“La Diagonale du Lion”: a 127 Mile Downwinder by Julien Salles

At F-ONE, challenges are in our DNA. So, when the conditions and weather forecast perfectly aligned in the Gulf of Lion for Julien and Raphaël Salles to take on the 127 miles SUP foil run in the Mediterranean, they didn’t hesitate once.

The father-son duo is already hooked on downwinders, and both wanted to challenge themselves. The goal was to ride from Frontignan to the island of Porquerolles, near Hyères, representing a nautical distance of over 124 miles.

R&D team member and pro rider Jules Chollet had already paved the way for this crossing a few months ago, downwindining from Frontignan to Six-Four-les-Plages.