Vonore, TN --- On August 7th, MasterCraft Boat Company held its breath as it revealed it newest icon – the 2014 MasterCraft ProStar – hoping it would win the hearts and minds of the waterski community. After three days packed full of non-stop demos and competition skiing, the votes have been tallied – the 2014 MasterCraft ProStar is the new darling of the waterski coterie.
Your next buoy?
Your next line length?
Your next championship?
Your next world slalom record?
WHAT'S YOUR NEXT?
Get it with the all new GOODE Nano OneXTTM
Prepare yourself for the best skiing of your life with the new Nano OneXT, a ski that takes the performance-proven Nano One and does the seemingly impossible – makes it even better.
How did we top a ski that won more major titles than any other ski during the past year? How about even better turns and off-the-charts cross-course speed?
AsymRocker™
The Nano OneXT introduces the groundbreaking AsymRocker, an asymmetrical rocker technology that will forever change ski design. The AsymRocker features different rockers for your on-side and off-side turns, completely eliminating any differences between the two turns. No matter which side of the course you are on, the ski's all-important "kick point" has the right amount of rocker in it, leading to smoother, more consistent turns that build angle and add buoys.
Genius Bevels™
Everyone loves cross-course speed, especially when you can link them up with Ferrari-like turns. The Nano OneXT features two advancements that get skiers to the next buoy quicker, wider and earlier.
First, our newly enhanced Genius Bevels work in perfect harmony with our new AsymRocker and legendary Nano One shape to increase cross-course speed while improving up-course tracking.
Second, and most importantly, is the role the AsymRocker plays in cross-course speed. A central theory of ski design holds that flatter skis are faster and skis with more rocker turn better. For decades, ski designers have had to make compromises between these two characteristics, resulting in skis that met their potential in neither speed nor turning. Until now. The Nano OneXT's AsymRocker allows the ski to be flatter than the Nano One – adding speed – while employing more rocker to enhance turnability. Simply put, the Nano OneXT does both. Better.
The Nano OneXT – Our next.
When you've held a world slalom record since 1996, you get used to having to measure yourself against a pretty high standard of performance. With the Nano OneXT, we've achieved our "next."
What's yours?
Learn more here.
/images/2013/2014_MasterCraft/2014_MasterCraft_ProStar1.jpgVonore, TN ---In 1968, Rob Shirley, an aerospace engineer-turned-ski school instructor, was frustrated with the lack of technology available for towing skiers. To solve this problem, Rob and his team designed the first true performance ski boat. MasterCraft Hull #1 was born in a barn and the final product, the MasterCraft Skier inboard tournament ski boat, proceeded to rewrite the rules. The boat created a revolution in the sport and it helped establish a new era in waterskiing. While it's impossible to say how many records and personal bests were achieved pulled by Rob Shirley's innovation, it set the tone for a brand built on legacy, power, precision and progression. And today that brand, MasterCraft Boats, continues Shirley's heritance with the reveal of its newest icon, the 2014 MasterCraft ProStar.
And MasterCraft set out to do nothing less. In the simplest terms - the new ProStar was built to make history. The design team of engineers and athletes were given the freedom to take everything off the table and literally reinvent the ski boat. The goal was to take the performance ski boat down to its purest essence and remove everything that would get in the way of making history on the water. And needless to say the 2014 MasterCraft ProStar, with a wake destined to set world records and untold tens of thousands of personal bests, has accomplished its stated purpose.
/images/2013/2014_MasterCraft/2014_MasterCraft_ProStar.Lo_Res.2.jpg"Engineering a better wake is less about science and numbers and more about passion, vision, dedication and experience," says Marcus Brown, MasterCraft Team Skier. "It's impossible for me to tell you how good the new wake is. There aren't words or phrases or even pictures - there is just a moment. After you ski this thing, you won't even need to tell me. I'll be able to tell how good it is by the look on your face."
As you walk through to the helm, the entire low profile dash has been designed to help the driver run through the course. For starters, every 2014 ProStar comes standard with a 7-inch super bright, easy-to-setup touchscreen with a customized Zero Off system that brings pinpoint accuracy and consistency with every pull. And unlike competitors’ systems, it is incredibly easy to use. The helm area also has analog gauges to the driver’s right side for those who still want to read needles. In addition, the dash comes complete with a dry, waterproof mini-locker to store, connect and charge today’s electronics. And of course – the ProStar has an all-new driver’s seat designed by the likes of Will Bush who spends hours behind the wheel. Its adjustable backrest plus its ergonomic and functional design will certainly create yet another industry standard for the often forgotten hero – the driver.
For the passenger, there is a new standard in space and comfort. And for the coaches, judges and kids who want to be close to the driver the ProStar has an integrated a flip-up seat next to the driver.
When it comes to storage, the script has been rewritten here as well. For beginners, all storage lids use friction hinges eliminating the need for shocks. But probably the most innovative design is the super sick, ultra simple floor mounted ski rack. Placed completely out of the way is this never before seen clamping system that operates with the simple step of a foot. Press down on the rack pedal and the racks open up – place any two skis in the rack, release your foot and the skis are held in place by a robust spring system. To remove, simply step on the same pedal and grab your skis.
