Flyboard on Sal

Flyboarding video's great fun in Santa Maria bay

The new sport that has revolutioned the world is now available in Santa Maria, Sal. It´s a new concept of fun in the water. It goes on your feet and makes you fly like Iron man and swim like a dolphin!. Listen as an experience instructor explains how the Flyboard works during a full safety briefing. Strap yourself into the flyboard and wait for the jet boat to power up. The Flyboard is connected to the jet boat by a hose and as the hose fills with water,the water surges,creating powerful high-pressure jets that will send you soaring into the air. Imagine the rush of being able to burst out of the clear waters and fly up to 10 meters high. The gorgeous San Antonio Bay will spread out before you. It´s relatively easy to master the basics and 95% of those who tested for the first time begin to fly in just few minutes. If you´ve opted for a longer session you´ll have extra time to practice your moves. Learn how to steer and control your elevation, as well as how to perform graceful landings. You might even get to practice some tricks or simple stunts. At the end of your session, head back to shore. Flyboard Experiences ensure that our customers have unforgettable sensations and emotions, you don’t need any prior experience.

A Flyboard is a brand of hydroflighting device which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying.

A Flyboard rider stands on a board connected by a long hose to a watercraft. Water is forced under pressure to a pair of boots with jet nozzles underneath which provide thrust for the rider to fly up to 15 m (49 ft) in the air or to dive headlong through the water down to 2.5 m (8 ft).
The Flyboard was invented in Autumn 2012 by a French water-craft rider, Franky Zapata. The design allows the device to climb out of the water and be stable in the air. This was achieved by the underfoot propulsion and hand stabilization. The French Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) granted Zapata a patent for his invention. The Flyboard was the subject of a lawsuit from competitor Jetlev which was dropped without prejudice in March 2013. The device was presented to the public for the first time at the jet ski World Championship 2012 in China