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First SUP foil to win a SUP race in France - 2019
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First SUP foil to win a SUP race in France
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling 
SUP Foiling- Class
- Open / Race Course
- Measured Result
- First - (First only)
- Date
- 2019-04-27
- Location
- Kelt Ocean Race, France, France
- First Achieved By
- Eric Terrien
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
TotalSUP reported that Eric Terrien won the Kelt Ocean Race on April 27, 2019 and framed the result as the first time a SUP foil had won a SUP race in France. The result was significant because it was not merely a foil-specific exhibition. The source presented it as a foil craft beating the broader SUP race field on a downwind course, showing that SUP foiling had moved from experimental novelty into race-winning performance under the right conditions.
Rules of the Beast
First credible public report of a SUP foil entrant winning a SUP race in France against the broader race field. The source must state that the performance was a first for France or otherwise identify the novelty clearly. This category records a notable competition milestone rather than a universal speed record.
How This Got the Nod
TotalSUP explicitly identifies the result as the first SUP foil win over a SUP race field in France.