PFD, fire proof case and sub 3kg battery and the risk is gone… I was proposing an experiment, not a 14s14p backpack hahaha.
I suppose I could strap a mini case to the nose of the board…
I wanted it to be as purist as possible. You don’t need more material. The batteries are directly in front of the mast. This results in very good maneuverability. It is lighter and more compact. This makes it much more transportable, of course.
I have the complete board including foil and the propulsion unit in a small wakeboard bag. It makes in my eyes just no sense to build it longer unless you are too heavy.
I have one nightmare version, 80x43x11cm, volume 30 Liters.
box from inflatable board, I didn’t try ride without inflatable board, I had no idea to do it. I think that any board shorter than 100 cm is not comfortable, 120cm is good size for me.
I agree. 120cm is a sweatspot of comfort, space, driveable, and compact for Transport.
Building smaller makes no sense. Only Idiots would do.
BUT: its freaking fun and challenging