A Smith called Pete narrates this short documentary about the California Water Bugs, an early group of water skiing enthusiasts. They offer various stunts, including being towed by a dirigible balloon, while Smith offers his usual snarky, impressed commentary.
Water skiing is a recent sport, dating from 1922, when some one adapted a pair of skis to the watery method of breaking one's legs. As with many of the more, ahem, venturesome sports, the charm seems to me to lie in not getting killed, which I can manage from a stationary chair, thank you very much.
Water skiing is a recent sport, dating from 1922, when some one adapted a pair of skis to the watery method of breaking one's legs. As with many of the more, ahem, venturesome sports, the charm seems to me to lie in not getting killed, which I can manage from a stationary chair, thank you very much.