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- Key Parasail
Inventions:
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- 1971 Stationary
Platform
- 1972 Motorized Platfor
- 1974 Winchboat
- 1985 Skyrider Chair
- 1994 Auto Rope
Guide
- 1999 Riser
Line Assembly



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Parasailing
- The Brain Child Behind it all !
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by 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
entrepreneur from
Miami, Florida. Today,
Mark
is internationally recognized as the original inventor of winchboat
and modern
day parasailing equipment. With more than 30 + years of experience in
parasail equipment designs, innovations, training techniques and the
first to establish
operational safety guidelines and procedures.
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His
accomplishments within the parasailing industry are broad in scope
with a
focus on improving the safety of parasailing.
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Some of
his key inventions are:
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1971 Stationary Platform
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1972 Motorized Platform
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1974 Winchboat
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1985 Skyrider Chair
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1994 Auto Rope Guide
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1999 Riser Line Assembly
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* The Winchboat
method has set the standards for commercial operators worldwide; as well as
the Military that utilize it for their Water Survival Training Programs.
To date, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office have issued McCulloh the only
patents ever granted related to commercial parasailing methods and
equipment.
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One of the highlights of McCulloh's last inventions was the Riser Assembly design
for Parasailing US Pat No.
6,085,682 which was utilized
on NASA’s X-38 Crew Rescue Vehicle.
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- Many of McCulloh's
accomplishments have been highlighted on worldwide Television &
Print Media like Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Fox News NBC,
LA Times, New York Times, Miami Herald just to name a few.
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- Since the early 70's, McCulloh's
innovations, inventions and operating techniques continue to advance
safety within the parasailing industry and has set the standards by
which responsible operators follow.
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- Main Office
- The Clayton & McCulloh Office Building
1065 Maitland Center Commons Blvd.
Maitland, FL 32751
- Tel/Fax (407) 650-3300
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