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Slalom Waterski Course Dimensions and Diagrams

by Julie Bostian
for About.com

Use the below chart to help you build your slalom waterski course.

The IWSF site provides an official slalom course diagram. The site of Canadian Water Ski also provides an online visual graph of a slalom course.

USA Waterski also has a chart with diagram - Official Slalom Course Dimensions.

Slalom Waterski Course Dimensions

Description Dimension Range
Total Length 849' 8 7/8" 847' 7 38" - 851' 10 3/8"
Starting Gate to Ball 1 88' 7" 88' 1 5/8" - 89' 1/4"
Ball 1 to Ball 2 Gates 134' 6 1/8" 133' 10 1/8" - 135' 2 1/4"
Center of Entrance Gate to Ball 1 96' 3 3/8" 95' 9 5/8" - 96' 9 1/8"
Ball 2 to Ball 3 Diagonal 154' 2 3/4" 153" 5 3/8" - 155' 1/8"
Entrance Gate, Center of Course to Ball 4 4" 1 1/4" 3' 10 3/4" - 4' 3 3/4"
Center Line of Course to Turn Ball 37' 8 3/4" 37' 4 1/4" - 38' 1 3/8"
Center Line of Course to Boat Gates 3' 9 1/4" 3' 4 3/4" - 4' 1 3/4"
55 Meter Buoys 180' 5 3/8" 179' 6 1/2" - 181' 4 1/4"

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