THE water ski racing community is a tough group who wrap their arms around each other when tragedy strikes.

All involved with the sport have been hurting following the deaths of two skiers at the Echuca/Moama Southern 80 and Robinvale Euston 80 over the past two months.

While extra measures will be in place for safety checks, the Mildura Ski Club is hopeful of putting on a Mildura 100 Ski Race t...