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Flyboard Long Island

Flyboard L.I., forced out of Riverhead by regs, heads to Port Jeff, as local man launches flyboard business in Greenport

by May 12, 2015
People interested in trying the hot new sport of flyboarding will no longer be coming to downtown Riverhead to check it out. They'll be heading to the villages of Port Jefferson and Greenport instead.

Town board still can’t agree on new rules aimed at flyboard operation; public hearing postponed again

by Dec 31, 2014
New waterways regulations aimed at moving the activity of Flyboard Long Island out of a downtown Riverhead cove stalled again yesterday when a majority of the town board voted to table a resolution scheduling a public hearing on the measure.
Flyboard LI instructor James Bissett IV giving instruction to a student on the Peconic River Aug. 14. (Photo: Denise Civiletti)

Faced with new regs aimed at pushing him offshore, Flyboard Long Island owner says he may leave Riverhead

by Nov 15, 2014
With Riverhead officials planning to implement new rules that would force him a minimum of 300 feet off shore, Jimmy Bissett says he may move his flyboarding operation to another town.