Doodles - Good surf and the Jetskier

April 26th. Autumn day in Cape Town. The swell was running from the south west at a 17 second wave period. Quiet day - no wind. Was passing doodles in Blouberg looking for a good surf break. Doodles was glassy and the waves were building into beautiful 4-6 metre high walls with the long wave period allowing them to develop power. There were quite a few surfers out and there was a vibe there as others watched and more readied themselves to go in. Cars were stopping and soon the car park was full. Stoke was in the air.

 

 The guys were doing the average surfing stuff. Someone leaped a few metres at the end of his ride. After kite season it all seemed a bit sedentary however.

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 Then I spotted this guy about to launch his jetski. Did'nt think much of it, as I am not really a fan of mixing jetskis with surfing unless it is for towing in or rescue / safety. Have had them buzzing around whilst out in the waves and it can be quite annoying especially if there are a few. They are like a swarm of bees and mess up the breaks.

 However one launch off a wave and this guy had my attention.

 Up and over he goes.

 Takes his one leg off the ski and his one hand off the bars whilst doing a somersault.

 As I said not really a fan of engine power in the wave zone but this jetskier had refined his moves to an art, and I have time for that. Whoohoo !!!

Seeing I am told in a comment that this guy is Jake Montadon ( thank you for that ) - one of the top freeride jet skiers in the world I have added a few bonus pics.