Here's my breakdown: Top choice? Nautique 211... In my opinion, probably the most versatile tournament boat on the market right now. Tourney certified for both Wake & Slalom, and throws a SICK surf wake (I've seen a few amazing pics on Wworld). It's a little more utilitarian (less comfortable) than the others, but extremely well-built. Plus, handles chop well for a tournament boat. Next up, the Mastercraft X2. It's the old 205 hull, so it was originally built for skiing, but just happened to be AMAZING for wakeboarding as well. This boat will ski very well, but I don't know if it can beat out the 211. Surf wakes aren't nearly as good as the 211 (very close call here), but the Wakeboard wake is legendary. Only downsides to this boat: small interior, and it gets beat up in the chop. Very well-built boat. The Enzo 216 will surf extremely well, but due to the deeper vee of the hull, the slalom wake will be a little meatier. That said, it will surf great and wakeboard very well. Deeper vee hull means it will handle chop very well too. The Malibu VTX is brand-spankin' new, so no firsthand experience here. Assuming the hull is modeled off existing V-drives in their lineup, it will slalom very well, wakeboard as well if not better than the 211, and probably be 2nd to last place for surfing. This boat will win in aesthetics and "family comfort" Strong pros and cons to each...
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