Long distance downwind

200km in Florida, pretty epic video documenting it.

What is amazing is how technical this is. Looks miserable towards the end, and the start.
Well done

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For what it’s worth, I think these are the notable ones, with a rough idea on category. Let me know

Date Name Distance Category Route/Details Time URL
Apr 2022 James Casey 213km Supported Kioloa to Bondi Beach, Australia, Guinness World Record with support boat 11h17m Link
Apr 2023 Jules Chollet 200km Supported Frontignan to Six-Fours-les-Plages, Mediterranean, jetski support 9h00m Link
Jun 2023 Olivia Piana 287.4km Female/Supported Portugal coast (Peniche to Sagres), boat support 14h36m Link
Aug 2023 Dimitris Apalagakis 299.03km Wing/Supported Athens to Crete, Guinness World Record attempt, boat support 13h24m Link
Jun 2024 Erwan Jauffroy 246.8km Supported Toulon-Calvi (France to Corsica), boat support 12h19m Link
Nov 2024 Andrew Readhead 200km+ Unsupported Australian West coast, no support boat ~12h Link
Jun 2025 Erwan Jauffroy 156.5km Unsupported/No falls Martigues to La Croix-Valmer, continuous without restarts 6h35m Link
Sep 2025 Tom Constant 199.2km Unsupported Palavas-les-Flots to Hyères, completely autonomous, no support boat 7h37m Link
Nov 2025 Rick Neeser 200km Supported/Stops? Florida with land vehicle support 9h40 Link
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Reeser all-time human being. Jazzed on the sport. These conditions looked less than ideal

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What a send!!

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