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First strapless flat-water SUP foil paddle-up takeoff - 2017
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First strapless flat-water SUP foil paddle-up takeoff
- Discipline
SUP Foiling- Class
- Open / Flatwater
- Measured Result
- First - (First only)
- Date
- 2017-07-18
- Location
- Unknown
- First Achieved By
- Eric Terrien
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Epic Record Run
Tonic Mag published the feat on July 18, 2017 under the blunt headline 'First Strapless Flat Water SUP Foil takeoff,' crediting Eric Terrien with paddling a Maliko SUP foil onto foil in flat water without straps. The clip became a memorable early technical milestone because it demonstrated that a SUP foil rider could create the launch speed through paddling alone rather than relying on a breaking wave, tow, sail, kite, wing, or motor. The associated YouTube video preserves the public visual record of the attempt.
Rules of the Beast
First public documentation of a rider paddling a stand-up paddle foil board onto foil in flat water without straps and without assistance from a tow, wave face, sail, kite, wing, or motor. The source should describe the feat clearly and, when possible, preserve video evidence.
How This Got the Nod
Article title and body explicitly frame the feat as a first; full public video URL preserved.
Video Proof From the Vault
Eric Terrien was featured proving a flat-water, strapless SUP foil paddle-up takeoff was possible.