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Experience the ride of your life. Test drive an Indmar engine at your favorite authorized Indmar dealer, and you’ll get a free T-shirt. We figure that we can tell you about our engines and our passion all day, but one ride or pull from an Indmar is the proof in the pudding! Indmar has more than 500 dealers nationwide for you to choose from, so don’t take our word for it, climb on and board up.

See for yourself why Indmar consistently delivers inboard technologies that outperform and outlast competitive brands. Some say it’s a passion? We say it’s not just a deep seeded passion for boating, but an obsession and a drive that good, is never enough. It’s why we were the first engine manufacturer to deliver fuel injection, custom calibrated engines and the first to produce an inboard engine with a catalyzed exhaust; which is now the industry standard.

Indmar has even pulled more world records than all other inboard engine manufacturers. So as you can see, we don’t just understand our drivers and riders we share their same obsession for boating. Trust us, we know what it’s like when you find yourself checking the weather report five times a day and heading out to the lake for a ride or a pull with no destination in mind.

Our passion for watersports and our obsession to be the best is at the core of everything we do and it’s why owners consistently rank us high in ownership satisfaction. Indmar has been awarded more (CSI) Customer Satisfaction Index awards than any other inboard manufacturer.

So go on, see for yourself why Indmar is the true leader and has sold more inboard engines than any other inboard manufacturer out there and take home one of those sweet shirts while you’re at it! Tell them, Team Indmar sent you.

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Already the official engine of the Air Nautique Wake Games and the prestigious 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard tournament, PCM Engines will also power a host of other water ski and wakeboarding events in 2010.

At the 2010 Big Dawg Water Ski Championships, PCM’s flagship ZR-409 engine will help the Ski Nautique 200 tow some of the best amateur water skiers from across the country. That same PCM engine will also help the Super Air Nautique 230 tow the best wakeboarders in the world at the 2010 WWA Wakeboard National Championships and the Centurion Enzo SV230 churn up some of the perfect inland wave for riders like five-time wakesurf champ Drew Danielo at the 2010 World Wake Surfing Championships.

“We are pleased to be the official engine power for many of the premier events in watersports,” says Chuck Thurman, PCM President.

For more information, go to pcmengines.com.

Pine Mountain, GA (May 30, 2010) – The conclusion of the 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament® at Callaway Gardens brought two new Masters champions, trick skier Herman Beliakou and wakeskater champion Brandon Thomas, to the forefront of the competition to join five competitors who defended 2009 titles.

In Women’s events, Nautique skier Whitney McClintock defended her title for the second year in Women’s Tricks with a score of 8340; Clementine Lucine, also a Nautique skier, finished second. McClintock also placed third in Women’s Slalom, while Regina Jaquess dominated Women’s Slalom with .5@39-off. June Fladborg defended her Women’s Jump title with a score of 174 ft and Nicola Butler was crowned for the second year in a row in Women’s Wakeboard with 81.67 points.

In the Men’s disciplines, William Asher defended his Masters title for the third consecutive year in Men’s Slalom. With the new tricks format, Herman Beliakou earned his first Masters title in Men’s Tricks. Freddy Krueger edged out Thomas Asher by 2 feet defending his multiple Men’s Jump titles. Phillip Soven earned his third Masters Wakeboard title out scoring his younger brother Bob Soven, who landed a heelside 900 off the double-up to earn the Roswell Double-Up award.

Nautique rider Brandon Thomas earned his first Masters title in WakeSkate, the inaugural year for this discipline. Thomas had two stand up passes landing a wake to wake big spin indy and a heelside 360 followed by a switch 360. This is Thomas’ first major win since he was crowned in all three events at the 2006 Byerly Toe Jam.

Visit masterswaterski.com/standings for complete 51st Masters scores.

An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline – only the world’s most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWWF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned.

Five skiers defended their titles at the 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament at Callaway Gardens Memorial Day weekend.

In the men’s disciplines, Will Asher won his third consecutive Masters slalom title while Freddy Krueger edged out Thomas Asher by two feet to defend his multiple men’s jump titles. Phillip Soven earned his third Masters wakeboard title, out-scoring his younger brother Bob Soven, who landed a heelside 900 off the double-up to earn the Roswell Double-Up award. With the new tricks format, Herman Beliakou earned his first Masters title in men’s tricks.

In the women’s events, Nautique Boats skier Whitney McClintock defended her title in women’s tricks with a score of 8340. Clementine Lucine, also a Nautique Boats skier, finished second. McClintock also placed third in women’s slalom. Regina Jaquess dominated women’s slalom with .5@39-off. June Fladborg defended her women’s jump title with a score of 174 feet, and Nicola Butler was crowned for the second year in a row in women’s wakeboard with 81.67 points.

Nautique Boats rider Brandon Thomas earned his first Masters title in wakeskate, the inaugural year for this discipline. Thomas had two stand-up passes, landing a wake-to-wake big spin indy and a heelside 360 followed by a switch 360. This is Thomas’s first major win since he was crowned in all three events at the 2006 Byerly Toe Jam.

For complete up-to-date scores of the 51st Masters, please visit masterswaterski.com/standings.

For the sixth consecutive year, Nautique Boats will provide live web coverage on masterswaterski.com of the 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament from Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30.

