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Current Record - Guy Bridge lowers the Isle of Wight kitefoiling record to 2:24:32 - 2 h 24 min 32 s
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Fastest kite foil circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight
- Discipline
Kite Foiling- Class
- Open / Circumnavigation
- Measured Result
- Duration: 2 h 24 min 32 s - (Lower is better)
- Date
- 2021-05-11
- Has Stood For
- 5 years, 11 days as of 2026-05-22
- Location
- Around the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
- Record Holder
- Guy Bridge
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The Story Behind the Record
WSSRC’s 2021 bulletin documents Guy Bridge improving the around-Isle-of-Wight kitefoil mark that he had established in 2016. The record entry identifies the yacht as a Tarifa Foil Board with kite sail, gives the date as May 11, 2021, and lists a start at 10:35:55 UTC with a finish at 13:00:27 UTC.
The elapsed time was 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 32 seconds over the 50 nautical mile course, with an average speed of 20.76 knots. The bulletin explicitly names the previous record as Guy Bridge’s July 2016 performance, making this a tidy record progression within the same WSSRC line. The linked video documents the 2021 record ride and gives a useful visual companion to the official timing bulletin.
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. Entries should use WSSRC records or a clearly sourced result that identifies the foil kitesurf board, rider, date, and elapsed time.
How This Got the Nod
Official WSSRC bulletin identifies the foil board and time. Video source visually supports the published 2021 challenge.
Video Proof From the Vault
WSSRC recorded Guy Bridge at 2 h 24 min 32 s around the Isle of Wight on a Tarifa foil board with kite sail.
Previous Freaks Holding This Record
Before this mark took the throne, these earlier accepted records were set.
- Guy Bridge sets the initial WSSRC Isle of Wight kitefoiling mark - 2 h 32 min 25 s
2016-06-30 | Guy Bridge | Duration: 2 h 32 min 25 s | Stood for 4 years, 315 days until broken on 2021-05-11