United States-1972: Speedboat Tows Four Water Skiers Up a Jump Ramp on a Lake

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

Answers requests for circa 1972 American water-ski show action, especially a group of skiers approaching and mounting a jump ramp behind a speedboat.

Period detail

The red and white windshield runabout and the skiers' bulky yellow-orange vests may show late 1960s to 1970s show equipment, and the magenta fade is typical of aged Super 8 colour stock.

Home-movie behavior

A spectator follows the act from the shore with a quick pan, keeping the boat and skiers roughly centred as an audience member would see them.

What appears in frame

A red and white speedboat with two aboard, four skiers abreast in vests, a long white wake, a grey wedge-shaped jump ramp, grey lake water, and a far shore of lawn and dark trees.

Film character

Soft, grainy Super 8 with a heavy magenta and purple cast, low contrast under flat light, a few scratches and a slightly unsteady handheld pan.

Edit role

Works as a brief action insert or montage beat, and cuts naturally into a following shot of skiers in the air or landing.

Historical context

Group ramp jumps were a common act at commercial water-ski shows staged at several US venues, so the clip illustrates the genre without identifying a particular show.

Research note

The venue is unidentified and the performers are distant and not recognisable; copyright in the film is separate from any likeness or property interests, which a licensee should assess for the intended use.

Research search match

Water ski jump ramp 1970s, Super 8 water ski show, speedboat towing four skiers, vintage show skiing home movie, American lake recreation archive footage.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with the water-skier wipeout and the flag-waving chorus line from the same reel, then with other circa 1972 US ski-show or lake boating footage.