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LIFT EFOIL

If you’ve ever dreamt of whipping across the waves on one of Sir Ben Ainslie’s foiling catamarans but don’t have the spare millions then the eFoil can give you a slice of the action for a fraction of the cost

Developed over a period of eight years by an American entrepreneur the eFoil is a carbon-fibre board, 5ft 6in in length and 2ft wide, with a powered hydrofoil attached to its base. The board weighs around 14kg and breaks down into three parts for transportation.

An electric motor, powered by a lithiumion battery spins the protected propeller for a top speed of around 25mph. Lift claims the board has an hour of running time at 15mph before needing to be charged. It’s controlled by

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