@BraceMaker They can run the speeds 34mph and 36mph but generally owners like to keep the speed down, when they run it at higher speeds, it cause issues with the guides/bearings and increases maintenance + breakdowns.
They earn more money, with less issues, operating slower speeds and towing up to eight wakeboarders at a time.
Thorpe Ski in the UK, used to operate slalom on the cable, but not now, wakeboarders are where the money is.
I used to slalom on the cable and then decided to ski behind the boats, what a wake up call, it took me a while to adapt, with the cable it,s a softer pull , you can literally lay on the line, not sure but there must be 1-2 metre give, if not more in the line.
When other people are on the cable "Scenario" You are going down the front side , somebody coming down the back stretch, gives it a tug at the right time ,they can send you straight out the front.
It is normal etiquette to stay in a straight line down the back stretch, but there is always some Joker around who thinks it's funny, unless it's competition, then it doesn't happen.