Chris Skiing at Lake Powell

Summer 2000

"Boy does this look like fun...NOT"

Let's see if I understand this. I get up on the roof of the houseboat with this rope in my hands. Attached to this rope is a high powered ski boat. I need to stand near the edge and give the guys in the boat a yell when I am ready.
At just the right instant I leap into the air. This leap is timed to be at that instant just before the rope goes full tight and tries to tear my arms off if I kept standing there.
If all goes as it should I hit the water on my butt, still hanging onto the rope, going 35 to 45 MPH and then I spin on the axis of my butt until I am aimed forward and stand up on my bare feet. Sound pretty straight forward to me...where do I sign.
So that is how you are suppose to end up. Seems like it would hurt the bare feet or at least tickle, but then whatever you call fun.
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