{"id":18245,"date":"2017-11-27T12:50:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?p=18245"},"modified":"2017-11-27T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:52:57","slug":"four-people-having-fun-in-three-wavewalk-s4-skiffs-key-largo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/27\/four-people-having-fun-in-three-wavewalk-s4-skiffs-key-largo\/","title":{"rendered":"Four people having fun in three Wavewalk S4 skiffs, Key Largo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a video that shows people driving their S4 skiffs standing, riding the saddle seat, and sitting side-saddle, with and without a passenger on board, on flat water, in the chop, and in the ocean, in 2 ft waves. No problem whatsoever &#8211; Just fun, fun, fun!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBiailoT_sY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stability is non-issue in the S4 &#8211; It&#8217;s neither a problem in the physical sense, namely how the boat reacts to external forces, or in the ergonomic and psychological sense, namely balancing oneself as a driver or a passenger.<br \/>\nDriving is easy and intuitive, with or without a tiller extension, and the boat does what you want it to do, and feels almost like an extension of yourself.<br \/>\nDriving standing feels like skiing, except for the fact that you fully control both speed and direction.<br \/>\nUnlike standing in a Jon boat or on the flat deck of a common skiff, you stand in the S4 with a foot at the bottom of each hull and the saddle serves you as extra support and balancing enabler. In this sense, it&#8217;s more like riding a big personal watercraft, a.k.a. jet-ski, waverunner, etc.<br \/>\nA person who had never driven a boat before can drive an S4 standing within a short time on their first trip in it.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Captain Larry Jarboe, who made this possible and so enjoyable \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Starring in this movie are (alphabetically) Dave, Larry, Orit and Yoav.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18063 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Key-Largo-fisherman-and-tourist-passenger-on-board-a-motorized-Wavewalk-S4-kayak-skiff-1280-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Key-Largo-fisherman-and-tourist-passenger-on-board-a-motorized-Wavewalk-S4-kayak-skiff-1280-2.jpg 1280w, 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\/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/S4-skiff-with-2-passengers-on-board-1280-1170x702.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-2-1170x702.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dave-driving-standing-in-his-S4-skiff-1280-768x461.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-4-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-4-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-4-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-4-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-4-1170x702.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-91-1170x702.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Driving-the-Wavewalk-S4-skiff-standing-1280-94-1170x702.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a video that shows people driving their S4 skiffs standing, riding the saddle seat, and sitting side-saddle, with and without a passenger on board, on flat water, in the chop, and in the ocean, in 2 ft waves. No problem whatsoever &#8211; Just fun, fun, fun! &nbsp; &nbsp; Stability is non-issue in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/27\/four-people-having-fun-in-three-wavewalk-s4-skiffs-key-largo\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Four people having fun in three Wavewalk S4 skiffs, Key Largo&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":18246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18245"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18259,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions\/18259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}