This page tracks the world records and world firsts for Sitdown Foiling. Each entry links to a full record page with the story, known evidence, photos, videos, and supporting notes where available.
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The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 8 years, 14 days as of 2026-05-12.
Progression of the tallest rideable sit-down hydrofoil / Air Chair publicly documented online. This refers to the length of the mast.
2 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Billy Rossini, and this record has stood for 21 years, 284 days as of 2026-05-12.
Official Guinness jump record associated with sit-down hydrofoiling. This record is separate from the big-air frame-count records because of differences in how measurements were made.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 30 years, 131 days as of 2026-05-12.
Total count of consecutive sit-down hydrofoil flips in a single unbroken ride.
3 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 18 years, 72 days as of 2026-05-12.
This record tracks how many flips done timed in one hour on a sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair).
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 9 years, 23 days as of 2026-05-12.
Official Guinness timed one-minute invert count record.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 4 years, 203 days as of 2026-05-12.
Official Guinness timed three-minute invert record.
The current record holder is Ben Ferney, and this record has stood for 8 years, 131 days as of 2026-05-12.
Sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair) big air measured by video frame count.
1 previous record is listed. View previous records.
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This world first is credited to Mike Murphy.
First documented successful invert on a sit-down hydrofoil with a clean ride-away.
This world first is credited to Gary Harris.
The front flip was described by Tony Klarich as one of the prettiest and most demanding tricks to be landed first.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded front roll on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded skidder trick performed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded air-wrapped 360 trick performed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded air gainer / backflip landed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
Tony Klarich timeline credits him with the first combo roll in 1994.
This world first is credited to Mike Murphy.
First Big Air world title awarded with an explicit measured height at Flight Worlds.
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