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Current Record - Hugo Wigglesworth becomes the first documented kitefoiler over 40 m - 40.0 meters
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Highest publicly documented kite foil jump
- Discipline
Kite Foiling 
Freestyle Foiling- Class
- Open / Height
- Measured Result
- Height: 40.0 meters - (Higher is better)
- Date
- 2025-12-06
- Has Stood For
- 5 months, 16 days as of 2026-05-22
- Location
- Kite Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Record Holder
- Hugo Wigglesworth
- Reference
- Hugo's WOO World Record Jump 40.0
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The Ride, The Proof, The Glory
Hugo Wigglesworth’s 40.0 m jump is the clearest milestone entry in the kitefoil big-air sequence because the source states both the threshold crossed and the foilboard measurement method. Flysurfer’s account says that on December 6, 2025 at 4:40 p.m. at Kite Beach in Cape Town, Hugo became the first kitesurfer in history to jump 40 m. Crucially for this kitefoiling database, the article specifies that WOO measured and verified the jump using a small sensor mounted to Hugo’s foilboard. That wording removes the ambiguity that often surrounds general kiteboarding jump headlines. A related video short also publicly circulated the 40 m milestone.
Rules of the Beast
Rider must be on a kite-powered hydrofoil board at the time of the jump. The jump height must be reported by a named source, preferably a WOO announcement, rider or sponsor report, competition statement, or a specialist kite outlet that clearly identifies the foil category. This series excludes twin-tip, strapless surfboard, wingfoil, tow-up, and non-foil kite jumps. If a source uses WOO data, the reported WOO height is entered as the metric value.
How This Got the Nod
Flysurfer states date, place, 40.0 m result, WOO verification, and foilboard sensor placement.
Video Proof From the Vault
Flysurfer reported that Hugo Wigglesworth reached 40.0 m at Cape Town’s Kite Beach with the WOO sensor mounted to his foilboard.
Previous Freaks Holding This Record
Before this mark took the throne, these earlier accepted records were set.
- Borja Vellon becomes the first foiler documented over 30 m - 30.6 meters
2024-01-01 (month precision) | Borja Vellon | Height: 30.6 meters | Stood for 7 months, 21 days until broken on 2024-08-22 - Jamie Overbeek raises the kite foil jump mark to 33.2 m - 33.2 meters
2024-08-22 | Jamie Overbeek | Height: 33.2 meters | Stood for 10 months, 8 days until broken on 2025-06-30 - Baptiste Bourdoulous reaches 34.4 m on a hydrofoil - 34.4 meters
2025-06-30 | Baptiste Bourdoulous | Height: 34.4 meters | Stood for 3 months, 24 days until broken on 2025-10-24 - Charles Brodel records a 37.17 m kite foil jump - 37.17 meters
2025-10-24 | Charles Brodel | Height: 37.17 meters | Stood for 1 month, 12 days until broken on 2025-12-06