1990 Al Copelands Promotes Skyrider Mega Yacht In 1990, Copeland began promoting the Skyrider with corporate sponsors and celebrities and invited McCulloh to every major powerboat event around the country to provide demonstration rides. Many of Copelands celebrity friends who had the opportunity to experiance Gondola also joined him on the powerboat racing circuit like Kurt Russel, Chuck Norris, and Don Johnson (pictured below) to name a few.. previous next