Foil The Strait
On 25th April 2021 we set off to be the first kiters to do a return crossing of the Cook Strait and on hydrofoils. It took two years of planning, in which we commissioned the services of Phil Rush for boat support and Mark Tantrum Photography to document the journey. The round trip took 68kms and 2h58m.
UPDATE - October 2023
Are you wondering why you haven’t heard from us? Well, we’ve been getting help from the best in the business to give the film a bit of a spruce up and now we are ready to release it to the world! Foil The Strait has featured in a number of international film festivals this year in the United States, Canada, Panama, United Kingdom, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Georgia & Russia:
Nature Without Borders International Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach, DE United States
May 20, 2023
Award Winner: Meteorology Documentaries
Travel Film International Film Festival
Moscow, Russian Federation
February 18, 2023
Russia Premiere
Insular & OTHER SEAS Art Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA United States
March 27, 2023
California Premiere
Sea To Sky International Film Festival
Monterey, CA United States
April 8, 2023
Award Winner: Sports
Type Two Fun - Adventure Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 20, 2023
Dana Point International Film Festival
Dana Point, CA United States
May 4, 2023
One Ocean Film Festival
June 8, 2023
Toronto Beaches Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
July 7, 2023
Canada Premier
Award Winner: Best Extreme Adventure Film
Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Portland, Maine, United States
July 25, 2023
Maine Premiere
Canal De Panama International Film Festival
San Francisco, Panama
August 13, 2023
Panamá Premiere
Ocean Films Húsavík
Húsavík, Iceland
August 18, 2023
Iceland Premier
Viva Texas Film Festival
Victoria, TX, United States
September 16, 2023
Texas Premiere
SacFilmChallenge
Sacremento, CA, United States
September 22, 2023
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, CA United States
October 12, 2023
The Doc Screenings International Documentary Film Festival
Tbilisi, Georgia
October 12, 2023
Award Winner: Best Sports Documentary
Cold Hawaii Surf & Film Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
October 15, 2023
Paladino d'Oro Sport Film Festival
Palermo, Italy
November 20, 2023
After the final showing, you will be able to view the film for free. Please follow this event for more details. Also, if you were a supporter then you will receive a link for an early screening - watch out for more info.
UPDATE - June 2023
We are stoked to announce that our documentary film Foil The Strait will be screening as part of the One Ocean Film Tour! Screenings are happening in Auckland, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Upper Hutt and Wellington.
There are a number of other cool ocean related films. Our film has been selected for over 10 international film festivals and also features the Wellington kiteboarding community. We're hoping to a good crew along to make a good night of it!
Tickets here: One Ocean Film Festival
UPDATE - August 2021
Our documentary film Foil The Strait will be screened on Saturday 25th September at Time Cinema in Wellington.
Grab your tickets here
UPDATE - April 2021
We did it! It’s great to have completed this journey with Justin Grobler. Thank you to everyone who helped us to achieve our goal.
Us in the media. Featured on Stuff here and on TV1 news below.
UPDATE January 2020
We will be attempting to be the first to kite across the Cook Strait using hydrofoils! Follow this page to keep in the loop on training missions, general updates and of course the green light! Our optimal weather window is Dec 1st through to Mar 31st.
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