WaterSki Magazine

Laying into a long, carving turn, throwing up a thick wall of water, is what draws water skiers to the lake day after day. So, if it's all about the turn, it's time to fill in the gaps. In this water ski how to, Trent Finlayson shares five secrets that will make your turns fast, consistent and, if nothing else, spectacular.

This month at Inside Edge, WATERSKI's exclusive new high-end water-ski website: Find the perfect ski; make the most of your water time; ski stronger, faster and longer; eat better to ski better; reach all your goals; and much more instruction from water skiing's top pros and coaches.

Central Florida, as most skiers know, is the epicenter of the professional water-ski world. An unusually cold (comparatively speaking, of course) and windy winter and early spring, however, left many local skiers uninspired and under-trained...

Watch the making of one of the most unique water skiing pictures we've seen in quite some time — Trent Finlayson's carve into the water-bound cypress trees of Clermont, Florida, which Bill Doster captured for the April 2010 issue of WATERSKI...

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

WaterSki magazine contributor and Radar team skier Trent Finlayson lays out a game plan for the start of your season. How should you set up your ski for your first set of the season? How soon should you start skiing the course? Finlayson shares those answers and plenty more early season secrets.

Get ready for the new and improved WaterSki magazine. Here's a sneak peek at the April 2010 issue of WaterSki, which is the first to feature a new larger format and packed-to-the-gills design. Check out the full issue when it hits subscribers' mailboxes in early March or when it lands on newsstands March 23.

As summer 2009 waned, Radar skiers Chris Rossi, Trent Finlayson, Aaron Larkin, Jason McClintock, Julien Beaufils, Whitney McClintock and Alex Lauretano assembled at Matt Rini's ski school in Clermont, Florida, to shoot the 2010 Radar Skis catalog with WaterSki magazine photographer Bill Doster...

As summer fades into autumn, there are more reasons than ever to light up the water ski lake. By Trent Finlayson Fall Records Through November, USA Water Ski has well over 150 tournaments on their schedule...

By Trent Finlayson Advancing to an effective one-handed turn is one of the most exciting things to learn as a slalomer. The feeling of flowing through a turn – one hand on the handle, full speed, seamless, smooth – is incomparable to anything else in water sports...

Edged in Water 2 brings you more than 80 minutes of high-energy skiing. Join WaterSki editor and pro slalom skier Todd Ristorcelli as he leaves Orlando, Florida, to set out on epic water ski travel adventures to St...

One of the first challenges every slalom skier will face is the daunting task of crossing the wakes. Done correctly, it looks and feels effortless; the wakes are barely a side note. A few misguided motions, however, and that mild patch of disturbed water behind the boat quickly begins to resemble a minefield...