Franky Zapata’s ‘Flyboard’ English Channel Flight Failed. He Vowed to Try Again. The hoverboard creator fell into the water midway through the crossing when he tried to land on a platform to refuel. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Alexis Tsipras Shakes Up Cabinet to Soothe Greece’s CreditorsTrump Tower in Toronto Is in Receivership After Poor Sales‘I Saw My Father Dying’: A View From Aleppo’s Government-Held SideContributing Op-Ed Writer: What ‘Locker-Room Talk’ Sounds Like in the PhilippinesU.S. Diplomat Who Helped South Sudan Says He’s Appalled by Strife ThereEditorial: Parliament’s Power Over Brexit