Had a crack at this when down at Inverloch on the weekend. Not so easy on the legs...you can see how out of breath I got very quickly. It's like holding 58kg's in a squat for 1min 10secs

i've done this on a slightly more involved level

i wore a waist harness, then stitched up some webbing and rope to loop around the spreader bar, then back around my sides to catch onto another (seat) harness which then sat at my backside level. the missus used the harness behind me, and the pressure all goes down through the front spreader bar, not through her arms. needed lots of wind to get it going but once up, we were cruising around for 10 mins without problem. next time i'm going to make up some shoulder loops (like a backpack) so that she doesn't slide down and end up behind my knees. great fun though!

cool stuff. i thought flying objects man would have superhuman strength in his legs


i'd like to try the tow rope idea too. i reackon if the dude you were towing was heavy enough, you'd actually be travelling 10-20ft off the water.

no boost?

Cut said...

Neill: How heavy is your missus or how big are you? I had no issues with her positioning, just strength in the legs. I've got a lot of stamina fromall the different sports I do but I'm not built to lift heavy.

C'mon Neill .... tell us all " How Heavy is Your Missus ? "
because I can guarantee if you publish your answer on a public forum... you wont be getting any dinner tonight !!