WaterSki Magazine

Find out which six ski boats were approved to pull American Water Ski Association tournaments in 2011. Then get a sneak peek at the 2011 AWSA-approved tournament ski boats in action.

Get a first look at MasterCraft Boats' 2011 lineup of ski boats and wakeboard boats, including the 2011 MasterCraft Prostar 197, 2011 MasterCraft Prostar 214 V, 2011 MasterCraft X-2, 2011 MasterCraft X-15, 2011 MasterCraft X-25, 2011 MasterCraft X-55 and 2011 MasterCraft X-Star.

Check out these standout ski boats from the past 20 years of WATERSKI's annual Boat Buyers Guide. They might not match the performance of today’s hard-core tournament ski boats, but they’ll get you close.

Jaret Llewellyn, one of the most decorated water skiers in history, recently joined MasterCraft Boats' team of professional skiers.

BOAT REVIEW When it comes to pulling skiers, the MasterCraft ProStar 197's pedigree is as good as it gets. MasterCraft's premier tournament ski boat was the first to pull three concurrent world records in slalom, jump and trick...

BOAT REVIEW The ski boat that many refer to as the pinnacle in tournament-level three-event skiing and is celebrating MasterCraft’s 40-year anniversary is just as amazing as it’s always been. We had no doubt what kind of ride we were in for when we climbed into the ProStar 197, and we sure weren’t disappointed...

BOAT REVIEW One idea kept getting tossed around on the dock while we were testing the ProStar 214, and not just from the guys at MasterCraft. They and a few of our testers kept referring to the 214 as the future of slalom...

BOAT REVIEW Late last year, MasterCraft made waves with the introduction of the CSX, an inboard-hybrid runabout that opened a new door to versatility on the water. Six months later, enter the ProStar 214 — a ski boat that will make any family of skiers take notice with its unique interior layout and advanced skiing performance...

BOAT REVIEW Yes, MasterCraft still makes the ProStar 190. Just the fact that we have to state that shows how much the water-sports boat market has changed. MasterCraft's amazing success as a company is rooted in creating world-class, closed-bow, envy-of-the-slalom-world ski machines...

BOAT REVIEW High-end tournament skiers looking for a family-friendly open bow gravitate to the MasterCraft ProStar 197. This ski boat's credentials over its five-year history are unbeatable, having pulled world records in every one of the three events: trick, jump and slalom, including the current men's slalom mark of 11⁄2 at 43 off...

Boat Review For skiers who want to share their course experiences with the family or a group of friends, MasterCraft offers the ProStar 209, the most spacious slalom ski boat in its lineup. With a 96-inch beam and impressive wake performance for its size class, the MasterCraft 209 not only boasts specs that will make both passengers and skiers happy, it also won our testers' approval as a choice family-slalom combo...