First surfers revived an outdated surf craft called Stand Up Paddle board. Now kayakers have invented an entirely new craft.
Ladies and gentlemen kayakers, cast aside your paddles and lay down on your stomachs. I present to you.... The Bellyak!
The website describes the latest water sport invention thusly:
A bellyak is a boat designed to be ridden on your belly. The boat features a planing hull, much like a kayak, that allows quick direction changes and floats the boater over and through the water. There are no straps or skirts to confine you to the boat. It’s a high reward, and low risk way to explore rivers, oceans and lakes. The boat is approximately 8 feet long, 24 inches wide, and weighs approximately 30 pounds.
It really looks cool, fun and like there's a potential market but is Bellyak the best name they could come up with? Are we really going to hear dudes in the bar: '...the surf was crappy today so I went Bellyakking'. Really?
I propose calling it FFK or Face First Kayaking... Then bars will rejoice when the surf is off because we can all go FFK-ing...
Let's see...
Is this the next big thing? Check out the Bellyak website and let us know what you think in comments.
