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The summer season is a versatile one, perfect for many different outdoor activities. A particular undertaking that has always interested me is parasailing. Up until the time I did my research for this post, the extent of my knowledge on parasailing included no more than that a sail is somehow involved and you do it out on the ocean. Imagine my disappointment when I found out that parasailing doesn’t even include a sail.

In actuality, parasailing is ten times more easy and awesome than I had imagined. The general idea of parasailing is that; you strap on a parachute, attach yourself onto a boat, and go fast enough so that the air lifts you and the parachute up to float in the sky. Parasailing takes little training to do, and is relatively safe compared to other activities involving parachutes (the worst that can happen while parasailing is that the rope holding you to the boat breaks and you slowly glide down to the ocean… scary). It also takes little preparation time, costs less than the next parachuting activity (usually around $60-$80), and is a great way to spend a summer day.

Just imagine you and your significant other, floating 400 feet above the ocean on a sunny day while feeling that summer air hit you in the face. Pure awesomeness.

Check out the yellow pages http://huntington_beach-ca.yellowusa.com/Parasailing.html, or your local beach for more information on parasailing.

And if you still don’t believe how easy it is parasail, just look at this eHow article:

http://www.ehow.com/how_9176_parasail.html (I wonder how long it took them to write that…)

Happy sailing.

-Frank