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First person to race on a SUP foil - 2017
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First person to race on a SUP foil
- Discipline
SUP Foiling- Class
- Open / Race Course
- Measured Result
- First - (First only)
- Date
- 2017-01-01 (year precision)
- Location
- Presqu'ile Paddle Race
- First Achieved By
- Eric Terrien
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Grom, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for SUP Foiling.
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The Epic Record Run
In a 2018 interview and retrospective, TotalSUP wrote that Eric Terrien was the first person to race on a SUP foil at the Presqu'ile Paddle Race in 2017. The statement matters because it places SUP foiling into an organized race context before later dedicated foil-only events became more visible. The article also situates Terrien in the first wave of modern SUP foil experimentation, noting that he began SUP foiling in autumn 2016 after seeing the emerging foil movement. For Foiling Freaks, this entry records the public firstness claim exactly as presented by the source.
Rules of the Beast
First credible public report identifying a rider as the first person to enter or race on a SUP foil in a recognized paddle race setting. The report must name the rider and event and explicitly state the firstness claim. This category records a discipline milestone, not a sanctioned world title.
How This Got the Nod
TotalSUP retrospective explicitly states the firstness claim.