'Nothing else like this': Hot air balloons tow kayakers and boarders
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During the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, pilot Justin Galbraith bounces the basket of his hot air balloon across the surface of Lake Burley Griffin and throws out a towline to pull along hundreds of kayakers and paddle-boarders in his wake.

It’s variously called skimming, splash’n’dash, or balloon sailing — where a hot air balloonist, with skill and experience, lands the balloon on water and sails with the wind behind them.

From a few hangers on, it’s gained a following with hundreds of people being towed.