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I think I can cross the wake now. - 6/1/2010
I free-skied Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of this Memorial Day weekend. It was absolutely fantastic. I ran a few sets at ... View this postBusted! FifteenOffTV Episode 3, and First Run 2010 - 5/22/2010
First of all, let me explain the picture. A couple weeks ago I had to tow a U-Haul trailer a considerable ... View this postYou haven't missed much - 5/1/2010
Haven't done much skiing-wise since my last post. I've done a lot of other stuff such as building a new dock ... View this postSpring Break Ski School, 2010 - 4/4/2010
We are safely back home after an awesome trip to Louisiana for spring break. This was our sixth ski school spring ... View this postGetting there is 1/20th the fun! - 3/28/2010
I don't know that it's actually 1/20th the fun, but it's certainly not 1/2 the fun. Driving 930 miles straight down ... View this postSpring is here! Just kidding. - 3/21/2010
Built this snowman in the back yard yesterday (note the boat sandbox in the yard- there's the water ski tie-in right ... View this postBTW, We have awesome videos. - 3/14/2010
I was going through the site the other day and was reminded of just how awesome our videos section ... View this postFifteenOff TV, and other random stuff - 3/5/2010
Winter has been cold, dark, and generally miserable but days have been lengthening and snow has been melting around here. It's ... View this postThe Lighter Side of Skiing - 2/14/2010
In the spirit of showing people just how fun waterskiing is, I spent a couple hours today going through thousands of ... View this postSkiSunsetRanch Interview - 1/23/2010
My brother just moved to San Francisco, which means that I will be visiting SF more often than I normally would. ... View this postGrow the Sport. Goal? - 1/17/2010
Grow the sport. That is familiar phrase. We know it, say it, live it, and love it. Heck, the whole point ... View this postWork it on out - 1/10/2010
Progressive and continual self-improvement and development has always been a focus of mine (that could probably be a whole separate blog ... View this postSo long, 2009! - 1/3/2010
Yep, it's actually 2010. What the heck have I been doing for the past two months? I certainly haven't been writing ... View this postEpic: Milwaukee 2010 - 10/15/2009
I had a few different ideas for titles of this post, but I think this word was used more often than ... View this post34mph is not that hard. - 9/20/2009
Seriously. I know this sounds crazy coming from the guy who just weeks ago was whining about his new ski and ... View this postSki Log - Waterski Ether - 9/9/2009
We had an amazing Labor Day weekend for skiing. Winds were low and the public lake was free of other moving ... View this postOrder out of Chaos - 7/24/2009
"I love it when a plan comes together." - John "Hannibal" SmithWater ski forums like ours are like a veritable salad ... View this post
Why do I live here? - 5/3/2009
Have you ever asked yourself that question? Everybody has to live somewhere, and people settle down in a particular place for ... View this post2009 Resolutions - 4/12/2009
Sorry for the lack of new front page content since our ski school trip. I haven't posted anything because: A) we ... View this postBennetts 2009 - Wrapup - 3/29/2009
Well, our 5th Spring Break trip to ski school is over. We had such a great time that I almost don't ... View this postBennetts 2009 - Day 3 - 3/26/2009
Another great day at ski school. I'm going to make this brief as severe weather is closing in on us very ... View this postBennetts 2009 - Day 2 - 3/24/2009
Awesome day today. The weather held out for us, giving us partly cloudy skies and a firm cross-course wind. I had ... View this postBennetts 2009 - Days 0-1 - 3/23/2009
I say days 0-1 because this year we started skiing on Sunday rather than Monday! How, you ask? By hooking up ... View this postBennetts Ski School, here we come! - 3/15/2009
I can't wait for ski school next week. It's one of those vacations that I'm looking forward to so much that ... View this postMind over matter - 3/8/2009
So, an interesting thing happened the other day at the driving range. Yes, another golf reference— bear with me here as ... View this postTo gate or not to gate - 2/27/2009
