February 27, 2011

Ski-A-Rees Thriller

When these young water skiers soared over the Ski-A-Rees ramp at about 40 mph....

And looked as though they were attempting to ride phantom bucking broncos over Sarasota Bay, I kind of had a feeling it might end like this...
Ouch.   One (whose helmet you can see) actually popped up on one ski and cruised away, helmet askew.  Fortunately, the other skier was fine also.  But, being ski-less, he had to be retrieved by the boat.  And as soon as he was cleared away, the next stunt got underway.  Fun times!

3 comments:

Kathy said...

Probably all just in a day's work for these athletes. Great pics! Full of action and nice and clear.

Lois said...

A little scary, but fun to watch!

Jack said...

A very nice action sequence, SRQ. (I sure wouldn't want to be one of those guys, but, then again, they sure wouldn't want to be me either.)