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Parasailing – a kind of
sport for the amusements
Elaborated: Cazac Nadejda
Group: EF24Z
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Content:
DefinitionOrigin
Equipment
afe Condition!"earning
Competition!
#$ o%n e&perience
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Definition
Parasailing is a recreational kind of sport wherea person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat)
while attached to a specially designed canopy wingthat reminds one of a parachute, known as a parasailwing. If the boat is powerful enough, two or threepeople can parasail behind it at the same time.
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Origin The first mentionsof parasailing is a flight
by Colonel Michel
Tournier from France
flying behind a tractorin 1961.
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It is also knew that in 1!" #ac$ues%&ndr'
Istel from Pioneer Parachute ompany bought alicense from emoigne (who invented theparacommander parachute) to manufactureand sell the *+%gore parachute canopy he had
developed for towing which was labeled as aparasail.
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In 197! Mar" McCulloh
in#ented the first self$contained parasail launch.
In early 1976! %rian &as"in
designed! created! and tested the
first 16$gore canopy design 'hichhe named ()aterbird(.
In *pril +,1-! the first *TM
parasail 'eather standard 'as
appro#ed. This standard 'as thefirst step in bringing the other'ise
unregulated industry into a more
uniformed and safe industry/
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Equipment
0arasailing reuires a parasail! to' rope! boat or land #ehicle 'ith a 'inch. afe
parasailing ta"es place behind a boat that has
an engine 'ith at least 9, 20. The company
that organi3es parasailing must pro#ide a bodyharness! a canopy for the start and a to'line.
In addition! safe parasailing reuires an
e4perienced boat dri#er! a s"illed obser#er and
a ground cre'.
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afe Conditions
5ne should not parasail in
'inds e4ceeding ,mph. *ll
parasailing participants needto 'ear life ac"ets to pre#ent
dro'ning and helmets to
pre#ent head inuries. There
are no obstructions in yourta"e$off path. ome
obstructions include! trees!
other boats and mountains.
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8earning
0arasailing reuires no formaltraining! and most beaches and holiday
destinations offer parasailing acti#ities. The
boat dri#er must be 'ith the e4perience.
*ssistants hold the guidelines to help thesail fill up 'ith air. The parasailor should
ta"e a fe' long strides 'ith the rope taut.
The canopy 'ill do this on its o'n. teer
the parasail by pulling do'n on risers on theside of the desired direction. elease the
safety pin to allo' the parasailor to float
gently do'n into the 'ater at either a high
or lo' altitude.
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Competitions
8and based parasailing has been formed into competition
sport in :urope. In land based competition parasailing! the
parasail is to'ed to ma4imum height behind a 'heel dri#e
#ehicle and then releases the to' line and flies do'n to a targetarea in an accuracy competition. The sport 'as de#eloped in the
early ;,
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My o'n e4perience -his kind of sport is
like a tradition in ourtravels with my sister, mybrother and my niece. e
always practice this, whenwe are at the seashore.
-his recreational sport, isvery unusual, awesome,
and ama/ing. It gives usthe opportunity to see awonderful view. hen weare doing this, we are
feeling like birds in 0ight.
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'(e !port i! a met(od toenjo$ our li)e!* +ut %e mu!tn,t
forget to be careful and cautiou!*
'(an-! for $our attention and
%atc(ing.