1. Skurfing Basics
Skurfing is as it sounds in that it is a combination of water skiing and surfing. Instead of using a boat like in water skiing, you use beach-ready automobile. In place of a surf board, a skurfer uses a boogie board. You tie a skiing rope to the jeep or other beach ready transport with a stick to grasp on the end of the rope that is about 50 feet long. To paint a clearer picture, it is essentially water-skiing in the surf with a boogie board. You do not want to use a surfboard because the fins will be stuck in the sand when you start to skurf.
2. Get a Rope
OK, now you have attached the rope to the jeep, and it's time to get on the skurf or boogie board. It may be a good idea to use waterproof gloves to grip the stick on the pulling rope and to keep the hands free of injury. Make sure you are in the surf and not on dry sand before you get on the skurf board. You then want to lie down the board with one hand holding the board and the other holding the stick that connects you to the auto. The front of the board should be right about at chest level as you are lying on the board. Now you are ready to skurf.
3. Skurfing Safety
When ready, signal to the driver of the auto that you are ready to skurf. Make sure the driver knows to start slowly at first, and then, when you are comfortable on the board, he can pick up the pace. Because you are so close to shore, both you and the driver have to be acutely aware of any rocks or other debris that could cause injury. Also, establish a signal to the driver that signals clearly that you are in trouble and need him to stop. You can always let go of the rope, but it is possible that you may be tangled and be unable to let go. That is when a clear signal with the hands or you screaming stop if they can hear you over the surf are imperative.
4. It's All in the Lean
To stay on the board longer during a skurf, it is all in the lean. As the car is pulling you along in the water, a person should lean against the directional pull of the car. First, this will keep you farther out in the surf, and it will pull the front edge of the board up and out of the water. If you do not lean against the momentum, you end up in the swallow area of the surf where it more difficult to stay on the board.
5. Beach Selection
You want to choose a deserted beach that is relatively clean of beach debris. If there are other people on the beach, it will be almost impossible to skurf because you have to drive a car down the beach, and people to tend to get in the way of that. Second, the less debris on the beach the less likely you are to hit any of the debris when you are performing this water sport.
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