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First modern prone surf foil prototype wave ride - 2016
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First modern prone surf foil prototype wave ride
- Discipline
Prone Foiling- Class
- Open / Surf
- Measured Result
- First documented modern prototype wave ride - (First only)
- Date
- 2016-01-01 (year precision)
- Location
- Kanaha Beach Park, Kahului, Hawaii, United States
- First Achieved By
- Alex Aguera
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Epic Record Run
Hawaii Magazine reports that after weeks of research and development and a few near collisions with the foil, Alex Aguera successfully rode his first prototype at Kanaha Beach Park in Kahului. The same article explains that Kai Lenny then rode the board and that a viral Facebook video helped surfers and paddleboarders notice the new style of hydrofoil riding.
Rules of the Beast
The rider must use a surf foil board or comparable prone/surf foil board in a wave-riding setting. The takeoff must be powered by paddling, wave energy, or a directly comparable surf-foil start rather than a handheld wing, kite, sail, full eFoil motor, or boat pull. For early-history entries where the public source does not fully document every start detail, the record should be treated as a historical surf-foil milestone rather than a fully adjudicated sporting record.
How This Got the Nod
Year inferred from GoFoil 2016 prototype history and Hawaii Magazine context; exact day not stated.