Russian man whizzes across pond using umbrella as sail
  • 6 years ago
A Russian man uses a giant umbrella as a sail to speed across a pond surfing during strong winds. The event took place at Komsomolsky Pond, Stavropol, southern Russia.

The man, 26-year-old Aleksandr Okunev is part of a collective of "professional athletes" engaged in watersports like wakeboarding and kitesurfing, they said in a written statement to Newsflare. "On that day a strong wind blew and we decided to have some fun," said "wakebelkino" (Wake-park Belkino).