Hunter Verlander wins the XDubai Flyboard® World cup 201516 year old american, nicknamed « The Frog » surprised the Flyboard® world by winning the title of Pro World Champion against double World Champion Suksan Tongthai and North American Champion Damone Rippy.A freestyle competition at a top levelFor the 4th consecutive year, Zapata Racing invited the world best Flyboard® riders to fight for the World Champion title, in Dubai on 2^nd, 3rd and 4th December.The competition counted 62 participants, selected on video, competing in Pro Rider, Ladies and Veteran categories.This edition was a wonderful occasion for the contestants to test the limits of the new Flyboard® Pro Series and to show the complete panel of possible tricks during their freestyle battles.Contestants are judged by a jury of 6 professionals that give a score for each of these citerias : technique, showmanship, diversity and energy. Flyboard® in a nutshellIn just 4 years, Flyboard® has become a recognized extreme sport that appeals to users looking to defy the laws of gravity as it allows the user to fly over 12m high or dive like a dolfin.Flyboard® is a deck with two nozzles pointing downwards, linked to a Jet Ski pump via a fire-type hose. The throttle is handled by the Flyboard® rider and the direction depend on the inclinasion of the deck.Like, Tag & Share![fblike layout_style='standard' show_faces='false' verb='like' font='arial' color_scheme='light']