AN ADRENALINE-INDUCING INVENTION AKIN TO MARTY McFLY’S HOVERBOARD, THE FLITEBOARD PRO IS A ROLLICKING GOOD WAY TO SPEND YOUR TIME AT THE BEACH THIS SUMMER, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WONDERFUL NEW WORLD OF EFOILING

BY MATTHEW MIZRACH

David Trewern, the founder of Flite board, found himself in an interesting predicament in early 2016. The surfing and windsurfing enthusiast was attending a kite foil event (a soft parafoil-like kite attached to a surfboard), but was dismayed when a lack of wind thwarted any efforts to move. It was then he had a light bulb moment: by adding an electric motor to his foiling kiteboard he would no longer be dependent on the wind. Inspired by legendary entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Henry Ford, he went to work immediately, turning his idea into practice.

Presenting the Series 2 Flite board Pro, Trewern’s innovative follow-up to his original board that debuted in 2018. It is a lightweight, high performance board built from aircraft-grade aluminum and it literally makes one feel as though they’re soaring above the waves. All of your sessions can be logged and managed via the Flite App, which seamlessly integrates with your board and offers detailed metrics and a trip GPS. It’s also fully customizable, with ten different wings and four different stabilizers to choose from. As far as the user experience, this is something that truly needs to be tried to be believed. But as one enthusiastic owner attests: “It’s the closest you can get to owning an Iron Man suit.”

Series 2 Flite board Pro, $12,495, fliteboard.com