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First documented 20-minute pump foil run - 2022
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First 20-minute pump foil run
- Discipline
Dockstarting- Class
- Open / Duration
- Measured Result
- First documented 20-minute pump foil run - (First only)
- Date
- 2022-08-23
- Location
- Lake Stevens, Washington, USA, WA, United States
- First Achieved By
- Will Culberson
- Verified By
- Wake Thief
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Nixie, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Dockstarting.
May it inspire better evidence, cleaner runs, bigger claims, and even louder hooting from the crowd.
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The Monster-Sized Story
Wake Thief posted the 20-minute claim as a world-first 20-minute foil pump and also posted an uncut version. Because the accessible public source is the video title and description rather than a sanctioning body, this row records it as a Foiling Freaks world-first style milestone with a public-video caveat. The achievement is meaningful because twenty minutes moved pump foiling out of the one-minute and six-minute novelty range and into endurance training territory.
Rules of the Beast
No motor, sail, kite, handheld wing, parawing, cable, tow rope, bungee, winch, boat pull, wave takeoff, or outside propulsion may power the measured flight once the attempt starts. The rider must launch from a dock, platform, shore, rock, ladder, drop point, or comparable human-powered pump start, then maintain flight by body-powered pumping only. A touchdown, fall, external assist, or remount ends the attempt. Video, GPS, witness, or credible public reporting should show the start method, continuity, and absence of outside power. The run must clearly exceed the 20-minute barrier in a public video or credible published account.
How This Got the Nod
Public video claim, not sanctioned
Video Proof From the Vault
Wake Thief titled the public short as a world-first 20-minute foil pump by Will Culberson.