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Ravik Jetboard Poised to Transform the Art of Big
“Imagine rolling into a Pe’ahi mega-bomb from way out the back, all at the slight pull of that funny little trigger.”
The way of progress is neither swift nor easy, said Marie Curie, and the gal worked herself to death so it’s fair to agree with her little pearl. But now there’s the Ravik to counter the old tart.
Easy is indeed the way with the newly released Ravik “jetboard” series by Awake.
The sub-forty-pound, fifty-liter electric plank pushes a top speed of thirty-six mph, zipping riders in and out of waves as fast as they can squeeze the grip.
“Everyone can surf,” the slogan reads.
It’s easy. But is it the future?
Clumsy electric boards and e-foils have been chauffeuring the aged, weak, and weird along for some time. But the Ravik represents a genuine progression, wanting to reshape the definition of surfing itself. Absent is the massive aero plane on the bottom, replaced with reasonably compact propulsion between its twin fins. The carbon fiber v-bottom glues it to the water.
Awake offers tutorials on how to carve, ollie, and even cross-step. At first glance, I’m disgusted. The electric board shortcuts the lifetime of work for the dedicated surfer.
I show the Ravik to Katie McConnell who, like me, is tempted to dismiss the thing as an affront to the toy sport we know as surfing. It’s ludicrous, after all. Twelve grand for an electric surfboard. But after a little slow thinking, she warms.
McConell, the brilliant thirty-six-year-old winner of last year’s Todos Santos contest and Nazaré hotshot, thinks that the Ravik’s iteration is only the beginning. She wonders “if we pulled in the tail, sharpened the rails, upgraded the fins, and enhanced the jet? Could they rip?”
Watch the videos and you might be pulled in, too.
“What about big waves?” she asks. “Imagine integrating the tow and the surfing into a streamlined electric surfboard experience— connecting Nazaré pyramids all the way across Praia do Norte, or rolling into a Pe’ahi mega-bomb from way out the back, all at the slight pull of that funny little trigger.”
Big wave prince Nic Lamb agrees with McConnell.
“I imagine we will see some incredible rides,” Nic says. “And perhaps a few deaths.”
Lamb, if nothing, is balanced.
He’s juiced up to shove a Ravik under his feet but also aware of the board’s potential to cause chaos in lineups, ten foot or silly two to three. Inexperienced dancers on the ballroom floor collide, after all. But he’s shy about an outright blackball ban.
“There are already too many rules. If you’re scared, stay inside. Riders should use common sense and stay clear of surfers in the lineup,” Lamb figures.
McConnell lends a deeper analysis of the future when I ask her about the possible emergence of these little devils.
“Realistically, our relationship with this new technology will evolve naturally through trial and error. While lineups often resemble anything but a peaceful and harmonious coexistence, there does seem to be a universal golden rule in surfing: pedestrians have the right of way. Surely, that’ll apply to electric surfboards, too, and paddlers will have priority.”
It’s cute to believe in natural law.
But people want easy. Can afford easy.
It’s likely that within a few years, we’ll see tighter and lighter electric boards like the Ravik scrambling around the morning glass like window flies.
The Ravik opens at ten thousand, seemingly out of range for the common man. (In fairness, Awake throws in a free leash, making it convenient to quietly retrieve it from someone’s ribs.) The special edition sells for eighteen and is already sold out. But dropping cake on machines like these, once reserved for fat-walleted dandies, ain’t so unimaginable anymore. We now pay top dollar for anything with a battery.
Look at the mountain bike industry. Just a few years ago, e-mtbs were a silly novelty, ridden by doughy goofs whirring through the trees. In 2020, less than a million sold. Last year? Over four million rolled out of bike shops. And projections show that by 2030, e-mtbs will top twelve billion. That’s double the current six. And the average sticker price on an e-mtb is around ten large.
I’ve got nine grand of pedal-powered carbon fiber hanging off my tailgate right now. In five years, it’ll be in a museum. It’ll be like a pocket watch, an art piece.
It’s estimated that even this year forty per cent of all mountain bike sales this year will be electric/retarded.
Put your wheels on any trail and you’ll find line of middle-aged cruisers throwing ignorant elbows as they pass you on the uphill. Fortunately, it’s tough to drown in the woods.
I’d like to stand planted in the purest idea of surfing: men and women floating on foam, waiting in turn to slide across the water. But after seeing what’s possible I’m dropping norms for Nietzsche.