… that is the question. But before I begin— have you ever been in traffic behind an old carburated car, or ... View this postTwist and Shout - 2/21/2009
I touched on this concept a bit in my ski log thread last year but I thought it was ... View this postRough Landing - 1/25/2009
Did you ever notice that when you watch a beginner course skier ski the course, their ski bobbles 3 times over ... View this postWinter Update - 1/17/2009
Just thought I'd drop a post in to let everyone know that I'm still around despite this ridiculous winter weather. In ... View this postHappy Holidays - 12/23/2008
Just writing to wish all of our readers a wonderful holiday season. I have many things to be thankful for this ... View this postRegular Joe Interview #4 - Rodrigo Andai - 12/14/2008
You may know Rodrigo Andai only as "RAL" from TheWaterSkiForum.com, but after this latest installment of the "Regular Joe ... View this postBeing good at anything - 12/6/2008
The photo above is of my trusty Martin acoustic guitar which I purchased new in 1996. This guitar was purchased with ... View this postSeason Wrapup - 2008 - 10/26/2008
2008 has been a great year with regards to skiing and boating for the Hughes family. Realistically I'll probably only get ... View this postSki Log - Winding down 2008 - 9/7/2008
I know, I know- there are two good months left in the ski season. However, there are a few things that ... View this postThe Key - 8/23/2008
What I'm about to tell you is what I feel is the absolute key to slalom skiing. I only need two ... View this postThat was soooo fun! - 8/17/2008
I typically like to write about slalom skiing in these posts but I had so much fun teaching people to ski ... View this postReturn To Oz - Seth Stisher Interview and More! - 8/7/2008
Ok, so it's been a month since my last front page post. Sorry. There's really no excuse for it other than ... View this postGuest Post - Greg Scherer - 7/8/2008
Greg sent me this writeup he did a while back for the folks on another site ... View this postThe Pro Tour Interviews - 6/16/2008
Let me open this post by apologizing for taking so long to get these videos up. I won't bore you with ... View this postCutting Butter - 6/1/2008
I'm lucky enough to have enjoyed plenty of good water, public and private, for the large majority of my skiing tenure. ... View this postSki Log - Free Skiing at 22, Course at 32 - 5/24/2008
So, as you can see by my ski log post on the forums, I've been getting out pretty regularly ... View this postRough Weather - 5/18/2008
So, the weather has not been ideal for water skiing so far this spring. I've still tried to ski, despite the ... View this postAnother parallel challenge this summer - 5/2/2008
So my other goal this summer, besides devoting large amounts of time to slalom skiing and getting into 34MPH is getting ... View this postSki Log - 4/20/2008
Well, I told you that I learned how to keep my hips up at ski school, so I thought ... View this postRegular Joe Interview #3 - Tony and Mari Colace - 4/9/2008
Once again, our own site member Anthony Warren (ScarletArrow) has brought us another interview. This time it's with Tony and Mari ... View this postCoble Ski School Spring Break 2008 - 3/29/2008
For the past year, I’ve been searching high and low for that one tip that would make a monumental impact on ... View this postJodi Fisher Video Interview - 3/17/2008
I'm proud to present a video interview with Jodi Fisher, compiled and executed by our own site member ScarletArrow ... View this postRegular Joe Interview #2 - Greg Scherer - 3/8/2008
Well, we are another week closer to spring and we have another "Regular Joe" interview, this time from Greg Scherer. Greg ... View this postOverhaulin' - 2/24/2008
Unless you're one of the lucky few who get a brand new boat every year, you have to maintain your ski ... View this postSeth Stisher Interview - 2/13/2008
Whoa, back to back interviews! Yep, this is another installment of some cool "winter material" (for some parts of the world) ... View this postWade Williams Interview - 2/7/2008
Wade Williams was nice enough to spend some time answering a few questions for FifteenOff.com for your reading pleasure. ... View this postA few steps back - 2/1/2008
