One of the main purposes of this club is to provide a means for people to water ski while at school and meet other people who share the same enthusiasm for water skiing, from recreational to competitive. We get a new Mastercraft each year and keep it at our practice site, Belleville, which is only about 20 minutes away from campus. We also have team equipment including slalom skis, a wakeboards, trick skis, jump skis, wetsuits, lifejackets, and other various things. Also, there is a slalom course and a jump on the lake. Even though many people in the club choose not to compete in tournaments, a number of our skiers have excelled at the sport of water skiing and have made the U of M one of the top competitors in collegiate tournaments throughout the Midwest.
Most tournaments consist of slalom, trick and jump.
Sometimes there is also a wakeboard competition. Tournaments are held in both the Spring and Fall with the culmination being the Midwest Regionals held at the beginning of October. In the 2000 season, we won the Midwest Regionals, which qualified us for the national tournament in Lafayette, LA, where we placed 7th, our best performance to date. Although water skiing is obviously the basis of the club, our common goal is simply to enjoy being out on the water and have a good time. We offer lots of activities off the water including snow ski trips, parties, workouts and intramural teams.