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WAkEjET CrUISE
by Fact ME
Wakeboarding is fun. Jet skiing is fun. What happens, however, when you combine the two? Well, something very much like this…
ThIS IS ThE wAkEjET CruISE, a creation of Swedish company Radinn (Radical Innovation). A very new product to hit the marine leisure market, they are only just delivering the very first units to customers this month,
The Wakejet Cruise is an electric-powered wakeboard that can be ridden at speeds of up to 46 km/h, with the rider controlling the speed via a wireless push-button remote. “It’s an absolutely amazing feeling. Because you’re not being towed by a boat and the thrust comes from the jet-propulsion, your weight is much more positioned towards the centre, and therefore the feeling is a bit more like snowboarding,” says Alexander Lind, COO of Radinn.
It is the brainchild of wakeboarder Philip Werner, who founded the company in 2012 as a side project whilst studying at Lund University. The company now employs 10 engineers specialised in mechanical and electrical engineering, software, industrial design and supply chain management in a 300sqm workshop in Malmö, Sweden, where they’re putting the finishing touches on their first batch of production boards.
“The system’s architecture is really not too different from that of an electric sports car, with the most obvious difference being that you’re operating it in water. It has a total of three computers that monitor the entire system in real-time to ensure the product’s long-term life-cycle,” explains Lind.
“The Wakejet is developed with a wide array of clever engineering due to the many problems occurring when developing an electric product that is to be used in water. For example, the wireless remote has all of its electronics over-moulded in silicone, so that it can be completely submersed in water while still being water-proof. The problem of not having a charging outlet was solved by introducing custom induction charging so that it can charge wirelessly whilst being completely soaked in water.”
Retailing at €15,000, the Wakejet isn’t cheap by any means. However, the package does include the board, battery power pack, wireless remote, speed charger and a custom board bag with wheels for convenient transport.
