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Puech, among other endeavors, helped to launch a couture business that eventually declared bankruptcy and dabbled as a water-skiing instructor, but in recent decades he lived almost entirely off the dividends from his Hermès shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

General precautions include avoiding wading, swimming and jet- and water-skiing in water containing harmful algal blooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

The reservoir also used to be a major tourist attraction that the local government marketed for its lively waterfront restaurants and its fishing, boating and water-skiing.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

The paper was where we first learned that my close friend’s father had died in a Mississippi water-skiing accident.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2021

In 1979, the Bests took their water-skiing squirrel show on the road full time, performing at boat shows and other events around the country.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2021