Has anyone here actually registered their Foil Drive setup in Florida?
From what I’m reading, Florida considers anything with a motor a “vessel,” so technically it may need registration similar to an eFoil or PWC.
But I’m not sure how people are actually doing it since a Foil Drive is just a bolt-on assist motor on a foil board. I’m in Miami
Seems like the focus should be on the assist, as in, need to paddle to get enough speed before the motor kicks in; like an e-bike requiring pedal assist. The eFoil is not designed for unassisted use and relies on a powerful motor….
I was out the other day at OB SF on a tiny day with plenty of room and was dialing in a new foil (kookin it pretty bad.) Stopped to rest and drifted within ear shot of a lone surfer who yelled out, ‘do you have insurance!” Puzzled, I paddled over and said hi mentioning I was a life long surfer and had no intention of riding near him or anyone else (while thinking to myself of all the years I’ve had to put up with dick head surfers…and how I should paddle out on a longboard and take any set wave he wanted…) and realized that if we had to register as motorcraft we’d probably need to carry insurance too. So, again, always be nice and very lowkey, and explain this is the hardest activity you’ve ever done to anyone who asks about it!