The new record is more than three minutes faster than the record previously held by Englishman Olly Bridge, after he had to compete on a normal kitesurfing board when his foil broke before the race.
Nedlands 16-year-old Mani Bisschops was 10th and the second fastest Australian.
Mani is an Australian junior kite-racing champion who has travelled to San Francisco, Mauritius and China to compete in the pro-kite racing tour this year.
Europeans on hydrofoil boards among the 135 entrants dominated the Lighthouse to Leighton race in winds of about 22 knots.
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German Florian Gruber was placed second 47 seconds behind Nico and Spaniard Florian Trittel was third.
Britain’s Steph Bridge was the fastest woman for the third consecutive year in a time of 24:50, and the respected Marc Sprod Trophy for the fastest WA competitor went to Samson’s Alty Frisby.