Surfline, Surfer, an Surfing magazine...Stop promoting The Wave Jet!!!! Screw that shit!!!

agree!
lets start a campaign!

I can only hope these things will be pricey enough to keep their numbers down. And we though SUPs in the lineup were a problem... God help us all.

I went over to their website - http://wavejet.com/index.php - where they list Garrett McNamara, Corey Lopez, and Steve Walden as team riders! They also have a section on "Jetiquette," which I pasted below:

"So next time you ride, make sure to keep in mind these rules of WaveJet-tiquette...so that you never come off as a WaveJerk!

Don't cheat. WaveJet was not created to let you cut into the lineup and slide in on another rider's waves.
Stay in line and wait your turn!
Follow the normal rules of paddling, don’t WaveJet through the heart of the lineup.
Share. Just because you can catch all the waves doesn’t mean you should.
Be nice. You're the lucky one with the WaveJet - show a little love for the surfers around you!"

Coming Spring 2012, people. "WaveJerks" in the lineup :(

well, i guess in OB they are going to be banned, right? for the safety of our beloved plover (or the wavejerks themselves)

Of course the best way to stop promoting these devices is to keep mentioning them right here! Occupy Wavejets!

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Nice find dude... I had never heard of these things before. Just placed my order. This should help me learn to serf really good! I'll be catching 99 foot waves with Garrett in no time!

if you are worried about SUP s and jet boards you are probably surfing beginner spots. surf some hollow-bigger waves...

I believe they are around $4000-5000 so I don't think its much of a threat. I'd be surprised if the company can sell enough to make a profit. My Uncle who has surfed and worked as a mechanic for 35+ years has shoulders that are totally shot and he can't prone paddle anymore, he looked into one and thats how I know the price. Destined to be the "Segway" of surfboards!!!

In all seriousness, have you actually heard one of these? I can't find any videos close enough to hear. From the design, I could see it being relatively quiet to anyone above water. Maybe we should give it a listen before blowing up companies that advertise them. Hard paddling and breaking surf make a good bit of noise too.

I don't see myself ever buying one regardless. Half the reason I surf is because I love to swim. My bigger concern is people who can't swim well using these things to get out in bad currents and then running out of power, or people who can't surf well tossing their 20 lb. boards around at everyone else.

But that said... if its relatively quiet and some charger wants to use it to get out and into otherwise impossible surf.... more power to him. Pun intended. I have to admit it is a cool concept even though it seems a bit ahead of its time. Who knows, in 50 years we might be looking at today's boards the way we look at the wooden boards of old...

That's it, I'm starting a Wavejet retirement account.