Several years ago, a surfboard with an engine hit the market. Most surfers didn’t see it as a gamechanger but more of a George Jetson curiosity. That year, I saw a bunch of guys out on them in Hawaii. It was a fun little afternoon session at Kammieland, and these fellas, not very proficient surfers, were able to keep motoring back to the peak and then motor into whatever wave they wanted.

When I think of the current state of affairs today, I can’t help but imagine that a guy with a motorized surfboard has…