paraskiing, or parakiting, which typically operated in different environments like open fields and mountain ranges.

In Europe, land-based parasailing is a competitive sport. In these competitions, the parasail is towed to a specific height behind a vehicle, and the driver and/or the parasailor releases the tow line to land in a specific target area. The first international competitions for land-based parasailing were held in the mid-1980s and have continued annually since then. These competitions have grown in both size and scope