The sport was supposed to be just wind and water. The new board has GPS tracking, G-force measurement, and a partnership with Mercury Racing.

Year one he went out in anything. Year three he is waiting for 14 knots, side-shore, below 85 degrees, incoming tide, and a Tuesday.

The conditions were perfect for about forty minutes. He was rigging the whole time.

He wants the sport taken seriously. He also wants you to know he discovered it before you did.