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First ride-away invert on a stand-up hydrofoil / Sky Ski Convertible - 2002

World First Snapshot

First Title
First ride-away invert on a stand-up hydrofoil / Sky Ski Convertible
Measured Result
First ride-away invert - (First only)
Date
2002-06-01 (month precision)
Location
Tennessee Fly-In, Tennessee, USA, TN, United States
First Achieved By
Jake Kinnison
First ride-away invert on a stand-up hydrofoil / Sky Ski Convertible
Jake landing an invert on the standup foil board (not the worlds first landing)
Photo credit: Ian Lauder

World First Spotlight

Jake Kinnison

Jake is a longtime foiler going back decades to the early days. A founding member of the original Air Junky crew.


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Jinx, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Freestyle Foiling.

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The Ride, The Proof, The Glory

Tony Klarich's stand-up foil history says Kinnison began attempts in February 2002 and, after roughly 100 tries, finally rode one out at the Tennessee Fly-In in June 2002. The same account identifies the Sky Ski Convertible as the stand-up product Jake was promoting and riding in that period.

Rules of the Beast

First documented successful invert on a stand-up hydrofoil / Sky Ski Convertible with a clean ride-away behind a boat.

How This Got the Nod

Month-level timing from Tony Klarich's account; exact day not located. A USA Water Ski archive search snippet independently places Jake Kinnison at the 2002 Tennessee Hydrofoil Fly-In.