Blogs

From first trainers to adult wide body pairs, our pick of the best combo water skis for every age, plus how to size them.

The life jackets we recommend for water skiing, wakeboarding and wakesurfing: our pick, closer athletic fits, a longer cut and two budget vests.

The kids life jackets we recommend, from toddlers to young teens: our best seller, our high-end pick, great value and performance vests for older kids.

The womens life jackets we recommend: our pick, a best seller, a super stretchy vest, longer cuts for slimmer builds and a budget pick.

The jet ski life jackets we recommend: our best seller, a budget pick, womens, multi-sport, top-end, racing and kids PWC vests.

Which wetsuit shorts do you actually need? Leg straps and 3 mm neoprene if you are water skiing, and leg lengths from 2 inch to 8 inch for everything else. Kylie walks the full womens, k...

The junior slalom skis we recommend, from a first ski for a kid who's up on one ski to a junior course ski, with sizes by weight.

The slalom skis we recommend for learners and progressing skiers, sorted into social cruisers and social carvers, with sizes, speed ranges and mens and womens options.

Our picks of the best surf, skim and hybrid wakesurfers from Ronix, Hyperlite, Liquid Force and Connelly, including first-timer, kids and small-wake boards, plus help picking a size.

Our picks of the best kids wakeboard packages from Ronix, KD, Connelly, Hyperlite and Liquid Force, from first boards at age 4 to junior boards for kids jumping the wake, plus sizing and...

Our picks of the best womens wakeboard packages from Connelly, Ronix, Hyperlite, Liquid Force and KD, split into beginner to intermediate and stepping up, plus help with boots and sizing...

Our picks of the best beginner and intermediate wakeboard packages from KD, Connelly, Ronix, Hyperlite and Liquid Force, how to choose between them and how to get the size right.

Which cleaner does which job on a ski or wake boat: water spots, wax, vinyl, UV protection and foam decks. Covers Boat Bling, Seipel Marine and the Ronix Captain's Kit.

How much ballast your boat can carry, where it goes for wakeboarding and wakesurfing, and which Fatsac bags fit V-drive, direct-drive and outboard boats.

Which boom bar fits your boat? How each Barefoot International boom matches a pylon, tower, V-drive or gunnel setup, and how to use one to teach kids, beginners and barefooters.

Wakeboard starts for beginners, with Les. Choosing a board with enough surface area, the short V handle and low-stretch rope, symmetrical boot setup, the bank drill that sets your arms a...

The theory behind kneeboard starts, with Les. How a tow hook and a purpose-built hook handle work, what the board is doing as it climbs and flattens, whether to hold the handle or the bo...

Crossing the boat wakes on two skis for the first time, with Les. Setting your rope length so the wake is smoother, why commitment and direction beat speed, picking a point in the distan...

Directional control on a pair of combo water skis, with Les. The posture that makes turning possible, how to turn left and right by unweighting a ski and turning your knee, hips and eyes...

Les walks through the equipment, the bank drill that builds the right body position, and the step-by-step deep-water start.