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Jules Chollet completes a 200 km Mediterranean downwind foil run - 2023
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First 200 kilometer Mediterranean downwind foil run
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling- Class
- Open / Distance
- Measured Result
- First documented 200 km Mediterranean downwind foil run - (First only)
- Date
- 2023-04-15
- Location
- Frontignan and the Mediterranean coast of southern France, Occitanie, France
- First Achieved By
- Jules Chollet
World First 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 Epic Record Run
Jules Chollet's April 2023 run was the kind of downwind foiling feat that starts with a forecast window and becomes a full day of problem solving. F-ONE reported that he left Frontignan in southern France on 2023-04-15 for a 200 km, nine-hour Mediterranean downwinder. The source describes him checking the forecast the night before, starting in small bumps with around 25 knots of wind, and trusting an EAGLE 990 foil that he already knew well from downwind sessions. His friend Loic followed on a jetski for safety. The story is valuable for Foiling Freaks because it shows an early European 200 km downwind foil push that was not a closed-course race and not just a short coastal session. It was a long, self-propelled glide mission shaped by changing wind, swell, fatigue, and equipment confidence.
Rules of the Beast
This is a world first style Foiling Freaks listing. The feat must be publicly documented by an article, organizer post, rider post, film, video, or other credible source, and it must represent a notable first for downwind foiling as a distinct mission or route. The route must be completed on a hydrofoil board while using downwind energy, swell, bumps, or foil glide as a central part of the accomplishment. Support boats, safety escorts, and film crews are allowed unless the first specifically claims to be unassisted or unsupported. The first is not ranked by distance or time unless a separate record series is created. The route must be a Mediterranean downwind foil mission of roughly 200 kilometers or more, documented as a notable long-distance achievement.
How This Got the Nod
Date, distance, elapsed time, route start, and support details from F-ONE article.
Video Proof From the Vault
Jules Chollet rode a 200 km Mediterranean downwind foil mission in about nine hours with safety support from a friend on a jetski.