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Malibu Boats Named Official Towboat of the Performance Ski & Surf Gravel Tour
M230 to Tow Riders Across Wakeboard, Wakesurf, Wakeskate & Foil Divisions in 2026LOUDON, Tenn., Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malibu Boats today announced its partnership as the exclusive towboat sponsor of the Performance Ski & Surf Gravel Tour, one of the most established grassroots wake sports tournament series in the world. Founded in 1999 by watersports legend Herb O’Brien and Bill Porter, owner of Performance Ski & Surf, the Gravel Tour was built on a simple belief: grassroots competit
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