WaterSki Magazine

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.

Chris Parrish has been waiting for this day since July 2010. It has brought him the taste of victory once again. His last pro-event win took place in Eurolac, France, when he won the Alizee Cup.

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.

This four-bedroom, five-bathroom ski lake home features the latest in sustainable technology — solar power in the house and boat lift, an artificial lawn, motorized window shades, energy-efficient appliances — so the lucky occupants can live in the lap of luxury without leaving a massive carbon footprint.

They're always running at the front of the pack, but now Correct Craft is trying to pull way ahead with their new Ski Nautique 200, the next evolution of the older 196 model. But don't call this an upgrade; it's a ground-up rebuild that significantly improves on the 196...

BOAT REVIEW If running the course is your obsession, but bringing the wife and kids along has become part of the equation, the Ski Nautique 206 offers world-class wakes — comparable to it's swerve-friendly little brother, the Ski Nautique 196's — with more room and comfort for your biggest fans...

BOAT REVIEW With the versatile Ski Nautique 216, water sports-loving families can run the adults through the course in the morning glass and still offer the kids wakes conducive to grooming their growing wakeboard skills after lunch...

BOAT REVIEW We see the storied Ski Nautique 196 as being at the pinnacle of three-event skiing. It’s unbelievable in all categories and pulled the 2007 World Championships this past summer in Austria...

BOAT REVIEW On performance, we’d say this Ski Nautique 206 has about 90 percent of what the extraordinary 196 has to offer. Skiers not getting deep into 39 ½ off at 34 mph may not even notice the difference...

BOAT REVIEW The Ski Nautique 206 not only is equipped to let you enjoy a hard-core ski set, it's also designed to help you share your passion with your family. Just like its sibling, the 196, it's decked out with all the essentials for an early morning run through the course with your favorite slalom buddy...

BOAT REVIEW If shortline skiing is your first love, then you should already be at least a little familiar with the Ski Nautique 196. Correct Craft calls it "the heart and soul of water skiing," and since it's one of the most hard-core ski boats in our tests, they might be exactly right...