Create Your Wave

  There are a few new laws coming down from Transport Canada that will affect many types of Powered Surfboards in the up-and-coming years. It is now illegal to pilot any open propeller driven surfboards in Canada, and gas-powered surfboards are becoming more under review. For specific information please see https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/prohibition-propeller-driven-surfboard-type-vessels . I will try and summarize for you the new regulations: ·          If you have a gas-powered jet powered surfboard, you will now have to register it with Transportation Canada and provide the stickers on an easily seen surface on the board.   Please go to https://tc.canada.ca/en/search/site?key=registering%20gas%20powered%20surfboard ·          If you have / operate a hydrofoil or any open propeller type surfboard, you will be in violation of Transport Canada’s small boating ...

I thought I would write this blog on a different note. I went through the following information with my nephew and thought it may be an interesting spreadsheet to share. Most are his numbers, dealing with PWC’s. It took a few phone calls and some driving, but I believe the numbers will drive many of the points home. Today I will share a Total Cost of Ownership scenario for traditional PWC’s and electronic surfboards. It should be noted that this is purely a financial analysis. It does not consider noise and gas / oil pollution etc. variables with a combustion engine on the water, ease of transportation, set up, etc. Before we start, this analysis, assumes the owner will have the marina close to “the shop” do repairs and maintenance, gas, etc. with hydro, I do not have the meters to gauge, it is a rough assumption. Description Cost e-surfboard (Maverick )/ Cost PWC (Personal Water Craft) Notes: These are estimations – not exact numbers. There are also other things to take into considera...