Electric surfboards and hydrofoil boards are some of the most fun you can have on the water, but their high prices have often limited their reach to those with boat money. Today, Fliteboard announced a new line of lower-cost models known as the Flite AIR to help make electric surfboards more accessible to a broader market.
Fliteboard, part of boating giant Brunswick, has spent several years as a leading force in the electric hydrofoil board market.
Many of the company’s most popular models cost between US $10,000 to $17,000, which is actually quite standard in the industry. It may sound like a lot of money, but it’s simply an expensive market.
But times are changing! The new Flite AIR and Flite AIR PRO, just revealed this morning, cut those prices down to a starting MSRP of just US $6,995.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of Flite AIR…