Did anyone notice Waydoo is launching a Foil Assist product. It came up all over my Facebook. (https://eu.waydoo.com/products/waydoo-foilboost-assist-kit-for-foiling)
They don’t have 3 blades though, no doubt that will be an upsell’
They don’t have 3 blades though, no doubt that will be an upsell’
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Interesting. Might give Foildrive some competition depending on how they price it.
Don’t see the point of the pull direction though.
Prop wouldn’t fold in that orientation and I’m not sure how this would be better than traditional push mode. I would think that wave riding would involve some riding in disturbed water no matter what.
The complete contraption looks like so much drag, it is crazy. Not sure what they are thinking.
Especially now that many even use trench boards for foil drive.
But I can see upsides in the pull direction.
You have better undisturbed flow at the prop.
And it would probably completely eliminate the tilting effect, with the nose of the board coming up.
You also have the weight of the motor near the center of gravity for a more balanced system.
all sure this is real? on foto’s seagull it is pushing (motor at back) foto foilguy it is pulling… same system/company ??
i also see 2 different systems online even in 1 print 
maybe made by AI
or maybe possible in 2 directions ??
yes 2 ways possible top (looked at youtube film now)
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Looks like it will create a lot of drag when entering the water, step back even from FD gen 2 max in that regeard
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It looks kind of big.
It really looks like no effort was made to smooth out the shape, so boxy! There were images of this product about a year ago and seems they didn’t do much to it.
I’m sure the price will be lower and that will be one of its selling points.
I’m curious to hear how the front motor position compares to the normal rear position once people start sharing experiences with it.
The forward prop position isn’t a new innovation. Not sure if it has merit in this application. Waydoo solutions are a bit gimmicky imo.
We are using in our electric boats ( 10m catamarans) both front and rear props ( on 10…80kW motors)
Front props are more prone to damage - due to their position. But you get a bit more efficiency as they do not have water stream disturbed by anything.
The front prop has less chance cutting the person when the board short
The Waydoo Foilboost availability announced “from April 2026”, price below 3000 EUR/USD. + 1000€ for a spare battery pair.
Translation from German site:
’ FOILBOOST das brandneue Foil Assist System von WAYDOO
Unit at 2580€ on the Waydoo site. Does it include VAT ? Probably yes but must be checked.
432Wh battery, looks like a 12s2p configuration. 3000 euros for the whole kit seems decent, but 1000 euros for a 12s2p is high.
Maybe their business model is focused on a “cheap” kit, and higher margin on the accessories and upgrades.
Re: drag, i think it actually looks okay. The batteries go on the side of the mast, like two very fat and short surfboard fins. Curious to see what user impressions are when it comes out
i always miss the technical specs. can run 30 min constant and up to 3hwith short boost is so meaningless.
if 432Wh and can run 30min constant it means the motor wil be like 864w or less .
if battery is 36v (no info) it means 12Ah .
all very weak i think. if u r +80kg ,big board, starter i gues you can not do a lot with it. also price al over the top. but looks like all the efoil stuff and gadgets are a very lucrative bussines .
battery for ebike of this capacity ca 200€, motor with capacity 800-1000w aslo like ca 200€.
Clearly you don’t know what you are talking about…
Ebike stuff is easy to build. Its marginally splashproof. Assists and Efoils need to stand up to abuse in the harshest environment so needs to be properly waterproof.
On foil assists, there is no constant power so there are times when consumption will be high and other times nothing.
just an opinion jezza.
math is correct
prices can be found online. (also waterproof)
Foilboost is fabricated pretty well. They showcased it at BOOT Düsseldorf in the Pool…
Spoke with the distributor, and he is confident they will have it in stock in April!
Looked pretty solid and worked well at half price of Foildrive …
Let`s put hands on when it finally arrives in April 