WTF is all I have to say.
This looks like it might be fun for about an hour. I am not sure I would want to have my ankles attached to a ski for any sort of wave over about 4 feet, it looks like a great way to break your ankle.
This by the way makes surfing on your bottom look horribly dignified.
Thanks for digging this up, Keith. I am with you on keeping my feet pointing forward.
I am sure you’ve seen this ‘tow-in’ clip:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1041053573910778617&ei=e4t0S7KPHJ_MqQLNvq3wBw&q=big+wave+surfing+video&hl=en&client=firefox-a#
Scares the living daylights out of me. The world record for Big Wave surfing is a ride on an 85′ wave! That’s 10 stories up!!!
Keith, don’t you know it’s bad form to downplay any new “sport?” Better be careful, or you’ll get labeled as a regressive curmudgeon.
I would categorize this right under stand up paddle boarding. Might be fun to try, but that’s about it.