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===Early years of Parasailing === The first ascending-gliding parachute was developed by Pierre-Marcel Lemoigne in 1962.<ref name="parasail_org">{{cite web|url=http://www.parasail.org/ |title=Welcome to the Parasail Safety Council - Mark McCulloh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alohasurfguide.com/parasailing/|title=Parasailing - Aloha Surf Guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.discovery.com/adventure/extreme-sports/parasailing-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go.htm|title=Parasailing: What You Need to Know Before You Go|first=Talal|last=Al-Khatib|date=5 December 2011}}</ref> The same year, Lemoigne established an Aeronautical Training Center to introduce his new ascending-gliding parachute as a training tool for parachutists. The technique allows parachutists to train more efficiently by towing the parachutist to a suitable altitude, then releasing them to practice landings. This training method proved cheaper than—and just as effective as—an airplane. In 1963, Jacques-André Istel from Pioneer Parachute Company bought a license from Lemoigne to manufacture and sell the 24-gore ascending-gliding parachute which was trade-named "parasail."{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
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