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Your shape. Our tracks.

Build RIIFT-enabled boards that ride unpowered, assisted or fully powered without changing the shape you are known for.

Track sizes

Small • Large

Track Thickness

Small: 55 mm • Large: 74 mm

Track weight

Small: 850 g • Large: 1,050 g

build time

RIIFT Plug into board in under 60 seconds

HOW IT WORKS

Become a riift approved shaper

Watch the video

Study the install and learn the key installation points.

Apply & Order Tracks

Tell us about your workshop, and purchase our RIIFT Shaper Pack for USD 200.

Order PowerPack

Purchase your R&D-priced Powerpack through your RIIFT Shopify B2B account.

Build your board

Add the RIIFT Plug in Shape3d X, then recess the tracks.

test your board

Go ride your RIIFT-enabled board. Test it powered and unpowered, and dial it in.

RIIFT HQ testing

Send your board to us for RIIFT QC testing, and supply your marketing assets for us to promote you.

Get listed

Join our shaper network and become a RIIFT approved shaper, with free promotion on our website and socials.

Honouring the artist

Why build with RIIFT

RIIFT was built around the shape of the board, not the other way round. You keep your outline, rocker, rails and bottom contours. We give riders one board that does everything.

Your shape, unaltered

RIIFT Tracks recess flush into the board, preserving your original design. Our tracks form a complete deck-to-bottom 100% carbon fibre connection meaning zero compromise for your original design, allowing incredible stiffness and responsiveness.

track size options

RIIFT Tracks come in two sizes. Large Tracks fit every Power Module whilst still allowing builds under 3" thick. Small Tracks give a shallower recess for specialist builds, fitting only the 2P Power Module.

board versatility

A RIIFT board is a true prone, wing, parawing or downwind board first, with assist or full power ready whenever the session calls for it. Every track comes with a foam blank, so the board rides and sells unpowered or powered. Your customers buy one board that does it all.

Join a RIIFT community

Become a RIIFT approved shaper and join a group of foil brands and custom builders already making RIIFT-enabled boards around the world, currently 15 strong and growing! All partners are listed on our website and promoted on our socials so riders can find you. 

RIIFT Tech

Our technology adapts to your board, not the other way around

Signal routing is built into the system, so there's no compromise to your shape. The full-carbon track module links deck to baseplate, so the rider gets a direct foil-to-feet connection whether the Power Module is in or out.

We'll take you through the install on your first build and help you dial it in.

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RIIFT Design

the software you already use

The RIIFT Plug comes preinstalled in the latest Shape3d X shaping software. Add it to your favourite shape in less than 60 seconds.

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RIIFT Logo Kit

Brand your boards with RIIFT

Once you're an official RIIFT approved shaper, we will supply a logo kit so you can apply RIIFT to every RIIFT-enabled board you build, so riders know it's RIIFT ready. Kit includes logo variations for your board and marketing collateral, which you can supply to us for further brand promotion.

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Know before you build

Key installation points

Every RIIFT board must follow these rules, no exceptions. Pay close attention to the carbon-free zones in the areas defined below to ensure no disruption to the RIIFT system. If you're unsure, feel free to contact us before you laminate.

1. Watch the video

Watch the RIIFT Shapers video below before your first build and make sure you understand each stage of the install.

2. Carbon-free zone: Nose of the deck

Keep the area in front of the traction completely free of carbon, as shown in yellow.

3. CARBON-FREE ZONE: Transmission window

Do not cover the transmission window in the tracks with any carbon reinforcing.

4. RIIFT Tracks and PowerPacks only

RIIFT Tracks are for RIIFT Powerpacks only. Do not fit, sell or promote third-party propulsion in your RIIFT-enabled board, or use third-party tracks(or boxes) for RIIFT Powerpacks.

build with RIIFT

Our step-by-step guide on how to integrate RIIFT Tracks into your next board.

key differences between riift tracks

55 mm / 2.17"

SMALL TRACKS

Fits 2P Power Module only

  • Shallower recess for lower-profile builds
  • Limited to the 2P Power Module, with no option for 3P or 4P later
  • Only for riders who understand the trade-offs of the small system

74 mm / 2.94"

LARGE TRACKS

Fits 2P, 3P, and 4P Power Modules

  • Our recommended, most versatile option
  • Fits all Powerpack sizes in the same board allowing room to move up in run time without a new board
  • Allows builds under 3" thick

“What I love about the RIIFT boxes is that they don't compromise the shape of the board.”

Kane De Wilde

Powerpack compatibility

RIIFT Power Modules Capacity Unit Weight Installed Weight Surf Assist Tracks
2P
519 Wh 3.5 kg 4.5 kg ~ 1 hr Large or Small
3P 778 Wh 4.8 kg 5.8 kg ~ 90 min Large
4P 1037 Wh 5.9 kg 6.9 kg ~ 2 hr Large

 

Surf-assist run time based on an 85 kg rider on an 800 cm² foil, motoring back to the peak with a few breaks and some pumping. Results vary with rider, foil and conditions.

JOIN OUR GROWING SHAPING NETWORK

We are proud to call these global foil brands and custom builders RIIFT approved shapers, currently making RIIFT-enabled boards all over the world.

Shaper FAQs

No. RIIFT Tracks recess flush into the board and come with a foam plug or "RIIFT Blank", so your outline, rocker, rails and bottom stay as you designed them.

Absolutely! A RIIFT board rides unpowered, as a foil-assist, or fully powered. Riders add the RIIFT Power Module, or replace with the RIIFT Blank depending on the session.

No. RIIFT Tracks are designed for RIIFT Powerpacks only, and RIIFT Powerpacks are for RIIFT Tracks only. Approved shapers agree not to fit, sell, or promote third-party systems with either. Please see the RIIFT Approved Shaper Terms & Conditions.

Yes. Approved shapers can buy a limited number of RIIFT Powerpacks at R&D pricing for testing their boards, demos and marketing.

The RIIFT Tracks Starter Kit is 3 Large Tracks and 1 Small Track. We cover the tracks, you cover the shipping costs which is USD 200.

Yes. The RIIFT Plug comes preinstalled in the latest Shape3d X shaping software and can be added to your favourite shape in less than 60 seconds.

Large Tracks, in almost every case. At 74 mm deep they fit the 2P, 3P and 4P Power Modules, so the rider can run any size in the same board. Small Tracks (55 mm) take the 2P only. Use them only for riders who understand the trade-offs of the small system.

Large Tracks are 74 mm (2.94") deep, so you can build boards under 3" thick. Small Tracks are 55 mm (2.17") deep for lower-profile boards, and fit the 2P Power Modules only.

Prone surf, parawing, downwind and flatwater are the core. The same board covers powered and unpowered sessions in all of them.

Yes. Our partners range from global foil brands to one-person custom workshops. If you build foil boards and are interested in building RIIFT-enabled boards, apply below.

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