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| 11/8/2018

"We’re looking for a long-term relationship, not just a place to hang our skis for one or two years."

-- Tampa Bay Water Ski Show team president Clint Gordon

For more than 25 years, crowds have gathered every Saturday evening on the bleachers in front of the lake down Burbank Road to watch the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show team careen through the air, glide atop water and put on a choreographed free show.

Ron Prevost and his wife have been coming each week for almost a decade and they know most of the team of more than 100 performers by name now.

“The talent is unmatched,” he said.

But the shows will be put on hiatus after Dec. 1 until the team can find a new home, as the landlord is ending the team's lease.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times.

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