Water Ski Show Line, Florida Lake Resort, anos 1960

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Water Ski Show Line, Florida Lake Resort, anos 1960 — Archive & Atlas

Unattributed 1960–1969

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Cinco esquiadores cortam a esteira em ternos vermelhos idênticos e capacetes coloniais brancos, o uniforme escolhido por qualquer grupo de esqui aquático que quisesse parecer simultaneamente atlético e vagamente colonial. Alguém no barco com motor de popa rebocava todos os cinco de uma única corda, um acrobacia que exigia sincronismo perfeito, níveis de habilidade equivalentes e confiança absoluta de que ninguém à sua frente caísse.

A rampa flutuante ancorada offshore indica que se tratava de um espetáculo de esqui completo, do tipo construído em torno de rotinas de saltos e formações piramidais que as atrações turísticas da Florida aperfeiçoaram exatamente para esta década de famílias em férias. Uma plataforma de nadador boia vazia por perto, e uma torre de mergulho permanece abandonada ao fundo, adereços para atos que não estavam acontecendo no momento.

Na praia, dois flutuadores de resgate amarelos esperam na linha d'água, não utilizados e levemente otimistas, sob a teoria de que uma habilidade tão praticada raramente necessita ser salva.

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