Hover Crafting - A Floating Experience

By Dean Gammell

No brakes, no gears just a lot of fun and excitement. Hovercrafts can be described as being similar to amphibians. Ever wanted to move both on land and water? Then hover crafting is the way to go.

These vehicles have the power to take one from water to land in an instant. They are air cushioned vehicles supported by slow moving high pressure air. It is this air that enables the hover craft to move.

Not a sport for the faint hearted, it requires guts and a sense of adventure. Not to worry, lessons are offered to any one willing to try out this sport. Once one gets the skills, they will soon be able to experience days out filled with fun and excitement.

Getting someone a gift is usually a bit challenging. First one has to determine whether the other individual has a sense of adventure. Is he or she willing to try out new things. If so, then a day out hover crafting is the ideal gift for such an individual.

It is spontaneous and relatively cheap. All one needs to do is find his or her local Hover Craft Club and get directions from them. If one is not available in an individual's locality, a world wide Hover Craft club exits which will gladly provide all the information necessary.

Hover crafting can also be used to cheer up someone. If an individual is feeling down and they need to be encouraged, hover crafting is the answer. It is said that for one to feel happy and good their body needs to release feel good hormones.

These hormones are only released during high adrenalin activities. Hover crafting is the ultimate adrenalin producer. Not only will the individual get to experience days out, they get to sit in the sun and forget their problems.

Another good idea is for ladies to surprise their friends with a day out hover crafting. This is an excellent gift idea because controlling the hover craft is challenging and competing with others is a lot of fun. This is a good idea for girls' weekend when all they want to do is relax and have fun.

The hover craft has been described as being part plane ad part jet ski. This is because when one is in a hover craft, they feel like they are flying. This vehicle enables one to move about 6 to 10 inches above the ground.

Hover crafting has long been regarded as a group activity. The fun nature of this sport is its ability to bring people together. Most hover craft locations offer packages or discounts for more than five people.

So not only will the group enjoy themselves and get to bond, they will also get to do it at a cheaper rate. This is a good idea for companies wishing to build employee morale and make them feel special.

Currently, the most popular hover crafting locations in the world are the U.K, Chicago ad Ireland. So next time one needs to an interesting a memorable gift idea, they should give hover crafting a try.