udupi cabbies venkatesh and dharmesh from bengaluru engaged in parasailing at malpe beach on tuesday fair winds gave wings to their dreams as a speedboat hoisted dharmesh and an instructor strapped to a parachute from the shore into the clear blue skies and gave him a splash into the sea on request before being set gently down on the shore while this was dharmeshs maiden ride venkatesh seemed a pro having done it four times beforegiving them this experience was mantra tourism development company that owns the rights to a host of activities including much soughtafter water sports at malpe beach some 4 km from here asserting that he would come with his family next time venkatesh said he will definitely ensure his friends know of this exhilarating adventure sport that is available for tourists at malpe one cannot put a price on this unique experience dharmesh saidparasailing was not the only thing that attracted tourists who had a rollicking time in the sea despite it being a working day there was a steady demand for winchboat parasailing that the company introduced last week this is a novelty that is available now only in goa said sudesh shetty proprietor of mtdc as parasailing was popular with tourists we decided to add this adventure sport to our repertoire to enthral tourists he told toiincidentally the company has been offering parasailing for the last seven years novelty in adventure sports is what tourists seek and we as a company strive to offer it he said people have queued up for both winch boat and beach parasailing activities incidentally both these activities start at 9am and go on till 6pm strong winds ensure that the parachutes get proper lift and add to the thrill that the tourists taking them experience he saysquote hangerwe are looking at reviving helitourism rides from december if the current footfall of tourists persists we are keen to bring back chipsan aviation to give tourists a ride from the aadi udupi helipad and back passing over st marys island and other string of islands straddling malpe beach these helitourism rides were most sought after in the past sudesh shetty proprietor mtdc