The newly christened 21 vRIDE needs no introduction. As one of the original Malibu Wakesetters that has been launching pro careers, this boat can give you and your family the same performance and accommodations the pros demand without pinching your budget. This 21-footer pulled Dallas Friday to an unprecedented string of wins in 2006 and Phillip Soven to a Pro Tour title in ’07. Outfitted with a collapsible Illusion X tower and 400 pounds of rear sub-floor ballast, the 21 vRide features that reliable Malibu performance that has put it into the wakeboarding hall of fame and kept it out of retirement. This boat is your ticket to ride like a celebrity without spending like one.

The 23 vRide is a large family boat that will meet a water sports family‘s needs. In its previous incarnation as a Wakesetter, it has graced the waters of professional tournaments and some of the country‘s elite wakeboard schools, such as Darin Shapiro‘s Ride the Spot. With tested and professionally proven performance, the 23 vRide includes everything your family needs at an affordable price. It comes equipped with 400 pounds of Malibu Launch System (MLS) and an Illusion X tower, but you can add another 500-pound center ballast tank and the Patented Power Wedge for even more launch. However you configure it, the 23 vRide will carry 13 people and their gear for a fun day on the water.

The Response LXi is the go to boat for slalom skiing and jumping in the Malibu Open. It’s the boat that World and Malibu Open Champions like Will Asher and Emma Sheers train behind. Other pros, like Drew Ross and Ron Scarpa, use the Response LXi to train and teach, demonstrating the LXi is as advantageous to beginners as it is to the pros. There’s no question, this is the boat you need if you want to improve your performance on the water. The Cut Diamond Hull it sits on is the most popular hull ever created for three- event skiing. Capped by a matching deck and new MH2 frameless windshield, and painted with progressive gel coat graphics, the LXi profile screams performance, while the interior is classic Malibu luxury.

It sounds cliché, but in the case of the Response FXi, it’s true. This boat does everything well. It is Malibu’s solution for the avid skier’s growing family — and changing needs. This cross-over is built on the 20-foot Cut Diamond Hull and powered by a direct-drive multi-port fuel injected engine. This skiing machine features a 98-inch beam and increased freeboard. These specs translate to more performance and more room for family. The FXi is a world-class slalom star, but can also provide big wakes for board sports. Add the Patented Power Wedge and available 400-pound rear ballast to boost the wake. Cap it off with an Illusion XS tower and the younger set will have their wakeboarding boat without compromising your morning ski run.

At 20 feet long, exactly, the Sunscape 20 LSV is the smallest in Malibu’s LSV line, but it packs huge enjoyment. The boat feels big because our engineers have given it a generous 8.2 feet of beam. Still, you’d be hard pressed to call a boat with 130 square feet of interior, that can hold up to 11 people, ‘small.’ The Cut Diamond hull is designed for ride and water sports performance with a running surface specifically built to command the flow of water and create a soft, flat wake. The result — an agile v-drive that chews up the course and delivers direct-drive-like performance.

The Sunscape 21 LSV has been one of the most popular Luxury Sport-V’s sold in the past decade, but our engineers could not resist. The name remains the same, but everything else about this boat has been re-engineered. Its new 21.5-foot Diamond Hull is designed to flatten and soften the wakes at skiing speeds as well as improve handling and ride. And the straight chine design perpetuates this boats extreme agility and provides a superior rough-water ride. We’ve added three inches to its length in the interior, and an extra inch of width, maximizing every square inch of this comfortable, storage-laden boat. The new hand-wrapped dash nicely showcases the in-dash Graphical LCD and MUX digital switch panels.

The Sunscape 23 LSV welcomes rough water thanks to a deck and Diamond Hull modeled from scratch in a 3D environment. All shapes and angles were created with the goal of perfect handling and smooth ride in mind, and the first time you drive one it’s clear that goal was reached. With an intuitive response to your touch, this boat doesn’t just look dreamy — it also handles like a dream. As for those dreamy looks, the 23 LSV comes loaded with our new generation features, like the MH2 frameless windshield, a completely new performance dash with LCD-embedded MUX switches, a Malibu-Rockford Fosgate sound system with two gigs of song memory and built-in MP3 player connectivity, plus a transom staging seat. Roughing it has taken on new meaning.

Big can also be graceful, and the standout Sunscape 247 LSV is both. Large enough to comfortably carry 16 people and all their gear, it’s hard to believe how spacious this boat really is. The cab-forward design has increased lounge space by 30 percent — more than any boat in this class. As large as it is, this boat remains nimble and responsive, thanks to our Malibu hull design. Optimized for a smooth, roughwater ride, we expect you to take full advantage of the amenities such as the 120-quart food and drink storage, stainless cup holders, LED interior lighting, Precision Pro Speed Control and Malibu-Rockford Fosgate sound system. Someone will want to drive — but you may prefer to sit back and enjoy the ride.

The Wakesetter VTX offers professional-level wakeboard performance in a compact, 20-foot package, without losing an ounce of Malibu luxury. You’d better pack a lunch because the big, beautifully-shaped wakes of the VTX will keep you busy all day. What it gives up in seating capacity, it makes up for with as much as 1250 pounds of Malibu Launch System (MLS). The VTX is a wakeboarding machine that seats up to 10 people, but becomes a multi-dimensional water sport boat with the optional Cut Diamond hull — a design that makes it easy to toggle between big air and smooth slalom cuts. It’s hard to believe this is a 20-foot boat, until you store it.

The flagship of the Wakesetter series, our 2009 VLX went back to the digital drawing board for this season and has returned to redefine this overachieving line of boats. There couldn’t be a wakeboard boat more intuitive and easy to use. It’s the only wakeboard boat with push button personal presets for setting wake size and shape. It is the only wakeboard boat that can be equipped with up to 1250 pounds of ballast and a Power Wedge for an additional 1200 pounds of displacement and shape enhancement. The all-new optional MaliView 6.5" color dash display offers easier viewing, systems management and fun video entertainment pushing the VLX to an entirely new level of wakeboarding boat. You don’t have to be a pro to know this is cutting edge.

In 2008 the Wakesetter 23 LSV earned a seventh consecutive Boat of the Year Award for Malibu Boats. With this design Malibu engineers have found that sweet spot combining ride, handling and wakeboard performance. Customize it to fit your needs. This boat can leave the factory with up to 1350 pounds of Malibu Launch System (MLS), a ballast monitoring system, a collapsible Illusion XS wakeboard tower, Rider Presets, Precision Pro Speed Control and even an available Patented Power Wedge. All of these wakeboard features including the bottom of the hull are specifically designed to displace water at wakeboarding speeds. Luxury appointments abound in this award-winning boat, but practicality also finds its place in features like the split-hatch rear locking storage with 37 cubic feet of tank-free space.

You and 15 of your closest friends are required to get the most out of the Wakesetter 247 LSV because this big boy is a stretch limo for a wakeboarding party. Get the celebration started in the luxurious lounge areas and press for more performance out of everyone with up to 1450 pounds of available ballast and an optional Power Wedge. You’ll kick up a wall of water to challenge even the laid back crowd. The cab forward design of the 247 LSV maximizes the lounge seating area by 30% over any boat in its class and its extraordinary storage capacity lets you take whatever supplies you think might come in handy, plus all your gear. This is a big boat, but it handles like a performance machine.