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One of America’s most cherished holidays is right around the corner, and if you’re like us, you’ll be spending it under the rays with your crew by the water. Stock up with the best gear from our line of Instagram-worthy floats and let the relaxing begin! Take your U.S.A game to the next level with our Connelly Stars & Stripes float. Now you can honor our great nation at the beach, the lake or even by the pool. Buy it now from our website for $29.99. Just click the link below. https://www.connellyskis.com/store/p209/STARS_%26_STRIPES.html This 4th of July, enjoy a brew while floating on a brew. Our Beer Mug pool float includes a frothy head pillow and side cup holder so you can avoid spilled drinks and party fouls. It’ll be the best $34.99 you spend this holiday. Click the link for a cold one. Koozie not included. https://www.connellyskis.com/store/p212/BEER_MUG.html What better way to announce the initiation of summer than with bikinis and flip flops? We feel sandals are an essential summer accessory and would double as an awesome pool float. Decked out in a “foot strap” head pillow and a side cup holder for your 4th of July drink of choice, we say this is a definite must in your gear haul for Independence Day activities. Snag one now for $39.99 at the link below. https://www.connellyskis.com/store/p211/FLIP_FLOP.html

The Radar Nation Tour is headed to Ontario, Canada July 6th! Come join us for a day of fun on the water! This is a time to try out the latest and greatest skis in the Radar line or just come rip your Radar with the team! We look forward to skiing with you soon, email brooks@squareoneco.com to get signed up.

This past Saturday Greg Sund entered a very elite club by doing something that only a handful of skiers has ever done before in a tournament: running 41 off at 34 m.p.h. And remarkably, he did it twice. Riding his GOODE XTR, Greg ran 41 off in both the first and second rounds of the John’s Lake 117 tournament this past weekend in Wantage, NJ. While he ended both rounds with the same score of 1 at 43 off, during his second round he skied just inside two ball. Click on the video above to see his second round 41- and 43-off passes. Greg has been on a tear lately, advancing to the Final Four at both the Okeeheelee and Cedar Ridge Big Dawg stops in 2018.

For those pint-sized Ashers-in-training, the 63” Kid’s-specific Syndicate PRO is here! The 63” Syndicate PRO combines proven tournament performance with a kids-specific width profile and forgiving flex pattern. The PRO balances natural angle creation with consistent and stable turns. Each 63” PRO is handmade made in the USA, with a 100% carbon fiber lay-up and machined PVC foam core. Give your kids the ski the pros ride, because future rippers deserve real Syndicate skis. Available at HO/Syndicate retailers and now on the HO Demo Program! Get yours HERE!

We teamed up with White Birch Lodge to present the latest installment of the Shandy Ski Squad. Who knew drinking Soft Parade Shandy would be so much fun?

The first annual Lake 38 Pro-Am, held outside of Tallahassee, FL on June 9 -10th was the stage for an epic slalom battle between two top Syndicate pro skiers: Jon Travers & Will Asher. Coming into the finals, Travers had two rounds of 2 @ 41′off/36mph under his belt in Saturday’s preliminary rounds. His scores propelled him in joining fellow Syndicate teammates Beny Stadlbaur & Will Asher who along with 3 other skiers ran 3 @ 41′off going into the 8-man final round on Sunday. Unlucky for Jon, the early finals seeds faced heavy rain that tapered off as the finals drew out. Undeterred by the rain, JT doused a pair of wood-working goggles, strapped on his Syndicate ski and put out a massive 4 @ 41′off, the top score of the weekend. As the finals drew on, Travers remained atop the leader-board as skier after skier failed to match his huge score. That was until fellow Syndicate teammate Will Asher stepped to the course. Blazing his own 4 @ 41′off, Asher tied JT for the lead, forcing a run-off for the Lake 38 Pro-Am title. After suiting back up and losing the coin-flip, Travers wowed onlookers by running a cold 39.5′ off the dock. Having not skied in over 45 minutes(5 skiers), running his 39 off pass with no warm ups stood as a tall task for Jon. However, skiing just inside of 4 @ 41′off, ending with a runoff score of 3 @ 10.25m,Travers showed no sign of rust. Asher, running his cold 39.5′ couldn’t quite match Travers 41′off score, conceding victory to his Syndicate teammate. Congratulations to Jon Travers on the well-deserved win, Asher on his hard-fought 2nd place, and also to Stadlbaur(6th) on his big 3 @ 41 prelim score & Matteo Luzzeri (9th) on his 5 @ 39. Shoutout to Lake 38 on their first Pro-Am event and all who made it happen! You can check out the full Lake 38 Pro-Am webcast HERE

The GOODE Virtual Water Ski Bracket Challenge is back, once again pitting many of the world’s best 34 mph water skiers against each other in head-to-head match-ups while testing fans’ skiing knowledge with a March-Madness like contest. World champions and record holders, Senior World championships and perennial Big Dawg and National title contenders will duke it out over the four-round, four-month virtual tournament. Make your bracket pics now. ONLINE FAN CONTEST Like previous years, there will be some serious prizes on the line for the top finishers in the online fan contest. The overall winner will win a free GOODE high-performance slalom ski, while the second- and third-place finishers will receive prize packages from GOODE’s online store. But you can’t win if you don’t enter. Fill out your bracket before the June 26th deadline. Last year Greg Badal edged Dave Miller in the finals, giving fan contest winner Kyle Kuykendall a perfect bracket and a new XTR. MORE INFO For morning information, including officials rules and how the Bracket Challenge works, visit goode.com/bracket.

