A groundbreaking 100-mile foil crossing from O’ahu to Kaua’i with Lift Foils team riders Mala’e McElheny and Brady Hurley. At just 16 and 18 years old, these young water athletes made history as the first to cross the Ka’ie’ie Waho Channel on a hydrofoil, pushing the limits of what is possible in downwind foiling.

Lift Foils team riders Mala’e McElheny and Brady Hurley redefined what is possible in the world of foiling. On August 23, they became the first to foil across the Ka’ie’ie Waho Channel from O’ahu to Kaua’i, a 100-mile journey across the open ocean.