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Thanks guys for all of the help. I think based on your feedback, I'm going to go for the Katana. Dumb question - if I buy the ski + boots as a package from an online retailer, will they be preattached or do I need to hook them together? And if I need to hook them together, will it be obvious how to? Or is there a guide/ tools that I will need? Interesting suggestions about rope length. I think for now, I'm going to stick with a standard rope size - I'd rather not be quite so far behind the boat in an active channel in the ICW. Thanks again!

Hi guys, My folks recently retired down to Florida and bought a boat so I've been doing a bunch of skiing down there on the slalom ski from a set of combos (67 or 68"). Issue is that their boat is fairly large (27' sea-ray, 350 hp) so my hole shots have been fairly long (5-10 seconds) and I get pretty tired early on. I am looking for a slalom ski that will be a bit easier to get up on, but still fun to coast in and out of the wake. A few other details: 1) Ski conditions - intracoastal south Florida - it's quite calm on mornings but obviously nowhere near as glassy as a lake 2) My size - 6'2", 215 pounds (I was thinking I probably need a larger ski - 71") 3) Ski speed - ~30 mph I was thinking about buying the HO Carbon Evo 71" (https://www.h2oproshop.com/products/ho-carbon-evo?variant=43578807685) , but am open to whatever you all think best. Also, any tips/ tricks on skiing behind a big boat? Rope length, etc.? Thanks! Mike