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Originally Posted by coltgov101
I remember the para sailing in Paugus Bay very well. I had just tried it for the first time in Florida the winter before. I never did it at the lake but remember seeing that colorful sail high in the sky while boating in the bay.
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I'm thinking of this, and just can't imagine para sailing in PB. Just seems as though the area is not wide open enough.
The one time I did para sail, it was in George Town in the Bahamas, and something went wrong with the boat, and I floated down to the water. Now, as the shute hit the water, the boat made a semi-recovery, and started to attempt to regain speed. However, with water now in the shute, there was a lot of drag, and it felt as though I was getting pulled both ways. I somehow got yanked under the water for a while, before the spotters on the boat put a stop to the proceedings. Not fun. The cool thing about it was it was captured on film (not video, but 9 or 10 still shots) by a friend, so I now can relive it whenever the mood strikes. Anyway...my point is this...In PB, it would seem there are too many hazards to be para sailing. Someone could land on the boats, or the break water wall at Spinnaker, or the islands, or where ever...tight quarters. Maybe the para sailing took place between the islands and the channell? That would probably make more sense.