This weekend my family and I were cruising along the Spokane River, enjoying the July heat when we spotted a Flyboarder.

Flyboarder on the Spokane River

This is by far the coolest water sport I’ve ever seen. What is a Flyboard you ask?

A Flyboard is basically a water jet pack attached to a personal watercraft. The watercraft actually supplies the propulsion to drive the Flyboard through both air and water. The sport is known as Flyboarding. The Flyboard rider stands on a board which is connected by a long hose to the watercraft.

He’s getting some height on that board

The 2015 model of Flyboard is selling for $5300. Plus you must have a personal watercraft making this too expensive for most people. However, this is the closest most people will ever get to feeling like Ironman or the Silver Surfer.

He makes it look easy