If I’m still moving at seventy, can’t spring to my feet, and I have the means for a Ravik, I’ll be the first one flying down the line, dentures clenched, hand in the wave, spray shooting across my withered sticks and leathered face. I won’t even think about you bobbing and scratching for leftovers. It’ll be easy.
But what do you think?
Will electric surfboards like the Ravik begin flooding the water?
Should they stick to the flats?
More importantly, you want one?
Campbell Falls to No. 3 Texas A&M in 2025 NCAA Volleyball Championship Opening Round
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Despite a valiant defensive effort, the Campbell volleyball team saw its season come to an end after falling to No. 3 Texas A&M at the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Championship in straight sets (20-25, 10-25, 13-25) inside Reed Arena on Friday evening.
The Camels finished the season with a 23-7 record. Hannah Pattie and Bella Illig battled on the back line, each reaching double figures in digs with 11 and 10 apiece, respectively. Abbie Tuyo notched a team-best nine kills on Friday.
The CAA Champions kept pace with the Aggies (24-4) in the opening set, going point-for-point before taking an early 7-6 lead on a tandem block from Tuyo and Aley Clent. Texas A&M surged shortly after with a 9-2 run halted by a slam by Campbell’s Gwen Wolkow. The Camels did not go away quietly with an 8-1 stretch of their own, starting with a kill from Maja Daca and finishing with a Clent and Tuyo stuff on A&M’s Kyndal Stowers at the net to pull within three, 23-20. The Aggies went on to capture the first set two points later, 25-20.
Campbell’s Daca helped her team to a 3-3 tie to start the second frame after earning a kill and painting the end line for a service ace. The Aggies pulled away after seeing Logan Lednicky register four kills and a solo block on the team’s 10-1 run to close out the set, 25-10 win.
The Camels’ Illig fought off heavy swings from the Aggies’ attackers all evening, but her impressive defensive abilities were on full display to start the third set. The graduate libero saved a floater from hitting the floor and dug out two more attacks before setting up Tuyo for the kill, tying the score at two early in the third set. Texas A&M proved to be too much and secured a 25-13 win in set three.
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Dec. 5, 2025, 2:21 p.m. CT
The Wisconsin volleyball team took care of business in the first round of the 2025 NCAA tournament with an emphatic sweep.
Next on the agenda for Kelly Sheffield’s team is a second-round match against North Carolina, which pulled off a minor upset over sixth-seeded Texas El Paso in the first round.
UW, 25-4 and second in the Big Ten, and UNC, 22-8 and sixth in the ACC, meet with a regional semifinal berth on the line Friday, Dec. 5 at the UW Field House.
A victory will send Wisconsin to its 13th straight regional semifinal and its 23rd overall in 29 NCAA tournaments.
The Tar Heels are in the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year and are eyeing their first regional semifinal in nine years.
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Wisconsin and UNC had three common opponents in 2025: Maryland, Florida and Georgia Tech. The Badgers and Tar Heels beat each of those opponents in three or four sets.
Now, it’s a Big Ten vs. ACC challenge, NCAA tournament volleyball edition.
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- Date: Friday, Dec. 5
- Time: 7 p.m.
Wisconsin plays North Carolina in an NCAA tournament second-round match at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the UW Field House. The Badgers have won their last 10 matches.
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The Journal Sentinel will have live coverage from the NCAA tournament match with updates from reporter John Steppe at the UW Field House. Follow his live blog at jsonline.com/sports/badgers for the latest action.
You can also get live stats on the UW volleyball team website.
Wisconsin score NCAA tournament
The Badgers had no trouble dispatching Eastern Illinois in the NCAA tournament first round, sweeping the Panthers with ease, 25-11, 25-6 and 25-19.
Wisconsin NCAA volleyball tournament schedule
Here’s Wisconsin’s schedule for the NCAA volleyball tournament:
- Dec. 5: First-round and second-round matches at UW Field House, 7 p.m. CT
- Dec. 11-14: Regional semifinals and finals at highest-seeded teams, dates and times TBD
- Dec. 18: National semifinals at Kansas City, Missouri
- Dec. 21: National championship match at Kansas City, Missouri
Wisconsin volleyball bracket
First-round matches are taking place on Thursday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 5.
First round
- Texas (1) vs. Florida A&M, 7 p.m. Dec. 5
- Penn State (8) vs. South Florida, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5
- Colorado (5) defeated American, 3-0, on Dec. 4
- Indiana (4) defeated Toledo, 3-0, on Dec. 4
- Wisconsin (3) defeated Eastern Illinois, 3-0, on Dec. 4
- North Carolina defeated UTEP (6), 3-1, on Dec. 4
- South Dakota State (7) vs. Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5
- Stanford (2) vs. Utah Valley, 9 p.m. Dec. 5
Second round
Second-round matches take place on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6.
