Check out the closing moments of this Webcast if you haven't already. Great action today! All the pros, all the boats, all the fantasy campers, all the events made for a lot of action.

Major props to Jamie Beauchesne, Marcus Brown and Terry Winter who rounded out the top three in the second round of the Pro Slalom Shootout today. Their respective scores for the 38 Off Spin it to Win it were 36 buoys (6 FULL 38 Off SPINS!!), 34.5 buoys (5 AND A HALF 38 Off SPINS!!), and 31 buoys (JUST OVER 5 FULL 38 off SPINS!!), which blew away the competition. The only other skiers who even came close to touching their mojo were Chris Rossi with 26 buoys and Thomas Degasperi with 20. As we walked away from the lake this afternoon, these skiers were clearly feeling the burn.

The Men's Open Slalom round of the Pro Slalom Shootout just finished a few minutes ago. Jamie Beauchesne, Chris Rossi and Marcus Brown filled up the podium spots with skiers like Thomas Degasperi and Jodi Fisher edging into the top twelve qualifying spots. Right now, everyone's chilling out in the food tent enjoying a quick lunch and then it's back to the water for the 38 Off Spin it to Win it. Everyone's amped to see who's going to set the bar and how high it will be for this event that's never been done before. The buzz at lunch was that full stomachs might slow some skiers down...

Well, the 2007 Pro Slalom Shootout and Fantasy Camp is in full swing and we're all having a blast!

The buzz around the WaterSki magazine offices these days is all about the 2007 Pro Slalom Shootout and Live Webcast, which starts Wed. June 13. Thanks to our sponsors, we have some really cool gear to give away during the webcast. Plus, our web gurus are busy making it as easy as ever for you to submit questions for the hosts, shoutout's to your favorite athletes and answers to our trivia questions. Don't forget to log onto waterskimag.com first thing on June 13 and 14 so you can join in!

-Adrienne
WaterSki

Did anybody else see this story: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6073218 It's not a perfect outcome, but still a pretty cool example of a group of water skiers banding together to protect a local spot. Money quote: "'The safest people in the water are water-skiers,' said Scott Pellaton, a longtime barefoot skier." Well said, Scott. And congratulations to the Delta skiers who fought this ban with such vigor.

-Adrienne
WaterSki

Footing behind a plane?! I just checked out the video on barefootcentral.com -- amazing stuff with a cool interview with the crew afterward. http://www.barefootcentral.com/videos/prettyflyhr.wmv

Who's watching the Masters Webcast at http://www.masterslive.net/index.htm? Great thing to do, especially if you couldn't make it to the tournament itself this weekend.

Have you guys checked out the archived footage of last year's Shootout? If not, give it a glance. There's a link at the bottom of this page:

Great news...we just made it a little bit easier for you to find the boat of your dreams. Check out the new and improved Virtual Test Drive page
(http://www.waterskimag.com/virtual_boats.jsp) to search an array of inboard boats by type, length, model year and manufacturer. Hey, even if you're not in the market for a new boat at the moment, no better way to break up the office doldrum than browsing these beauties.

-Adrienne
WaterSki