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Nicolas Goyard crosses 40 knots over 2 seconds on a windfoil - 2023
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First windfoil run above 40 knots over 2 seconds
- Discipline
Windsurf Foiling- Class
- Open / Speed
- Measured Result
- first - (First only)
- Date
- 2023-07-26
- Location
- Sotavento, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
- First Achieved By
- Nicolas Goyard
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Ride, The Proof, The Glory
Windsurf Journal reports that Nicolas Goyard completed the 40 Knots Challenge on 2023-07-26 in Sotavento, Fuerteventura. The report says he reached 41.01 knots over 2 seconds after earlier runs of 39.84, 39.87, and 39.21 knots that day. The achievement is important as a barrier-breaking first rather than as a 500 m official speed title. It is entered here because it marks the first publicly documented windfoil passage through a major speed threshold with the measurement interval explicitly stated.
Rules of the Beast
To qualify, the source must identify a foil-equipped windsurf board and explicitly state that the rider exceeded 40 knots over a 2 second interval. The achievement is a speed-barrier first, not a 500 m official speed record. Peak-speed claims over shorter or undefined windows do not qualify unless the source clearly states the 2 second measurement.
How This Got the Nod
Windsurf Journal cites Nicolas Goyard as the source and states the date, location, and 2-second result.