eFoil powered by MANTA Foils
Experience your eFoil session with the F-ONE wingfoil boards and foils you’re familiar with from our wingfoil course. The setup is complemented by the MANTA Foil Assist TakeOff Mast with a built-in electric motor. This way, you’ll learn how to take off and glide on the exact same equipment you’ll later use for wingfoiling—only initially with electric assistance and regardless of wind conditions.
eFoil Session (20 min)
A session (about 20 minutes) on the eFoil board
eFoiling allows you to focus entirely on the foil and that crucial moment of takeoff. This helps you develop a feel for balance, speed, weight transfer, and the lift generated by the foil. This experience will then help you master takeoff more quickly and with greater control when wing foiling. The eFoil session is best held on a day with little wind.
The eFoil session includes:
- A brief eFoil orientation
- eFoil board and safety equipment
- Helmet, impact protection vest, and wetsuit if needed
- About 20 minutes of pure riding time on the eFoil (battery life depends on the rider’s weight and riding technique)
You start out on your knees, with the remote control firmly in your hand. Ready for your first ride.
Why the eFoil Speeds Up the Process of Learning Wingfoiling
With traditional wingfoiling, you have to learn several things at once: how to control the wing, read the wind, maintain balance on the foilboard, and build up enough speed until the foil lifts you. Getting airborne is the biggest hurdle—it often doesn’t happen until after many sessions.
The eFoil separates these tasks. The motor handles the propulsion, so you can focus 100% on the feeling of foiling. You experience the sensation of flying in isolation, without the stress of the wing and the wind. You’ll take this “muscle memory” with you into your wingfoil course.
In short: The eFoil makes the abstract goal of “getting up on the foil” achievable within minutes—and that’s exactly the point where most wingfoil beginners usually get stuck the longest.
A clever shortcut: Experience the feeling of lift right away, and then work on refining your control of the foilboard.
Learn to wingfoil with eFoil Support
Have you gotten a taste for foiling and now want to learn wingfoiling?
At KBC El Gouna, we specifically use the eFoil in our wingfoiling course to clearly demonstrate how to lift off on the foil and let you experience it firsthand.
What is an eFoil?
An eFoil is an electrically powered foilboard. Underneath the board is a mast with an aerofoil—the foil—as well as an electric motor with a propeller. You control the speed using the remote control. As soon as the board picks up enough speed, the underwater wing generates lift: the board rises out of the water and glides almost silently across the surface.
Since the electric drive works independently of wind, a wing, and pumping technique, you can focus entirely on your balance, body posture, and the sensation of what’s known as “lift.” This way, you’ll experience that crucial moment of takeoff within the first few minutes and understand more quickly what foiling feels like—before you then apply what you’ve learned to wingfoiling.
On the eFoil, you'll learn the correct foot position for optimal balance, control, and a successful takeoff.
Why go wingfoiling at KBC El Gouna?
The KBC is a global network of professional, VDWS-certified kitesurfing and wingfoil schools located at the world’s best spots. The location in El Gouna on Egypt’s Red Sea offers:
- reliable wind and shallow, standing-depth water—ideal conditions for learning to foil [PLACEHOLDER: Specify wind statistics / best season]
- F-ONE equipment for rental — the latest wingfoil gear
- VDWS-certified instructors and internationally oriented training
- warm water and sunshine all year round
Where exactly you’ll be flying: Wingfoiling and eFoil take place at KBC El Gouna, where the lagoon meets the deeper waters. You’ll start in chest-deep water over sandy bottom—shallow enough for safe first steps, but deep enough for foiling, which has a draft of about one meter. Above it, the turquoise, clear waters of the Red Sea.
The eFoil add-on is available exclusively at select KBC locations—in El Gouna, it’s an integral part of the wingfoil program.
Ready to experience takeoff?
Book your wingfoil course at KBC El Gouna and add the eFoil add-on—the fastest way to get a feel for foiling.
Frequently Asked Questions About eFoil (FAQ)
What is an eFoil?
An eFoil is an electrically powered foilboard. A quiet electric motor drives a propeller on the hydrofoil, allowing the board to lift out of the water at the push of a button and glide silently above the surface—regardless of wind or waves.
Why is the eFoil used in the wingfoil course?
At KBC El Gouna, the eFoil serves as a learning aid: It demonstrates how to lift off on the foil and lets you experience the sensation of flying before you have to generate it yourself with the wing. This significantly shortens the time it takes to make your first solo foil flight.
Does the eFoil replace the wingfoil course?
No. The eFoil add-on is a supplement, not a replacement. It speeds up the process of getting a feel for foiling, but you’ll learn the actual wingfoiling—wing handling, wind awareness, and taking off on your own—in the regular
