Well, not quite. The boards cost around $4,500 and will only be sold at specialized dealers, but kooks everywhere will now be able to live the dream of riding a surboard without ever having to paddle. Yay!
The boards utilize a lithium-powered jet engine that functions much like the propulsion system on a PWC -- sucking up water and shooting it out in a continuously rapid motion.
The board can apparently top out at a "blistering" 12 mph. Check out this link: Jet-Powered Surfboard
SUPS are dangerous enough, now I need to worry about a jet-powered longboard in the line-up too?
Honestly, this thing is just a pound of TNT away from being a torpedo. If you're going to buy/ride one of these things, make sure to remember to bring your skoal, cowboy hat, and goverment-issued survival kit with you, because you're basically a 21st century version of the lovable Major T.J. Kong from "Dr. Strangelove." Good luck amigo, and make sure to get those Roosskies.
