O’Brien’s Platform Trainer ­Water Ski ($130, obrien.com) provides a leg up for student skiers weighing up to 85 pounds. ... When kids fall, they often forget, or refuse, to let go of the rope, and ...

Helping first-timers get comfortable behind the boat is key to getting them started water skiing. Bill Doster. First-Timers One of the biggest obstacles in teaching little kids to ski is getting them ...

He started barefoot water skiing because it's the next step up from being on skis, he said. “It’s so different, it’s all based on science, physics of friction, and making your body a lever.