- Texas (1)/Florida A&M vs. Penn State (8)/South Florida, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6
- Indiana (4) vs. Colorado (5), 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5
- Wisconsin (3) vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5
- Stanford (2)/Utah Valley vs. South Dakota State (7)/Arizona, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6
2025 NCAA tournament volleyball bracket
Here are the top four seeds in the four regions of the 64-team bracket. Six of the top 16 teams are from the Big Ten. Penn State is the reigning national champion:
Nebraska region
- Nebraska
- Louisville
- Texas A&M
- Kansas
Pittsburgh region
- Pittsburgh
- SMU
- Purdue
- Minnesota
Kentucky region
- Kentucky
- Arizona State
- Creighton
- Southern California
Texas region
- Texas
- Stanford
- Wisconsin
- Indiana
Here’s the full bracket of the NCAA volleyball tournament
AUSTIN, Texas. — The No. 3 Texas Volleyball team improved to 42-0 in the NCAA First Round after sweeping Florida A&M (25-11, 25-8, 25-14). The Longhorns improved to 24-3 on the season behind Emma Halter’s historic night on defense.
Halter moved up to No. 8 on the all-time Texas digs list with 25 tonight, making it a 1,282 total. Halter also broke the Texas record in three-set matches with 25 digs. She’s now the fourth Longhorn to record 25, joining Dariam Acevedo (2006), Adrian Greenmail (2001) and Carrie Busch (1995).
Ayden Ames matched her career high with eight blocks, leading the Longhorns to tally nine total. Ramsey Gary also recorded a season high three aces for a match high. The Longhorns recorded 42 kills to the Rattlers 15, holding them to a -.027 – the lowest opponent hitting percentage of the season.
Set One: Texas dominated the opening set 25-11, limiting the Rattlers to a .000 attacking percentage while hitting .414 themselves. Torrey Stafford led the charge with five kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Swindle recorded nine assists and Halter registered 10 digs. The Texas defense totaled four and a half blocks in the first set.
Set Two: The Longhorns held the Rattlers to only eight points, tying their opponent season low in the second set. Stafford added six more kills out of her 13 total, while Texas put up four team blocks behind Ames’ four.
Set Three: The Longhorns saw Cari Spears add four kills and Whitney Lauenstein add one of her five kills in the third. Lauenstein also totaled four blocks on the night and hit for .571.
Up next Texas will face off against No. 25 Penn State in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
WINGATE, N.C. – Another successful Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball season has come to an end. The Bears fell 3-1 to #3 seeded Anderson in the NCAA DII Tournament second round on Friday, closing their season at 23-8.
Emmaleigh Allen led the team with 13 kills while Emmie Modlin and Alicia Barbarito combined for 38 assists.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Anderson 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 1 (29-27, 20-25, 25-9, 25-18)
Records: Anderson (23-7, 16-4 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (23-8, 14-4 SAC)
Location: Wingate, NC | Cuddy Arena
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Down early on, the Bears went on a late 4-0 run to tie the score at 22 in the first set.
- Lenoir-Rhyne had set point at 26-25, but a 4-1 run from Anderson gave the Trojans the 29-27 set victory.
- Hadley Prince produced back-to-back service aces to help Lenoir-Rhyne win the second set 25-20.
- Anderson dominated the third set 25-9, finishing with a .317 hitting % and just four attack errors.
- Lenoir-Rhyne responded early in the fourth set, jumping ahead 6-3.
- The Trojans did not look back after tying the match at 7, keeping the Bears an arms length away the rest of the set.
STATS OF THE GAME:
- Anderson finished with an advantage in kills (59-to-46), hitting % (.276-to-.127), and assists (57-to-43).
- There were a combined 38 block assists and solo blocks between the two teams.
- Kayli Cleaver and Averie Dale combined for 11 total blocks
- Hadley Prince led the team with 19 digs while Addison Vary collected two service aces.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- This was the fourth meeting this season between the Bears and Trojans, with each team winning twice.
- Emmaleigh Allen generated her sixth double-double this season after finishing with 13 kills and 16 digs.
- Kayli Cleaver finished the season as the team leader in kills (363) and kills per set (3.36) for the second straight season.
- The 2025 Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team finished with the second highest hitting % in school history at .235, just .05 away from the record held by the the 1998 squad.
- Averie Dale finished with a .399 hitting %, which ties the program’s individual season record held by Michelle Baity in 1999.