Zero Off Announces New Software for 3 Event Water Skiing Zero Off and the three event towboat manufacturers will release the new Revision S (Rev S) software operating system beginning with 2019 model year boats, Rev S will enhance the existing SLALOM PLUS mode for skiers who want a more responsive pull. After 18 months of testing and validation, the new Rev S will: • Retain the current slalom settings (A, B, C, 1, 2, 3) and features skiers have come to appreciate with Rev R; and • Enhance the existing SLALOM PLUS setting with a firmer more responsive pull when “+” is used. Skiers who like a bit more acceleration out of the turn will find that the Rev S SLALOM PLUS setting improves acceleration through the wakes, resulting in an earlier and freer feel into the next buoy. Skiers of all abilities and sizes will find that Revision S allows them to optimize their skiing and break new personal records. Rev S will be available starting July 2, 2018.

JULY 8 2018 Wade Cox ski clinic,6 skiers or 12 sets total 75.00 a set, start time 8 a.m Creekside lakes Arvin ca.For contact info John Jacobson,johhnybako@netzero.net

D3 Skis, located in Auburn, Washington, is proud to announce the newest addition to TEAM D3. Top overall talent Brooke Baldwin, from Winter Garden, Florida, has joined the D3 family. Creed Kidder, President of D3 Skis, said, "Brooke is a World Class three-event skier and is a perfect choice for our company. I could not be more excited to have her join our team". Brooke is a World Class overall competitor. As a Junior she has already tricked over 8,000, jumped 160 feet and has run 39 off. Brooke joins D3 Pro Team members, Freddy Krueger, Erika Lang, Nick Parsons, Adam Pickos and World Record holder Nate Smith. Paul Crawford of D3 said, "We always look for the next up and coming star and Brooke fits the bill perfectly. With Brooke, we feel we have just seen the tip of the iceberg. Her talent on the water is only part of what makes Brooke such a great addition to our Team. She is a wonderful, focused and humble person who we are confident will be a great Ambassador for our brand on and off the water for years to come". Follow Brooke as she skis Record tournaments and Pro events around the Globe this season and check out Brooke Baldwin’s profile on the D3 Team web page - http://d3skiteam.com/pro-ski-team.html

Just outside Seattle, WA lies the most hallowed grounds in waterskiing. Herb O'Brien dug Radar Lake in 1972 and since then it has become the most iconic lake in the sport. In August of 2017 we hosted a skiing extravaganza in a fashion that would make Herb proud. The Pros were given 6.5 minutes to post the highest score possible, they could skip passes, miss and try again, the bottom line was they had 6.5 minutes to post as high of a score as possible. Once the skiing was done, the fire was stoekd and campfire shenanigans ensued. Check out what unraveled to be a once, maybe twice in a lifetime opportunity.

I get to hang with Dave Wingerter, HO Skis Vice President, as he works through the questions brought to him by you guys, via BallOfSpray. Just a sample of the questions covered in this podcast from Ball Of Spray Forum: There seems to be a lot of back and forth with the Ballers about binding design. People have discussed toe height, release mechanism design, cuff height, buckle tension…etc. What are your thoughts on these things and the future of binding design at HO? Are modern skis better better specifically because they weigh less or do they weigh less as a result of better materials? Bob LaPoint is a 5 time world champion from another era and you are an engineer with an aerospace background. When started to work together were there any unexpected revolutions. Can you share some the ideas that he brought that you did not expect or vice versa? Been told by many, that ski companies will design the mid weight ski such as 66” and 67” skis and the 65” and 68” don’t have the design time, instead just scale the ski to size. And due to that its better to go with one of the mid weight ski. Any truth to that? How do release dates play into the design process? Do you feel pressure to get something new out “in time”? What if the design is not ready? Would you consider skipping a model year to prefect a design you’re confident in? I have the Syndicate Hardshell front and the HO choptop on the rear which I really like. But apparently HO has done away with the choptop (its not on your website any longer). So what good options does HO provide for the rear foot if somebody has the hardshell in the front? I am not a toe-loop guy. What happened to the step bottom used on S2, seems like you guys spent a bunch of time working on that innovation. P.S. I really like that ski. When was the A1 first released and could HO produce an anniversary production run?

Determination, strength, perseverance and focus, topped with an occasional smile...that's what girls are made of. ​We caught ​Stokesperson and Connelly skier, Ellie Horton training with fellow athletes, Natascha Roettcher, Manon Costard and Siani Oliver. Hide yo buoys - These girls slay.

This past weekend at Callaway Gardens’ Robin Lake, Connelly Skis newest elite athlete Manon Costard competed for the women’s slalom title at the 59th Nautique Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard tournament. In the preliminaries, Costard put up an impressive score of 3 at 39.5 off to seize the third spot into the finals. Despite battling stiff winds and tricky rollers in the championship round, Costard showed extreme confidence, relying on the predicability and stability of her GT. “All weekend, the ski helped me create angle and stay early in the course, which gave me some room to deal with the challenging conditions without having to panic or rush at any point,” Costard said. Initially tying for first, Costard dueled it out for gold with world record holder Regina Jaquess and clinched the win with a score of 3 buoys at 38 feet off for her first ever Masters triumph. “This first win at Masters, in addition to the amazing emotions it comes with, brings me even deeper certainty in my decision of skiing on the GT.”

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