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Commercial Parasailing - The Brain Child Behind it all !
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David Carminito
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- Impassioned with the sport of
(para-sailing) at age 15. Mark McCulloh
is an accomplished inventor, motivational speaker and
internationally recognized as the original inventor of
the winchboat and modern day parasailing equipment.
> read
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RELEASE 09/26/09: We have
launched the National Foundation for Parasail Regulations to
collect comments, suggestions and responses from operators, the
general public and especially those families who have lost loved
ones will support this initiative to support nationwide
regulations and operating guidelines that will present to State
and Federal authorities for their consideration to mandate
specific operating guidelines for all U.S. Coast Licensed Parasail
Captains. > read
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RELEASE 10/20/09: While we
move forward lobbying for parasailing regulations, we are
offering licensed parasail
captains a
safe operator endorsement certificate issued by the Parasail Safety Council
(PSC) and their
parasail location listed and
promoted on our website in exchange for agreeing to
voluntarily abide by 6 distinctive parasail operating guidelines
for parasailing safety.
Click here
to view a sample of the approved parasail operators page that
will be launched next month. |
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**NEW**
Parasail Captain Endorsement Registration |
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McCulloh's
innovations, inventions and accomplishments (see pictorial
below) within the parasailing industry are broad in scope
with a focus on improving parasail safety through equipment
design. His Winchboat invention set the standards
which comprises
95% of all commercial parasailing worldwide . Click here to view a flash
Biography |
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1971 Tandem
Bar for Parasailing. Key Biscayne, Florida |
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1971
Stationary Platform
Key Biscayne, Florida |
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1972
Motorized Platform
Key Biscayne, Florida |
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1974
World's First Winchboat
/ US Pat No.
3,987,746
Key Biscayne, Florida |
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1980
Military
Training Winchboat Turkey Point, Florida |
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> learn more |
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1985
Aerial Recliner Passenger Support
/ US Pat No.
4,738,414 Marathon, Florida
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1986
Outboard Powered Winchboat
Key Biscayne, Florida |
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> learn more |
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1987
Tandem Skyrider
Marathon, Florida
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> learn more |
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1989
Mega
Yacht Winchboat
Marathon, Florida
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learn more |
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1994
Parasail Rope Guide
/ US Patent No.
5,367,972
Marathon, Florida
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1994 First Disney Operation
Orlando, Florida |
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1994
UL Approved Sportboat
Orlando, Florida |
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1994
Conversion
Kits for Harness Winchboats
Orlando, Florida |
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> learn more |
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1995 Surveillance
Skyrider / US Pat No.
D392,242
Orlando, Florida |
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1996
Conversion
Flight Deck
Orlando, Florida |
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1996
Auto-Winch
System
Orlando, Florida |
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1998
Three Passenger
Skyrider / US Pat No.
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5,816,184
Orlando, Florida |
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1999 Riser
Assembly for Parasailing US Pat No.
6,085,682. McCulloh's
last invention inspired the riser line assembly design utilized
on NASA’s X-38 Crew Rescue Vehicle.
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1974 "THE FIRST" PARASAIL WINCHBOAT |
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The worlds first Parasail Winchboat was invented by
Mark McCulloh of Miami, Florida. In 1974, the proof of
concept was completed and a patent was granted to McCulloh in October 26, 1976.
Due to numerous accidents, the commercial application
was delayed until 1980. The
First Recorded Winchboat Accident occurred in 1977 during a media event at Sunset
Beach, Treasure Island, Florida. Where a girl almost drown after the
parasail went into the water. |
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Today Winchboat parasailing represents
more than 95% of all commercial parasailing offered throughout the
World. |
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1980 "THE FIRST" MILITARY WINCHBOAT FOR WATER SURVIVAL
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In 1980, McCulloh was contracted
by the US AIR FORCE to
build a Winchboat for their Water Survival Training
Program that provided pilots and astronauts life
saving
techniques to escape a parasail during a waterlanding
in high winds. Waterlandings can be dangerous
in high winds since the canopy will stay inflated after landing in the water
thus dragging the parasailor backwards through the water and
in some case drowning. |
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The
McCulloh's Winchboat design is still in use at the Naval Air
Station in Pensacola, Florida. |
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PARASAIL SAFETY
COUNCIL
The Clayton &
McCulloh Building
1065 Maitland Center Commons Blvd.
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone (407) 650-3300
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