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Julien Quentel set a new round-the-island record at the 2021 Caribbean Foiling Championships
Julien Quentel kitefoiled around the island in 1 hour 12 minutes on 12 December 2021, beating the previous record of 1 hour 29 minutes, at the second Caribbean Foiling Championships, Faxinfo reported.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 17 December 2021.
Julien Quentel set a new record for foiling around the island on Sunday 12 December 2021, finishing in 1 hour 12 minutes on the final day of the Caribbean Foiling Championships, Faxinfo reported.
Quentel won the professional kitefoil class. The previous record of 1 hour 29 minutes had been set three years earlier, and four riders beat it in the race, according to Faxinfo. The runner-up finished 1 minute 30 seconds after him.
Théo Demanez was the only wingfoiler to attempt the full lap and set the first wing record, at 2 hours 53 minutes. In the windfoil class, Lucas Marot won the round-the-island race and set the record at 2 hours 10 minutes, Faxinfo reported.
The race started from Orient Bay and followed two days of racing in Orient Bay and around Tintamarre. Riders were tracked in real time, and safety boats were stationed around the island. The 2021 championships were the second edition of the event.
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Source: https://www.faxinfo.fr/championnats-des-caraibes-des-foils-un-spectacle-grandiose/