I love getting tips and pointers from friends on the boat, coaches at ski school, and fellow skiers on the web. ... View this postBarrier to Entry - 1/26/2008
Picture this scenario: on the shore of a ski club in some small town, USA, a young child (let’s call him ... View this postThe Wakeless Boat Paradox - 1/10/2008
This post contains about the most unflattering pictures of me skiing that I could possibly find. The reason I'm sharing them ... View this postGetting through the winter via DVD - 1/6/2008
Just a couple of years ago, slalom DVD's were pretty hard to come by. The Malibu promotional DVDs that they handed ... View this postIgnoring financial common sense- Owning an Inboard - 12/22/2007
With winter wrapping its arms around the Midwest and boat show season approaching, I thought I’d write a bit about what ... View this postThe End of the Line for 2007 - 11/4/2007
Well, that does it. I had to scrape the frost off of my windshield before I left to go skiing on ... View this postFall and Wind - 10/27/2007
Finally skied again this morning. Haven't skied since my last post on 10/7. Why? Wind. Every weekend has had winds > ... View this postSki Log - 10/7/2007
So here we are at the end of the first week in October and the water is still warm enough to ... View this postHappy Fall! Pouring the foundation - 9/22/2007
The pics in this post were snapped from a rarely-had 2nd boat in the course the other day by Jon Desmond. ... View this postSee a pro go slow! - 9/1/2007
I'm extremely proud to present some exclusive Fifteenoff.com footage of one of my favorite pros going 30mph at 22 off. This ... View this postProgress! - 8/18/2007
Well, today we used the heater in the boat for the first time since the spring. This a good thing or ... View this postHips Up - 7/25/2007
Yes, I'm a total ski-geek. That's me practicing my lean in the basement. We'll get back to that in a minute.
I've ... View this post
Golf Clubs & Water Skis - 7/16/2007
Golf has finally caught on as a pretty fun activity for me these days. I've dabbled in it year after year, ... View this postMore of the same - 7/7/2007
Skied some rough water with the portable course today. Still on the HO Triumph. The forecast called for 3mph winds from ... View this postBaby Steps - Ski Log - 7/1/2007
It's safe to say I'm skiing better than ever this year, and I owe it to a lot of great feedback ... View this postOne new thing - Ski Log - 6/16/2007
Got out this morning to near-glass conditions on the course with Martho, Hollywood, and Jeff. One thing that's been clicking for ... View this postIndustry first - Slalom Search - 6/6/2007
Well gang, I've implemented one of the first of MANY amazing Google technologies on this site. Actually, Google just bought FeedBurner, ... View this postThe power of the still - 5/28/2007
I took a little time on my memorial day weekend to take some still frames from several videos I ... View this postSki Log - 5/13/2007
Finally got back out on the water yesterday after a 3 week hiatus from slalom. I did get out to ... View this postGuest Post - Seth Stisher - 5/1/2007
Note from site author: I've asked a few pros who have expressed interest in writing something for the site to put ... View this postGetting "On Course" Part 2 - 4/21/2007
Equally as important as ski partners is the actual water you will be skiing on. If you do not belong to ... View this postGetting "on course", Part 1 - 4/14/2007
I can't tell you how many times I've seen posts on the web or talked to folks who say "I love ... View this postIt's 22F, not 22 off, in Chicago - 4/7/2007
I'd love to tell you all how much progress I've made this week in the course but it's 22 degrees F ... View this postSchool's Out - 3/31/2007
So I've had a bit of a rough start so far in 2007. On day two of ski school I skied ... View this postI'm not alone! Site updates, mission, and mail bag - 3/24/2007
Let me open this post by saying the initial response to this site has been amazing. It's refreshing to know that ... View this postFirst Real Post - A new season begins! - 3/19/2007
Welcome to the site! After two months of coding and design, Fifteenoff.com is finally a reality. I figured a site like ... View this post
