FlyBoard South Florida

If you are looking for a SUPER fun and unique outdoor water experience, then you may want to consider learning to Flyboard and this location is a great place to start.
If you don’t know what Flyboarding is, then just search YouTube for some amazing videos. I first saw Flyboard South Florida when I was passing by the Hillsboro Inlet and the Hillsboro Lighthouse and saw that they had a pontoon boat anchored in the cove and had some people on the flyboard that mesmerized me — try to imagine the movie Ironman, but flying over water.
What I really liked about Flyboard South Florida was how convenient it was to book with them and how professional their two guides were. You park at the South Florida Diving Headquarters (look for the large red dive flag), sign a bunch of waivers (as in you can die doing this activity) and you hop on a small 20 foot pontoon boat and head out for a 5 minute ride to the cove near the Hillsboro Lighthouse.
The water in the cove is about 15 feet deep and crystal clear and because I was there midweek, there were no other boats in the area. After a few brief instructions, getting fitted with a helmet and life vest, you slip on the flyboard and hop into to water. I would describe the Flyboard as a bulky snowboard attached to a firehose that is attached to a Jetski.
The power is controlled by a guide on the Jetski as the Flyboard is attached to the exhaust of the Jetski and he gives you some instructions and he gently gives you just enough propulsion to move you around like a fish. When you start to feel comfortable, you simply try to stand straight, with your legs straight down in the water and he hits the gas to give you much more propulsion to magically lift you out of the water. The experience is exhilarating.
I was able to get up on the first try, but I have years of skateboarding, surfing, skiing, snowboarding experience and was glad I had those skills. It was not too difficult to fly, but if you lean too hard in any direction, you move very quickly and falls are frequent, but fun. The surprising thing to me was how much of a workout this is and after about 10 minutes I was completely exhausted and had to take a break. There were only two other people in the boat with me, so I was able to take a rest on the boat, have a cold drink and rest under the canopy.
This is definitely one activity that I highly recommend to people looking for a new, fun, exciting, and interesting activity and it was worth the relatively high price. Make sure to take some friends, your cameras, and a GoPro if you have one.
Current Flyboard Prices:
30 min Experience (single) = $ 150
45 min Experience (single) = $ 220
1 hour Experience (double) = $ 260
2 hr. Group Experience (4 participants) = $ 480
3 hr. Group Experience (6 participants) = $ 660