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First ʻAlenuihāhā Channel crossing by foil wing - 2020
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First ʻAlenuihāhā Channel crossing by foil wing
- Discipline
Wing Foiling- Class
- Open / Crossing
- Measured Result
- First - (First only)
- Date
- 2020-07-01 (month precision)
- Location
- ʻAlenuihāhā Channel, Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi, United States
- First Achieved By
- Bobo Gallagher
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Griffin, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Wing Foiling.
May it inspire better evidence, cleaner runs, bigger claims, and even louder hooting from the crowd.
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The Ride, The Proof, The Glory
Tonic Mag reported that in July 2020, 11-year-old Bobo Gallagher crossed the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel via Foil Wing and described it as a first for that method of crossing.
Rules of the Beast
First publicly documented ʻAlenuihāhā Channel crossing completed on a hydrofoil board powered by a detached handheld wing.
How This Got the Nod
Magazine report directly states the first-by-Foil-Wing claim.