Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a recreational
activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually
a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute,
known as a parasail. The boat then drives off, carrying
the parascender into the air. If the boat is powerful enough,
two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time.
The parascender has little or no control over the parachute.