Crazy water tricks

Steveo · 12-09-2009, 10:45 AM

There was a very interesting picture in the Gallery that showed a water skier landing on a beach. It would have broken all sorts of rules today but it was taken in the 60's. So I thought it would be fun to talk about all the crazy things we did on the water and in boats in the days before 150' and other inhibiting rules. So I'll start:

1. Water skiing without getting wet. Rope slacked and jump start off the dock and then time your landing to sit on the dock in the end.

2. Water ski long jump contest - whip your skier hard into the beach and measure how far they fly and land on the beach.

3. Build various skiing apparatus like planar boards out of old doors, chairs on planar boards, planar boards with hydrofoils (that one totally destroyed itself on first try)

4. Boat jump contest - Drive boat at continuing higher speeds and jump out. Winner is last to chicken out (I think winning speed was around 40mph but the injuries I attained has clouded my memory)

5. Bury ski rope on beach and hide in woods with skiis on and wait for your Mother and her friends to sit in their usual spot on the beach. Then bring boat in to pick up end of rope and take off. Watch the ladies fly! Then get grounded for two weeks.

There was so many more but I thought I would let others share.

Have fun but don't let your kids read this stuff.

12-09-2009, 10:45 AM	#1
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 524 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	Crazy water tricks There was a very interesting picture in the Gallery that showed a water skier landing on a beach. It would have broken all sorts of rules today but it was taken in the 60's. So I thought it would be fun to talk about all the crazy things we did on the water and in boats in the days before 150' and other inhibiting rules. So I'll start: 1. Water skiing without getting wet. Rope slacked and jump start off the dock and then time your landing to sit on the dock in the end. 2. Water ski long jump contest - whip your skier hard into the beach and measure how far they fly and land on the beach. 3. Build various skiing apparatus like planar boards out of old doors, chairs on planar boards, planar boards with hydrofoils (that one totally destroyed itself on first try) 4. Boat jump contest - Drive boat at continuing higher speeds and jump out. Winner is last to chicken out (I think winning speed was around 40mph but the injuries I attained has clouded my memory) 5. Bury ski rope on beach and hide in woods with skiis on and wait for your Mother and her friends to sit in their usual spot on the beach. Then bring boat in to pick up end of rope and take off. Watch the ladies fly! Then get grounded for two weeks. There was so many more but I thought I would let others share. Have fun but don't let your kids read this stuff.