eFoil

Australia's Flite has announced its full 2024 range of eFoil boards, which includes a slender lightweight member of the pro-focused Ultra family. The Ultra L2 sports carbon components designed by Marc Newson, and a folding prop from Mercury Marine.The original Ultra was billed as the most extreme eFoil in the world when it was unveiled in 2021 – though the competition in this niche space is kinda limited. The company managed to shave some pounds off for last year's L model, but that's a chunky monkey compared to the new…

Flying above the waves atop an electric hydrofoil board is a relatively new way to have fun on the water, but eFoil beginners can struggle. The Flitescooter makes use of a large inflatable board and mid-mount handlebars to help folks get started.Australia's Flite is the latest manufacturer to focus on making the "ultimate easy rider" for noobs, following other beginner-friendly efforts from Lift and Awake. But the Flitescooter sports a handlebar for more stability, balance and control.The handlebar column is mounted just…

Puerto Rico-based electric foiling board pioneer Lift Foils has launched what's claimed to be the "most customizable, most powerful eFoil ever made." A new battery system can offer riders as much as 2.5 hours flying above the waves, and quietly zip them to a top speed of 30 mph.The Lift4's custom marbled carbon fiber board is the same shape as before but three sizes are now available – the 4-ft-2-inch (1.27-m) Pro, the 4-ft-9-inch (1.44-m) Sport and the 5-ft-4-inch (1.6-m) Cruiser. The color choice has been expanded too,…

There are now quite a few electric hydrofoil (e-foil) boards on the market, and most of them … well, they're pretty similar to one another. With its handlebars, dual motors and dual external battery packs, however, the HydroBlade definitely stands out.Currently in second-prototype form, the HydroBlade is being developed by Florida-based startup Pelagion.Like other e-foils, its main body sits level with water's surface at lower speeds, but then rises up on front and rear foils as it speeds up. Unlike other e-foils, it's…

Sweden's Awake Boards entered the electric hydrofoil board space last year with the launch of the Vinga S. For the latest model, the company is promising rookies that they'll be up on the board and cruising after just five minutes of coaching.Standing bare foot atop a powered board as it rises and zips along above the water can be a somewhat daunting prospect for eFoil beginners, with tentative first tries often followed by a steep learning curve before fluid flying is possible.Pitched as the easiest high-performance…

Australia's Fliteboard has announced the launch of its Series 3 electric hydrofoil boards, including a brand new prothusiast model called the Ultra L that's billed as the world's lightest performance eFoil."Furthering the pursuit of the ultimate ride, Series 3 offers record-breaking developments with the world’s lightest performance eFoil, lightest ever lithium-ion eFoil battery and the world’s first interchangeable propulsion system," said the company's founder and CEO, David Trewern. "These advances will truly change…

One of the sleekest, sharpest boats of 2022, the Alte Volare is a new design study from the British superyacht tender specialists at Cockwells. The limousine tender relies on a combination of electric powertrain, retractable hydrofoils and a sleek fuselage-like hull for fast, efficient shuttling. Enjoy a clean, quiet, comfortable ride to the big boat while taking in the view. Introduced as a technical study at the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show earlier this month, the Alte Volare is designed in line with Cockwells' ethos of…

A few months after releasing its first eFoil board, Awake Boards has now realized a five-year dream and made a sea crossing on the Vinga board over the Öresund Strait from the company's home turf in Sweden to the capital of Denmark."Ever since our first offices in Malmö I've always been dreaming about crossing Öresund on our boards, now with the Vinga it was finally realized," said company founder, Philip Werner.Reported to be the first crossing of the Öresund using an electric personal watercraft, the two board riders…