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Jack Ho and Hobey Moss connect Maui, Molokai, and Oahu unassisted on hydrofoil - 2024
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First unassisted Maui to Molokai to Oahu hydrofoil connection
- Discipline
Downwind Foiling- Class
- Team / Crossing
- Measured Result
- First unassisted Maui-Molokai-Oahu hydrofoil connection - (First only)
- Date
- 2024-06-10
- Location
- Maui to Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- 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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How This Epic Thing Went Down
Jack Ho and Hobey Moss took two famous Hawaiian downwind channel ideas and stitched them into one unassisted hydrofoil mission. SUP World Mag reported that Jack had been thinking about connecting Maui, Molokai, and Oahu by hydrofoil without an escort boat, even though he had raced those channels before with escort support. He called Hobey Moss, and the two took on the challenge solo with raw POV video documenting the journey. This is not entered as a timed record because the accessible source does not provide a measured distance or elapsed time. It is entered as a world first style Foiling Freaks accomplishment because the unassisted, multi-island hydrofoil connection is significant within downwind foil culture and clearly distinct from a simple local SUP foil session.
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. The first must connect Maui, Molokai, and Oahu on hydrofoil without an escort boat or other assistance, based on the public claim and video documentation.
How This Got the Nod
Public source documents the unassisted claim and raw video.
Video Proof From the Vault
Jack Ho and Hobey Moss publicly documented a solo, unassisted hydrofoil connection of Maui, Molokai, and Oahu.