Awake eFoil

The brand

Awake designs and develops electric watersports boards in Scandinavia. The brand was founded in Sweden in 2017. Today the company behind it is Ride Awake ApS in Copenhagen, and orders ship from Awake’s manufacturing facilities in Poland. Few brands in this market have a profile this sharp. Awake does not stick to one product category but builds jetboards and eFoils, and it has tied the two together into a single shared system. That double role, eFoil maker and jetboard maker in one, still defines the brand.

The Scandinavian roots go deeper than the address. Awake presents itself as a premium brand. The shapes are clean and minimalist, the materials are high grade, and the small details of each product have clearly had real attention. That is the styling Scandinavian design is known for. At first glance the boards have more in common with a sports car or a piece of high-end electronics than with a classic surfboard, and the manufacturer presents them in just that light.

The location has a practical side. Awake is a European manufacturer based in the EU, and with sports gear in the five-figure range, warranty handling, service and spare-parts availability matter at least as much as the board itself. For riders in Europe that proximity tends to keep things simple. If you are buying from further afield, ask how warranty cases and delivery are handled for your region. Wherever you live, confirm the details before you order, because conditions change from time to time.

Awake also has a motorsport link. In August 2022 the brand shared a clip that Carlos Sainz Jr., the Formula 1 driver, had posted on his own Instagram, showing him flying a VINGA. An F1 name fits the message the brand is built on (precision, speed and top-shelf engineering), only here the track is water and not asphalt. Awake’s own pages describe no sponsorship or ambassador deal behind that clip. Read it as a famous rider on the board, not as a partnership.

A word on the names before going further. Awake is a manufacturer, not “an eFoil”, and it sells two product families. VINGA is the eFoil line, RÄVIK the jetboard line. If even the basics are new to you, say the difference between a board that flies above the water and one that planes on it, start with our eFoil guide, which walks you through the whole category from your first wobbly attempts onward.

Models and prices

Awake’s lineup rests on two families, an eFoil and a jetboard, joined by a shared battery platform. Both are introduced below, followed by the battery that connects them.

VINGA: flight above the water

In 2026 Awake’s eFoil family, VINGA, consists of a single model, the VINGA Carve. The earlier S, Adventure and Ultimate variants have been retired. As on any eFoil, a hydrofoil wing sits beneath the board. At the right speed it lifts the hull clear of the water, and you ride above the surface in near silence. Makers quote top speeds of about 35 to 60 km/h (roughly 22 to 37 mph) for today’s eFoils, and Awake gives 45 km/h for the VINGA Carve. The exact figure depends on the model and the wing size. Everything about the VINGA is built around that soft, silent glide, and on glassy early-morning water few rides in watersports come close to it.

Learning on the VINGA follows the proven eFoil progression. You practice lying down first, then kneeling, then standing, and only after that do you start to fly. For most people the board starts to feel comfortable after 4 to 5 hours of practice, and riders with prior watersports experience sometimes manage their first flight within 20 minutes. While you are starting out, take the bigger wing, because its extra stability makes holding altitude easier. Smaller wings are faster, and they belong in advanced hands. Our eFoil page walks through the learning steps in detail.

RÄVIK: planing on the surface

Awake’s jetboard family, RÄVIK, comes in three variants: Explore, Adventure and Ultimate. A jetboard never lifts off but planes on the surface of the water, like wakeboarding without the rope, with hard acceleration, tight carving turns and, on the RÄVIK Ultimate, speeds up to 55 km/h (about 34 mph, going by Awake’s own spec sheet). The VINGA gives you the calm of flight. The RÄVIK gives you pure adrenaline, and both come from one brand and sit inside one system.

The learning curve is even friendlier than on an eFoil. With no ride height to balance, most people are planing confidently after a few tries. As on the VINGA, you set the speed in steps on a waterproof remote and steer with your body weight, so the board goes wherever you tip it. Stay in the lower power levels at first and move up only once your turns feel solid.

Flex: the shared battery platform

What holds the two families together is the battery. Both share Awake’s battery platform, which goes by the name Flex (current generation: Flex 4), and a single pack drives the VINGA eFoils and the RÄVIK jetboards alike. One battery set, one charging routine, two completely different experiences on the water. Awake is the only major manufacturer with a cross-board platform like this.

Day to day, everything in the system turns on the battery. How long a charge lasts depends on the board as much as on how you ride. Awake rates the VINGA Carve at about 60 minutes with the LR 4 and about 120 with the XR 4, while the XR 4 in a RÄVIK lasts up to 60 minutes on the Explore, 45 on the Adventure and 35 on the Ultimate. Awake publishes no charging time for its Flex 4 packs, so ask before you plan a day around a single battery. The battery is swappable, which means a second pack doubles your daily ride time. The Flex platform takes that logic one step further. Your spare battery does not belong to one of your boards; it belongs to all of them.

The model blocks above carry the key figures from the manufacturer’s current data sheets. Lineups and specifications shift from one model year to the next, though, so before you buy, go by the current data sheet and a test ride of your own. The sheet gives you the numbers; the ride is what tells you if you actually like the board.

Choosing between variants works the way it does with any electric watersports board. For beginners, the bigger, more stable configuration is the right starting point. On an eFoil the larger wing makes learning easier and also uses less energy, which buys you longer ride time. Advanced riders get more out of a smaller, more agile setup. Awake itself names no body weight at which to switch wings. What it does give is a recommended rider weight limit of 110 kg (about 242 lbs). The VINGA Carve ships with the Cloud wing set, so if you are on the heavy side, ask Awake or a dealer which larger wing suits you before you order. Whatever the variant, look closely at battery capacity and Awake’s rated ride time. Between them, those two figures decide how much time you spend on the water.

Which Awake is right for you?

Start with the experience and leave the model for later. Do you want to fly above the water (VINGA Carve) or tear across its surface (RÄVIK)? Among the jetboards, the Explore is the stable entry point and the Ultimate the sporty top end. Between them sits the Adventure, which rides on a V-shaped hull. Awake pitches it for expedition rides, yet rates it for up to 45 minutes against the Explore’s 60.

Who is Awake for?

One typical Awake buyer wants both experiences, the calm flight in the morning and the speed in the afternoon. Families and groups of friends are in a similar position, since it is rare for everyone in the group to want one thing. One person loves relaxed gliding; another lives for speed. A single system on a shared platform covers both of them without two separate setups to run. Boat and yacht owners fit that pattern too, and Awake courts them directly. The brand has shown its boards at yacht shows in Monaco and Cannes, and on its own site it calls itself the go-to brand for superyachts.

Another profile is the premium buyer, for whom design, material quality and brand experience carry as much weight as the spec sheet. Awake builds for that buyer. Each model’s list price sits in the model blocks above, so here the order of magnitude is enough, and it puts Awake in the upper bracket. Premium eFoils usually mean an investment of about €10,000 to €15,000, while entry-level models from other manufacturers start at around €5,000 to €7,500.

Rental operators, surf schools and waterfront resorts make up a third group. Anyone renting out electric boards as a guest experience can cover the mellow option (eFoil) and the adrenaline option (jetboard) with a single brand and a single battery pool. Running that fleet is clearly simpler than keeping two manufacturers’ systems going side by side.

Awake is not the obvious pick if you are on a tight budget and shopping for your first eFoil. In that case it pays to look at the wider field, and our eFoil buying guide lays out the criteria and the reliable brands. Whichever way you lean, get on the water and try it before you buy. A rental session or an intro lesson is the cheapest way to do that.