a ski rack for supporting water skis in a position outboard one side of a water ski tow boat . a pair of support members are held in sockets which can be clamped to portions of the hull of the boat on the inboard side of the gunwale . arms which are part of the support members extend at a downward slope outside the hull of the boat , and pairs of fingers which are coated with a protective plastic layer extend upwardly generally vertically from the arms , to hold water skis securely between the fingers , out of the way of passengers in the boat and out of the line of sight between the operator of the boat and a water skier being towed .