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"Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Kyle,

What I've seen for water skiing is called a "Kan-Ski," but I don't see
any reason that a water ski couldn't be adapted to this thing.  Sounds
like you're thinking along the lines of the docs who treated Ken...
"You can't be hurt, you've got CP."



On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Cleveland, Kyle E.
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kendall and all,
>
> We used to have this water-ski thingie called an "Air Chair".  I can't
> open Meir's links (at work), but could this fellow make it into
> something like this?:
> http://www.airchair.com/products/air_chairs/standard.htm
>
> I don't think they make the kind we had anymore, but it had two skis
> instead of just one wide slalom ski and there was a real "chair" seat as
> well.  I used to take a buddy of mine skiing on the thing who was a T-5
> para.  It was an absolute hoot 'cause you'd ride three feet above the
> water and because it was a hydrofoil it was easy as pie to get up on
> plane--though the fall from that height doing 25-30 mph was kind of an
> ouchie.  What the hell--we all had some sort of head/spinal injury
> anyway. :-P
>
> Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Kendall D. Corbett
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:53 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: I just saw it on CNN.com: Man rigs wheelchair for skis
>
> Meir,
>
> This is a great idea!  I've seen cross country ski chairs, and have
> used a bi-ski for downhill skiing, but a multipurpose chair with
> interchangeable adaptations might make them affordable for
> individuals.  As it is, rental on a bi-ski and the lift ticket and a
> tether person is around $80.00/day, which means I can only afford to
> do it about twice a year.  (I've also got to go to Colorado where the
> equipment is available....
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ________
>>         Man rigs wheelchair for skis 1:44
>> A disabled man converts his wheelchair for skiing, tennis and
> bicycling.
>> WZZM has the inspiring story.
>>
>>
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> rigs
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>
>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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Kendall

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

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