WaterSki Magazine

Finding the right ski binding can be just as important as finding the right ski. There are a lot of factors that come into play: preferred release mechanism, skiing style, comfort, price range and maintenance of binding...

Join WATERSKI, Brooks Wilson, Aaron Larkin, Nate Smith, and Chris Parrish for a three day photo and video shoot in South Florida.

How did a self-taught kid from Indiana rise to the top of the men’s slalom world? “My fin and ski have not been touched since September of 2010,” Nate Smith says. “I jumped on it, rode it, made a few tweaks, and haven’t tuned it since...

2012 was a winning year for the most exciting young talent to ever hit professional slalom skiing. Nate Smith took his talents to the Moomba Masters, the U.S. Masters, the Malibu Open, the Calgary Pro Water Ski Shootout, Soaked, and won them all. Smith has the smoothest, most controlled turn in the game with only a few simple keys to remember.

Miss watching pro water skiing on television? Us too. Checkout this hour long video recap of the 2012 Pro Calgary Shootout that was hosted at the Predator Bay Ski Club this August.

Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.) and Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) have been selected USA Water Ski’s 2012 Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively

With a contest best of 2 at 43 off, Chris Parrish has tapped into a fresh train of thought for his 41s this year, and as of early November he's run five 41 off passes in three consecutive tournaments. “For me, it all comes down to two things,” Parrish reveals.

At just 21, Nate Smith is doing what most guys take decades to figure out, if they ever do. He knows how to use the boat to maximize his performance, which is one reason he’s run 41 off eight times this year.

The 2012 Malibu Open hosted more than just record-breaking runs. This year saw the first annual WATERSKI Awards ceremony, where editor Todd Ristorcelli honored ten of the world's best water skiers.

Scroll through all six WATERSKI covers from 2011, vote for your favorite and let us know in the comments below what you look for in a great cover shot.

Check out pictures from the 2011 Katy Ski Jam in Katy, Texas, on October 14-15. On the podium were Nate Smith, Chris Rossi and Thomas Degasperi for slalom, and Freddy Krueger, Tom Asher and Mark Lane for jump...

With so many incredible water skiers and performances over the last 12 months, we knew it would be a challenge to award the best of the best. We started by methodically listing the accomplishments and scores of the most elite water skiers in the world...

Check out two dozen shots from the 2011 Diablo Shores. Aaron Larkin took the win for the men's slalom this year with 1@39 off, followed by Nick Parsons, Nate Smith and Will Asher. Whitney McClintock won the women's slalom with 0...

From the top stand-out skiers of 2011 to the best new innovations in store for 2012, get a first look at the Fall 2011 issue of WATERSKI, which hits subscribers on September 6 and newsstands September 20...

Check out more than two dozen pictures from the Malibu Open, where Whitney McClintock, Will Asher, Natallia Berdnikava and Zack Worden took home their respective slalom and jump titles. WOMENS SLALOM MENS SLALOM WOMENS JUMP MENS JUMP 1...