Yep, you heard correctly - Walden surfboards have just released a jet powered surfboard. It runs just like a jetski, with a little impeller which sucks water in and then spits it out at the other end to push the board along.

According to the shapers, the board will go about twice as fast as a normal paddler - so not quick enough to go ripping around standing up on your board, you'll still have to lay down, you just won't have to paddle. Catching waves is as easy as pressing the button, wait 'till you're on it, then just stand up - easy as. 

How do you control it? Simple, a remote control strapped to our wrist. Simply press a button and bam! You're back in the lineup. The downside is that the battery only lasts around 45 minutes, and all the gadgety inside the board adds a whopping 6 kilograms to the total weight. Oh yeah, and it only costs $4500. 

Sound like you're kind of surfing? Try it out at Kirra on a pumping day and see how far you get, that board is cruisin' for a bruisin' if you ask us. Want easy surfing, no duckdiving and a heavy board? Go try stand up paddling surfing instead, its way cooler and costs you about a quarter of the price to get started. 

Read more about stand up paddling here. 

Read more about the crazy surfboard here. 

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