Flyboard Family Weekend Sets Record
Story and photos by Darl DeVault
As 42 flyboarders emerged from Lake Ray Hubbard, all six
lanes of Interstate 30 in northeast Dallas recently became a
parking lot of startled motorists staring in amazement. The
onlookers took photos with their cell phones and murmured comments
like: “Those guys are flying!” and “How is that possible?”
That October morning, motorists were getting their first glimpse
of a new sport while watching a record-setting promotional video
shoot for Zapata Racing’s Flyboard. Fliers dove into the water and
spun skyward above boards powered by water jets created by personal
water craft. The record group of fliers gathered in formation
and soared skyward doing flips and spins before returning to level
flight above the water.
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