Goa Sports Travel

This was one of the main reasons I took my last trip through Goa. Yups, a little crazy, but what the heck, if it ain't fun ... it ain't living!

So I woke up one morning, rode my bike to Fort Aguada beach, got myself hitched to a parachute like canopy (known as a Parasail) attached to a long towrope, and then got pulled along by a speeding boat. The speed of the boat increases, the parasail rises and you're pulled up into the air. What a rush!

A soaring birds eye view of what land looks like from up there with the bright as a rainbow colored parachute bellowing above you. Amazing!

Theres a tiny canopy seat so that you're comfortable while you're up there. There's no need to hold onto the ropes, since you're harnessed pretty secure. You do get some ground instructions before take off on how to swerve when you get to the turning point some distance from the seashore (for when they need to bring you back). Tugging on one side gets you to change direction so you're back again facing the shore.

If you're slightly on the chubby side, be prepared to waddle like a duck in the water before the parachute fills with enough air to take you up .. :0) .. And be prepared for the trip down, the boat driver is mostly very experienced and you achieve a soft touchdown, with numerous hands helping with the straining parachute.

Won't forget that trip in a while now.

The price for a ride is approximately US$ 16 for a 10 minute ride. There are options to have two people tandem ride on the parasail for the same price, but this is subject to weight and the wind factor. You don't need to bring any equipment with you, the guys have all the stuff that is required. I suggest you wear shoes though rather than sandles for keeping your toes protected when you land.

If you would like you could pay approx US$ 40 and go for a longer ride into the high seas where halfway out the crew let the engines of the boat idle for a while, till you go upto waist deep into the water and then they get you to soar again by pepping up the engines. Not a bad ride since you have a lifejacket so you're safe along the way.

Give it a try ... live life on the wild side!

Trivia~ Parasailing begun in the 60's when Piere Lamoigne attached an already existing parachute to a car. That method was called parascending.

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