Re:Hydrofoiling
by iancmceachern on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:40AM
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I've been wanting one of those electric foil boards for a while. There are patents involved which is why the market hasn't exploded yet, but some folks have been making their own DIY versions with pretty great success:
https://foil.zone/t/filips-budget-3d-printed-hydrofoil/1968
Re:Hydrofoiling
by hyperpallium2 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @12:02PM
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I saw one of these electric hydrofoil surfboards in the distance off the beach last thursday.
It looked like a landspeeder, and felt like watching a fake youtube video.
Land Speeder and Speeder Bike eFoils are crying out to be made.
The closest thing I found was the “HydroFlyer”:
https://www.thehydroflyer.com/
The riding position is somewhat different to an efoil Speeder Bike, though, where your legs would presumably start in the water like with this design:
Re:Hydrofoiling
by chrisweekly on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:29AM
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Wow that looks like fun. And while $13k isn't pocket change, it's about the same as a new motorcycle or high-end (e-)MTB. IOW not totally inaccesible pricewise. hmm...
https://fliteboard.com/
https://liftfoils.com/
I get friends who aren't into surfing sharing links to these things just because they look so fun.
They're not quite Gravity Industries[1] cool but they have an “Iron Man on water” feel to them, and they're an interesting entry point into watersports for people who can afford to buy or hire the things.
[1]: https://gravity.co/