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Big Wave Foiling World Records and World Firsts
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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World Records
World Firsts
First tow-in foil ride at Belharra
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.
First big-wave hydrofoil surfing breakthrough at Jaws
This world first is credited to a group of riders.
Tracks the 2003 Step Into Liquid big-wave foil segment at Jaws featuring Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama as the earliest major public breakthrough located in this research pass.
First Belharra big-wave foil session
This world first is credited to a group of riders.
Tracks the October 29, 2020 Belharra big-wave foil session by Titouan Galea, Tom Constant, and Matthieu Etxebarne.
First tow-in foil ride at Mavericks
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.
First giant-wave foil session at Nazaré
This world first is credited to a group of riders.
Tracks the widely reported early 2020 Nazaré giant-wave foil session by Laird Hamilton, Terry Chung, Luca Padua, and Benny Ferris.
First barrel ever on a foil at Teahupo?o
This world first is credited to Matahi Drollet.
Tracks Matahi Drollet's publicly credited first foil barrel at Teahupo?o.
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