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Dave West wins the first Foil Assist category at the Mataro Foil Festival downwind races - 2025
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First Foil Assist downwind category winner at the Mataro Foil Festival
- Discipline
Assist Foiling 
Downwind Foiling- Class
- Open / Downwind Run
- Measured Result
- First - (First only)
- Date
- 2025-05-01 (month precision)
- Location
- Mataro Foil Festival, Barcelona area, Spain, Catalonia, Spain
- First Achieved By
- Dave West
- Reference
- Dave West Wins Foil Drive Race
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Epic Record Run
Amos Shapes reported that Dave West won the Foil Assist category at the 2025 Mataro Foil Festival near Barcelona and stated that the category was introduced that year for the downwind races. Foiling Freaks records this as a festival-specific World First candidate: the first documented winner of that event's new Foil Assist category. The entry does not claim that this was the first foil-assist downwind category anywhere in the world, because the source supports the Mataro festival milestone specifically. The public recap also identifies West's use of a Foil Drive Assist setup, making the assist device central to the achievement.
Rules of the Beast
Counts the first documented winner of the Foil Assist category at the Mataro Foil Festival downwind races when the source states that the assist category was newly introduced for that edition. The entry is festival-specific. It does not claim the first foil-assist downwind race anywhere unless a future source explicitly supports that broader wording.
How This Got the Nod
Boardmaker event recap identifies Dave West as Foil Assist category winner and states the category was introduced that year at Mataro.
Video Proof From the Vault
Amos Shapes reported that Dave West won the Foil Assist category at the 2025 Mataro Foil Festival, where the category was introduced that year.