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JULY 8, 2016 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-7
‘Paramotor’ and hydrofoilers ride above CL
BY SHARON RICE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
Canyon Lakers may think they’ve seen everything there is to see on the lake. Hot air balloons have all but land- ed on the water, wake kites aren’t su- per unusual, and one day a bicycle was sen pedaling across the waves. Well, it wasn’t exactly pedaling. Longtime wa-
ter sports innovators Mike Murphy and his nephew, Tony Klarich, were helping a stunt rider prepare to ride a bicycle-on- hydrofoil for a commercial for the en- ergy drink, Powerade.
However, on Saturday morning, July 2, Canyon Lakers did get a chance to see something new. A motor-powered hang glider (also known as paramotor)
was seen flying across the lake in tan- dem with Mike Murphy, riding his tall hydrofoil. Flying alongside them was a drone. Nate Volk was on hand in the pulling boat to film the action with his drone camera, and also to help in case paramotor pilot Paolo Frezza landed in the water. Nate created a video that can be seen on youtube.com (search “Para-
motor Canyon Lake”) or on The Friday Flyer Facebook page.
Mike switched off with another hy- drofoil rider, Dave Oppenheim. At one point in the video, Paolo can be seen swooping down to touch Dave’s up- stretched hand. Others who served as driver and observer were Dani Martin and Dave’s wife Nanci.
PHOTO BY NATE VOLK