Jaquess Strikes Gold at Pan Ams in Chile

Team Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Pro Water Skier Regina Jaquess earned four gold medals in the 2010 Pan American Water Ski Championships. Jaquess left the biennial event, Nov. 22-28, in San Bernardo, Chile with an Elite Team Gold as well as golds in women's slalom, tricks and jumping. For good measure she threw a Silver in for Overall. But Jaquess wasn't alone. Athletes on the six U.S. teams combined to win 67 individual medals, including 26 of a possible 48 gold medals.

The U.S. Elite Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal, tallying 8,259.41 points. Canada earned the silver medal with 7,904.69 points and Chile earned the bronze medal with 6,421.69 points.

Jaquess won gold medals in women’s slalom (1 buoy at 39-1/2 feet off), tricks (7,830 points) and jumping (167 feet), and the silver medal in overall (2,867.52 points).

Way to go, Regina! We're pulling for you! Keep up the great work!

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Malibu Dealers Recognized for an Outstanding Year

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) hosted their annual dealer meeting in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where more than 60 Malibu Dealers were recognized for their achievements during the 2010 model year.

Among the towering Redwood trees in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Malibu dealers stood tall and were recognized for their outstanding efforts during the 2010 model year. Malibu Boats hosted an enthusiastic group of more than 230 at the 2010 Malibu Boats Dealer Meeting. Attendees ranged from dealership owners and administration to sales people and other employees, many of who were honored for the Malibu Difference they have created in their area.

Malibu’s annual awards banquet is the perfect end to several days of speakers and seminars designed to prepare dealers for the upcoming boat show season. The dealers are honored for their accomplishments and role they play in Malibu Boats success.

The following is a list of the major award recipients. For a complete list of winners please contact the Malibu Boats Public Relations Department.

Sales Achievement Award Top 10 Dealer In Sales
Wizard Lake Marine – Alberta, Canada
Waterski America – Dallas, TX
Minnesota Inboard Watersports – Excelsior, MN
Darryl Moore’s Marine – Houston, TX
Skier’s Pier, Inc. – Waterford, MI
Central Texas Water Sports – Austin, TX
Taylor’s Boats – Draper, UT
Saskatoon Watersports – Saskatoon, SK
Active Water Sports – Oregon City, OR
Paradise Watersports – Murrieta, CA

National Salesman of the Year
Ronald Quistberg – Wizard Lake Marine

President’s Award
Minnesota Inboard Water Sports- Excelsior, MN (pictured)

Rookie Dealer of the Year
Aqua Sport Marine - Ste Agathe Des Monts, QC

Regional Dealers of the Year
Northeast: No Wake Marine - Cincinnati, OH
Southeast: Skier's Marine - Westover, AL
Midwest: Minnesota Inboard Watersports – Excelsior, MN
Northwest: Wizard Lake Marine – Alberta, Canada
South Central: Waterski America – Dallas, TX
West: Paradise Watersports – Murrieta, CA

Dealer of the Year
Waterski America – Dallas, TX

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Rock Christmas 2010 with a Malibu Boat

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats ) and participating dealers nation-wide are celebrating Christmas 2010 with the Malibu Boat Rockin’ Christmas Event. The Rockin’ Christmas Event is helping individuals invest in their families with the gift of a Malibu boat this holiday season. During this event, which ends December 31, 2010, the Malibu Boats factory in cooperation with their national dealer network is working to pull off a string of once-in-a-lifetime Christmas surprises. They are giving huge factory incentives on Malibu boats as well as throwing in great water sports gifts, 50% off Malibu Boats branded merchandise and offering special financing. This is a Malibu Boats package the entire family will love opening on December 25th. Malibu dealers are even making the gift presentation as memorable as the gift itself by working with families to develop personalized Christmas surprises. Malibu Boats is taking the hassle out of the busiest time of the year with a total family Christmas solution that is a gift of fun, togetherness and years of priceless memories.

Additional Links
Malibu Boat Rockin’ Christmas Web Site
Malibu Boats Christmas Image Gallery

Instead of giving traditional individual gifts, Malibu Boats is suggesting that you give the whole family the gift of fun and togetherness in the form of a Malibu boat. When you add up what you spend on mp3 players, gifts of money, phones, computers, trips, video game systems, clothes, gift certificates and other typical gifts that can actually distract the family from one another, Malibu thinks you will see enough for a down payment on a boat. Add a return on investment of quality time that the entire family can enjoy together and a Malibu boat may be priceless. That is where the Malibu Boat Rockin’ Christmas Event comes in.

Malibu Boats along with your local dealer is offering discounts on the boats they have in inventory as well as 2011 custom order boats if purchased during the Rockin’ Christmas Event. Malibu Boats is also providing special financing during the event. But the boat and closeness are not the only gifts Malibu can help you give your family this Christmas.

When you give a Malibu boat during the Rockin’ Christmas Event, your family will receive more to open under the tree. Boating and water sports accessories of your choice, for the whole family, will be included in your Malibu Christmas package. Malibu is also providing each family with a 50% discount on up to $500 worth of new Malibu Boats Gear. The Malibu Boat Rockin’ Christmas Event eliminates the hassle commonly associated with the holiday season by doing all the shopping for you. Malibu has even taken it a step further by easing the planning that goes along with a surprise of this magnitude.

Local Malibu dealers across the country are planning amazing surprises for those families receiving boats as a part of the Rockin’ Christmas Event. You can work with your Malibu dealer to hide the boat and sneak it by your house just before the kids look outside. Or maybe you want to make a bigger production for the gift unwrapping. Your Malibu dealer can unveil the boat during your yearly Christmas get-together. You could even work with your dealer to stage the surprise at the dealership. How ever the presentation of the present goes down, you will have an ally in your local Malibu dealer. The planning for such a huge surprise doesn’t fall entirely on your busy schedule.

Visit your local Malibu Boats dealer to create a Malibu Boat Rockin’ Christmas you and your family will never forget.

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