WaterSki Magazine

Join Wakeboard Magazine's Matt Hickman as he tours the Tige Boats factory in Abilene, Texas.

BOAT REVIEW The Tige 22i direct-drive boat is always fun to test-drive, not just for the versatile wakes and experimenting with the TAPS2 settings to dial in customized wake shapes. It's also fun to simply hang out in the 22i thanks to its unique seating configuration...

BOAT REVIEW The Tige 20i is what slalom specialist pros such as Jamie Beauchesne and Chris Rossi choose to ski behind. We've seen Jamie run into 41 off behind this ski boat at home in New Hampshire — not the easiest lake to ski...

BOAT REVIEW The Tigé 22Vé might have been our biggest surprise when we hit the water with the Tigé ’08 ski and wakeboard boat models. The wake had a lot of pop with the optional 900-pound factory ballast that Tigé had included on our test boat...

BOAT REVIEW As the big boy in Tigé’s lineup, we made sure the 24Vé was the first wakeboard boat we tested. It was outfitted with all the optional equipment we’d want for ourselves: upgraded 340 horsepower EFI engine, tower, 900-pound ballast system...

BOAT REVIEW With a super-sleek design, the Tige RZ2 burst onto the scene last year with lines that immediately made us take notice of the wakeboard boat’s flare. So with Tigé encouraging us to use the optional ballast for our ’08 tests, we were particularly interested to see how it would affect this wakeboard boat’s ride...

BOAT REVIEW All new this year, the Tige RZ4 is the big brother to last year’s Tigé breakout addition, the RZ2. At 24 feet long, this boat is marketed as a big, bad wakeboard boat, and once we took it out we had to agree...

BOAT REVIEW This year, Tigé let us get our hands on two new boats in their line. While the RZ4 is their top-of-the-line, high-end wake boat, the new Z1 is meant to fill a need on the other end of the spectrum — one that not enough companies really address...

BOAT REVIEW The 20i is a tournament-quality slalom specialist that's worthy not only of professionals like Tigé team skiers Jamie Beauchesne and Chris Rossi, but of families as well. Its USA Water Ski record-capable hull makes it a champ in the course, and an extra-deep freeboard creates a passenger-friendly interior that's as spacious as it is secure...

BOAT REVIEW Versatility, agility, trailerability and affordability are all at the forefront with this 20V. Much of that is due to its size--20 feet of water-sports machine that switches from wakeboarding to skiing as easily as pushing the button on the TAPS2 wake-plate control...

BOAT REVIEW Lots of wakeboard and ski boats claim to be multisport-capable, but few live up to the challenge as well as the 21i. Families with both recreational wakeboarders and skiers to entertain will be happy to find that this boat is versatile enough to please them all, with the help of Tigé's ConvexV hull design and TAPS2 technology...

BOAT REVIEW At 21 feet 8 inches long and 102 inches wide, the 22i is not only the largest direct-drive Tigé has to offer, it's also the most wakeboard-oriented, as on-board comfort merges with performance-enhancing function...

BOAT REVIEW The 22Vé from Tigé hits the sweet spot in many ways. The 22-foot length preserves the handling characteristics of smaller boats while providing the wide and deep interior space for up to14 people...

BOAT REVIEW Tigé is all about versatility, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the 24Vé. The largest model in the Tigé line, the 24Vé successfully combines exceptional wakeboarding performance with a roomy, functional layout perfect for families and big groups...

BOAT REVIEW This all-new RZ2 has the performance and cutting-edge style lines that will attract the hipper wakeboarding crowd, but it has all the amenities and space that families love. It may also be the hot must-have design that sets it apart as a standout boat for 2007...