The seas

No special rule. It's just you and the water.

The water

Slow, gentle rollers that grow as you go, with a small rogue wave now and then. The faces never get steep enough to throw a hull, so the ramps do the launching.

Out on the water

A wooden jetty and the swim platform to launch off, red buoys to hop, and the big mooring buoy to stay clear of.

The view

A bright alpine lake: turquoise water, peaks and a pine-dark shore, with swans and ducks about.

The locals

The paddleboarder, who really should get out of the way. Bump them and in they go.

Fit

Best Motor Dinghy, Jet Ski Good Speedboat, Rescue RIB

Free. Every run starts here.

Sandbanks ground a deep hull.

The water

Gentle swell with a mild current pushing back at you. A few hundred metres in, a hot desert wind starts to build and throws sand streaks and an ochre haze across the view.

Out on the water

Sandbanks (one with its egret), reed bars, a fallen stone block to launch off, and black granite rocks further down the river. Papyrus bundles, reed rafts and clay jars float past, and once in a while a gold one.

The view

Desert cliffs, a pyramid, palms, reed banks and a felucca. Late in a run the light warms toward dusk.

The locals

A hippo. You see ears and bubbles first, then it surges up under the hull and pops you into the air.

Fit

Best Motor Dinghy, Jet Ski, Rescue RIB Good Speedboat

Opens for 30,000 coins.

Shoals stay hidden until you're close.

The water

Barely a wave, but the cold water is a touch thick and drags at the hull. Light squalls pass through.

Out on the water

Shoal rock, a gravel bar, sunken timber to launch off, a peat reef lying just under the surface, and castle rubble later on. Mooring buoys and whisky casks float in the murk.

The view

A slate sky, heather ridges, pine slopes and Urquhart's tower, with curtains of drizzle drifting through every few hundred metres.

The locals

Nessie. She stays up and still while the sea brings you to her. Launch off her back for a Nessie hop.

Fit

Best Motor Dinghy, Jet Ski Good Speedboat, Rescue RIB

Opens for 50,000 coins.

The big waves arrive in groups.

The water

Long rolling swell, about twice as steep as the Calm Lake's from the start line and growing from there. Launches are huge and landings matter. The first fuel can is a long way out, and the coins pay half as much again as on the lake.

Out on the water

A rock stack, a low sandbar, a reef shelf, a sunken reef and a surf ramp. Driftwood, an outrigger canoe, a lost surfboard and coconuts ride the swell.

The view

Deep blue water, far islands, palm headlands and a lighthouse island under big clouds, with albatross, frigatebirds and the odd passing ship.

The locals

A whale. It surfaces, blows and stays up for a moment before it dives. Ride its back for a whale hop.

Fit

Best Speedboat, Rescue RIB Good Jet Ski Tough Motor Dinghy

Opens for 75,000 coins.

Current and wind both carry you.

The water

Small, kind waves on salt water that floats you a little higher. The current runs with you, and the trade wind helps you along in the air.

Out on the water

Coral heads, a coral shelf, a sunken coral head you can spot by its foam, a reef-shelf ramp and a sand spit. Coconut clusters, a dock section, a tiki-bar raft and an inflatable flamingo float by.

The view

Bright turquoise cays, dark mangroves, white sand, a colonial fort and a beached sloop. Flying fish skim out ahead of the bow.

The locals

A manta leaps clean out of the water ahead and leaves a trail of coins along its arc. The rental jet ski heads straight for you and never turns.

Fit

Best Motor Dinghy, Jet Ski Good Speedboat, Rescue RIB

Opens for 120,000 coins.