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First public four-hour freefoil flight found - 2024
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First four-hour freefoil flight
- Discipline
Dockstarting 
Freefoiling- Class
- Open / Endurance
- Measured Result
- First public four-hour freefoil flight found - (First only)
- Date
- 2024-05-25
- Location
- Lake Sempach, Switzerland, Switzerland
- First Achieved By
- Nicolas Iten
- Verified By
- Indiana Paddle & Surf
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.
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The Monster-Sized Story
The Indiana account specifically says Nicolas broke the four-hour mark and finished at 4:02 hours with 54.8 km of continuous flying. Because the source directly identifies the four-hour barrier and no earlier public four-hour pump foil flight was found in this search, this row records the first public four-hour freefoil or long-distance pump foil flight found for the Foiling Freaks database.
Rules of the Beast
This series is for long-distance or exploratory pump foiling. The rider must travel under human power only after a dockstart, beachstart, rock start, drop start, or comparable human-powered launch. The attempt must be a continuous or clearly documented exploration-style flight over flat or sheltered water rather than a wind, wave, downwind, boat-wake, cable, or motor-assisted ride. Touchdown, fall, outside propulsion, boat tow, winch pull, sail, kite, handheld wing, or parawing ends the measured attempt. GPS track, video, public article, or comparable evidence should support distance, duration, location, and route continuity. The attempt must publicly document a continuous flight longer than four hours.
How This Got the Nod
Brand news article with rider account