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, 83 days as of 2026-07-20.
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, 353 days as of 2026-07-20.
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 Bill von Zabern, and this record has stood for 17 years, 259 days as of 2026-07-20.
Total count of consecutive sit-down hydrofoil flips in a single unbroken ride.
4 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 16 years, 273 days as of 2026-07-20.
This record tracks how many flips done timed in one hour on a sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair).
1 previous record is listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 9 years, 92 days as of 2026-07-20.
Official Guinness timed one-minute invert count record.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Official Guinness timed three-minute invert record.
The current record holder is Ben Ferney, and this record has stood for 8 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair) big air measured by video frame count.
1 previous record is listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is a group of riders, and this record has stood for 4 years, 270 days as of 2026-07-20.
This record celebrates the largest coordinated line of sit-down hydrofoil riders ever towed behind a single boat.
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The current record holder is a group of riders, and this record has stood for 4 years, 292 days as of 2026-07-20.
Group-count record for the largest documented sit-down hydrofoil invert line performed behind one tow boat.
The current record holder is MJ Buckley, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Female timed-invert record for the highest documented count completed in one minute on a sit-down hydrofoil.
The current record holder is MJ Buckley, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Female timed-invert record for the highest documented count completed in three minutes on a sit-down hydrofoil.
The current record holder is Brett Speed, and this record has stood for 26 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the lowest publicly documented age found for a rider who completed a clean ride-away invert on a sit-down hydrofoil.
The current record holder is Ejnar Dyrr, and this record has stood for 2 years, 353 days as of 2026-07-20.
Age-based record for the oldest documented male rider to complete a sit-down hydrofoil ride.
The current record holder is Mary Murphy, and this record has stood for 19 years, 141 days as of 2026-07-20.
Progression of the oldest publicly documented female sit-down hydrofoil rider, based on contemporaneous hydrofoiling coverage and later major-news or water-ski legacy accounts.
2 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Ivan Honkala, and this record has stood for 27 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Progression of the youngest publicly documented sit-down hydrofoil rider (male), using the best directly stated age claims that can be tied to named riders.
The current record holder is Geoffrey Kohler, and this record has stood for 23 years, 141 days as of 2026-07-20.
This record tracks the longest uninterrupted streak of weekly sitdown hydrofoil riding. The streak measures how long a rider continues to foil at least once every week without missing a week.
The current record holder is Stacia Brown, and this record has stood for 26 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Progression of the youngest publicly documented female sit-down hydrofoil rider, using the best directly stated age claims that can be tied to named riders.
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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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