The Takuma brand
Takuma was a French brand that made eFoils and hydrofoils and nothing else. When we read its own website on 25 February 2021, it spoke of offices in four countries (Japan, France, Spain, and New Caledonia). No live source confirms that list today. The French register of companies gives a Paris address, while an archived catalog from December 2023 prints only a “Takuma HQ” in Barcelona. The reputation is easier to pin down. Riders knew it for good value for money, since Takuma eFoils sold for far less than the premium competition.
There were two eFoil boards in the lineup. The Carver was meant for advanced riders, the Cruising for beginners and heavier riders.
The models (archive)
These two boards made up the entire Takuma range, and neither is sold new today. We've left the original write-ups in place for anyone hunting on the used market. Every figure is the maker's own, taken from its site on 25 February 2021. That site no longer answers. The web archive did keep the maker's 2021 product pages for both boards, and the technical figures below match them in all but one line: our February transcription put the Cruising's front wing at 1300 cm², while the archived page gives 1600 or 1900 cm² as standard with the smaller wing as an option. The list now follows the archive. Later in 2021 a second generation, the Carver 2 and the Cruising 2, appeared on Takuma's site; it gets its own entry at the end of this section. An archived catalog from December 2023 lists the “eFoil Cruising 2” next to a third board, the “eFoil Vantage”. We hold no spec sheet for that one, so check the model year in any used listing.
Takuma Efoil Carver
The Takuma Efoil Carver is a compact board for riders who push hard and like intense sessions. Being this small, it is quick on the water as well. Board and wing are both on the small side, and that keeps the Carver stable even at higher speeds.
With the 60 cm mast you keep flying comfortably in bigger waves, and you can carve tight, sporty turns. The board reacts instantly to every shift of your weight. This is one for advanced, experienced eFoilers. Because the board is so compact, Takuma's June 2021 product page (still kept in the web archive) also recommends the Carver only for riders up to 85 kg.
The standard wing is 1300 cm², with 1600 cm² and 1900 cm² as the other options.
- Board: 160 x 71 cm (5'3" x 28"), 120 L
- Front wing: 1300 cm²
- Stabilizer: 270 cm²
- Mast: 60 cm
- Total weight: 34 kg (board + ESC 14 kg, 20 Ah battery 8 kg, drive unit + foil 11 kg)
- Battery: Samsung Li-Ion 43.2 V, 20 Ah
- Flight time (35 Ah battery): 70-90 minutes
- Flight time (20 Ah battery): 40-60 minutes
- Charge time: 2 hours 50 minutes
- Top speed: 35 km/h (≈ 22 mph) with the 1300 cm² wing
- Carbon board
- Carbon front wing and stabilizer
- Aluminum fuselage and mast
- 5-blade aluminum propeller
- Motor power: 3 kW
- Color: Blue
- Price: around €7,000 when new, as the maker's site listed it in 2021
“This is a fun board for experienced riders. It surfs really well in the waves. It costs less than the high-end boards, but I never noticed any drop in quality.”
Takuma Efoil Cruising
The Cruising is the larger and steadier of the two boards, which makes it the natural choice for beginners and heavier riders.
The 1900 cm² wing is the one for beginners on flat water, while the 1600 cm² is more playful and better in waves.
- Board: 190 x 76 cm (6'3" x 30"), 150 L
- Front wing: 1600 or 1900 cm² (1300 cm² as an option)
- Mast: 50 cm
- Total weight: 39 kg (board 16 kg, battery 12 kg, drive unit + foil 11 kg)
- Battery: Samsung Li-Ion 43.2 V, 35 Ah
- Flight time: 70-90 minutes
- Charge time: 2 hours 50 minutes (220 V) / 3 hours 20 minutes (110 V)
- Top speed: 28 km/h with the 1900 cm² wing, 30 km/h with the 1600 cm² and 34 km/h with the 1300 cm², depending on rider weight
- Colors: Gray-blue, red, white, dark gray
- Price: around €7,000 when new, as the maker's site listed it in 2021
“The easiest board to ride I've ever tried. Within five to ten minutes you're up and having a ton of fun.” Robert Pirie
Carver 2 and Cruising 2
The web archive saved the Cruising 2 product page in September 2021 and the Carver 2 page a month later. Neither page prints a complete spec sheet the way the first generation's did. Where a figure is missing below, Takuma left it out.
Length, width and the 120 liters carried over from the first Carver to the Carver 2, but the board itself was reshaped, with a curved “Gravity Deck” and deck handles. Takuma shrank the ESC and added an external antenna, which keeps the Bluetooth link alive while the board sits underwater before take-off. A new waterproof remote holds a set speed and has a turbo boost. Underneath are a reinforced 65 cm mast and a full carbon Kujira Helium wing set. The 35 Ah battery came standard, good for up to 90 minutes depending on conditions and rider level. Top speed, motor power, weight and charge time are missing from the page. The first Carver's rider weight limit is gone from the page too. Instead, Takuma wrote that the Kujira Helium suits light and heavy riders alike.
The Cruising 2 kept the first Cruising's board size and came with the large 1900 cm² wing and a 50 cm mast. The battery dropped to 25 Ah. Takuma put the flight time at 65 to 90 minutes, depending on rider weight and level. Charge times did not change, the motor was still rated at 3 kW, and the spec block lists 28 km/h with the big wing. The new parts were a waterproof remote that switches off when it touches water, a smaller and lighter ESC, carry handles and inserts for a trolley handle. You won't find a total weight on the page. It also contradicts itself, once on the battery (a leftover 35 Ah line) and once on the construction, so we use neither line.
What happened to Takuma?
The end came in the summer of 2024. On 11 July 2024 the French company register recorded the opening of a liquidation for TAKUMA SAS, the company behind the boards. hydrofoilstore.com, a British foil shop that had stocked the brand, then published a statement saying Takuma was no longer in business with effect from 16 July 2024. Takuma has been in liquidation since July 2024. Its eFoils and hydrofoils are no longer sold new, and the profile above stays online as an archive.
On paper the company has not vanished. When we checked the register on 12 September 2026, it still listed a director and an active status. What has stopped is production, and the official site went with it. takuma.com times out, and the web archive has no copy of it later than 5 August 2024. Do not confuse it with takuma.fr. That address belongs to an unrelated blog that uses the same name; it has nothing to do with the manufacturer.
Takuma owners have to accept that manufacturer spare parts and warranty support are gone. Only one organized channel is left. hydrofoilstore.com has been selling off the liquidation stock, spare parts included, as is, without warranty and priced in pounds. Past that stock, you are down to used boards stripped for parts and independent watersports workshops. Keep the closest watch on the battery and the electronics. Those are the components hardest to replace, and the liquidation shelf will not necessarily hold the one piece that failed on your board.
If you would rather buy a new eFoil, look to the active manufacturers. We cover Lift and Flite in detail, while SiFly and Waydoo come closest to Takuma's old price level. The table on our eFoil comparison page lists every current model from the active brands, and our eFoil buying guide walks you through the choice.
