Johannesson Family's VLX

This Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) photo was sent to us from Trent Johannesson through the Malibu iPhone App. This is Trent’s 2011 Wakesetter VTX taken on Cow Lake, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. Trent tells us, hanging out enjoying the sun with the family!.

Thanks again Trent for the photo, keep them coming!!

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. You can also submit your photo or video through our Malibu iPhone App.

E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Malibu Boats Chubby Bunny

Malibu Boats (MalibuBoats) does not recommend you try this face stuffing feat, but that didn't stop Trever Maur from shoving as many marshmallows in his mouth as he could. Shot during some downtime at the 2012 Malibu Boats Photo Shoot, Trever decided to take the left over marshmallows from the camp fire shot we had just fished to do his best Chubby Bunny impression. The object of this stunt is to fill your mouth with marshmallows and say "Chubby Bunny" after each addition. Check it out! It's a crack-up!

Thanks to everyone to who has helped at this year's photo shoots. We had a blast and got some great photos that will posted online soon. Thanks to our photographer Tom King and Robert Snow for shooting the Chubby Bunny video. And Thanks to Trever for the spur-of-the-moment entertainment. The Chubby Bunny video continues to provide great comic relief.

Tags: Malibu Boats | Chubby Bunny | Trever Maur | comedy | video | marshmallows | photo shoot | Tom King | Rob Snow | comic relief | Wakesetter VTX | Brian Grubb | Phillip Soven

Trent Johannesson's VTX

This Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) photo was sent to us from Trent Johannesson through the Malibu iPhone App. This is Trent’s 2011 Wakesetter VTX taken on Cow Lake, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.

Thank you Trent for sharing this great photo with us!

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. You can also submit your photo or video through our Malibu iPhone App.

E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Malibu Boat Lottery Sold Out!

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Saskatchewan Area Dealer Saskatoon Watersports has donated a Malibu Wakesetter VTX to the Saskatoon 26th annual Hospital Home Lottery to be given away in April. That is the good news. The bad news... the Hospital Home Lottery tickets are already sold out!

Saskatoon Hospital Home Lottery includes 2,055 fantastic prizes worth over $2.1 million, including a $1.25 million Grand Prize Showhome – the most valuable Showhome ever offered in Saskatchewan! And thanks to the support of Saskatoon Watersports there's also a 2011 Malibu Wakesetter VTX wakeboard boat up for grabs.

St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and Royal University Hospital Foundation are presenting the 26th annual Hospital Home Lottery to raise funds for health care priorities in the Saskatoon Health Region. Since 1985, the Hospital Home Lottery has raised more than $14 million to ensure the best possible patient care for everyone.

In 2011, proceeds from the Hospital Home Lottery will support:

• St. Paul's Hospital Foundation the purchase of patient comfort care items, leading edge medical equipment, and assistance for family and patient support programs


• Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation advance diagnosis, treatment and clinical care of patients with MS through the Saskatchewan MS Clinical Research Campaign


• Royal University Hospital Foundation with the purchase of the newest generation of vital sign monitors

Good luck to all of the tickets holders. We can't wait to meet the new Malibu Family member who wins the boat!

Tags: Malibu Boats | Malibu Dealer | Saskatoon Watersports | Wakesetter VTX | wakeboard boat | Hospital Home Lottery | lottery | win a Malibu | lottery tickets

Malibu Goes 3D in 2011

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats ) introduces the 3-discipline Wakesetter VTX for boarding, surfing and skiing.

Malibu Boats, long regarded for their incredible performance versatility has raised the bar once again with the 2011 Wakesetter 3DVTX. Founded on the Cut Diamond hull and equipped with the exclusive Power Wedge and quad ballast system the 3DVTX does what no other boat has come close to accomplishing. It has achieved world class levels in the most diverse disciplines in water sports – Slalom, Wake and Surfing. If your family loves to be together but has divided interests in water sports the 3DVTX could be the answer for you. Visit your local Malibu Dealer or 2011 Boat Show to get a sneak peak and set up your personal demo ride.

