After a profitable first yr on the patron market, which briefly was centered on constructing the corporate’s distribution community, Awake’s manufacturing unit in Limhamn delivered Awake RÄVIK surfboards everywhere in the world, with its largest concentrate on the boating trade in Europe.
Awake RÄVIK, which obtained two of the world’s most prestigious design prizes – IF Design Award and Crimson Dot Design Award, is focused to a consumer phase the place little or none expertise from water sports activities is required from the end-user.
Throughout 2019, a partnership with Rolls Royce Hydrodynamic Analysis centre started, the place Awake RÄVIK, as the primary full-scale watercraft ever, was examined in Rolls Royce’s water take a look at tunnel. The purpose of this was to measure and optimize hydrodynamic flows, with the aim of minimizing power consumption in Awake’s system platform meant for smaller watercraft.
The end result was used within the growth of the technology 2 electrical surfboard, the extra dynamic and playful Awake RÄVIK S, in addition to enhancing the platform for subsequent coming merchandise.
The RÄVIK S supplies superior acceleration and energy and is extremely responsive due to the board hull design and liberal use of carbon supplies. Whereas RÄVIK, with its bigger quantity, affords enjoyable for the entire household no matter skillset, the RÄVIK S is extra centered in the direction of the rider with excessive precision.
To cite one of many take a look at pilots, “The closest feeling you get is snowboarding in powder snow. You possibly can simply throw it backward and forward”.
By constantly specializing in system optimization, Awake has achieved excessive efficiency of their system platform, the place the 11kW electrical motor sends the RÄVIK S from 0-50 km/h (31 mph) in simply 4 seconds and reaches a high velocity of 56 km/h (35 mph).
For extra data on the RÄVIK S
On the time of writing, the complete detailed specification and pricing of the RÄVIK S will not be obtainable to make use of, nevertheless, these might be introduced shortly through the official Awake web site right here.
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