About Lift Foils

Who Lift is, where the eFoils are made, and the people behind them.

1 min readUpdated Jun 10, 2026About Lift

Lift Foils builds eFoils by riders, for riders. Lift has a long history in foils and built the first commercial eFoil — today over 15,000 riders are on the water on Lift gear.

Company facts

  • Headquarters / manufacturing: Isabela, Puerto Rico, USA. Every Lift eFoil is handmade in the Puerto Rico factory.

  • Legal entity: Lift Foils, LLC

  • Address: 500 Bo Bajuras, Isabela, PR, 00662, USA

The people

  • Nick Leason — CEO, co-founder, designer, and rider — a closed-loop experience where the designer is also the rider.

  • Michael Leason — co-founder (a father-and-son team with Nick), credited with the first battery-powered hydrofoil controlled by a wireless remote.

  • Sean Ordoñez — board shaper with 20+ years of experience, who shapes all Lift boards.

Lift has collaborated with athletes including Laird Hamilton, the Florence brothers, Brian Grubb, and Kai Lenny.

Product lines

eFoils (LIFT5 F, LIFT5, LIFTX), foil boards (surf, wind/wing, downwind), wings, masts, and accessories (Blowfish, batteries, propulsion). Key innovations include the Lift Connect System (LCS), the Blowfish inflatable add-on, Quiet Ride Technology, and Gen4/Gen5 batteries.

Reach us

The fastest way to get help is help@liftfoils.com — see How to contact Lift support. Find Lift on YouTube at youtube.com/liftfoils.

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