The Human Dolphin

This weekend the Scottish Boat Show is taking place at the Inverkip Marina, which is walking distance from our house.

I popped over for a few hours to wander around the beautiful boats that I cannot afford.

While I was there two chaps were getting ready to Flyboard in the Marina. I managed to get this shot as he is leaping in the air like a dolphin over the jet ski.

Flyboarding was created by water sports enthusiast Franky Zapata, from Marseille. This ingenious and deceptively simple device bolts on to the powerful motor of a jet ski, then routes the resulting water jet through a long hose that connects to a pair of jet boots and hand-held stabilizers. The arrangement lets you fly, Iron Man style, up to 9 metres in the air - or leap headfirst through the waves like a human dolphin.

He said it takes about 10 minutes to learn how to do that. Maybe the next time, I don't think so.

It looks like another good day tomorrow, so may go back over, as there are helicopter flights around the bay.

Hope you are all having a good Saturday. We are off this evening to see Barb Jungr and Todd Gordon perform at the Beacon Art Centre. I know Todd, so it will be good to meet up.