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Watch slalom legend Andy Mapple and world-record holder Chris Parrish discuss the innovative design of the Nautique 200, and how the boat has allowed them to push their limits in the course.

I gazed into Andy Mapple’s intense blue eyes and dreamed of the possibilities. Away from our loved ones this past February, we swerved head-to-head in beautiful San Bernardo, Chile, the first stop of the Nautique Big Dawg World Tour presented by O’Brien.

Results from the first round of the Ski Paradise Invitational in Acapulco, Mexico are in and Andy Mapple leads the first round with a score of 3 at 41 off. Will Asher (2 at 41 off), Nate Smith (1 1/2 at 41 off), Chris Parrish (1 1/2 at 41 off), and Thomas Degasperi (4 1/2 at 39 1/2 off) follow close behind in what promises to be an exciting final day of competition...

The first stop of the 2013 Ski Nautique Big Dawg World Tour (presented by O'Brien) in San Bernardo, Chile on February 1-2 is in the books, and Great Britain's Andy Mapple claimed the season opening title.

Can the greatest slalom skier of all time hang with the world's best swervers of today? Andy Mapple, who just turned 50 at the end of last year, will compete against Thomas Degasperi, Will Asher, Chris Parrish and Nate Smith in mid-February at Gordon Rathbun's Ski Paradise in Acapulco, Mexico.

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.