Riverboarding - Riding upriver at 30mph without a boat?

Riverboarder1 · Faceplant Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 1 City: Boise

Has anyone here ever seen Riverboarding? I think it is a sport that is unigue to the Northwest. Riverboarders ride upstream on rivers at speeds of 25+ mph. It's is all powered by a bungee system that uses the river current to stretch the bungee. We do lots of wakeskating style tricks.

Expert riders are now releasing from the bungee at the end of it's pull. This gives the rider extra skimming length and ability.

Jackson Hole Riverboarding

http://www.jacksonholekayak.com/videogallery.asp?galleryid=1#9[/url]

wakemitch · Posted: Jul 28, 2005 12:27 am Post subject:

looks like a lot of fun

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

haha... looks like you guys are having a blast

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 28, 2005 9:10 am Post subject:

haha thats awsome, did u guys look a the river surfing video that looks intense.. like wow looks pretty dangerious 2 the water looks like its going hella fast.

big country · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 181

lunch counters on a wakeskate would be oh so sick until you get flushed.

Kevin I cant wait to come back out. If you get a chance throw some of the gutter photage up here so they can see what I was talking about earlier.... I think that would be the sickest standing wave contest ever. wkaeskaters and skimboarders would rule this thing...
Peace Justin