Cableskiing as its name implies, is water-skiing where the skier is not pulled by a boat but by an overhead cable, very similar to a snow ski lift, but erected around the banks of a dam. Up to ten ropes dangle from the cable onto which the skiers hold. The systems world wide have two straight sections, incorporating a Slalom and Ramp course, on which competitions are held. The speed that the cable travels, is the same as the boat speed in tournament Water-skiing, with a top speed of 58 kph. In fact all the rules are the same as tournament waterski. The biggest advantage to Cable skiing is that there is no expensive boat to own or run. The cable travels continuously and the skiers are, very simply hooked up to the cable on the move. The obvious advantage to cableskiing is the dramatic reduction in the cost for the individual skier.