WaterSki Magazine

As long as water-ski manufacturers continue to bring new innovations and technology to the forefront of ski design, they’ll always have a customer. We’re an easy sell. We’ll give anything for one more buoy...

Overview: For the skier who wants a well-performing ski but can’t shell out all that dough, the Vice gives you the same shape as the Strada, but it has a less-expensive polyurethane foam core. Although it’s a little heavier and less reactive on the water than its popular brother, our testers were in agreement on the ski’s stable riding characteristics and chatter-free ride in bumpy conditions...

Overview: Team member Chris Rossi, known for his symmetrical skiing, helped design the Strada. “We didn’t want to be one-dimensional. What we wanted was to offer a balanced platform that would highlight any style of skiing,” he says...

National, Junior Masters and Junior US Open champions Brooks and KC Wilson have signed with Radar Waterskis, unifying the brothers under one ski company and adding to Radar's already impressive tournament team, which includes Chris Rossi, Aaron Larkin, Whitney McClintock, Trent Finlayson, Matt Rini, Todd Johnson and Lauren Morgan...

Krista Rogers, publicist and owner of the San Diego-based marketing firm 24k PR, is looking to combine her water talents with her 9-to-5 expertise to help steer professional water skiing into a new era.

Watch Radar Skis team skier Trent Finlayson ski his new pro model slalom ski, the 2011 Radar Vice.

Watch Radar Skis team skier Chris Rossi ski the new 2011 Radar Strada slalom ski , and listen to Rossi and Radar Skis' Chris Sullivan break down the Radar Strada's design and performance.

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.

Check out Radar Skis' 2011 water ski gear in action. See Radar team skiers Chris Rossi, Trent Finlayson, Whitney McClintock and Matt Rini skiing the 2011 Radar Strada slalom ski, 2011 Radar Vice slalom ski, 2011 Radar Lyric slalom ski and 2011 Radar Senate-C slalom ski.

Get a sneak peak at Radar Skis’ 2011 water ski gear, including the new Radar Vice water ski, Radar Senate water ski, Radar Senate-C water ski, Radar Theory water ski, Radar P-6 water ski, and radar Lyric water ski.

Watch Chris Rossi go for a super-smooth, slow-motion set and listen to him talk about the new Radar Strada slalom ski and the 2010 ski season.

Trent Finlayson and Bill Doster give you the behind the scenes of capturing this soulful carve during the 2010 Radar Skis shoot.

WATERSKI has broken through the manufacturers' glossy descriptions, bypassing the sales pitch to talk to the guys who know these skis best, the pros. See what they have to say about the Connelly Prophecy, D3 Z7st, Goode 9900SL, HO Sports A1, O'Brien Elite, and Radar Strada.

The 2010 Radar Strada slalom water ski gets you across the lake fast and inspires confidence through all phases of the turn.

Watch a recent Radar Skis team shoot at Washington's famed Radar Lake. Trust us, you won't want to miss the helicopter footage of Aaron Larkin and Chris Rossi skiing the course on Radar Lake's emerald-green waters.