Key Parasail Inventions: 

 

1971 Stationary Platform

1972 Motorized Platfor

1974 Winchboat

1985 Skyrider Chair

1994 Auto Rope Guide

Impassioned with the sport of (para-sailing) at 16.  Mark McCulloh is an accomplished inventor, motivational speaker and entrepreneur  from Miami, Florida.   His accomplishments within the parasailing industry are broad in scope ranging from innovative product designs, manufacturing applications, operational safety guidelines and procedures.

 

Background

 

Some of McCulloh;s first well-known inventions, were the stationary Platform, the Motorized Platform and the self contained Parasail Launching and Retrieving Apparatus aka ("Winchboat").   The Winchboat quickly became the method of choice by commercial operators as well as the Military for their Water Survival Training Programs. 

 

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.
 

 

To date, the United States Patent and Trademark Office have issued McCulloh the only patents ever granted related to commercial parasailing methods and equipment.  One of the highlights of McCulloh's was the 1994 aerial recliner and riser assembly design which inspired NASA’s new X-38 Crew Rescue Vehicle.
 

 

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 all operators follow.