Experience with under water plants while launching and riding?

eFoil
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In our harbor we have some areas of under water plants.

How long is the acceleration distance until the hydrofoil is up?
Are the E-engines powerful enough to accelerate with foil touching from time to time a plant?
Or can I slowly power through the plants and then accelerate?
(I know that bad falls can happen due to plants)

Thanks

2

I suggest you look for a different spot.

3

This is not so easy at the river Rhine, because you need access by car.
Therefore I’m still interested in experience reports. Thanks

4

Plants are a problem for beginners and the propeller… but once foiling the foil is only 20-30cm deep.
we need about 10m at full power until foiling and beginnerss probably 20m :wink:

5

Dont go in any spot with the plants. It will make you uncontrollably fall and it’s dangerous.

6

I would add, jetsurf that has much stronger engine than efoil can stop completely even if a small plastic bag gets into prop. Plans is a no-no

7

Well we run through a field of water lilies so far… Not by purpuse but recogniced it to late. It`s not that it takes you of the board instantly but you can feel the wing hiting them. However if you have a ducted prop you just add power and a much go through it… It works. But seaweed is a much bigger problem, because it goes around your prop shaft and will increase power seariously and if it is a lot of seaweed it will slow you down…
So this needs seroius prop shaft cleaning once you return to the beach:wink: