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July 2001 - SETS A skier dodges fireworks to celebrate his independence. - PLANES, CRANES, and AUTOMOBILES Pros skiers and riders break up the monotony of tournament training and hit the road and airways for some extracurricular excitement. - A DIFFERENT BREED Rising wakeboard stars Chris Law, Joel Cahill and Froggy Soven are already sticking their toughest moves to the pro tour. - RIDE THE ARC Whether you slalom in the open water or in the course there's a new way of thinking about your approach into the turn from the second wake. Let Chris Sullivan, Kristi Overton-Johnson and Jason Paredes show you the way.
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June 2001
- SETS Shots that will get you hot. - MOOMBA MANIA Experience Australia Moomba Masters-style. - HANDLE THE HEAT The technical differences between 32-, 34- and 36-mph slalom. - CINDERELLA STORY Freddy Krueger and Karen Truelove live the pro tour dream.
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April 2001 - BAREFOOT BETTER NOW! - The World Champ Shows You How; HOT SLALOM TIPS - From The World's Best!; SWEET RIDES - This Years Best Wakeboards Reviewed; STICKS THAT RIP - Serious Slaloms For Serious Skiers; SETS - Sick shots of liquid sweetness.
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March 2001 - LOOKING FOR A NEW STICK? WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU!; TROPHY LAKES: A Road Trip To Slalom Utopia; Bonus: See What Andy Sees - Learn Perfect Slalom Course Vision From The Master.
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January/February 2001 - BOAT BUYERS GUIDE. 74 New Boats, Tons Of Scores & Stats, Expert Ratings; FAST BREAK-Get The Inside Track To Your New Ride. Five of the countries top boat dealers take you to the classroom for Boat Buying 101.
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December 2000 - KNOCKOUT! - Andy Mapple Floors The World Record; Photopia! Exclusive Look At The 1st America's Cup - Forty-Six Pages; Cutting Loose - the America's Cup riders get jiggy; Launched - six women join in the ski fly arena.
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October 2000 - SLALOM STYLE - Go From Good To Great; Crossover Sports! See What The Pros Do To Stay On Top; Aussie Assault - Is The Sheers Duo The Best Ever?; 2000 Pro Tour - Who Won, Who Lost And Who Busted Up; Inside The America's Cup.
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August 2000 - BUILDING THE PERFECT SKIER; expert advice! 50 Tips From 50 Pros; PLUS - Palms Up For Better Slalom Turns!; Arial Sensation - Up Close With Emily Copeland; Behind The Scenes - At The Pro Tour; Slalomorphosis.
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July 2000 - KING OF THE RAMP - Jaret Llewellyn Flies 299 Feet!; WIPEOUT! Gnarly Crashes From The Pro Scene; Smooth Slalom Passes - One Step At A Time; Vacation Bonus - Where To Hit The Water This Summer;
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June 2000 - WAKEBOARDING'S HOTTEST MOVE; Summer School - 4 Great Plans For Teaching Kids; Total Control - Slalom Gates Made Easy; Exclusive Coverage: Krueger Smashes Ski Fly World Record; End of Days - skiing at last light is most dramatic.
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May 2000 - FIND YOUR SLALOM GROOVE - The Secret Is Under Your Ski!; Are You A Driving Hazard? 10 Tips For Throttle Jockeys; Barefoot Longer - 4 Pros Show You How; Skiing Minnesota - Why It May Never Be The Same; Why Does Slalom's World Record Keep Shrinking?.
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April 2000 - WHO'S NEXT? Meet 5 Athletes ready To Dominate; Exclusive! 4 Sick Moves You've Never Seen Before; Y2K Wakeboards - Which One Is For You?; Turn And Burn - How To Rip Off-Side; Best Slaloms Ever - We grade the nine best skis in the world, for those who are ready to step it up; The Correct Craft Story; Backwash: A boat built from scratch; In Slalom: New tips for great turns; Dialed In: How everyone can get more air; Footprints: How to polish your deepwater start; Knee Wraps: With this setup, you'll be making back rolls by accident.
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March 2000 - GET PUMPED For Your Best Season Ever; Slalom Special - 36 Skis Tested, Pro Tips, Tons of Photos; Build Great Slalom Abs; Skiing Blind - Al Golabek's Incredible Story; Wakeboard Bonus - Get Up Guaranteed.
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January/February 2000 - BOAT BUYERS GUIDE - 70 New Boats Tested; experts rate the hottest slalom & wakeboard boats; Complete scores & stats on all the 2000 models.
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November/December '99 - FEATURES: Best Photos of The Century; Winter Getaways: here are the best tropical water-skiing destinations outside the continental U.S.; Ski School Directory: Complete listings of the world's best; The Big Turn: Are the newest designs in boats, boards & skis up to the new-century hype?; Dialed In: How to get the ultimate edge for every trick; In Slalom: A 12-step guide to looking great; solving the problems of rearing slalom tips and lost angle.
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September/October '99 - SLALOM STYLES: Four Pros Show You Aggression, Control & Flow Exclusive: Wakeboard Dictionary - Explains All Tricks & Moves Special Fitness Challenge: You vs. The Pros; Ultimate Air: Skier Cam Takes You on A 250-Foot Jump; Three Unbelievable Moves.
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June '99 - SECRET SUMMER GETAWAYS: 7 Crowd-Free Lakes; The Next Generation-meet 7 stars of tomorrow Exclusive: World's Longest Ski Jump; Huge-Air: How to Make the Double-Up; Professional Mistakes Caught in the action-photo gallery; In Slalom-Your intensity level can make the difference.
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May '99 - LEARN TO BAREFOOT-Guaranteed! Be A Better Boat Driver; Pro Driving Tips for Wake, Barefoot & Slalom; Northern Exposures: Photographer John Linn came out of the Minnesota wetlands to shoot his first assignment for us less than two years ago, and he's already built an awesome spread of top picks; What's Cool? We Rate Everything! Going the Distance: A group of lawyers and business executives take a longboard journey around the Great Lakes; Footprints: How to use your palms to show off; barefooting's hottest female; Dialed In: Spins: 180's to 360's; the adjustable wakeboarding binding; 99's wakeboarding road tours; In Slalom: Top tips for staying wide; what your golf swing says about your slalom turns.
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April '99 - PICK UP 6 BOUYS In Only 6 Days! Hot Slaloms: We Test the Worlds Best Skis; Insiders Guide to 30 New Wakeboards; Who Will Dominate the Pro Tour?; Stoked on Water: Water skiing's foremost photographer, Tom King, pulls his favorite shots ever to create this spectacular portfolio; Footprints: Simple steps for the back deep; why everyone should have shoe skis; how to keep your feet warm; Dialed In: Flippin' and spinnin': your toes can make all the difference; Is Hydroslide's new board all it's shaped up to be? In Slalom Why you should "hide" from the boat; how to drive your ski; From the Dock: A new ski won't make the man, but it might make him better .Ski Test.
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March '99 - GET FIT TO RIP: Preseason Training Made Easy! How to Choose a Wakeboard; 33 HOT New Slalom Skis Tested; Western Walls: Colorado photographer Rob Gracie has built an uncommon water-skiing portfolio, thanks to some remarkable sites out west; Slalom's Worst Habits: There are 6 glaring mistakes that can ruin your slalom-and you're probably the victim of at least one. Here's what they are and how to fix them; In Slalom: Tips for perfect leverage; why pros like Wade Cox - free ski; Dialed In: Heelside aerials; a handle just for you; big times in Hawaii; Footprints: Awesome surface turns; how to choose a drysuit.
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Jan./Feb. '99 - PRO RIDERS RATE THE WAKES! THE ULTIMATE WATERSPORTS BOAT BUYERS GUIDE: Test results on 64 HOT New Ski Boats! FROM THE DOCK: Our editor begins a search for the best ski boat ever made; HIGH TECH HITS THE WATER: Multiple valves, variable timing, microprocessor controlled performance-today's power plants are definitely not your father's V-8.
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Sept./Oct. '98 - EXTREME SLALOM: Wade Cox takes you buoy-by buoy at 39.5 off; SEASON SPLASH: As the water temperature starts dipping and the leaves start turning, skiers in Maine begin the annual ritual of packing in their skis. Or do they? FOLLOWING THE STARS: Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the last places you'd expect to find some of the best water skiing in the world, but for one week it was a genuine hot spot; JOY RIDER: Water skiing's next great jumper craves free-falls off snowy cliffs almost as badly as he craves 200-foot flights over waterBATTLE ROYAL:To the author, the Dam to Dam Race was a little known backyard event in Austin, Texas...until he found out he was in it; BOATING: Reshaping MasterCraft; Malibu Wakesetter preview; INSTRUCTION: Wakeboard: Toe-side wake to wake jump. Kneeboard: The spin.
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August '98 - 20th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE:20 Years of our Best, Worst & Funniest; HOW TO MAKE THE DOUBLE-UPEASY; ENTRANCE GATES BAREFOOT SECRETS FOR LASTING LONGER; CHOOSING THE RIGHT MIDSIZE SKI; 3 COOL SUMMER GETAWAYS; MEET SLALOM'S NEW SUPERSTARS; FLYING HIGH ON THE PARKER STRIP; EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT TOYOTA'S FIRST SKI BOAT.
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July '98 - HOW SKI CLUBS CAN HELP YOU SAVE MONEY, SKI MORE, HAVE FUN! THE LAKE THAT NEVER SLEEPS-A typical day in the life of Lake Sammamish in Washington is exhausting fun; (Un)MISTAKEN IDENTITY-Fredd Krueger's name has always drawn double-takes, but he's finally becoming better-known for all the right reasons; BREAKING THROUGH-Three top coaches show you how to make slalom breakthrough; WOMEN of WAKEBOARDING; THE CLUB SCENE; INSTRUCTION: Getting a handle on your slalom, barefooting's easy way up; BOATING: How to keep your boat cool in the summer heat; ROAD TRIPS: Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon; Croton and Hardy Ponds, Michigan; Kerr Lake, North Carolina; EQUIPMENT-Turning the table on wakeboards:Why they're following the slalom lead.
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June '98 - HOW TO EDGE FOR EXPLOSIVE POWER! INCREDIBLE BAREFOOT STARTS; STARTING OVER-Kyle Petersen; FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS-The latest craze-ski flying; MELTING POT-Miami; MIDWEST SKI SCHOOL; WAKEBOARD PLUS-You have a new board and some moves to try, but you need one more crucial thing-some wakes; INSTRUCTION: Why looking down isn't such a bad idea after all; BOATING: Solving the rudder torque mystery; EQUIPMENT: Simple solutions for keeping your course afloat; ROAD TRIPS: Austin Lake, Ohio, Sproat Lake, BC, Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota; Great ski homes you have to see.
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