Motor Boat & Yachting

EDITOR VS ELECTRIC SURFBOARD

EDITOR

LOA: 6ft 1in

BEAM: 32in

WEIGHT: 73kg

VOLUME: About six pints

MAX SPEED: 10 knots on land

ACCELERATION: Barely discernible

ENDURANCE: My wife declined to comment

CHARGING TIME: 8 hours sleep in near perfect conditions with black-out blinds engaged

PRICE: Anything so long as it comes in a brown envelope

CONTACT: www.mby.com

AWAKE RAVIK 3

LOA: 5ft 8in

BEAM: 2ft 0in

WEIGHT: (Board) 23kg (Battery) 20kg

VOLUME: 71 litres

MAX SPEED: 30 knots

ACCELERATION: 0-27 knots in 4 sec

ENDURANCE: Standard 1.9 kWh battery up to 40 mins; Optional 2.8kWh battery up to 60 mins

CHARGING TIME: 120 minutes

PRICE: from €15,480 inc VAT

CONTACT: www.awakeboards.com

If a 54-year-old bloke with an aversion to surfing manages to derive pleasure from it then there’s a chance you will too

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