..with Steve Walden pushing it, it will happen....coming soon to YOUR lineup

No way... won't be tolerated... at least where I live... I just lost a lot of respect for Walden.

 

i don't think it'll catch on. aquajet surfboard, anyone?
this sort of thing has been tried before & failed. i think this will be the same thing. like stranded said, it won't be tolerated.

not to mention the fact that, at least here in the midatlantic, the paddle isn't really long enough to justify such a thing on all but the biggest of days (even then it's a stretch). & i have a feeling that, not being duck divable, the board will just get pushed back to the beach as it tries to punch through the impact zone. then the battery will run out & the person will be stuck. i bet that would be entertaining to watch, tho! just picture it: guy w/ a powered board (aka: more $$ than brains) mistimes the sets & tries to paddle out while a solid, hurricane generated 8-10ft set rolls through. it'd be like watching someone in a little fishing dory try to punch through!

 

In our waters, the intake will clog.......and hopefully Mr. shark likes the vibrating lure more bettah....

 

its like motorized skateboards...

 

this thread already happened...

http://www.swellinfo.com/forum/showthread.php?11757-Holy-SH!t

 

^^ not with the steve walden article...

The people out on the water will be treated like SUPers so I think most of the people who have these will be surfing alone.

AND the thing is 13 pounds heavier than a regular surfboard. I'd like to see people do the same maneuvers on this thing as they do on a regular surfboard..

 

Please excuse my attitude, but...

old people think technology is the next step. Young people hate technology and want to drive woody's and ride alaia's. Such a conundrum. VB is so packed full of kooky longboarders, 50 something "im still cool" SUP riders, and elitest pre-teen "locals", I dont even see it effecting me. I hate you all anyways, thats why I surf in sandbridge.

Pura vida, 8==> heads!

 

The only way i see this as an acceptable application is for disabled or elderly surfers. When I'm 90+ years old I might be getting one of these.

 

Surprisingly, very VERY few locals in SB surf. If they do, its the day of the decade. Sure, crowds come to the market and the S-turns, but you have to know someone to park where I park. Anyways, If you can't paddle there, you dont belong in the line-up, IMHO. ESPECIALLY on the east coast. We dont have any outer reefs or slabs. Its all pretty much the same.

Look at the bright side, they are not in your local costco yet...

 

I think NJ, knowing NJ, would classify these as personal watercrafts and require a permit and possibly be registered. Lifeguards are probably going t be forced to restrict them from beaches during guard hours given they are 15lbs heavier and self propelled. Thats the platform I would use at a city council meeting!!!

 

Thinking of getting one with remote control and chasing down sups!

 

Jersey will def find a way to make you pay for these, so hopefully they'll stick to La Jolla.

 

loaded up with diesel fuel and nitrogen based fertilizer?

 

looks like they come in multiple shapes....it looks like lazy man's surfing to me

[video=youtube;J2CWgyLp1P4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2CWgyLp1P4[/video]

 

check out 4:10...no skill required

whats with SUPing with a hate on? maybe thats for another thread.

 

Glad to hear that's still true... returning to VB for the summer... I love the secret spot that is in plain sight. No leash law, no crowd... only residents and Navy folk. It's not even secret just hard to access and most people are to lazy to try... "lets all go to Croatan!!!!!!!!"