It’s no BS: there’s a floating mechanical bull riding up and down the Pinellas County coastline. Bullship, as it’s called, made its debut this spring and has quickly garnered a curious and energetic following.
While we have some questions about the whole electricity and water thing, the idea is exactly as simple as it sounds. The owners custom-built a mechanical bull experience onto a boat (complete with an inflatable rodeo to soften your fall and keep you from falling off the boat. Every weekend, they take it out on the water, popping up north to south along the Gulf and welcoming adventurous beachgoers.
Part of the fun, owners say, is that there’s no set location to find them every week. You can follow them for updates, but largely, the people hopping on for a ride had no idea their Saturday afternoon was going to include a mechanical bull floating over a sandbar…