You must learn to celebrate the small victories. Accomplishments such as listening to the water when it calls to you at 5 a.m. Three more off. Forcing your arms to give you one more set. Because success is rarely one momentous event, but a mosaic of hundreds of small wins.

The ProStar 197 is also an accumulation of hundreds of individual achievements, and when seamlessly synthesized into one form, the evidence suggests it may be the best competition towboat ever. The judges give it perfect 10’s in every category – power, speed, handling, wakes, comfort, seating, styling, features.

It owns the planet, pulling the current slalom world record of 1-1/2 at 43 off. And the PS197 is the only boat ever certified for all five USA Water Ski events. It’s so capable, it makes skiers of any ability immediately better. And for anyone who wants to take their skiing to the next level, daily gains are the breakfasts of champions.

While the X-80’s most recognizable feature may be its pickle-fork front end and sheer size (28-feet long, 9-feet wide), its most distinguishing characteristic may be its ability to please just about every one of the 15 adults you can put comfortably on board.

With three distinct seating and conversation areas, the X-80 can be a floating cocktail party, a family afternoon cruiser or dedicated wake machine. Features like a wet bar with Corian countertop and freshwater sink and optional refrigerator are like having a kitchen on water. Picnic baskets, towels, tubes, skis, drinks and more store in more places than you can imagine, underneath seating areas that embrace behinds and backsides with supple 38-ounce stain-, mildew- and cheese-dip resistant vinyl. The seating gets even more spacious, thanks to the standard drop-down passenger lounger.

The boat gets bigger, too with the flip of a switch – MasterCraft’s KGB system adds 1,000 pounds of wake-making water to the under-floor ballast structure. Boarders will love the girth put out by this 5,300-pound behemoth, but wakesurfers will drool at the clean North Shore-esque barrels thrown by the X-80s twin, counter-rotating 700-horse engine system.

Which leaves you with one easy question: How big do you want to go?

Notice: You are the toughest competitor you’ll ever face. You’re the difference between achieving your goals and all the other inglorious alternatives. Your individual will to set the bar higher and continually redefine your personal best determines your success.

Correspondingly, if you’re looking for a worthy comparison, the X-Star competes best against itself. It’s the most decorated and honored and worshipped boat we’ve ever seen, and we’ve been doing this for 40 years. It stars at the PWT, X Games, Dew Action Sports Tour and SuperCross. The idealized wakes launched an entire culture of gravity-defying junkies. It’s the official towboat of everything cool and every significant tournament around the globe. It’s a big part of the soul of every pro who competes for the podium.

Of course, the cult following begins at the incomparable wakes, so it’s not surprising the X-Star has pulled more 1080’s in competition than any other boat. But beyond mojo wakes, every other element of design has come together perfectly in a way that feels like nirvana. That’s why X-Star is the bestselling wakeboard boat in the galaxy, and has coveted Rider’s Choice Awards four years in a row.

It’s you versus you. But with the X-Star on your side you can kick your butt.

You can't deny the X-45 is a fiberglass house of style. From the SuperFly bow to the diamond transom at the rear, the X-45 delivers on all fronts. Featuring hard, contoured lines amidst a bevy of billet, we've shaped the X-45 perfectly on both top and bottom. Blending the design spirit of marine guru Peter Granata with the front-edge graphics work of Nemo Design, the X-45 offers an amazing array of color options. Utilizing a unique amidship step in the hull that allows for a water-pushing wake, the X-45 sits in the sweet spot at speeds below 24 mph. At both short and long rope lengths, the wake is invitingly thick and clean. Proving once and for all, it has a nose for fun - inside and out.