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It's tricky, and you must keep vour eyet
peeled for hidden rocks and whirlpools."
Contestants get their equipment ready.
"Skis" are made of aluminum, sailcloth,
or pontoons buoyed by inflated plastic.
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"Whoops-a-daisyl" He heads toward shore
after ' good dunking in the swift waters.
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Ski-Yaking on the Salza
Photoi: Hllfy from Monkmeyer
Ski-yaking seems to be the sort of rugged com
petition in which the man who remains standing
becomes the winner. At least that's the way it
looks here at the annual championships near Werfen
on Austria's Salza River. Experts, too, are those who
know the whims the tricky cross currents, whirl
pools, and hidden rocks of the rapid mountain
stream. When the racers get going, they can speed up
to 17 Vt mph on their kayak-like pontoon skis.
A Ski-yaking racers often attain speeds up to 1 7'j mph
l when they head down the stretch in swirling currents.
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