Additional Information
Wakesetter 3DVTX video on YouTube
Wakesetter 3DVTX images on Flickr

The Malibu Wakesetter VTX is known for big wakes and big comfort in a 20-foot package, but thanks to Malibu’s versatile Cut Diamond hull there’s another side to this wakeboard boat. Malibu hesitates to call the VTX a crossover because they don’t feel that label does it justice. Typically the crossover designation insinuates you are giving up specific professional level performance in exchange for average versatility. That is not the case with the VTX.

The 3DVTX is designed to give you the optimum slalom wake with the ability to supremely displace the hull. There is no compromise in the wake or surf disciplines. This boat helps you excel no matter what your water sports passion. Malibu Boats has pushed the limits of the cross over to another dimension with the 3DVTX.

Tags: Malibu Boats | Wakesetter VTX | 3DVTX | water+skiing | wakeboarding | wakesurfing | wakeboard+boats | ski+boats | crossover | versatility | 3 discipline

Malibu Christmas Morning at the Spence House!

These awesome Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) photos were sent to us from Stuckey and Grimes Xtreme Marine. This is what a Malibu Christmas morning looks like at the Spence family house. Dad (Kevin) surprised his son Taylor and daughter McKinsey Christmas morning with a new Malibu Wakesetter VTX. Dad traded in their 2001 Sunsetter LXi, they have owned since new. Taylor and Kevin have really gotten into wakeboarding and surfing, but McKinsey is still skiing the slalom course! The Malibu VTX with the Cut Diamond Hull, also known as the Wakesetter 3DVTX, takes care of everyone!

WOW! what a great surprise and gift! Thank you for sharing this unforgettable moment.

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. You can also submit your photo or video through our Malibu iPhone App.

E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Malibu Boats 2011 Video Intro

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) 2011 videos are just about ready to be released. In the mean time we thought we'd wet your water sports appetite with this Malibu Boats intro video set to music. Enjoy! There is much more to come. Stay tuned to Malibu Boats on YouTube and Facebook for more 2011 video releases.

Tags: Malibu Boats | Malibu video | wakeboarding video | water skiing video | boating video | Wakesetter VTX | Wakesetter VLX | Wakesetter 247 LSV | Response LXi | Response FXi | ski boats | wakeboard boats

Smooth Water Sports Shot!

This Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) 2011 Wakesetter VTX awesome shot was taken by Peter Brown owner of Smooth Water Sports. It is being launched into the Upper Hudson River in Glens Falls, NY. Check out the Boatmate trailer with runway lights!

Cool shot Peter, thank you for sharing it with us!!

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. You can also submit your photo or video through our Malibu iPhone App.

E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Swanson 2008 VTX

This Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) photo of Gary and Jill Swanson’s 2008 Wakesetter VTX were sent to us through our Malibu Boats iPhone App. It was shot by Gary Swanson in their driveway in Hemet, CA. Their boat was custom ordered through Paradise Watersports in Murrieta, Ca.

Thank you Gary for sharing these great photo’s with us!!

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. You can also submit your photo or video through our Malibu iPhone App.

E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Darwitz Goes For Olympic Hockey Gold Thursday

Malibu Boat (@MalibuBoats) owner and USA Women's Hockey Team Captain, Natalie Darwitz skates for gold with her team on Thursday against Canada. All of Malibu Boats will be cheering her on along with her friends at Minnesota Inboard (@MNInboard) where she purchased her Wakesetter VTX.

We met Natalie back in October 2008 when she gave an interview to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She said this in her interview, "I'd like to live on a lake and have a Malibu boat out front. That's my dream boat. I like to ski and wakeboard in the summer."

Well in late Summer 2009, Natalie's dream of owning a Malibu boat came true. She purchased a Wakesetter VTX from award-winning Malibu Boats Dealer Minnesota Inboard.

Good luck Natalie and Team USA Women's Hockey! We will be watching and rooting for you all Thursday!

