Heavy rains can be drastic for rural farmers , damaging produce and in some cases even threatening their survival . But one West Australian farmer decided to see the lighter side of a torrent of rainwater that fell on his property on Sunday . Jordan Lynch , who owns a grain farm four kilometres east of Merredin , readied a surfboard , skiis and camera in an opportunistic bid to go 'skurfing ' - a hybrid of surfing and water skiing-on the freshly formed lake , reports ABC . Jordan Lynch took a surfboard , skiis and camera down to the freshly formed lake after heavy rains on Sunday . The farm had received 60mm of rain , causing the creek to overflow , a highly infrequent occurrence . ' I 've only seen it flow twice before in my life , in 16 years , so I thought you ca n't miss an opportunity like that , so I grabbed my surfboard an my ski and gave it a go behind the four wheeler ' he said . Mr Lynch said skurfing typically involves the rider being towed by a quad bike , a role he was hoping some friends would fill . But he had some trouble roping his friends in for the dangerous pursuit , and he was left to ask his neighbours to tow him on a four wheel drive . 'We were probably going for a kilometre then it got a bit boggy , ' he said . Mr Lynch said he has been skurfing for over a decade , swooping in whenever neighbouring lakes are filled up . 'Baandee Lake is pretty close to here , you ca n't get to the surf very often in Merredin , so I started skurfing behind the boat , ' he said . 'Skurfing ' typically involves the surfboard rider being towed by a quad bike , but this time Mr Lynch used a neighbours four wheel drive . The West Australian grain farmer said he has been skurfing for over a decade , swooping in whenever neighbouring lakes are filled up . Another unorthodox water sport making a splash with rural farmers is barefoot water skiing . Last month , the first ever Forbes Barefoot Water Ski Tournament was held in central New South Wales . Forty competitors took part in the contest , some of them travelling from up to 100km away . The tournament is now poised to become an annual event .
Jordan Lynch received 60mm of rain on his property on a decade . He got his neighbours to tow him on a surfboard over a fresh lake . Mr Lynch said he has been 'skurfing ' neighbouring areas for Sunday .