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Book your 65th Nautique Masters Experience!

ORLANDO, FL (November 25, 2024) – With the continued support of our incredible partners at GM Marine, Nautique is proud to announce the dates, tickets, accommodations, and athlete qualifications for the 65th Nautique Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament and the 32nd Nautique Junior Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament. Powered by GM Marine technology, the Centennial Edition, record-setting Ski Nautique and award-winning Super Air Nautique G23 will deliver world-class performance for the best watersports athletes in the world.
 
The most prestigious weekend in watersports will be held May 23rd- 25th, 2025, on the legendary waters of Robin Lake at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. With tickets and accommodations now available via MastersWaterski.com, we invite you to book your stay at the beautiful Callaway Gardens! Watch all the action from the Robin Lake beach with the purchase of beach tickets, or secure pavilion tickets to upgrade your Nautique Masters experience. Beach and pavilion tickets are available for 1, 2, or 3 days, and will be mailed to your address upon purchase. 
 
An invitation to compete at the Nautique Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline. The 65th Masters and 32nd Junior Masters tournament is sanctioned by the WWA and the IWWF/USAWS. Find the full list of qualifying criteria for 2025 at MastersWaterski.com
 
For more information or continued updates on the 65th Nautique Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament, please visit MastersWaterski.com

About Nautique Boat Company:
Nautique is celebrating its 100th anniversary of delivering excellence in the marine industry. A subsidiary of Correct Craft, Nautique has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Delivering the very best waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf boats on the market, Nautique continues to drive progression with their award-winning technology and dedication to building the highest-quality boats imaginable. New technology, performance innovations and attention to detail are the cornerstones of what makes the Nautique brand the industry leader. Through the Nautique Cares initiative, employees and athletes dedicate themselves to not only making a difference on the water, but to extend their support to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 100 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Mach Connections, Merritt Precision, Osmosis, Watershed Innovation, and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com

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Dates Announced for the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series

Orlando, FL (November 22, 2024) – Nautique Boats and The World Wake Association (WWA) are thrilled to announce the event schedule for the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series. Boasting record numbers in participation last season, the Nautique Wakesurf Series is the largest wakesurf event series in the world, drawing unprecedented attendance from fans and competitors alike.
 
Pulled by the award-winning Super Air Nautique G23 Paragon, the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series will be comprised of five prestigious events across the globe. The skim, surf, and foil divisions geared towards all ages and skill levels will push the progression of wakesurfing, serving as the perfect platform to challenge the world’s best wakesurfers while fostering the next generation of riders in a family-friendly environment. 
 
Participants will have the opportunity to earn points based on their placement within their division at each event they attend for the 2025 season. With the ability to drop your lowest of all five event scores, surfers will battle it out to secure their invite to the pinnacle event of the season, the Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championships, presented by GM Marine. 
 
Dubai Creek Marina played host to the first stop of the series on November 2nd-3rd, 2024, for the Wakesurf Championships – Dubai Creek Edition. The second stop of the series will take the world’s best wakesurfers to Lake Biwa, Japan for the Japan Wakesurf Open presented by YANMAR on May 16th-18th
 
The Nautique European Wakesurf Championships will be held in a different location for 2025, taking riders to the waters of Botaski in Madrid, Spain on July 26th-27th. Following this, stop number four of the series will be held in Grand Junction, Colorado as riders will compete for National Titles at the Nautique USA National Wakesurf Championships presented by GM Marine on July 30th-August 3rd.
 
The fifth and final stop of the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series is the most coveted event of the season, the Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championships presented by GM Marine. Wakesurfers will hit the waters of Lake Robin at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia August 21st-24th to compete for Masters Titles and the chance to win the 2025 Nautique Wake Series Overall Titles. 
 
“The Nautique Wakesurf Series has developed into the premier series for the sport of wake surfing with record participation in 2024! This series has delivered new standards for expectations from the amateur to pro level competitors," said Nautique President, Greg Meloon. "The 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series is set to be the most exciting season yet behind the G23 Paragon!"
 
