PARASAILING ADVENTURE

Every now and then, you have to do something outside of your comfort zone. Push yourself. Challenge yourself. Be a little crazy !

The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the weather incredible for our last day of adventures on the island of Boracay. You will take a short stroll to Station 1, the departure point for all water activities on the island. And you will meet up with your guide, before jumping on a little speedboat out to a floating pontoon about a kilometre off the coast.

There is an incredible choice of water-based activities in Boracay. Helmet diving, banana boat’s, flyfish, island hopping, cliff jumping, paraw sailing, stand-up paddle boarding, jetski’s, kiteboarding and more – it’s an adrenalin junkies dream!

Our target for today is Parasailing!

The main departure point for all water sports in Boracay.

After arriving on the pontoon, we jumped aboard a larger boat, owned and run by Diamond Watersports to head further out to sea for our parasailing adventure. We were so impressed with the beautiful boat and the quality and how comfortable it was.

The beautiful boats that form part of the fleet of Diamond Watersports are next level!

After getting comfy on the boat, you will then be strapped into your harnesses which clipped under your legs and across your chest and over your shoulders – designed to sit in whilst being suspended from the sail. Then you will climbed up to the back of the boat where you will then clipped into the parasail, the winch rope then attached to the sail.

Up, up and away!

“It’s a hard feeling to describe – we were both screaming out in joy/fear, laughing and freaking out all at once as we were slowly let our further and further, higher and higher – the boat becoming a small speck in the distance! It took a minute or so to get to the full height – the rope length was 150 metres in total, and we were flying well over 100 metres high.” – Amy.

Our tiny little speed boat in the distance!

“We really had no idea what to expect parasailing – I think we were expecting this stomach churning, fast flight behind the back of a boat – but instead, it’s incredibly peaceful. We sat in our harnesses, legs dangling feeling as though we were floating through the air. It was so quiet, and the views were magnificent. Boracay is only a small island, and at 7 kilometres in total length we could see the entire stretch of it from the sky. Flying late in the afternoon was particular scenic as the sun was low in the sky, casting an incredible glow over the island and the ocean.” - Mike

The setting sun over Boracay was stunning from a bird’s eye view.

“Whilst floating above the speedboat below, we spoke to each other about our present feelings – Mike was a little fearful and explained that even though he’d done way scarier things in the past (having been a member of our State Emergency Service back in Australia), parasailing was unnerving him a little – he felt that it was the lack of control in our current situation that was the likely reason for the fear – we were completely at the mercy of the equipment and the staff below us. Despite the fear though, we both knew we were completely safe and decided to enjoy the view and peacefulness that surrounded us.

After a flight of about 15 minutes, we slowly began to be winched back towards the boat. We were given the option to be ‘dunked’ in the water but we decided we’d rather stay dry, and landed back aboard the boat instead. What a crazy experience! Even though I’d not been scared or fearful during the flight, the second I got up to sit back on the boat my legs were total jelly – I could barely walk!” – Amy

Coming into land and capturing the moment on the GoPro!My post-parasailing progression as the adrenaline wore off and the motion sickness set in!

As what they have said, it would be best to spend with someone special and experience the rush together. Now, that’s what parasailing is!

Parasailing in Boracay is glorious!