New Zealand – Parasailing
![Gene in the sky attached to a parasail](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/parasail.jpg)
There were 5 of us on the boat. I was the first to go up. After going up several hundred feet, the boat slowed down. With little forward movement, the para-sail began to descend. As I got closer to the water, I began to get nervous. Was the boat having mechanical problems? When I was perhaps 40 feet from the water, the boat gained speed and I began to rise again. I later learned they did that to everyone.
![Gene far up in the sky on a parasail](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pshigh.jpg)
![Gene far up in the sky on a parasail over the ocean](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pslow.jpg)
![View from above in a parasail looking down at the boat](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/psview.jpg)
Para-sailing is more of a novelty activity rather than a sport. Although it is possible for people with disabilities to para-sail in the U.S., it is much easier to do so in other countries, as other countries are far less litigious.
There were 5 of us on the boat. I was the first to go up. After going up several hundred feet, the boat slowed down. With little forward movement, the para-sail began to descend. As I got closer to the water, I began to get nervous. Was the boat having mechanical problems? When I was perhaps 40 feet from the water, the boat gained speed and I began to rise again. I later learned they did that to everyone.