WaterSki Magazine

In honor of National Safe Boating Week, we decided to give you a look at some of the best U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets of 2013. Here are five ways to stay safe, whether you'll be wakeboarding, wakesurfing, or skiing behind your boat this summer and still look good while doing it!

Starting the season off with a strong win at the 2013 Australian Open in Telegraph Point, Australia, with a 208-foot jump over Russian competitor and friend Igor Morozov, who jumped 195 feet, Ryan Dodd continued to show strong performances during his month-long tournament stint in Australia.

We love spending countless hours at work perusing Facebook, and learning more about our water ski friends all over the world.

In capturing the excitement, beauty and intensity of our sport, WATERSKI lens man Bill Doster has done it all. He's photographed the world's best skiers from cranes, helicopters, airplanes and boats, from every imaginable angle, and yet he's driven to keep honing his craft...

Katy, Texas, a suburb 20 miles west of downtown Houston will host the 2011 Katy Ski Jam Oct 14-15, 2011. The world’s top professional and senior tour water ski athletes will compete in traditional slalom ski and long-distance jumping events for $30,000 in prize money.

Barefoot skiing behind a plane and more crazy stunts from Ron Scarpa, Paul Macdonald, Nolan Lough and Andre De Villiers during a photo and video shoot for Eagle Sports and Barefoot Central.

Barefooters have always been known as…well, the crazy and extreme renegades of the water sports world. If you’re a hardcore footer, we don’t mean that to offend, but rather to give props to those willing to do just about anything behind a boat at top speeds...

Designed exclusively with the help of elite jumper Kyle Eade, this new pro series jump suit has 20 mm back and rib padding, 29 mm spinal padding and strategically placed 2 mm and 3 mm neoprene throughout for ultimate flex...