This page tracks the world records and world firsts for Big Wave Foiling. Each entry links to a full record page with the story, known evidence, photos, videos, and supporting notes where available.
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The current record holder is Rush Randle, and this record has stood for 31 years, 137 days as of 2026-05-18.
Tracks the greatest publicly reported distance for a single tow-in foil ride sustained on one ocean swell after tow-assisted wave entry.
The current record holder is Rush Randle, and this record has stood for 31 years, 137 days as of 2026-05-18.
Tracks the longest publicly reported duration for a single tow-in foil ride sustained on one ocean swell after tow-assisted wave entry.
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This world first is credited to Emmanuel Bertin.
Tracks the first publicly documented tow-in foiling ride at Belharra. The current entry follows Emmanuel Bertin's retrospective public documentation of a November 29, 2006 Belharra foil ride made just before rope release, supported by later comments about that first Belharra foil session.
This world first is credited to Matt Etxebarne Aguirregomezkorta.
Tracks the first publicly documented tow-in foiling ride at Mavericks. The current entry credits Matt Etxebarne Aguirregomezkorta's December 23, 2024 foil session during the historic Mavericks swell, while preserving the firstness claim as public-record based.
Know about another world first, update, or dispute that needs resolving for this discipline? Send it to the Foiling Freaks record vault.