So recently the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup! In true Florida fashion, we decided to have a boat parade to celebrate their win. I thought maybe, just maybe, I could play a part in the boat parade by riding on my efoil! It turned out to be a huge success, check out the videos below!
Also: I would like to warn that riding in such proximity of boats is dangerous! I’ve been riding for many years and took a lot of precautions to make sure I wasn’t putting myself in harms way. Luckily all the boat traffic was moving in one direction and I had tons of coast guard and police boats all around me monitoring me. The boat turbulence was quite intense so I couldn’t have done it without the wing I had used that day. I would advise nobody be a copycat unless you know the risks.
I did touch the cup but not in video #2. As I was motoring up to the boat with Steven Stamkos and teammates I had an opportunity to touch the cup but he saw me last minute and tried to reach out and high five me so it threw me off so I tried to high five back and well, I got nothing! But later that evening the cup showed up at a bar I was at and I got to touch it as Alex Killorn walked by with it.
So badass!
The cops didn’t give you any problems for weaving through the boats like that?
What mast and rear wing were you riding with the 920mm front?
Most of them know me from flying around downtown all the time. They’ve been super cool with me. My efoil is registered but I haven’t put my sticker/registration number on and they’ve never even pulled me over. So I think the only reason I got away with it is just because they thought I knew what I was doing! HAHA! And I mean, I guess I did!