2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series Schedule: 

Stop #1: The Wakesurf Championships – Dubai Creek Edition
November 2-3, 2024
Dubai Creek Marina – Port Saeed, Dubai

Stop #2: Japan Wakesurf Open, Presented by YANMAR 
May 16-18, 2025
YANMAR Marina - Lake Biwa, Japan

Stop #3: Nautique European Wakesurf Championships - Spain
July 26-27, 2025
Botaski – Madrid, Spain

Stop #4: Nautique USA National Wakesurf Championships, Presented by GM Marine
July 30- August 3, 2025   
Grand Junction, Colorado

Stop #5: Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championships, Presented by GM Marine
August 21-24, 2025 
Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain, Georgia

Click here to learn more! 

About Nautique Boat Company:
Nautique is celebrating its 100th anniversary of delivering excellence in the marine industry. A subsidiary of Correct Craft, Nautique has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Delivering the very best waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf boats on the market, Nautique continues to drive progression with their award-winning technology and dedication to building the highest-quality boats imaginable. New technology, performance innovations and attention to detail are the cornerstones of what makes the Nautique brand the industry leader. Through the Nautique Cares initiative, employees and athletes dedicate themselves to not only making a difference on the water, but to extend their support to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 100 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Mach Connections, Merritt Precision, Osmosis, Watershed Innovation, and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com


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Neilly Ross sets World Record Behind the Ski Nautique

ORLANDO, FL (November 18, 2024) – Team Nautique athlete Neilly Ross has broken the World Record in Women's Trick with a score of 11,380 points behind the record-setting Ski Nautique.

The record was set during the Okee 3 Event Tournament held at Ski Club of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and has been approved by the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF).

“Since I was 8, I have put every ounce of effort into the dream of breaking the World Record,” said Team Nautique athlete Neilly Ross. “I’m incredibly grateful for my competitors, with whom we have pushed each other—and the sport—to new, previously unthinkable heights.  And of course, for the unparalleled performance of the world record-setting Ski Nautique.”  

Neilly has had a strong season thus taking second at the 64th Nautique Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament®, presented By GM Marine in May and now etching her name into history with yet another world record behind the Ski Nautique.
 
“I’d like to congratulate Neilly Ross on this monumental accomplishment!” said Nautique President Greg Meloon. "The Ski Nautique has once again provided the consistent pull that allows athletes to break world records. I can’t wait to see what’s next for Neilly for the remainder of the season!“

Click here to learn more about Neilly Ross.

About Nautique Boat Company:
Nautique is celebrating its 100th anniversary of delivering excellence in the marine industry. A subsidiary of Correct Craft, Nautique has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Delivering the very best waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf boats on the market, Nautique continues to drive progression with their award-winning technology and dedication to building the highest-quality boats imaginable. New technology, performance innovations and attention to detail are the cornerstones of what makes the Nautique brand the industry leader. Through the Nautique Cares initiative, employees and athletes dedicate themselves to not only making a difference on the water, but to extend their support to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 100 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Mach Connections, Merritt Precision, Osmosis, Watershed Innovation, and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com

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Dates Announced for the 2025 Nautique Wake Series

Orlando, FL (November 8, 2024) – The World Wake Association (WWA) and Nautique Boat Company are excited to announce the 2025 Nautique Wake Series dates and event locations! The Nautique Wake Series has a legacy of showcasing the world’s highest-level of competitive wakeboarding while nurturing the next generation of riders, prioritizing rider development in a family-friendly atmosphere. As this legacy continues, the Nautique Wake Series will maintain its commitment to pushing the progression of wakeboarding with a riders-first focus. 
 
Towed exclusively by the award-winning G23 for the 12th consecutive year, the 2025 Nautique Wake Series will kick off with the 64th Moomba Masters International Invitational presented by GM Marine at the Moomba Festival in Melbourne, Australia on March 6-10th. The second stop of the series will be none other than 65th Nautique Masters Waterski and Wakeboard Tournament® presented by GM Marine May 23-25th on the acclaimed waters of Robin Lake at Callaway Gardens. Riders will have the opportunity to earn a Masters invitation through the Nautique Masters Virtual Wakeboard LCQ hosted in the WWA Rideline app.
 
Grand Junction, Colorado will play host to stop three of the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series on July 30th - August 3rd for the Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships proudly presented by GM Marine. The fourth and final stop will take the best riders in the world to the waters of Boca Raton, Florida September 10-14th for the Nautique WWA Wakeboard World Championships, also presented by our great partners at GM Marine. 
 
