When I was a kid (this would have been the mid-90's) a neighbor of our cabin on the Ohio River outside of Louisville had a parasail that they pulled behind their stars and stripes. I rode it several times. He passed the rope through the rear lifting eye of that boat and to the pylon. We launched from the beach, it was probably 5 or 6 big steps before you were airborn, and he landed us back on the beach, or close to it. It was no big deal to get that chte wet, although it was specificly designed for parasailing. I ahve no clue what that entails, though. IIRC your towing at much slower than slalom speeds - slower even that wakeboard speeds for most riders.
Korey Morris -
Sold to Arkansas: 1986 Supra Saltare
Current: 2018 Moomba Craz