Tags: Malibu Boats | Natalie Darwitz | Olympic Hockey | Women's Hockey | Team USA Hockey | Wakesetter VTX | wakeboard boat | Minnesota Inboard | dream boat | ski boat | Vancouver | Winter Olympics

Mother-in-Law Snaps Pics of New Malibu VTX

This Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) 2008 VTX is floating on Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO, where Mike Henderson and his family vacation every year. But this year was different because they had their new 2008 Malibu VTX along with his father in-laws 2001 23 LSV they normally take on vacation. Mike's father-in-law is a Malibu owner and got them hooked! Mike's mother-in-law Trish Sullivan took these great photo's with her new camera.

Check out all the photo's Mike sent us in their Malibu Boats Flickr set.

We would like to thank Mike and his family for sending us these cool shots.

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter and add it to the ever-changing Malibu Boats Screen Saver. E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Tags: Malibu Boats | Henderson Family | Mike Henderson | Wakesetter VTX | Table Rock Lake | Fav Pic | Malibu Owner | boat owner | wakeboarding | Trish Sullivan | wakeboard boat

Cool Malibu Sunset on the Desert

Carol & Steve Cutting submitted this Malibu (@malibuboats) Sunset shot as a FavPic candidate for September. This photo was taken as they were headed to Lake Powell in Utah with their 2001 Malibu Sunsetter LXI from their home in Manhattan Beach, CA. The shot was taken near Torrey, Utah.

The cuttings also sent us a couple fun photos of their dog Ariel in their new 2008 Wakesetter VTX. Ariel is a Chocolate Lab who loves their Malibu. Carol wrote, "Just ask if she wants to go in the boat and she heads to the garage."

Since the Cuttings now own a 2008 Wakesetter VTX. The Sunsetter in this great sunset photo is now owned by Carol's brother and his family.

Visit the Malibu Boats Flickr.com site to see more of the Cutting's Malibu photos.

Carol signed her email to us this way, "We are definitely a Malibu family. Love you guys."

Thanks Carol! We are so happy to have you a part of the family. Keep the photos coming. They're great!

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo like this one let us know. We would love to post it on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter. E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Tags: Malibu Boats | Cutting Family | Chocolate Lab | Sunsetter | Lake Powell | Utah Sunset | Manhattan Beach | Malibu Photo | Wakesetter VTX

Malibu Owner Natalie Darwitz Talks About Winter Olympics

Check out Malibu Boats Wakesetter VTX owner Natalie Darwitz on the Going for the Gold Vodcast for August 7th. Natalie Darwitz discusses her challenges heading into the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as the captain of TEAM USA Hockey.

Natalie Darwitz recently purchased a Wakesetter VTX from award-winning Malibu Boats Dealer Minnesota Inboard and according to Natalie this Malibu boat is a dream come true. We blogged about a interview Natalie gave last October to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Why was Malibu Boats blogging about a female Olympic Hockey Player, well she was quoted as saying, "I'd like to live on a lake and have a Malibu boat out front. That's my dream boat. I like to ski and wakeboard in the summer." Well we had to post something about such an amazing statement. This year Natalie's dream came true. We hope her other dream of a 2010 Olympic Hockey Gold comes true too.

Tags: Malibu Boats | Natalie Darwitz | Olympic Hockey | Women's Hockey | Team USA Hockey | Wakesetter VTX | wakeboard boat | Minnesota Inboard | dream boat | ski boat | Vancouver | Winter Olympics

Team Liquid Force Wins Malibu Pro Team Challenge

The 3rd Annual Pro Team Challenge wakeboard competition presented by Monster Energy Drink and Malibu Boats took place Sunday, August 3rd at the Bow Lake Watersports Complex just North of Seattle, Washington. The site was beautiful and the weather was epic as two of the sport's premiere teams got set to battle head-to-head for a chance to take home the Malibu Cup Trophy and bragging rights as the best team in wakeboarding for the next 12 months. Team Liquid Force reigned supreme!

Check out the Malibu Pro Team Challenge photo gallery on WakeWorld.com.

