Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
Until today when I came across this suggestion, I had no idea it was possible to water-ski without a boat. I now know that cable skiing (wikipedia) is a growing phenomenon around the world. This facility in Germany has a great image of somebody just after they completed a jump.
Previously on Google Sightseeing: Water-skiing on Loch Lomond
Thanks to Martin Hensen.
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Nice idea! saw something like this on Google Earth before
We have the same in Sheffield Uk at rother valley, looks a little more popular than the german one.
Makes for an enjoyable afternoon!!
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We got the same thing in Orlando, quite a nice complex, a lot of championships are held at it:
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The problem is it can be a long way back if you fall in, and the next one’s onto you like a shot – a boat can steer away, the cable won’t.. There used to be one here at Walibi Belgium, but it was removed after one accident too many.
There’s a thing on Willen Lake in Milton Keynes that I think was just this sort of thing. When I was there a while back it looked as though it hadn’t been used for a few years though.
Scratch that, it looks like it’s in use in the images available to GE. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
There’s also a cable knee-ski spot not far from the cable ski location, part of the Wet ‘n Wild park. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
This one is supposed to be the longest cable-ski-track in the world. (1200m, Friedenhain See) Well, not much to see on Google Maps :-/
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