Patent ID: 8733715

Claim:
Apparatus for mounting a video recording device to the pylon of a water ski boat, comprising: a pylon mount including a first clamping section and a second clamping section, said first clamping section being formed with a rope guide opening and said second clamping section having a first coupler, said first and second clamping sections being connected to one another so that they each extend around a portion of the pylon in position for a ski rope to extend from the pylon through said rope guide opening so that the first and second clamping sections pivot around said portion of the pylon a video device mount releasably connected to said first coupler, said video device mount being adapted to mount a video recording device in position to face in a direction toward the stern of the water ski boat, said pylon mount and said video device mount being movable as a unit in response to contact between the ski rope and said first clamping section of said pylon mount within said rope guide opening, whereby a video recording device mounted to said pylon mount tracks the movement of a skier grasping the ski rope during the course of a skiing run.