New to the competition this year was the addition of wakeskating to the line-up. Also, the wakeboarding discipline was revised from a traditional contest pass to a more rider friendly freeride format. The rail jam discipline featured three obstacles; a 60-foot A-Frame, an 80-foot rooftop rail and the 50-foot Monster Energy C-Rail.

The event featured two-time defending champions Team Hyperlite led by the Bone Crusher, Rusty Malinoski. Rusty was joined by teammates Jimmy LaRiche and Jacob Valdez on wakeboard and Team Malibu's Brian Grubb holding things down on wakeskate. They were gunning for the 3-peat and they rode hard to defend their title against the challengers on Team Liquid Force. Team Malibu's Kevin Henshaw was the Team Captain for LF and he was joined by the always-animated Bob Soven and the face of wakeboarding in the Pacific Northwest - Mike Ennen. James Balzer was their wakeskater as they set their sights on de-throning the Champs.

The event kicked-off at around 11am with the wakeskate competition and Balzer was the first competitor to hit the water. Each rider would get two five-minute runs and would be judged on their best of the two. The conditions were perfect and the crowd was ready to see some pro-level skating. Balzer did not disappoint with a smooth run that included a clean wake-to-wake H/S Backside 180, T/S Backside 180 and several Indy shuv-its. Next up was Team Hyperlite's Brian Grubb, who Rides for Malibu Boats, the winningest skater in the history of the sport and always a threat to take down any competition he enters. Grubb was in his element behind the Malibu wakeboard boat that pulled the competition.

After the wakeskate competition, Malibu Boats pro team rider Chad Sharpe, who was driving the event, strapped on his board to ride for the crowd as we dialed in the tournament boat for the wake competition. Next up was the wakeboard freeride session and all of the riders were amped to show the enthusiastic Northwest crowd their best stuff. With each rider getting a five-minute run and no-limit or point deductions on falls, there was no holding back. The format gave each rider an opportunity to reach deep into their bag of tricks and try things normally not pulled out in a regular contest run. Bob Soven was the first rider to hit the lake and he opened his run with a HUGE one-handed Raley while pointing directly at the crowd…the crowd loved it!

Read more about the Malibu Pro Team Challenge Recap on WakeWorld.com.

Tags: Malibu Boats | Pro Team Challenge | Chad Sharpe | Brian Grubb | Kevin Henshaw | wakeskating | wakeboarding | rails | wakeboard boat | Wakesetter VLX | Wakesetter VTX | wakeboard tournament | Bow Lake | Liquid Force | Hyperlite

Malibu Fav Pic Submission for August: Fogged In VTX

Here's a Fav Pic submission we received for August. We came across this sweet shot in one of the Malibu Boats facebook friend's albums. Amy and Chad Gordon took this shot on the maiden voyage of their new 08 Malibu Boats Wakesetter VTX. They were spending the 4th of July at Kerr Lake in North Carolina.

According to Amy's e-mail, "We literally picked it up Wednesday night and left Friday morning for 10 days at Kerr Lake." Amy continued, "Cause who can be at the lake for 10 days without a Malibu?"

Amy took this photo when the fog rolled in one morning during their vacation on Kerr Lake. The fog cut Chad's morning wakeboard set short, but it did make for a pretty sweet photo.

Thank you for submitting this picture, Amy! It's beautiful! We will add it to the photos we are choosing from for the Malibu Boats favorite pic for the month of August.

If you capture or come across a cool Malibu Boats-related photo let us know. We would love to post it here as well as on the Malibu Boats Blog and Flickr Channel. We will even Tweet about it on Twitter. E-mail blog@malibuboats.com with links and/or images. Also make sure to include the name of the person who took the shot and give us a short description of the photo's contents. If you do not know this information and you are only forwarding a link, we can track it down. Thanks!

Tags: Malibu Boats | Malibu photos | Amy Gordon | Chad Gordon | Wakesetter VTX | wakeboard boat | Kerr Lake | North Carolina | facebook