Video of the day: Jet surfing in Hawaii

The latest watersport to hit the island of Maui in Hawaii is jet surfing - a sort of cross between surfing, jet skiing and racing car driving.

With a mechanically operated board with a two-stroke engine, surfers can travel up to 35mph on it, controlling the speed with a handheld accelerator.

All of which appears to take a lot of the hard work out of surfing.

The boards are the design of Jet Surf. They first came out a couple of years ago – but at $12,000 a pop, it was rare to see anyone on on them.

But recently they appear to be taking off, particularly among surfers on the North Shore. Hence the video. Are they the next big thing in watersports? Tell us what you think below!

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