Erwan Jauffroy crosses the English Channel on a foil, powered only by waves
191.6 kilometres. More than eight hours on the water. No sail. No motor. One historic crossing, fully tracked with Waterspeed.
On July 12, 2026, French waterman Erwan Jauffroy completed an extraordinary crossing of the English Channel, travelling from Eastbourne, England, to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, on a foil powered only by the energy of the waves.
From the moment he left the English coast until he reached France, Waterspeed recorded the complete session, capturing the route, speed, distance, heart rate and physical effort behind the challenge.
The crossing in numbers
Erwan spent 8 hours, 8 minutes and 18 seconds on the water and covered a total tracked distance of 191.6 kilometres.
And if 191.6 kilometres is difficult to picture, we translated the distance into something a little easier to visualise…
More than a record
Erwan’s crossing shows what becomes possible when experience, preparation and technology come together.
The performance was powered by the ocean, but supported by months of physical training, technical development, route planning and careful analysis of the conditions.
Tracking the session made it possible to go beyond the final result. Instead of seeing only the departure and arrival, we can understand what happened in between: how fast Erwan travelled, how consistently he performed and how his body responded throughout more than eight demanding hours.
That is the purpose of performance data.
Not to replace the human story, but to reveal more of it.
A historic crossing, fully tracked with Waterspeed
From Eastbourne to Cherbourg.
From the first wave to the final kilometre.
191.6 kilometres tracked. More than eight hours on the water. Two breaks. No sail. No motor. Powered by waves and tracked with Waterspeed.
