This page tracks the world records and world firsts for Windsurf 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 Nicolas Goyard, and this record has stood for 5 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the highest publicly reported official or organizer-timed men's windfoil speed over the 500 m class speed format.
The current record holder is Justine Lemeteyer, and this record has stood for 2 months, 19 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the fastest publicly reported women's windfoil speed over the 500 m class speed format.
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The current record holder is Maciek Rutkowski, and this record has stood for 10 months, 2 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the lowest publicly reported elapsed time for a solo Sweden-to-Poland Baltic Sea crossing on a windsurf foil.
The current record holder is Ben Clothier, and this record has stood for 4 years, 31 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the lowest publicly reported elapsed time for a complete solo windfoil circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight.
The current record holder is Jean Le Gall, and this record has stood for 1 year, 12 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the greatest publicly reported windfoil distance covered within a challenge framed around a 24-hour window.
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The current record holder is Nicolas Goyard, and this record has stood for 2 years, 275 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the highest publicly claimed one-second windfoil peak speed, recorded separately from official 500 m style speed records.
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This world first is credited to Nicolas Goyard.
Tracks the first men's Foil PWA World Champion. The current entry credits Nicolas Goyard in 2019.
This world first is credited to Tom Reuveny.
Tracks the first Olympic men's iQFOiL windsurfing gold medal. The current entry credits Tom Reuveny at Paris 2024.
This world first is credited to Marta Maggetti.
Tracks the first Olympic women's iQFOiL windsurfing gold medal. The current entry credits Marta Maggetti at Paris 2024.
This world first is credited to John Speer.
Tracks the earliest publicly documented claim for a windsurfer riding a hydrofoil-equipped windsurf board. The current entry credits John Speer's 1979 hydrofoil windsurfer coverage.
This world first is credited to Maciek Rutkowski.
Tracks the first publicly documented windfoil crossing of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland. The current entry credits Maciek Rutkowski's Mission Baltic on 2025-09-18.
This world first is credited to Nicolas Goyard.
Tracks the first publicly documented windfoil run above the 40-knot barrier over a 2 second measurement. The current entry credits Nicolas Goyard in Sotavento, Fuerteventura, on 2023-07-26.
This world first is credited to Ben Clothier.
Tracks the first publicly reported solo windfoil circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight. The current entry credits Ben Clothier's anti-clockwise circuit on 2022-06-19.
This world first is credited to Thomas Goyard.
Tracks the first PWA foil World Cup event victory in the sources reviewed. The current entry credits Thomas Goyard at the 2019 Catalunya Costa Brava PWA World Cup.
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