Saturday, March 14, 2009

Skateboard-Sailing Anyone??



It wasn't a dream, right there in the beach parking lot we drove by a guy with his skateboard sailing apparatus. I wasn't even surprised!!!

People don skis and a para-sail nowadays,



why not Skateboard-Sailing..and then there is .....



ZORBING, created in New Zealand, seems pretty original and not quite as deadly as some other extreme sports....


Unless you try and use your zorb another way like this...





And of course give someone an idea and some of the sports pictured the next video slide show, may actually become real sporting activities....



Extreme Moto Cross Jousting, why not ???

The guy with Skateboard Sail, seems pretty normal really.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Back in the early 1950s, when I lived down by Flax Pond, there was a neighbor who was a speed skater. In the winter, he'd be out on the ice with his speed skates and a similar sail.

Tatyanna (and Dorian too) said...

i'm so JEALOUS!!! skateboard skiing is the exact kinda stuff that i WANT to do, and we don't even have any shitty excuse for a beach here...nevermind that it's still winter, 6 months in. :( i'm just sitting here with my bike and my roller blades INSIDE, awaiting decent weather. that's why i count on you to entertain me :)

tomshideaway said...

Bob, sounds like he would been able to go to the X Games..

TerminallyUnique..I am here for entertainment purposes only !!

Anonymous said...

After viewing some of these "sports", I am convinced that someone forgot to lock up at the nuthouse and some of the inmates escaped!

Dawtch said...

Looks like things the males in my world would come up with...I think it's a penis-having thing....
bb
dawtch

Unknown said...

Speed skating with a sail is called skate sailing. You can find pictures by doing a Google image search for "skate sailing"

tomshideaway said...

Thanks Robert, readers could go to: SkateLog.com and they will get lots of info on Skate Sailing

Unknown said...

In the photo at
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/sports/pics/3719_skate_sailing_520.jpg
taken in 1933, there are two people skate sailing - one male and one female. I don't think a penis was required equipment. :>)