WaterSki Magazine

The Rocketman Night Jump returned to Lake Grew in Polk City, Florida after a two-year hiatus on October 13th (a tropical storm caused the event to be cancelled last year), and a gusty head wind in the day-time qualifying rounds certainly caused a scene.

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...

Water ski pros deliver their three-event tips for knocking the dust off this spring. Jump At Fluid Sports, we stress the importance of performing a lot of single-wake cuts with our students. We definitely practice what we’re preaching too...

Check out all the action from the 2010 Rocketman Night Jump, including a bikini contest and Guillermo Moreno de Carlos going head to head with Scot Ellis for his first-ever pro win. The inaugural Rocketman Night Jump was held Oct. 12 at Fluid Ski & Sports, which is located on Lake Grew at the Water Ski Hall of Fame in Polk City, Florida.

In this water ski how to, get ready to become inspired as three pros reveal their winter goals and how they expect to achieve them.

Guillermo Moreno de Carlos was crowned the 2010 Dark Knight at the inaugural Rocketman Night Jump at Fluid Ski & Sports on Oct. 12.

Watch Scot Ellis hit the ramp at his ski school, Fluid Ski and Sports, and see what it's like to boost 200-plus-foot jumps, thanks to a GoPro camera mounted to Ellis' helmet. Then listen to Ellis talk about his jump career, his young son, and what he likes most about the Ski Nautique 200 ski boat.

Fluid Ski & Sports will host the first-ever Rocketman Night Jump, which will crown the 2010 Dark Knight on Oct. 9, 2010. The event will take place in conjunction with the 2010 SplashEye Rocketman Record tournament, which will take place over the Oct. 9-10 weekend on Lake Grew in Winter Haven, Florida.

In this water ski how to, Scot Ellis tells you how to maximize your skiing by focusing on the quality — not the quantity — of your sets.

Watch Freddy Krueger introduce the new 413 H20 apparel line live from the floor of Surf Expo 2010. In addition to Krueger,  Deena and Andy Mapple, Karen Truelove, Scot Ellis, and Whitney McClintock are also rocking the new line of water ski-inspired apparel...

News from Fluid Ski & Sports: 2009 SplashEye Rocketman Record It is almost here . . . only 2 days to go before Fluid Ski & Sports hosts the 2009 SplashEye Rocketman Record this coming weekend, October 10th and 11th...

Two water ski champions team up to open a new water ski school at the USA Water Ski hall of Fame. Kyle Eade sheds light on his and Scot Ellis' new ski school venture. By Trent Finlayson WaterSki: When did the idea of opening a ski school together present itself? Kyle Eade: Last year I drove down I-4 everyday on my way to Scot's place to train and I passed this awesome man-made site that was almost completed only 5 minutes from Scot's public lake...

Scot Ellis is far from burning up his jumping and ski-flying fuse. In fact, he plans to stay around as long as he's welcome on the dock. By Arlyn Hernandez, Photo by John Mommer I was 4 years old....

As water skiing's most heralded professional event enters its golden anniversary, the world's best skiers reflect upon their own Masters' memories as they prepare to capture what may be the most coveted title in the history of our sport: the 50th U...