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Current Record - Steph Bridge sets the women’s Isle of Wight kitefoiling mark
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Fastest female kite foil circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight
- Discipline
Kite Foiling- Class
- Women / Circumnavigation
- Measured Result
- Duration: 3 h 3 min 24 s - (Lower is better)
- Date
- 2016-06-30
- Has Stood For
- 9 years, 326 days as of 2026-05-22
- Location
- Around the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
- Record Holder
- Steph Bridge
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The Tale From the Foil Vault
Steph Bridge’s 2016 Isle of Wight performance belongs in a dedicated women’s kitefoil circumnavigation series. IKSURFMAG’s follow-up record summary reproduces the WSSRC result line for the women’s category: Around Isle of Wight, Outright Women and Women Singlehanded, vessel Foil Kitesurf Board, Steph Bridge, date June 30, 2016, start 10:09:46 UTC, finish 13:13:10 UTC, and elapsed time 3 hours, 3 minutes, 24 seconds over 50 nautical miles.
The same account explains that Steph raced the same overall Bridge family challenge as her sons Guy and Olly and came home with the women’s benchmark. The entry is kept in its own women’s series because it is a distinct category record recognized in the source.
Rules of the Beast
The rider must complete the World Sailing Speed Record Council around Isle of Wight course while using a kite-powered hydrofoil board. Timing is elapsed time from the stated start to the stated finish. Lower time is better. This series is reserved for female riders and uses WSSRC documentation when available.
How This Got the Nod
IKSURFMAG reproduces the WSSRC result line for Steph Bridge, including the foil kitesurf board wording and the exact time.