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Ski Kites in the 60's

In the early 60's a family friend's 2 sons ran the ski show on Sunapee. They did kite and trick skiing as well as jumps. They also owned a water ski training school on the lake. One son drove while the other ski'd. One year one son was not able to drive as he had just had his appendix out so they used a substitute driver. It ended very badly when kite skiing and the replacement driver turned the wrong way taking all the air away from the kite and he fell breaking his back. After his recovery he returned to water skiing but never used a sustitute driver again.
These flying tubes can be very dangerous just as kites were in the 60's. The driver has to be very knowledgable to protect the person in the flying tube.