with Eric Steiner, play-by-play announcer for the Mackinac
Island stone-skipping contest, about the pro division of the 31st annual
Mackinac Island stone-skipping contest. Russ "Rock Bottom" Byars
of Franklin, Penn., bested the 10-person field with a record-setting 30
skips.
Guinness World Record Update
It's official The Guinness World Record folks have accepted as the new world
record Kurt Steiner's September 14, 2003 skip of 40 in the category of most
ducks and drakes. To learn more visit
www.PAStoneskipping.com
The Historic Grand Hotel
is the UnOfficial Sponsor of the annual Press and Awards
Banquet held at the 'Jockey Club'.
Copyright © 2007 MISS&GC. All rights reserved. Revised:
February 27, 2008
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