Yachting USA – September 2019

The silver button atop the handheld controller is for speed, while the lights show remaining battery power.

Poland. ¶ The idea is simple: Combine

the fun of surfing with the silence of

electric power in a way that is intuitive for

beginners. Riders hold a silicone-molded

controller and depress a button either

a little or a lot, depending on how fast

they want to go. When battery power gets

low, the controller’s lights change and the

controller vibrates, letting riders know

it’s time to head back to the yacht and

either recharge or swap out the battery.

¶ “Everything is connected to an app

as well,” he says. “You can see the GPS

coordinates of where you’ve been riding or

where the board has been. You could race a

friend around an island and see which one

took longer.” ¶ The basic package ($11,490)

includes the board, a battery pack and an

overnight charger that charges the board

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large battery pack ($1,190) and a faster

charger ($1,395) can keep the board going

for about 45 minutes and recharge it in two

to three hours. Additional battery packs

($3,490 to $4,990) can be swapped out.

¶ This past summer in the Mediterranean,

private yacht owners bought one or two

battery packs, while charter yachts stowed

three, Fuehrling says, adding that quite

a few early adopters commented on how

it feels to jetsurf silently: “It’s a very nice

way to discover the surroundings.”

Take the next step: radinn.com

BEGINNER SIZE

Radinn builds the standard

board with a 6-foot-2-inch

length and a width of

2 feet, 8 inches. While pro

surfers would want a shape

that’s leaner and more agile, the

idea with the G2X is to give nov-

ice riders stability as they learn

to stay upright on the water.

SALT WATER READY

The water-jet propulsion on

the Radinn G2X is built of

aluminum and anodized to resist

corrosion. The propulsion unit is

built as a separate module from

the battery pack and board, so

any of the three can be removed

and replaced if there’s a

problem. Top speed is 27 knots.

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