Kai Thompson wins the Northern Beaches downwind foil race, Trent Gordon third

Kai Thompson wins the Northern Beaches downwind foil race, Trent Gordon third

From AXIS Foils. This article first appeared on axisfoils.com.

Kai Thompson running up the beach to win the Northern Beaches downwind foil race, 2026

"Definitely some of the hardest conditions mentally and physically that I've experienced. But who doesn't love a challenge. The forecast showed no wind, we had no wind. It showed confused swell, we had confused swell. Pushing through and managing to make an amazing race out of the cards we were given." Kai Thompson won; Alex Tibby was second and Trent Gordon third.

The podium carried up the beach

Kai Thompson at the finish

From @kaii.thompson on Instagram.

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