WaterSki Magazine

We spoke with a handful of water ski pros to find out where they travel in the offseason and came up with these four hot spots for winter water ski vacations. The following locales offer warm water, professional coaching and plenty of family-friendly attractions for both skiers and non-skiers alike...

Although a tournament might last all day, you’re actually only on the water for a short time during most events. How you spend the rest of the day is up to you. We spoke with five leading pros to find out what they do on the day of a big event and discovered a wide variety of different habits...

Orlando, FL – This Memorial Day weekend, the world's finest water sports athletes will compete for more than $100,000 in cash and the title of Masters Champion during the 52nd Annual Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament, presented by Nautique at Callaway Gardens, May 27-30, 2011...

Nautique Boats announced today a 100-percent electric ski boat, the Ski Nautique E. To explore future propulsion technology, Nautique Boats has partnered with LTS Marine, a Canadian company who specializes in electric motors.

Straight Line Sports recently launched its 2011 website, slsports.com. Check out Straight Line’s 2011 water ski equipment, including Andy Mapple's signature water ski handle.

In this water ski equipment preview, get a first look five all-new 2011 slalom skis, including the Connelly V, D3 X7, HO Sports Syndicate A2, O'Brien Elite Alpha and Radar Senate-C.

Get a first look at Nautique Boats' 2011 lineup of ski boats and wakeboard boats, including the 2011 Ski Nautique 200 Open Bow, 2011 Ski Nautique Closed Bow, Sport Nautique 200, Sport Nautique 216, Sport Nautique 226, Super Air Nautique 210 and Super Air Nautique 230.

Watch the 10 best water ski videos of the first half of 2010. From water ski how tos and a set with Andy Mapple to an inside look at the Malibu Boats factory and pro skiers charging the legendary waves of Maui, there’s plenty here to keep you glued to your computer screen...

The year is officially halfway over and to celebrate the first 6 months of 2010, we decided to take a look back at waterskimag.com’s top ten posts from the first half of 2010. From ski and ski boat reviews to water ski how tos and world records, all of them are worth a second look.

Find out what's going on this month at Inside Edge, WATERSKI’s exclusive new high-end water-ski website.

The O'Brien Elite slalom water ski is incredibly quick and responsive, which allows skiers to correct their mistakes.

Freddy Krueger and Andy Mapple break down ZeroOff's settings for slalom, trick and jump and show you how to find your perfect setting in all three events.

Watch Andy Mapple take delivery of his brand-new Ski Nautique 200, Nautique Boats' elite three-event ski boat. Mapple goes for a set then discusses the Nautique 200's unique design and his plans for Team Mapple this summer.

Get ready for the new and improved WaterSki magazine. Here's a sneak peek at the April 2010 issue of WaterSki, which is the first to feature a new larger format and packed-to-the-gills design. Check out the full issue when it hits subscribers' mailboxes in early March or when it lands on newsstands March 23.

Watch Freddy Krueger introduce the new 413 H20 apparel line live from the floor of Surf Expo 2010. In addition to Krueger,  Deena and Andy Mapple, Karen Truelove, Scot Ellis, and Whitney McClintock are also rocking the new line of water ski-inspired apparel...