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I noticed that the ski had Nautique stickers on the top when he walked up to the podium so makes sense if it's not his ski, since he still has a Malibu shirt on

Definitely sucks, I broke my tibia (medial malleous fracture) on April 27 on the first turn of the year in Calgary. I was wearing 2011 Stradas. My lower laces were snug and the top were tensioned up a little bit. I ended up with a partial front foot release (broke my front ankle). I did zero weight bearing for almost 6 weeks and I have been walking on it since about June 11. Finally starting to walk normal and hope to ski mid to late July. Still lacking the nimbleness and flexibility in my ankle which would put me at greater risk if I tried skiing already. I am in the same boat when it comes to bindings, I am really contemplating what system is right for me. I was pretty comfortable in the Stradas, even though I had ~3 partial front foot releases in about 200 sets. These partial releases really intimidate me. I have accepted that there is some inherent risk that comes with water skiing and the break was a bit of a freak incident but I am looking at alternatives. Currently I am thinking about the Reflex with an R style rear as well. Tried on the Reflex boot today and thought it fit surprisingly comfortable. I do think that there are some limitations with the release which makes me intimidated to try double reflex's. OB4 systems does have me very interested as well. My first thoughts are mounting strada's or reflex boots on them. I would really like to see this system in person... @pgmoore Good luck on your recovery. They stock Reflex @ Shuswap SNB in Calgary if that helps.

MattP - Very interested in this review. Still healing from broken ankle (April 27). Looking for a binding with a release system

My wife and I skied behind it in Calgary a few couple weeks ago. She says there is no comparison in the wakes between the 197 and the new PStar...she has been hitting the mini-course hard lately and is developing an addiction to skiing. It's a great problem and she is amped about starting to learn the wide buoys. This boat is going to help her a lot next year. Unreal boat, all aspects intrigued me, but the biggest surprise was how good the wake was at 36 MPH from 22 off to 35 off... I thought this boat would only aid the new skier market... 2014 is going to be a great year for MC.