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Craig Williams

Glasgow pair filmed 'surfing' the River Clyde on hydrofoil boards

The nice weather on Sunday saw Glaswegians flock to local parks, ice cream parlours and beer gardens to soak up a rare combination of sunshine and blue skies.

And while some braved shorts and T-shirts to welcome the disappearance of the storms and snow that has pounded the city recently, one pair of thrill-seekers sought to full-blown Bahamas it seems by taking to the River Clyde on hydrofoil boards.

The bizarre sight - one more suited to the calm turquoise waters of the Caribbean - was spotted in the slightly less glamorous locale of the Clyde against a backdrop of the Lancefield Quay development.

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Footage taken by a surprised local shows the wetsuit wearing pair cruising down the Clyde on the hydrofoil boards, which can set you back over £1,000 a pop.

The hydrofoil part is placed under a surfboard that extends the board into the water, with the hydrofoil then lifting the surfboard out of the water thanks to kinetic energy - making it look like they are hovering above the water Marty McFly-style.

It's not the first time someone's been spotted on a hydrofoil board on the Clyde, with the sight of a daredevil surfing on one in July last year also causing a stir among locals.

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