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Cypress Gardens Skis, Please

May 28th, 2007 · 18 Comments

By Garland Pollard

When folks look for water skis, brand names like Obrien and Connelly are what you find.

What comes to mind, though, is the Cypress Gardens Dick Pope brand. The question is what happened to Cypress Gardens Dick Pope skis? They were the standard, the inventor. This would be like one day going to a bike shop and there weren’t any more Schwinns, or no more Wilson tennis racquets.

Please bring back Cypress Gardens water skis. Sure, the Cypress Gardens theme park is still around, but that’s not enough.


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18 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Rodrigo // Jun 2, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira. Até mais.

  • 2 Anonymous // Jul 12, 2007 at 4:53 am

    huh?

  • 3 Tom Smiley // Jul 13, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    I have a pair of Paul Pope Jr., Cyprus Gardens, water skis. Please contact me if you know of anyone that might be interested in purchasing them.

  • 4 Charles Cherry // May 7, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    I have a pair that I was wondering what they would be worth. I never owned a boat but went to the lake with several families as a kid. I would carry my new Dick Pope Jr’s for the day and then bring them back home. Probably have not been used many times.
    Anyone want to buy them?

  • 5 jake // Jun 19, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    i am interested in your skis.

  • 6 charlie owens // Aug 9, 2010 at 6:35 am

    need a pair of dick pope jr. write if u will sell

  • 7 Jenny Barker // Aug 26, 2010 at 7:58 am

    My dad taught me how to ski on Dick Pope III water skis. That was almost 40 years ago. I held onto those skis and used them off and on until we purchased a boat in 2003. At that time, I would try nothing else. Nothing was better than my Dick Pope III skis! They held up well until 2 years ago when the wood finally started to separating. I was able to go on e-bay and find a pair of Dick Pope Jr. skis. My heart will try nothing else!

  • 8 Vince Cardenas // Feb 25, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Yes,Ihappen to have a wooden pair of Dick Pope.Jr cypress garden skis in excellent condition,has the cypress garden logo exactly like the one the author shows on the site.wood,finish,and all writing and decals are in great shape.Im looking to sell them anyone Interested please contact me at:vcardenas7@yahoo.com or (305)733-5288

  • 9 tena // May 14, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    i have a pair of vintage wooden ,cypress gardens, dick pope, jr. , water skis 4 sale- anyone interested- email me @ cristena.budgett@yahoo.com

  • 10 Pam // Aug 28, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    would love a pair of Dick Pope III skiis in great condition. e-mail me if you will sell @hgriffioen@aol.com

  • 11 William // Sep 25, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    I have a pair of Dick Pope Jr. cypress garden in good condition.. I want to sell to anyone best offer.if interested please call or email 606-224-5408 or ddean2@roadrunner.com

  • 12 Judy // Oct 15, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I acquired a Dick Pope III and a Dick Pope Jr. wooden Cypress Garden skis. Anyone interested in them, please email me and I will send you a picture.

  • 13 Starr // Nov 30, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    I have a pair of Dick Pope, Jr Cypress Gardens Water Skis in very good condition. If you are interested in buying please email me at starr.harris@comcast.net.

  • 14 Mutch // Dec 6, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    I have a pair of dick pope jr skiis in near perfect condition. One has extra foot insert for one foot skiing. Let me know if u want to buy them. 850-528-166zero

  • 15 Tyler // Jan 5, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    I have two pairs of the Cypress Gardens Dick Pope Jr. skis in good condition if anyone is interested, email cooneyphotography (at) gmail (dot) com

  • 16 Tim // Jan 15, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    I have a pair of the Cypress Gardens Dick Pope Jr skis in good condition. Will sell to the right person for the right price. Will look great in a sports bar, man-cave or gameroom….Interested? Email me at lrhall41@aol.com or call me at 863-223-5529.

  • 17 Bob // Feb 21, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    Have a pair of Dick Pope Jr. water skiis in good condition. One is a slalom with the extra foot binding. Please contact via e-mail if interested.

  • 18 Tim // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:35 am

    I happen to have a pair of Dick Pope Jr. shoe skis. If interested in buying please E-mail

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