ather . ▁The ▁ski ▁ro pe ▁was ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁window ▁s ash ▁cord . ▁Samuel son ▁never ▁pat ented ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁ski ▁equipment . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁pat ent ▁for ▁water ▁sk is ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁Fred ▁W aller , ▁of ▁Hun ting ton , ▁NY , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁for ▁sk is ▁he ▁developed ▁independently ▁and ▁market ed ▁as ▁" D olph in ▁Ak wa - S ke es ." ▁W aller ' s ▁sk is ▁were ▁constructed ▁of ▁kil n - d ried ▁ma h og any , ▁as ▁were ▁some ▁boats ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Jack ▁And res en ▁pat ented ▁the ▁first ▁trick ▁ski , ▁a ▁shorter , ▁fin - less ▁water ▁ski , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Don ▁Ib sen ▁developed ▁his ▁own ▁water ▁sk is ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁never ▁having ▁heard ▁of ▁Samuel son ▁or ▁W aller . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Don ▁Ib sen ▁founded ▁The ▁Olympic ▁Water ▁Ski ▁Club ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁W A . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁club ▁in ▁America . ▁Ib sen , ▁a ▁show man ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁water ▁sk is ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁enthus iast ▁and ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Water ▁Ski ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁Winter h