Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team  •  19-Time National Champions  •  Janesville, Wisconsin

Organization Fact Sheet

The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team performs twice-weekly water ski shows and is the most successful water ski show team in the world with 19 U.S. National Championship titles among its 63 total tournament victories. The Rock Aqua Jays use its shows as a platform for teaching members and the public about safe boating and water-skiing.

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Year Started: Founded in 1961.  Incorporated in the state of Wisconsin in 1980.
Membership: Over 175 active, social, and honorary members
Legal Name: Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Club, Inc.
Legal Organization: The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Club, Inc. is a registered Wisconsin corporation with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status approved by the Internal Revenue Service and charitable organization status granted by the state of Wisconsin, Department of Financial Institutions (credential number 3705-800).
Governance: Elected, non-compensated board of directors consisting of 11 officers: president, vice president of fundraising, vice president of sponsorships, treasurer, secretary, show director, membership director, fleet manager, facilities manager, concessions manager, and director at large (or immediate past president).
Funding Sources: The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Club, Inc. is funded solely through donations, traditional fundraising, advertising revenue, sponsorships, food & beverage sales, hosting special events, membership dues and the sale of logo merchandise. The organization does not receive any public funding for its operations.
Performances: Every Sunday and Wednesday evening from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
Show Site: RAJ Stadium on the Rock River at Traxler Park in Janesville, Wisconsin
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1046
Janesville, WI 53547-1046
Office Address: Old Towne Mall
20 S. Main St. Ste. 24
Janesville, WI 53545-3959
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Web Addresses: www.rockaquajays.com (primary) and www.rajnation.com (secondary)
Products/Services: Education and Entertainment
Audience: Residents of the Janesville area (south-central Wisconsin) seeking to learn about water-skiing and safe boating and be entertained by our performances
Events & Activities:
  • Sunday and Wednesday evening water ski show performances
  • Learn to Water Ski clinics
  • Safety and Tested Driver clinics
  • Mercury Open Water Ski Show Tournament (host and compete)
  • Wisconsin State/Regional Water Ski Show Tournament (compete)
  • Division I National Water Ski Show Tournament (host and compete)
  • World Water Ski Show Tournament (host)
  • Host other water ski tournaments and special events
  • Partnership with UW-Whitewater collegiate water ski team
  • Fundraisers to support show operations
  • Independence Day on the Rock event and community-sponsored fireworks display
  • Fright Factory haunted house fundraiser
Accomplishments:
  • 19 U.S. National Championship titles
  • 16 Wisconsin State Championship titles
  • First amateur team to build a 3-tier pyramid (1974)
  • First amateur team to build a 4-tier pyramid (1981)
  • First amateur team to build a 5-tier pyramid (1993)
  • First amateur team to build a 5-tier pyramid outside the United States (2013)
  • Highest scoring act in history of water ski show competition (482 out of possible 500 points for a 4-tier pyramid in 1985)
  • World-record for largest pyramid built by one team and during competition (44-person triple 4-tier pyramid in 2003)
  • World-record (pending) for largest front barefoot line behind one boat (28 barefoot water skiers in 2015)
  • World-record (co-holder with Chinese water ski team) for largest pyramid built outside the U.S. (55-person quadruple 4-tier pyramid in China in 2012)
  • World-record for largest pyramid ever built by one team (47-person quadruple 4-tier pyramid in 2013)
  • First amateur team to perform and compete in the Peoples Republic of China
  • First amateur team to perform in the United Arab Emirates
  • First amateur team to perform in Lebanon

About the Rock Aqua Jays

We perform twice-weekly water ski shows free of charge on Sunday and Wednesday evenings from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible.

Contact Us

Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 1046
Janesville, WI 53547-1046
Send us an email

Tournaments & Special Events

Learn to Ski Clinics
Mercury Open
Independence Day on the Rock
State Show Ski Championships
National Championships