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Desert Winds team completes remote 300 km Ningaloo downwind foil expedition - 2024
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First remote 300 kilometer unsupported downwind foil expedition along Ningaloo
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling- Class
- Team / Distance
- Measured Result
- First remote 300 km unsupported Ningaloo downwind foil expedition - (First only)
- Date
- 2024-11-01 (month precision)
- Location
- Red Bluff to Mildura Wreck, Ningaloo Coast, Western Australia, Australia
- First Achieved By
- Group
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Kip, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Downwind Foiling.
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The Monster-Sized Story
The Desert Winds mission sits at the adventure end of downwind foiling. Foiling Magazine describes Andrew Readhead, Jon Donisi, Julian Bradley, and Hugh Mitchell taking on a downwind foil route from Red Bluff to Mildura Wreck, covering more than 300 km of remote Western Australian coastline. The source says they had no cell reception, no boat support, and carried food and water on their backs, while at times finding themselves as far as 12 km out to sea. James Bennett and Jarvis Banfield joined them for the expedition. This row is listed as a world first style expedition rather than a pure record because the public article emphasizes the remote unsupported mission, the film, and the unique logistics rather than a formal measured race or Guinness distance attempt.
Rules of the Beast
This is a world first style Foiling Freaks listing. The feat must be publicly documented by an article, organizer post, rider post, film, video, or other credible source, and it must represent a notable first for downwind foiling as a distinct mission or route. The route must be completed on a hydrofoil board while using downwind energy, swell, bumps, or foil glide as a central part of the accomplishment. Support boats, safety escorts, and film crews are allowed unless the first specifically claims to be unassisted or unsupported. The first is not ranked by distance or time unless a separate record series is created. Expedition-style firsts may include multi-day travel when the route, support level, and downwind foil mission are central to the accomplishment. Unsupported means no boat support for the travel and safety logistics claimed by the source.
How This Got the Nod
Source documents route, distance scale, no boat support, no cell reception, and expedition nature.