Hell has frozen over - here is a video of a wakeboard boat you should all watch

[Horton]

https://vimeo.com/197119181

[bigskieridaho]

Pretty cool boat for a crossover.

[jcamp]

I saw that today and it struck me that a lot of the boat companies have been pushing crossover boats lately, and to my delight, are actually emphasizing skiing. It may be the doubles variety most of the time, but it's good to see nonetheless.

[Horton]

Anybody notice what it is about this video that made me post it?

[Wish]

That's @The_Krista on the slalom. B)

[Than_Bogan]

All-female crew in most of it?

[aussiemc]

Nice boat crew!

[dchristman]

Ellie on trick?

[bigskieridaho]

@Horton well the female crew..... OK that's Ellie...

[Fam-man]

@Horton how about idling during the intro respectfully not making a wake?

[Texas6]

The Krista with a haircut?

[Horton]

Before anyone goofs and says something inappropriate - Ellie is my niece.

 

Say what you want about @krista .... if you talk any smack about her - she will kick your ass.

[jimski]

Is there a Mastercraft sponsorship coming for the Horton family?

[Dacon62]

They actually show a slalom skier crossing the wake. Not something you see in most crossover V drive ads.

[ForrestGump]

And if Krista doesn't kick your ass, it's because her husband has already beaten you with a 94 inch jump ski.

[Skoot1123]

How about the overhead shot where the video tracks the boat amazingly well?? New technology within a boat?

[MattP]

@Skoot1123 that would be from a good drone operator.

@The_Krista

[Fast351]

Looks amazingly similar to my 2007 211. The wakes look VERY familiar. I would be interested to know if the ski wake is like mine. It's good at 15 off 36 MPH, but slowing down or shortening the line makes the ski wake pretty brutal. Surf and wakeboard wake shape look identical.

 

I think crossover boats are the way to get more people into skiing. Not to mention they tend to be more gentle to lake shores than the tankers that are specifically wake/surf like the G series.

 

Good on Mastercraft. Now if they can keep the price within reason ($75K-$80K) they'll sell a ton of them. I'm not sure why CC ever axed the best selling boat line (211) that they had, but I'm surprised no one has picked up the ball and ran with it since...

 

[Kdinger838]

Speaking of versatility. We went to the Tigé dealer days last march and I skiied behind a r20. Very similar mold to their old I20. 25% ballast up front and taps set to 3-4 and it's a pretty decent wake. Comparable to a tsc1 at 28 and shorter.

[UWSkier]

By most accounts I've read, the new Malibu VTX doesn't ski anywhere close to the previous gen. If MC has a truly skiable V here, there's a definite market. The last gen VTX is immensely popular for the non private lake crowd whose boat has family obligations.

[MuskokaKy]

@elliehorton - do you what line length and speed was ran in the course ( 2:45 of the vid). seems like a pretty cool crossover!