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Previous Record - Kai Lenny wins the 2018 Molokai to Oahu men's foil division - 2:52:58
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Fastest Molokai to Oahu men's downwind foil race time
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling- Class
- Men / Race Course
- Measured Result
- Duration: 2:52:58 - (Lower is better)
- Date
- 2018-01-01 (year precision)
- Has Stood For
- 1 year until broken on 2019-01-01
- Location
- Molokai to Oahu, Ka'iwi Channel, Hawaii, United States
- Record Holder
- Kai Lenny
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The Story Behind the Record
The 2018 Molokai to Oahu foil result put hydrofoil racing onto one of paddling's most famous downwind courses. The official M2O records list Kai Lenny as the 2018 men's foil champion with a time of 2:52:58. The course crosses the Ka'iwi Channel from Molokai toward Oahu, which makes it a race result rather than an open-ended distance attempt. This row starts the official men's race-course progression for Foiling Freaks because it is a timed channel result on a recognized downwind foil race course.
Rules of the Beast
Eligible results must come from the official Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships foil division records or official race result publications. The attempt must be on the recognized Molokai to Oahu channel race course, with the athlete starting in the official foil start and finishing under event timing rules. Lower elapsed time wins. Official event requirements, such as board number stickers, race jerseys, GPS tracking backup, class wave starts, escort or unescorted safety rules, and finish-line athlete number communication, are treated as part of the record framework. Because the race course and annual conditions vary, these records are recorded as official race-course records, not as universal open-water speed records. This men's paddle-powered foil class tracks the official champion progression for the Molokai to Oahu foil course.
How This Got the Nod
Year-level date because the official records table lists year and time but not race day in the cited table.