Windfoil at Brest (Brittany): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Brittany, France

The main season at Brest is in August, and windfoil sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 16:00. At Brest, 19% of sessions are Windfoil.

Sessions, 12 months
96
Riders, 12 months
8
Sessions, 30 days
3
Record, 12 months
36.6 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Madec36.6 kn 67.7 km/h
2Leopold BRISEDOU28.7 kn 53.1 km/h
3Thomas Cacciola26.9 kn 49.9 km/h
4Malo Bontemps25.2 kn 46.6 km/h
5Raphaël MOULIN24.5 kn 45.3 km/h
6Charles Bourdon23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
7thierry lepage21.7 kn 40.1 km/h
8Tom19.6 kn 36.3 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan7
  • Feb13
  • Mar8
  • Apr5
  • May8
  • Jun8
  • Jul12
  • Aug29
  • Sep1
  • Oct4
  • Nov1
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00. Local start time.

  • 10:002
  • 11:001
  • 12:007
  • 13:004
  • 14:0025
  • 15:0024
  • 16:0012
  • 17:0011
  • 18:008
  • 19:001
  • 20:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N46
  • NE16
  • W12
  • SW10
  • NW7
  • S4
  • SE1
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time for Windfoil at Brest?

Windfoil sessions at Brest are mostly in August. The busiest month is August, with 29 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Windfoil at Brest better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00, local time. 3% start before noon and 97% from noon on.

How popular is Windfoil at Brest?

96 windfoil sessions by 8 riders in the last 12 months. That is 19% of all sessions at Brest.

What is the Windfoil speed record at Brest?

36.6 knots (67.7 km/h), Windfoil, on April 21, 2026. It is the fastest session at Brest on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Windfoil leaderboard at Brest?

Madec, with 36.6 knots on April 21, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.