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Flyboarding in Curacao - Be an Aquatic Superhero

Flyboarding in Curacao is about as close as it gets to having superpowers, and just about anyone with $140 to spare can become an aquatic superhero at Jan Theil Beach. Wim van Gilst, the owner of Zapata Flyboard Caribbean, takes time to go over the basics with new riders. In simplistic terms a flyboard is a type of water jet pack that’s attached to a watercraft, in our case a WaveRunner. The WaveRunner’s rebuilt engine propels water through a hose, a force that can thrust the rider nearly 50 feet above the water. Of course, you’re not going to be doing anything that crazy your first time. The focus of an intro lesson is learning how to balance on a flyboard. I listen to Wim’s advice to keep my feet balanced and unwavering and find myself up in the air on my first attempt. Our lesson gradually gets more challenging as Wim teaches me fundamentals such as turning. By bending one knee, the flyboard starts to push me in a circular motion. I slowly begin to turn in the direction of my bent knee. Another building block for new riders is the art of dolphin diving. If you begin to lose balance, you can turn your fall into a dive and pop right back up. Of course, my performance today was not without rookie mistakes. I might not be an aquatic superhero, but trying something so curious in an extraordinary destination like Curacao is probably the next best thing to having superpowers. Zapata Flyboard Caribbean operates year-round in Willemstad, Curacao. Each session includes a 15-minute briefing with an instructor and about 45 minutes in the water. At the end of the lesson, your instructor will treat you to a beer at the nearby beach bar. Cheers! ______ If you value experiences over consumerism, if you think there's more to life than the 9-5, if you want to travel to every country in the world before you die, subscribe to my channel, and let’s see where we end up next: http://ow.ly/Vx3Xs Daily Snapchats: JoanJetsetter Blog: http://www.joanjetsetter.com/ Twitter:   / joanjetsetter   Vine: https://vine.co/JoanJetsetter Instagram:   / joanjetsetter   Tumblr:   / joanjetsetter   Executive Producer: Skye Mayring Editor: Gerardo Jaquez Lechuga Music courtesy of Killer Tracks [BMI] Name of Song: Infiltrated CD Number: SLAM076 Track Number: 12 Name of Song: Ibitza CD Number: SA033 Track Number: 1 Name of Song: Letting Go CD Number: ATMOS344 Track Number: 6 Name of Song: Get With It CD Number: CM105 Track Number: 4 Name of Song: Miami Mix CD Number: SLAM76 Track Number: 7 My trip to Curacao was made possible by the Curacao Tourist Board. Views expressed are my own.