During last year’s Masters, more than 100,000 unique visitors from 50 countries viewed the webcast for an average of 27 minutes during the tournament weekend. This year’s live webcast of the world’s most prestigious watersports tournament, courtesy of Jeff Carroll of Watersports Webcast and Planet Nautique, will detail all of the live action from the event including on-the-water competition, interviews with key industry representatives, an exciting head-to-head exhibition with slalom’s greatest legends, Finals Opening Ceremonies and much, much more. The 51st Masters live webcast will begin Friday morning at 8 a.m. with the 18th Junior Masters.

Additionally, Nautique will provide live event coverage of this special celebration weekend via its Twitter account, @NautiqueBoats. Follow Nautique Boats on Twitter and catch all of the latest updates during the 51st Masters weekend.

“We are excited to once again continue our partnership with Watersports Webcasts in providing water-sports fanatics with live coverage of another historic Masters,” said Tournament Chairman Larry Meddock. “We are confident that the 51st Masters live webcast will be better than ever before.”

To watch all of 51st Masters action live, go to masterswaterski.com.

Orlando, FLA (May 26, 2010) – For the sixth consecutive year, Nautique will provide live web coverage of the prestigious 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament® held at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30, via masterswaterski.com.

During the 50th Masters, over 100,000 unique visitors from 50 countries viewed the webcast for an average of 27 minutes during the tournament weekend. This year’s live webcast of the world’s most prestigious watersports tournament, courtesy of Jeff Carroll of Watersports Webcast and Planet Nautique, will detail all of the live action of this prominent Masters event including on-the-water competition, interviews with key industry representatives, an exciting head-to-head exhibition with slalom’s greatest legends, Finals Opening Ceremonies and much, much more. The 51st Masters live webcast will begin Friday morning at 8:00 am EST with the 18th Junior Masters.

Additionally, Nautique will provide live event coverage of this special celebration weekend via its Twitter account (@NautiqueBoats). Follow Nautique on Twitter and catch all of the latest updates during the 51st Masters weekend.

“We are excited to once again continue our partnership with Watersports Webcasts in providing watersports fanatics with live coverage of another historic Masters,” stated Tournament Chairman Larry Meddock. “We are confident that the 51st Masters live webcast will be better than ever before,” added Meddock.

An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline – only the world’s most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWWF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned. To watch all of 51st Masters action live, visit masterswaterski.com.

In this water ski how to, we show you how to set your fin for more power in your turns. If you are happy with your overall line through the course but you’re just looking for a more aggressive turn, a few small tweaks to your fin setup can produce great results. Remember: Make only small adjustments, a few thousandths of an inch at a time.

Heelside (onside)

Less depth: More slide at the finish of the turn.
Fin forward: Sharper, tighter turn radius.

Toeside (offside)

Fin back: More slide at finish of the turn.
More length: Sharper, tighter turn radius.

In this water ski how to, Will Asher, Jodi Fisher and Cale Burdick share their secrets to the perfect turn.

Will Asher

I concentrate on really feeling the rope all the way to the buoy. From here, I just drop my shoulder and try to get back on the line as early as possible to take the hit. You’re going to want to keep your legs soft as well, because you are likely to have a ton of angle after that kind of turn.

Jodi Fisher

Because I’ve built my career around making turns like this when needed, much of it is instinct. But, if I am late and really need a big turn, I try to stay on the handle almost all the way to the buoy. I really do not want to be off the handle very long when I am in trouble. Then, I just try to stay as strong through my core as I can. This will keep me balanced on my ski and ready to absorb the hit.

Cale Burdick

When I’m running late and need a huge turn, I aggressively shift my weight over my front foot, forcing more of the ski into the water. The more ski in the water, the harder the turn. I keep my hips low, thinking of sitting on top of the buoy as I come through the turn.

Marcus Brown

In this water ski how to, Marcus Brown breaks down his approach into the buoy, sharing three secrets to a smooth turn.

1. Notice how the spray caused by my new turning edge isn’t evident until I’m outside the whitewash. This is where the turning edge is finally engaged — far later than most people think. The path is a smooth, progressive “J” with no sharp corners or flat spots.
      
2. My head is aimed down-course, and my shoulders are level. This enables me to be stacked/balanced with my body countered and falling progressively to the inside of the J-carve.
 
3. This is proof I’m free enough from the boat but with a taught line to make my move back toward the wake, core first, followed by my knees and ski.

1. It takes the support of an unreal company. I’ve been in sales and marketing at Global Marine Insurance for two years now. I feel so fortunate to work for a company that allowed me to take the reigns and invest a ton of time and energy into an event like the Global Invitational. Last year’s event was something we were all very proud of, and this summer’s version is going to be even better.

2. It isn’t just about the money. It has never been my nature to just simply write a check and let things fall as they may. I want to make sure the Global Invitational is the complete package. I want to take the steps necessary to ensure the skiers are well taken care of and the fans have a seamless show in front of them.

3. Success lies in the details. It really is the small things that make an event such as this a success. Some are easily within our control, and others simply are not. I try to look at the whole picture and pay attention to the small details that we are able to take care of. But, unfortunately, it’s the big things, like the weather, that can deem a ski event successful or not.

4. We are hoping to make a big-picture impact. Skiing is a great sport with serious potential for mass appeal, but there has been a lack of cooperation as of late. The different promotional arms and governing bodies have been too splintered in the past. Everyone needs to work together, and we are hoping to lead by example.

By Jim Stanley, Global Marine Insurance

The second-annual Global Invitational water skiing and wakeboarding tournament will take place at Placid Waters in Allendale, Michigan, on June 26. For more info, go to globalinvitational.com.