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Parasailing, also known as parascending, is an activity where individuals are harnessed to a modified parachute canopy that is designed to ascend into the air when towed behind a motor vehicle on land, or a recreational boat over water.
The White-Miskill Act for Parasailing. [1] is a law enacted by the legislature of the State of Florida in 2014 for the control of the sport of parasailing.It relates to commercial and recreational water activities prohibiting certain water activities within some areas and specifies the requirements for the operator of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing.
The Parasail was developed as a variant of the Parasailor and is meant to be used in light winds. With a claimed minimal tendency to roll, it is said to be ideal for small crews. It can be used with a spinnaker pole, but it's not necessary. The Parasail has a single-skinned wing as opposed to the double-layer wing of the Parasailor.
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. [1]
Two powered paragliders in flight Powered paraglider at a Kanagawa beach in Japan, 2022. Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider.
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Parasailing, where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute; Picigin is a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach. It is an amateur sport played in shallow water, consisting of players keeping a small ball from touching the water.
Parasailing - hanging under a paraglider towed by a vehicle (boat, car, or snowmobile) in order to ascend (usually over water) Hot air ballooning - a balloon you ride which uses fire to go up and wind to stay afloat