The Electric Surfboard Question

What electric-assisted surfboards mean for the sport and the lineup

The Technology

The electric surfboard -- the e-foil and the powered surfboard that provides propulsion assist or full electric propulsion -- has arrived at the California lineup in sufficient numbers to produce the reaction that new technology in the lineup tends to produce: the debate about whether the technology is appropriate in a surf context and whether it should be subject to specific regulation in managed surf areas.

The Debate

The debate structure: the e-foil advocates point to the access benefits for surfers who lack the paddle fitness to get out through the break in challenging conditions and for surfers who are returning to surfing after injury or illness. The traditional surf community points to the specific safety hazards of a motor-propelled craft in a wave-riding lineup and to the specific character change that the powered option produces in the lineup dynamic.

Surf LA Coverage

Surfing LA covers the electric surfboard question because the accountability journalism of the surf lineup requires examining the technology changes that are entering it and what those changes produce for the community that uses it.

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