- The Bears produced their third straight season with 20 or more wins and set a new program record winning 13 matches at home.
- Nicole Barringer now holds an 87-35 record in four years as the Bears’ head coach.
- Barringer is the first coach in program history to lead the team to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Tar Heels improved after each set, raising their hitting percentage from .146 to .317. Laynie Smith led the way offensively as she hit .400 with seven kills on only 15 attacks.
Carolina dropped the first set 25-14, but Bridget Malone was the bright spot as she came off the bench and hit above .444 with four kills.
The Tar Heels had a much better second set, putting together an impressive 7-2 run in the middle of the match that brought the score to 17-18. The Tar Heels continued to fight back against the top-ranked Badgers.
The Tar Heels battled back in the third set as the final set was tied 19 times and there were ten lead changes.
Maddy May wrapped up her legendary Tar Heel career tonight. May played in every single set (445) of every single match (118) over her four-year career. May currently sits third all-time in program history with 1622 digs. The senior closed out her time in Chapel Hill on a high note, as she was named Second Team All-ACC for the first time in her career.
Dec. 5, 2025, 7:31 a.m. MT
- Arizona State volleyball swept Coppin State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- ASU will now face Utah State in the second round for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16.
No. 2 seed Arizona State volleyball completed the first step in the NCAA Tournament, taking care of Coppin State on Thursday, Dec. 4, at Desert Financial Arena with a sweep, 25-11, 25-14, 25-12.
The Sun Devils, ranked eighth in the nation, earned the opportunity to host the first two rounds at home and were all business to start the match. ASU never surrendered a lead against the Eagles and even held them to a negative hitting percentage of -.082 for the night.
TaKenya Stafford led CSU with five kills.
“At the beginning, we talked about going into this game with a lot of energy and that carried over into the game and we could feel it, as well as the fans bringing that to the court as well,” outside hitter Tatum Parrott said.
The Sun Devils have been dominant at home this season, but have struggled with their starts in past games. The key to avoiding the mental lapses came from the service line.
ASU was aggressive with its serving to start the first set, getting a 4-0 advantage in service aces as the Eagles sided out only 36% of the time in that set. ASU also finished both the first and third sets with a 6-0 run.
“I was proud that they came out and did this because we’ve had some lapses this season, especially in the first set and we kind of take our foot off the gas,” coach JJ Van Niel said. “That was my message, everything we’re doing today is preparing us for tomorrow night (second round against Utah State), so we had high efforts today and we’ll have high efforts tomorrow.”
With ASU holding a lead over CSU throughout the match, Van Niel brought in several players who normally don’t see a lot of action. Even with ample rest, star opposite Noemie Glover had a sizable role in ASU’s victory with 14 kills while hitting a blistering .522.
“You never know what will happen. I’ve been in a spot where a key player goes down in the tournament and you got to be ready,” Van Niel said. “I want to get us all in there and get some reps just in case, so you just try a couple of things out and see what happens.”
CSU applied the pressure on ASU midway through the second set and scored two consecutive points to get within three.
But middle blocker Colby Neal responded for ASU with a kill on the next point, and then Parrott blocked CSU’s Ayanna Pharoah for a 16-11 lead.
ASU’s middle blockers were efficient as Neal provided steadiness whenever the Sun Devils would slip up against CSU and finished with five kills on .556 hitting. Ella Lomigora racked up two solo blocks and a team-high six block assists.
The Eagles didn’t go away, as Bailey Miller’s attack error gave them the point, but Neal once again delivered with a kill on the next point for a 17-12 lead for ASU.
Three consecutive errors from CSU gave ASU a 20-12 lead, which then led to the Sun Devils allowing only two more points from the Eagles to win the set.
ASU finished with a relatively clean game with seven errors, while forcing 26 from CSU. However, the second round is going to be much more difficult to get through. Even though there are a few holdovers from last year’s tournament team, the memories of the second-round loss to Texas A&M still linger.
Utah State, the winner of a thrilling five-set match against Tennessee, is a tough matchup. The teams meet in the second round on Friday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. MST at Desert Financial Arena. The winner advances to the Sweet 16.
“I still remember what happened last year,” Van Niel said. “But I don’t think my job is to remind them about it. It’s really (focusing on) we just need to come out and play our game of volleyball and see what happens.
“We can’t control our opponent. Utah State did a great job tonight, and I can’t control how well they play. All we can control is our effort and intensity.”
Reach the reporter at jenna.ortiz@arizonarepublic.com, as well as @jennarortiz on X.
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