United States-1972: Speedboat Tows Four Water Skiers Side by Side Onto a Jump Ramp

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

Helps a request for circa 1970s American lake recreation or water-ski show footage where a short, spectator-shot action insert is needed.

Period detail

The low red and white outboard runabout, the matching yellow vests and the magenta-shifted colour film may show a late-1960s to early-1970s date.

Home-movie behavior

A spectator on the shore follows the act with a quick handheld pan, catching the moment the four skiers meet the ramp as an audience member saw it.

What appears in frame

A red and white speedboat with two people aboard, four skiers in yellow vests standing abreast, a floating jump ramp, a long white wake, grey lake water and a grassy bank with dark trees.

Film character

Grainy small-gauge colour film with soft focus, a magenta cast in the water, deep greens on the far bank and a slightly unsteady handheld pan.

Edit role

Works as a two-second action insert or a memory beat inside a montage of summer lake recreation and show footage.

Historical context

Staged water-ski shows were established in the United States by the early 1950s, and this clip shows one such multi-skier ramp act from the shore without naming the venue or team.

Research note

The venue and performers are unidentified and no faces or readable markings are visible; copyright in the film is separate from any likeness or property interests, which a licensee should assess for the intended use.

Research search match

Vintage water ski show footage, four skiers on a jump ramp, 1970s speedboat towing skiers, home movie lake recreation in the United States.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with the water-ski ballet line behind a speedboat from the same reel, then with other circa 1970s American lake footage, then with period boating and water sports clips.