Welcome to amskierboats.com
American Skier boats (not to be confused with Correct Crafts American Skier) was a highly respected and high quality tournament boat company founded by Kenneth B. Elkind of North Miami Beach, Florida in 1975. Mr. Elkind, after retiring from the offshore racing circuits, became interested in the water skiing business.In the early 80's American Skier became one of the first tournament boat companies to be approved for competition by the American Water Ski Association.The first 18' Skiers came out as 1976 models from a modest shop in Opa Locka Florida. In the early 90's WESMAR took over ownership. They built the 1991-95 models in Ocoee Florida, then moved it to Cape Coral Florida, then moved it again to Giddings Texas. Ron Tanis purchased the company in 1995 & moved the molds from Giddings to Winnsboro Louisiana. Ron Tanis eventually sold the company to Jay Blossman a politician and Ben Favret a former professional water skier who had met in high school. Ben and Jay then renamed the company to Elan Boats. The last "true" American Skiers were built in early 2002. After 2002 cost cutting became a factor and the quality of these boats declined significantly.
While American Skier doesn't exist today, rest assured that you can still find support, comradery, and friends who share the same passion as you right here at amskierboats.com.
About amskierboats.com
In 2009 a Facebook group was started by one of our fellow members and quickly became a success. Once we realized the interest in American Skier Boats we decided that we could all benefit from a dedicated site. In December of 2009 amskierboats.com was started. Today we have built a small community and continue our search for all the American Skier fans with an internet connection.
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I hope you enjoy this site and the strong history of the American Skier brand.