Skysurfing

Since some moves involve high G-force spins, some skysurfers tightly wrap bandages all the way up their arms to keep the blood from pooling at the end of the limbs.

[citation needed] Pioneers, included the late Patrick de Gayardon, Eric Fradet & Phillipe Vallaud.

Skysurfers were featured in prime time television commercials for major brands like Pepsi, AT&T & Sony PlayStation and continue to this day with Red Bull.

Ralph Lauren created a fragrance brand Extreme Polo Sport[4] based on imagery of skysurfing.

Skysurf boards are typically custom made by the sky surfer with cooperation from qualified parachute riggers to manufacture the bindings and cut-away systems.

[7] The first Skysurf World Championship was held in Efes, Turkey on 13–21 September 1997 by the International Parachuting Committee.

During this six-year period, pro skysurf teams received a total of $392,000 in cash winnings and the discipline garnered over 100 hours of global TV exposure without incident.

In 2000 ABC's Wide World of Sports chose Skysurfing from the X-Games to cover due to its attractive television format.

With the growth in participants and interest to progress safely the British Parachute Association rules were adopted as part of the Operations Manual [9] and guidelines for achieving SS1 & SS2 recognition of their skills.