Engine can propel riders to speeds close to 45 mph. Oct. 22, 2013— -- Surfers looking for an even more thrilling way to hang-ten are taking on the waves with new technology: A surfboard with a ...

The waves at Teahupoo are measured more by thickness than height, a sign of the cyclonic energy building within. They are some of the heaviest waves on the planet. They approach the small Tahitian ...

It’s a combination of a jet ski and a surfboard. It’s known as a jet board, and it’s relatively new to the United States. “The whole watercraft is brand new to the country. They’ve been overseas for ...

If you want to surf on flat water, you either need to be towed by a boat, or have a built-in motor on your board. It used to be that the latter option was impossible, but now that batteries and ...

Watersports startup YuJet is releasing a jet-powered electric surfboard next week that the company says takes just five minutes to learn and but will let you ride for about 40 minutes. No waves ...

While there are now a number of jet-propelled electric surf boards, a few new arrivals on the scene still do stand out. The TKO 001 is such a beast, sporting carbon fiber construction, a 45-minute ...

The debate over whether (or how) to regulate the use of Jet Skis at surf spots has become an innate part of modern-day surfing. Recent viral videos of Jet Skis driving through the lineup at Uluwatu ...

There are quite a few electric surfboards on the market, and they mostly work in the same way – their jet drive runs for as long as you squeeze a throttle on a handheld remote. The Jetson is different ...

Why this might be the best job at the Olympics: You have a very important role. As the surfing jet-ski guy, you will sit on a jet ski out in the water during the surfing competition and watch the ...

New Frontiers in Surfing The surfer risking his life was Laird Hamilton, one of the lords of the new and extreme sport of tow surfing. With high-speed personal watercraft for transportation, tow ...