I demoed one this weekend. Axis spitfire on a ~45L board. Foildrive Max.
Me: Advanced foiler both regular and efoil but I’ve never ridden this setup before and never ridden a spitfire wing.
Conditions: Flatwater with rollers, strong wind (Fort Pierce Inlet)
Review: First off let me say that I didn’t spend much time on it, maybe 10 minutes, and I didn’t get it dialed in, would have loved to have hooked it onto my Unifoil setup which I have tuned to my liking.
Compared to Lift eFoil it is a massive upgrade. Power was excellent, more than enough.
Breeching is significantly better than the Lift. It doesn’t plummet when the prop exits the water, it’s noticeable and you have to adjust but the entry/exit of the device is relatively minimal and with little practice I could see it being second nature.
Not sure about battery life but they were demoing them all day and didn’t seem concerned about the batteries, claim they last an hour for the Max when efoiling around.
Max was bigger than the slim but not by much, they do add a bit of weight but nothing close to an efoil and I didn’t feel it in the water. The overall setup is small and compact. Controller is very small and nice.
The price remains very high for most people ($5k plus your entire foil setup) but it really is a “game changer”. Not sure if I’m going to get one yet but if you have the right conditions it would be insane (long point breaks, towing breaks, etc)
Conclusion: The hype is real, get one if you can afford it and it works for your conditions, see my other thread about “we will all be electric” which now seems prescient. Basically this will be the standard in short time.