More than 600 top water ski athletes, ages 6 to 90, will compete at the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches inside Okeeheelee Park on August 6-10 during the 77^th GOODE Water Ski National Championships. Admission for spectators is free for this event, which will begin at 8:00 A.M. each day. Athletes will compete for national titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall in respective age divisions and two Open divisions.

The National Championships will be held in conjunction with the 2019 America's Cup Invitational and the 2019 Big Dawg World Slalom Tour Finals. The America's Cup Invitational will be held on Wednesday, August 7 from 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. The Big Dawg World Slalom Tour Finals will be held on Friday, August 9, beginning at 5:30 P.M. Both events are also free for spectators. The America's Cup Invitational will feature a jumping event where athletes will soar over 200 feet in the air, while the Big Dawg World Slalom Tour Finals will feature the world's top slalom skiers ages 35 and up.

The first national championships was held in 1939 at Jones Beach in Long Island, N.Y. Except for three years during World War II (1942-1944), the Nationals has been held every year since 1939. Additional information on the Nationals can be found at www.waterskinationals.com.

Okeeheelee Park is operated by the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department and is located at 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, west of West Palm Beach. The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department, recognized nationally for excellence in park and recreation management, operates more than 110 parks and recreational facilities and provides organized recreational programs and services for people of all ages and abilities.