Camp Guide

Welcome to the Gordy Bubolz Wakeboard Camp. Please read over the following pages to familiarize yourself with our day to day operations. We hope to exceed all of your expectations of what a wakeboard camp should be. If you have any other questions please give us a call or email. Thank You!

GBWC Camp Phone: 920 205 2753
Email: gordy@wakeboardingcamp.com
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2561
Appleton, WI 54912

What to Bring to Camp

    __Wakeboard, (if you don’t have one we can get you a new Demo at Fort Fremont Free of Charge)
    __Life jacket (We also have an assortment of Life Jackets available)
    __Several swimsuits or shorts
    __A pair of warm-up pants or jeans to wear in the boat if it’s cold
    __Wet suit (if the weather turns cold, we have extra’s too)
    __Tee shirts
    __Sweat shirt
    __Sunscreen
    __Spending money
    __Beach Towel
    __Shampoo, soap, and other toiletries

Contact GBWC
If you have an emergency or need to contact us, please use the main camp number: 920 205 2753. This is also Rhonda’s cell phone that she has on her at all times. If you are not able to get through right away, please leave a message and Rhonda will get back to you ASAP.

Emergencies or Injuries
In the event a camper requires professional medical attention, he/she will be taken to one of our local hospitals by Gordy or Rhonda, and the campers parents will be notified immediately.

    Riverside Medical Center (15 minutes from camp)
    St. Elizabeth Hospital (20 minutes from camp)

Weeks Events

Sunday

    3:00—4:00 pm
    Arrive at camp and get checked in. Bring your wakeboard onto the houseboat for dinner out on the river, some swimming, and a set of riding before dark.

Monday

    8:00 AM
    Time to wake up and head over to the main cabin for breakfast with everyone. We’ll typically watch a wakeboard video while eating to get amped to ride, and then head out.
    8:40 AM
    Check the running order for what boat and instructor you are with, and head down to the dock.
    9:00—12:00
    Morning session on the water. Most students choose to ride two 20—25 minute sets. We don’t overcrowd our boats either, and take a maximum of four students per boat.
    12:00—1:30
    Lunch back at camp.
    1:30—5:00
    Afternoon session on the water.
    5:30
    Dinner at camp.
    After Dinner
    Swimming at the Waupaca River, a local shallow sand bottom river that’s always a favorite.

Tuesday

    Same Schedule
    Evening Activity
    Capture the flag

Wednesday

    To rest sore muscles, we only wakeboard for the morning session.

Thursday

    Morning and Afternoon Session
    Evening Activity
    End of week banquet at Brainerd’s Bridge

Friday

    Morning session, dismissed after lunch at Noon.

Fort Fremont/Hyperlite Wakeboard Tournaments

Our local marina hosts 3 grassroots tournaments each summer. The tournament dates always fall on a Wednesday and are June 18, July 16, and August 6. If you are at camp during those weeks, we will wakeboard part of the morning session, and then head over by river with the houseboat to the tournament site to compete, or to just cheer on your friends and participate in the variety of other activities. The tournaments are divided by skill level, and accommodate wakeboarders at any level. They are a lot of fun, laid back, and a great way to get started in competition. For more info please see: www.fortfremontmarine.com.

Phone Calls

Cell phones are permitted at camp, but if your child has a tendency to loose their phone, please leave it at home and they can use the camp land-line phone. The campers are reminded to call home and check in with their parents, but due to their busy camp schedule, please do not be alarmed if your child does not call as often as you would like.

Laundry

We encourage the campers to bring enough clothing to last for their session. Campers staying for more than one session can have their laundry taken to a coin operated Laundromat in-between sessions.

Lost and Found

Any items left behind will be held in our lost and found collection. Please call or email camp with your lost item description and we will mail it back to you. Our busy camp environment is an ideal place to misplace or loose track of items, so we strongly recommend that valuables not be taken to camp.

Thank you for reading over the Gordy Bubolz Wakeboard Camps operations, we can’t wait to wakeboard with you this summer!