Awake RÄVIK - Neat, clean and silent e-surfboard
The Awake RAVIK electric surfboard is the benchmark electric surfboard from Limhamn, Sweden: a carbon fibre-hulled board weighing just 35 kg that reaches 56 km/h on the water, accelerates to 50 km/h in four seconds and runs for up to 40 minutes on a single charge. Where most high-speed jetboards use two-stroke combustion engines, the RAVIK runs on an 11 kW brushless electric motor, making it silent, fume-free and far cleaner to ride near marinas, nature reserves and superyacht anchorages.
Performance and Design
The RAVIK's carbon fibre construction keeps the complete board weight to 35 kg despite housing motor, electronics and battery. That weight figure is competitive with combustion-powered boards of comparable performance and makes the RAVIK genuinely portable: at 179 x 61 x 19 cm, it fits in most regular car boots or superyacht tender garages without specialist storage. A wireless handheld throttle gives full freedom of arm movement while maintaining precise speed control. The motor delivers a top speed of 56 km/h (30 knots), and the board won the Red Dot Design Award in 2019, recognising both its performance credentials and the quality of its Scandinavian industrial design.
Battery swap capability removes the usual downside of electric power for action sports. When the first battery depletes after 40 minutes of riding, a spare can be inserted in minutes and the session continues. A full charge from empty takes 80 minutes, short enough to complete during a swim break on the beach or a dockside coffee stop. Watercraft Journal described the RAVIK as one of the fastest non-racing electric surfboards on the market, noting that the Awake brand's focus on composites and motor quality separates it from cheaper alternatives.
The Electric Surfboard Category
The RAVIK sits at the head of a growing category of electric water sport equipment that enables wave-free riding on any open water. As Electrek noted when reviewing the RAVIK S, electric surfboards have matured from curiosities into serious sport equipment with professional rider programmes and competition circuits. Awake has since expanded the line to the RAVIK S, which adds performance modes from Kids through Eco, Sport and Extreme.
Electric Water Sport at TheArsenale
TheArsenale carries the Awake Ravik 3 electric surfboard and the Awake RAVIK S as part of its water sport selection. Those who want a different format of electric water sport will find the YuJet electric surfboard and the AIRFLY e-foil in the same collection. The full TheArsenale water sport collection covers designer surfboards, electric watercraft and powered boards for those who take their summers seriously.
