Fliteboard and Mercury Racing unveil fastest eFoil yet, reaching 30 knots
Fliteboard’s new RACE eFoil hits 30 knots with Mercury Racing hardware, pushing electric hydrofoils from cruiser toy status into true performance territory.
Fliteboard’s new RACE eFoil pushes the category into a different lane, with a claimed top speed of 55 km/h, or 34 mph and 30 knots. Brunswick unveiled the board with Mercury Racing on the opening day of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, calling it Fliteboard’s most powerful and fastest eFoil ever and framing it as a high-performance electric hydrofoil built for speed, precision and control.
The headline number matters because it clears a bar most recreational eFoils never approach. Typical cruising speeds for many boards sit around 15 to 18 knots, which puts the RACE model in a far more aggressive performance zone. Flite says that pace comes from a custom RACE impeller developed with Mercury Racing and built around a Flite Jet 2 propulsion system, a setup meant to keep the board planted at high RPM rather than merely cruising on top of the water.
The board’s shape tells the same story. Flite used a longer, narrower carbon silhouette to reduce swing weight and make takeoffs and touchdowns more controlled. It also added an integrated tail kicker to help riders drive harder into turns, while a low-drag strut is aimed at flat-water racing efficiency. The first Fliteboard to use FLITELab surf foiling wings, the RACE is designed to feel more locked in when carving at pace, not looser for powered-off wave play.
What keeps the board from becoming a one-note showcase piece is its battery flexibility. Flite says the platform is engineered to fit every Flitecell, giving riders a choice between a lighter Nano pack for sprint-style runs and a heavier Explore pack for longer sessions with more endurance. Flite’s store also lists a Mercury Racing Impeller Kit that can upgrade a Jet C setup, a sign that some of the performance gains may filter beyond the flagship board.
Mercury Racing leaned on its own résumé, noting that it has been making high-performance marine power for 50 years. That history now reaches into a foiling sport that is growing fast enough to support races and competitions around the world. The RACE board looks built for that emerging scene first, and for wealthy early adopters second. If the hardware trickles down, it could reshape what riders expect from an eFoil. If it does not, it will still stand as a halo model that marks where the performance ceiling has moved.
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