eFoil Battery Safety: How to Charge, Store and Protect Lithium Batteries
eFoil battery safety in 2026: how to charge, store and inspect lithium batteries, what the industry agrees on, and how to keep batteries safe on a yacht.
Best Foil Assist: 11 Honest Questions to Ask Before Buying
Someone asked us recently on a forum: “What is the best foil assist?” Fair question. You are about to spend $5,000 or more on a system you will trust with your sessions, your travel plans, and — since a battery lives on your body or under your board — your safety. Full disclosure up front: […]
Foil Assist Backpack: 5 Essential Findings From Its First Independent Test
Every foiler who has ridden a powered board knows the compromise. You bolt a battery to the deck and the board stops feeling like a board. The swing weight changes, the rail response dulls, and the thing you fell in love with — that light, alive feel of a foil underfoot — gets a little […]
Best Foil Assist for Wing Foiling in 2026: 5 Essential Picks for Light-Wind Days
You bought the wing for the days when the wind delivers. The reality of wing foiling is that most days the wind under-delivers — too light, too gusty, too far offshore. You stand on the beach watching marginal conditions, the wing pumped up next to you, the board waxed, and you decide whether to commit […]
What Is Foil Assist? The Complete Guide
There is a version of foiling where you stop waiting. No paddling battles for waves, no wind minimums, no jet ski favors — just you, a quiet motor, and every session you used to miss. So what is Foil Assist, exactly? Foil Assist is a compact electric motor kit that mounts on a hydrofoil board […]
Manta TakeOff Evo Review: 27 Sessions of Honest Testing
Every product launches with a marketing pitch. What matters is what happens six months later, when a real rider has taken it out every weekend, tested it hard in real conditions, and either fallen in love with it or moved on. This is that kind of Manta TakeOff Evo review — from a rider who […]
TakeOff Evo Review: What Gleiten.TV Found in Their 2-Part Test
You bought into foiling for the feeling — the first silent glide, the wave you caught without paddling, the light-wind session that should not have been possible. The freedom to ride more often, in more places, on more days. That is the promise. The harder question is which gear actually delivers it. This TakeOff Evo […]
eFoil vs Foil Assist: 7 Essential Differences for 2026
You have decided to ride foiling powered. Maybe it is the dream of glassy mornings in the Mediterranean. Maybe an outside reef in Mauritius. Maybe a city beach where the wind never quite delivers and you want a way to ride more often anyway. Whatever the trigger, the next decision is the harder one. eFoil […]
Foil Assist Battery Airline Travel: 5 Essential Rules for Flying in 2026
You booked the trip. Chicama. Mauritius. The North Shore. A reef in the Mediterranean you have been thinking about all winter. Then the question lands the way it always does for foiling travel: how do you actually get the battery on the plane with you? Foil Assist battery airline travel is the part of the […]
Foil Assist Etiquette: How to Share the Water With Everyone Else
Foil Assist etiquette is one of the most important topics in foiling right now. Foil Assist has changed what is possible on a foil — you can catch more waves, ride lighter conditions, learn faster, and stay out longer. That power is part of what makes it so fun. It is also exactly why good […]