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Boating and Water Skiing Are
Popular Go-Together Sports
water skiing, with its
exhilarating combination
of speed, spray, water and
sun, is lots of fun. Thou
sands of people are tak
ing up skiing making it
the country's fastest
growing water sport,
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SKIING FUN-The bigger outboard motors are large
ly responsible for the growing popularity of water
skiing.-It's an exciting new and exhilarating sport
easily learned by people of all ages. The special ski
hitch shown keeps the tow ropes clear of the' motor
and the wake.
Almost anyone who can
swim can learn to ski
well enough to enjoy the
sport. People of both sex
es and all ages have no
difficulty in picking up
Uie few simple techniques
that enable them to share
in Uie thrills of water ski
ing. Almost any kind of
boat can be used, provid
ed it is suitable for the
motor that powers it. Mo
tors of 10 hp can tow a
skier weighing up to I
about 1 10 pounds, and 25
hp or more is usually
needed to get a 170-pound
man up.
The skis are equipped
knees bent, arms straight,
with adjustable foot bind
ings made of rubber that
slip off easily. There is
no record of anyone be
ing seriously injured in
the usual types of water
skiing.
The best place to learn
the technique of getting
up on top of the water
on skis is on dry land.
Trick to skiing
The trick is to keep the
knees bent, arms traight,
and weight balanced over
the feet, while allowing
the rope to pull you up
right. The movement is
similar to getting up
evenly from a low chair
and should be repeated
until it becomes easy and
natural.
Then try the same thing
In about 3 feet of water.
The important thing here
is not to pull up on the
tow bar but to keep the
arm straight and let the
boat do tile pulling.
Skis are steered some
what like roller skates.
by leaning the body in
the direction of the turn.
When the new skier has
learned to turn from side
to side inside Uie boat's
wake, he is ready to try
crossing Uie wake. To do
this, he pulls to the op
posite side and turns
sharply toward the
mound of water at near
ly a right angle, with his
knees relaxed and bent
to absorb the shock, his
weight slightly forward.
Stopping ie the sim
plest part of water ski
ing. When near the shore,
dock or float, the skier
merely lets go of the tow
bar.
Most beginners master
the technique of starting,
turning, crossing the wake
and stopping with only an
hour or two of practice.
Then they are ready to
join in the fund of won
derful water skiing!
The Outboard Boating
Club of America recom
mends a check to be cer
tain the outboard motor
is placed correctly. To op
erate efficiently it should
be in the exact center of
the transom with tit
drive shaft vertical to th
water while running. If
the motor is tilted back
ward, the bow will dig
in; if it is tilted forward,
the stern will squat.
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