How To: Not Die: Parasailing
This write up contains some very useful information that could very well save your life and your friend’s life. (parasailing alone is for nerds) Chances are you or somebody you know has been parasailing. Hopefully they were not a statistic as some unfortunately are. It’s not a perfectly safe activity. How safe it is depends on the equipment being used and the good judgment and skill of the captain. If you’re here reading this post I’m going to assume you have seen the video. The video is a classic example of a “line break”, something that is uncommon but possible. When the line breaks there are two possible scenarios and it all depends on how much wind there is. If winds are light you will parachute into the water and the canopy will land behind you and collapse into the water and the crew will come to retrieve you. This is usually a laugh it off situation (who doesn’t want to parachute into the water?!) Now the other, and actually life threatening, situation is when there is suff...