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Tony Klarich’s All-Time Top 50 Photos: 36-40

 

#36 Family On Board

Photo: Vicki Mack, 2008

For several years in the 1980s we did a family watersports photo for our Christmas card. This was one was my favorites, set on the Parker Strip of the Colorado River. It was a little tricky for all three of us to do a deepwater start on this stand-up […]

Tony Klarich’s All-Time Top 50 Photos: 41-45

#41 Herb O’Brien & The Joker

Photo: Shonna Klarich, 1994

Spending time with the legendary Heb O’Brien was always a treat, but to be with him while I did a photo shoot for the HO Joker kneeboard was priceless. Herb came down to Mike Mack’s place on the Colorado River to enjoy some quality time on the […]

Tony Klarich’s All-Time Top 50 Photos: 46-50

 

 

#46 Helicopter Dock Start on a Slalom Ski

Photo: Art Brewer, 1982

The summer of 1982 was my breakout year as a hot dog water skier. My uncle Mike Murphy popularized the sport in the 1970s with moves like the backwards deepwater start, wake 360 and tumble turn. I wanted to be like Mike, and once I […]

All-Time Top 50 Photos of Tony Klarich: Master List

Click for Photos 36-40 (with stories & related links)

Click for Photos 41-45 (with stories & related links)
            
 
Click for Photos 46-50  (with stories & related links)
                 

Every Water Skiing Ride: RULES

Every Ride List “Rules”

 

How does one place rules on such an arbitrary endeavor?

I have been thinking about this list since 2004, and have come up with a few guidelines to impose upon myself when deciding if something “counts” or not.

I’ve also spent a lot of time talking to my uncle Mike Murphy about the list. […]

Every Water Skiing Ride: HISTORY of the List

 
History of the “Every Ride” List
 

It all started as a birthday stunt in 2004 inspired by my grandmother, Mary Murphy. She rode her hydrofoil to Catalina Island and back, a distance of 52 miles across open ocean, to celebrate her birthdays from age 79-88.

 

 

When it came time for my 40th birthday I decided to try […]

Every Water Skiing Ride. MASTER LIST. Photos, Videos, History, and More.

Every Ride
 

Documenting rides on every known water skiing device, and then some.

73 Total

48 ridden by Tony Klarich

 

Evolution of the Every Ride List

Every Ride “Rules”

 
The List
Click hyperlinks on individual rides for info, history, photos, and videos. If you have info to document changes to this list I would love to hear from you! My goal is […]

Top 10 Instagram Pics from 2014. BEST PHOTOS: water skiing, hydrofoiling, barefooting and more!

 

It’s been another amazing year of riding. Here’ the very best from the past year!

@waterskierslife on Instagram

Photos taken using:
GoPro HERO3: Black Edition
GoPole EVO – Transparent Extension Pole for GoPro® HERO Cameras (26″)
Rain-X Glass Treatment(reduces water spotting on lens)

 
10 – Hurts So Good
Skiers: How many times have you been asked if barefooting hurts your feet? […]

Top 10 Water Ski Rides

Because I have skied on so many different things people often ask, “What is your favorite ride?”

So here’s the answer, and 9 more of my all-time favorites:

 

1. Sit-Down Hydrofoil: AKA Air Chair, Sky Ski, Next Foil.

My uncle Mike Murphy was the co-inventor of the original Air Chair in 1989, so the sit-down foil has been […]