Lift Foils from Puerto Rico launched the first commercial eFoil in 2018. Before that, the team around founder Nick Leason spent years building foilboards for kitesurfing and surfing. E-SURFER brought the Lift eFoil to Europe in 2018 as its first representative and has been a dealer for Germany and Europe since 2019. Today we carry all three current models: LIFT5, LIFTX and LIFT5 F.
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Lift Foils builds three eFoils in 2026, all on the current Lift5 platform: the LIFT5 carbon flagship for €16,149, the LIFTX for foiling without a motor for €15,149 and the LIFT5 F entry model for €14,169. You can order all three from us and test ride the LIFT5 in Berlin first.
The LIFT5 is Lift's top model: carbon board, LCS carbon mast, Gen5 battery and the Elite Hand Controller with colour display. The board comes in three sizes from 55 to 83 litres (4'4 Pro, 4'9 Sport, 5'4 Cruiser) for riders up to 113 kg and in three colours: Sunkissed, Steel Blue and Red Rock. A LIFT5 is waiting in Berlin as a demo board for your test ride.
The LIFTX is built for switching off the motor mid-ride and foiling on without power — on a wave, on a wake or pumping under your own steam. The Folding Glide Propeller folds flat as soon as you release the throttle, and the low-mounted 55 mm motor stays below the surface even in choppy water. Five sizes from 42 to 70 litres, including the limited Florence 4'7.
The LIFT5 F flies with the same Lift Jet drive and the same Gen5 battery as the LIFT5. The savings are in the board (fibreglass instead of carbon), the mast (aluminium instead of carbon) and the remote (Standard Hand Controller). Two sizes: 4'9 Sport with 67 litres and 5'4 Cruiser with 83 litres.
For most buyers the LIFT5 in 4'9 Sport is the right choice: 67 litres, riders up to 100 kg, enough volume for a safe take-off and still agile enough to keep improving. If you mainly want to ride waves or wakes, go for the LIFTX. If you want the most affordable way onto the current platform, choose the LIFT5 F.
The maximum rider weight is a limit, not a recommendation. If you are close to it, choose the next size up. Not sure? Give us a call — we'll tell you honestly which board suits you.
With the Lift5 generation, Lift rebuilt its platform from scratch in 2025. Drive, battery and wings plug together tool-free via the Lift Connect System (LCS) — no cables and no battery compartment. The Gen5 Full Range battery has 2.2 kWh, lasts up to 90 minutes, is waterproof to IP68 and 23% lighter than the 2025 batteries.
The Lift app shows battery diagnostics, warnings and your session data. All of Lift's bolt-on wings fit, including the Camber Pro series. The price of the fresh start: the Lift5 platform is no longer compatible with the older Lift2 to Lift4 models.
Since 2018. Right after the launch we brought the first Lift eFoil to Berlin, becoming the first Lift Foils representative in Europe. Since 2019 we have been a dealer for Germany and Europe. The photo shows Andreas in 2018 on the first Lift eFoil in Germany.
With its robust, simple design, the Lift eFoil created the market and led it until around 2020, especially in the USA. The first model was followed by the Lift2, Lift3 and Lift4, and in 2025 by the new Lift5 platform. For our E-SURFER YouTube channel we filmed this video with Lift founder Nick Leason in 2019:
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From us in Berlin. We have ridden the LIFT5 and LIFTX ourselves, and you can test ride the LIFT5 with us. We advise you by phone seven days a week, deliver throughout Europe and take care of service and spare parts after your purchase — from the propeller to the battery. With our best price guarantee there is no need to keep searching: send us a cheaper offer and we'll make you a better one.
This is what a Lift eFoil looks like in action:
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Lift Foils is a surf company from Puerto Rico that has been manufacturing hydrofoil surfboards for surfing, kitesurfing and wingfoiling since 2010. Lift Foils became internationally known in 2018 because it was the first to launch a commercial electric hydrofoil.
A Lift eFoil costs between €14,169 and €16,149 at E-SURFER in 2026: the LIFT5 F entry model €14,169, the LIFTX for foiling without a motor €15,149 and the LIFT5 carbon flagship €16,149. With our best price guarantee there is no need to keep searching.
Lift Foils. Our recommendation has turned around completely in recent years: today we recommend Lift. What convinced us is the new Lift5 platform with the tool-free Lift Connect System, the lighter Gen5 battery and the LIFTX, which lets you keep foiling without the motor. We tested both brands head to head: Fliteboard or Lift Foils.
The Lift Foils can reach speeds of up to 50 km/h and more. The normal cruising speed is 25 km/h.
Yes. There's no eFoil-specific national law in the UK, and recreational eFoils need no national registration or licence — so your Lift Foils eFoil is legal to own and ride. What matters is local: coastal byelaws and harbour authorities regulate personal watercraft, while inland waters such as the Canal & River Trust (licence) or the River Thames (registration) set their own rules. Full overview here: eFoils in the UK: rules, licences & where to ride.
No. The UK has no national licence requirement for recreational eFoils — the rules are local and operator-based. Harbour authorities and byelaws govern the coast; some inland operators require a licence (Canal & River Trust) or registration (River Thames), and in Scotland motorboats need a Scottish Navigation Licence. Your Lift Foils eFoil needs no national licence.
Insurance isn't required by national law in the UK, but we strongly recommend third-party liability cover — without it you're personally liable for damage to others. Some operators require it: the River Thames, for example, mandates third-party insurance for motorised craft, and many clubs and inland navigations ask for proof before you launch.
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