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Previous Record - Kai Lenny lowers the men's M2O foil benchmark in 2019 - 2:29:38
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: 2:29:38 - (Lower is better)
- Date
- 2019-01-01 (year precision)
- Has Stood For
- 4 years until broken on 2023-01-01
- Location
- Molokai to Oahu, Ka'iwi Channel, Hawaii, United States
- Record Holder
- Kai Lenny
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How This Epic Thing Went Down
Kai Lenny's 2019 M2O time continued the early acceleration of downwind foil racing. The official records list him again as men's foil champion, this time at 2:29:38. Compared with the 2018 listed champion time, the 2019 result shows how quickly equipment, race craft, and channel-foiling technique were moving. It is included as a record progression because it improved the official M2O men's foil champion benchmark on the same race-course family.
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 from official records table.
Previous Freaks Holding This Record
Before this mark took the throne, these earlier accepted records were set.
- Kai Lenny wins the 2018 Molokai to Oahu men's foil division - 2:52:58
2018-01-01 (year precision) | Kai Lenny | Duration: 2:52:58 | Stood for 1 year until broken on 2019-01-01