And last but certainly not least – the stern, much like the bow, has an optional rear-seating configuration. To lighten the load of the boat for a morning set, simply re/images/2013/2014_MasterCraft/2014_MasterCraft_ProStar.Lo_Res.8.jpgmove the rear seats. When there are friends or family along, reinstall the seats easily to create more accommodations.
Width Amidship: 96 inches / 2.44 m
Boat Weight: 3300 lbs fully optioned / 1497 kg
Fuel Capacity:25 gallons / 94.6 L
Seating: 7 people
Hull: Direct Drive
Color Options: Infinite
Additional Athlete Quotes:
FREDDY KRUEGER:
"Deadlines and production schedules can ruin a great product...MasterCraft did this boat right and let us work every angle until we were 100% confident the finished product was something we were not only proud to put our names on, but MasterCrafts as well. Two years of innovation and refinement has produced a boat that can only have one name on the side."
FREDDY KRUEGER:
"I've been skiing professionally now for 19 years. This was my first real opportunity to be involved with a product design on a boat and it was an unbelievable learning process. All the way along I wanted to make sure we had a boat I felt like we can keep breaking records behind and so far I don't see that being an issue! I'm excited about completing the project and feeling like we have the best boat on the market, but I'm even more excited for the opportunity over the next few months for people to finally see what all the buzz has been about.”
MARCUS BROWN:
“When you set out to develop a new product and you have a main goal of improving the wake. You first have to define what an improved or better wake actually is. No other boat, vessel or airplane or any thing else in the history of man that I know has ever been designed with wakes as a consideration. To say that wake science is in its infancy would be an understatement and that is what made this project so challenging!”
MARCUS BROWN:
“I dedicated almost 2 years to the new ProStar. My skiing and my pro athlete career was put on hold. I was given the chance to use my engineering degree within the industry that I grew to love . Given the opportunity to move to Tennessee, I knew I could not pass it up. But I had to leave a lot behind, in California. At the end of it all, to be able to look back at the challenges and the trials and the failures and successes that we have had as a design team with this project, and then see the results of all that effort… it is truly a feeling of teamwork and a sense of accomplishment that I have never experienced before. How stoked am I to see the new ProStar finally released? Very! But not quite as stoked as I hope you will be once you get the chance to drive and ski behind this new masterpiece we call the ProStar”
MasterCraft strives to deliver consumers the ultimate water sports experience by designing and building the world’s highest quality, best performing sports luxury boats in every significant inboard niche. Tours of MasterCraft’s world headquarters in Vonore, Tennessee, are available Monday-Thursday from 2pm to 4pm. For more information, model specifications, high- and low-res digital images, please contact Josh Shave at 423-884-7733
The first two generations of the Connelly Prophecy were fun to ride and a joy to review because they were unique. The first generation ski was a challenging ski to master with radical tendencies. The second generation ski was substantially more user friendly but still not to the tastes of many shortline skiers. The 2013 ski is the third generation Prophecy, it is the best ski Connelly has produced in 20 years, and one of the very best skis I have ever reviewed.
World records, multiple Big Dawg titles, numerous major victories and too many national titles and personal bests to count. The GOODE Nano One™ has done it all.
The latest in a line of innovative GOODEs that have held a world record since 1996, the Nano One introduces an all-new shape to the GOODE tradition. Narrower than the mid and wider than traditional, the ski has an exceptionally large sweet spot. Designed to keep the ski moving through the turn, the Nano One offers skiers a phenomenal turning performance, with a tighter turning radius and a forgiving ride that is solid and smooth. And as the only ski in the industry using nano carbon fiber construction, the Nano One's strength-to-weight ratios and performance characteristics are unsurpassed.
Whether you are looking to climb the world rankings or just be the best skier on your lake, the Nano One is for you.
Video produced by Wilkinson Films.
MCELYEA, JOHN HENRY, passed away in his sleep on Thursday, January 10, 2013. A loving father with a great sense of humor, he was a person of profound integrity and wisdom and a trusted friend to many.
In 2012, Erika was nationally ranked #1 in Overall for Girls 3. That alone is impressive. Erika’s USAWS average trick score puts her on the top of the list by more than 2,500 points. That is amazing. Erika is also the top female Under 18 year old Trick & Overall skier in the world. That is why she is BallOfSpray’s 2012 Three Event Skier of the Year.
Outside of Europe, Manon Costard was almost unknown until 2012. When she took third at the Malibu Open, eyebrows were raised. When she took second at Soaked, skiers started talking. When she broke Regina Jaquess’ nine year old collegiate slalom record with a score of 2.5@39.5 off, it was clear that Manon Costard is a new force in slalom skiing.
2012 Slalom Ranking
IWWF U21 World Rankings List 1st
IWWF World Rankings List 8th
IWWF Elite Rankings List 4th
Places
Malibu Open 3rd
Soaked 2nd
NCWSA Nationals 2nd
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The 2012 S2 is the second ski from the HO Syndicate product line in the "Speed" or S range. The S2 was shaped by a five time world champion , Bob LaPoint, with input from his brother, Kris LaPoint, as well as the HO Syndicate pro team.
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