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Current Record - Fastest Molokai to Oahu SUP foil crossing
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Fastest Molokai to Oahu SUP foil crossing
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling 
SUP Foiling- Class
- Open / Crossing
- Measured Result
- Duration: 3 h 26 min - (Lower is better)
- Date
- 2017-03-01 (month precision)
- Has Stood For
- 9 years, 82 days as of 2026-05-22
- Location
- Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii, HI, United States
- Record Holder
- Kai Lenny
Record Holder Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Kip, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Downwind Foiling.
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The Monster-Sized Story
SUP Racer reported that Kai Lenny completed a Molokai to Oahu foilboard crossing in 3 hours 26 minutes during his Downwind Voyage for Change project. The article was explicit that this was an unofficial benchmark because foils were not allowed in the M2O race category at that time. It also stated that Kai intentionally used the same course and the same start time as the official race to compare the foilboard performance with the existing channel benchmark. The report framed the effort as a startling demonstration of SUP foil speed over a major channel route.
Rules of the Beast
Track elapsed time for a stand-up paddle hydrofoil crossing of the Molokai to Oahu channel route. The rider must use a SUP foil setup and progress by paddling, foil glide, and natural ocean energy without tow, sail, kite, or motor propulsion. Start and finish points should be stated by the source. Because early foil crossings were not part of the official race category, this series allows well-sourced public benchmark claims and records their unofficial status clearly.
How This Got the Nod
Specialist SUP media report with direct rider context; unofficial by the source's own caveat because foils were not an allowed M2O race class at that time.
Video Proof From the Vault
Kai Lenny completed an out-of-competition Molokai to Oahu foil crossing in 3 hours 26 minutes.