Jake is a longtime foiler going back decades to the early days. A founding member of the original Air Junky crew.
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
- Discipline
Freestyle Foiling
Vintage Standup Foiling- 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
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Jinx, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Freestyle Foiling.
May it inspire better evidence, cleaner runs, bigger claims, and even louder hooting from the crowd.
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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.