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It costs $12k but I want one! (electric surfboard on a hydrofoil)


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On 3/30/2019 at 2:00 AM, Rehab1 said:

Meeps.....are you aware that the bikini is extra? :o

Simple, don't specify it.  Sorted.

$12,000 !!!! I've been watching these for a while, never seen a price tag.  Also, I've never seen someone start one from a dead stop (until now), or finish their trip for that matter.  All their promo vids (6 months since I've seen one) are all mid ride only (like when the nurse says pee in the bottle but only the middle of the stream)

If you want to foil board there are cheaper options:

 

No waves where you live? use the wind instead

 

@meepmeepmayer you've got the sailing bug.  We need to win the lottery and push this dream away from the dock.

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1 hour ago, Smoother said:

If you want to foil board there are cheaper options:

I love the freedom of ‘no helmet no gear’ type sports.

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4 hours ago, Smoother said:

$12,000 !!!!

Don't forget VAT for Europe (~20%) and shipping (they estimate that at $1200!).

4 hours ago, Smoother said:

@meepmeepmayer you've got the sailing bug.

Nah, I just find hydrofoils really interesting. Especially on sailing (=heeling) monohulls where a good shape is still an unsolved problem. But this thing ain't bad as well, and as said, reminds me of a EUC in how you control it with weight shifting and the effortless gliding over the water.

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On 3/30/2019 at 9:37 PM, Heyzeus said:

Someone needs to contact the people who make this and let them know they are wrong

according to Gotway:

Clearly they should just cancel their electric water foil before someone gets electrocuted /s

technically they are correct, nothing is waterproof in the same way nothing is bulletproof.

water will ingress into anything if the pressure is high enough, similarly if you want to defeat armor, use a bigger faster harder bullet

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Foiling is awesome, you can foil-surf on smaller waves, which is great here on the great lakes, if they weren't so damn cold...

HHBL...I have a skipper, did not cost $1000.... I just need a motor, now....

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