As last year’s Nautique Wake Series proved to be one for the books with numerous new tricks landed and some of the highest scoring passes to date, you won’t want to miss what’s in store for the 2025 Nautique Wake Series! Pro Men, Pro Women, Jr. Pro Men, and Jr. Pro Women will put their best tricks down all season long for the chance to be crowned the 2025 WWA World Champions, Nautique Wake Series Overall Champions, and WWA Wakeboard World Series Overall Champions. 
 
“The 2025 Nautique Wake Series is once again set to elevate competitive wakeboarding as it continues to be the only event series providing riders of all ages and skill level the opportunity to compete at an elite level," said Nautique President, Greg Meloon. "We are dedicated to progressing the sport, and the Super Air Nautique G23 provides the perfect platform for displaying this progression on the world stage."
 
2025 Nautique Wake Series Schedule: 
 
Stop #1: 64th Nautique Moomba Masters presented by GM Marine 
March 6-10th
Melbourne, Australia on the Yarra River (WWA-WBWS)

Stop #2: 65th Nautique Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament® presented by GM Marine
May 23rd-25th  
Pine Mountain, Georgia – Callaway Gardens (WWA-WBWS)
 
Stop #3: Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships presented by GM Marine
July 30th-August 3rd   
Grand Junction, Colorado (WWA-WBWS)
 
Stop #4: Nautique WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by GM Marine
September 10-14th
Boca Raton, Florida (WWA-WBWS)

Click here to learn more. 

About Nautique Boat Company:
Nautique is celebrating its 100th anniversary of delivering excellence in the marine industry. A subsidiary of Correct Craft, Nautique has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Delivering the very best waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf boats on the market, Nautique continues to drive progression with their award-winning technology and dedication to building the highest-quality boats imaginable. New technology, performance innovations and attention to detail are the cornerstones of what makes the Nautique brand the industry leader. Through the Nautique Cares initiative, employees and athletes dedicate themselves to not only making a difference on the water, but to extend their support to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 100 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Mach Connections, Merritt Precision, Osmosis, Watershed Innovation, and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com

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Nautique Boats Pulls the 2024 Wakesurf Championships - Dubai Creek Edition

ORLANDO, FL (November 7, 2024) – Nautique Boats kicked off the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series this past weekend with a new, additional stop in the series, the 2024 Wakesurf Championships – Dubai Creek Edition. The award-winning, YANMAR diesel powered Super Air Nautique G25 threw perfect waves with the iconic Dubai skyline as the backdrop on the prime waters of the Dubai Creek Marina.


The crowds of the Viya Marine Dubai Creek Preowned Boat Show witnessed the world’s best wakesurfing as this first stop of the season saw a vast range of over 50 international professional and amateur athletes representing 10 different countries. The United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Lebanon, Ukraine, Japan, Cypress, Spain, and Germany were among those proudly represented. 


Nautique Athletes dominated the podium with Noah Flegel taking the win in both Pro Men Skim and Pro Men Surf, and Bailey Dunn claiming victory in both Pro Women Skim and Pro Women Surf! Team Nautique athlete Jodi Grassman also put on an incredible performance, taking 2nd place in Pro Women Skim and 3rd place in Pro Women Surf. 


Although this event was held in 2024, it will count as the first stop of the 2025 Nautique Wakesurf Series, making the series 5 stops and giving athletes an extra opportunity to gain points along with the ability to drop their lowest score of the season. 


“The 2024 Wakesurf Championships – Dubai Creek Edition was the perfect start to the 2025 season,” said Nautique President, Greg Meloon. “The Nautique Wakesurf Series aims to bring the highest level of wakesurf competition to international destinations across the globe, and this event truly fulfilled our goal.” 


Click the here to access the final results of the 2024 Wakesurf Championships – Dubai Creek Edition. 


About Nautique Boat Company:
Nautique is celebrating its 100th anniversary of delivering excellence in the marine industry. A subsidiary of Correct Craft, Nautique has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Delivering the very best waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf boats on the market, Nautique continues to drive progression with their award-winning technology and dedication to building the highest-quality boats imaginable. New technology, performance innovations and attention to detail are the cornerstones of what makes the Nautique brand the industry leader. Through the Nautique Cares initiative, employees and athletes dedicate themselves to not only making a difference on the water, but to extend their support to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft: Celebrating 100 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Mach Connections, Merritt Precision, Osmosis, Watershed Innovation, and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com

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