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Current Record - Longest AquaSkipper Ride by Duration
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Longest AquaSkipper Ride by Duration
- Discipline
The Aquaskipper- Class
- Open / Duration
- Measured Result
- Duration: 67 - (Higher is better)
- Date
- 2013-08-17
- Has Stood For
- 12 years, 269 days as of 2026-05-13
- Location
- Camp Brodský / Brodský pond, Červený Kostelec, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
- Record Holder
- Ladislav Jílek
- Verified By
- Ian Lauder
- Reference
- Camp Brodský Event Details
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The Tale From the Foil Vault
On August 17, 2013, the AquaSkipper endurance record was pushed far beyond the previous mark during an official Czech AquaSkipper championship event at Camp Brodský in Červený Kostelec.
The event included multiple AquaSkipper disciplines, including sprint races, slalom, trick riding, and an endurance ride for time. In the endurance discipline, the organizers announced an attempt to break the existing world record, which the report lists as 37 minutes.
Ladislav Jílek succeeded in that attempt by riding the AquaSkipper for 1 hour and 7 minutes. That converted to 67 minutes of continuous riding, making it a major endurance benchmark for the AquaSkipper.
Unlike a short sprint, this record tested sustained rhythm, balance, strength, and concentration. The AquaSkipper has no motor, hull, or powered drive system. The rider must keep the hydrofoil moving through repeated body motion, so a ride lasting more than an hour represents a significant physical effort.
Rules of the Beast
This record is for the longest documented AquaSkipper ride by duration. The ride must be completed on a human-powered AquaSkipper hydrofoil craft that uses rider motion, not a motor, sail, tow line, paddle, or external propulsion.
The clock starts when the rider begins moving under their own power and is fully underway on the AquaSkipper. The clock stops when the rider falls, stops riding, receives outside assistance, touches a dock, boat, shoreline, or support craft, or otherwise ends the continuous ride.
The ride must be completed in a single continuous session. Brief speed changes, course changes, and turns are allowed, but the rider may not rest on another object, be pushed, towed, pulled, carried, or assisted during the attempt.
Valid evidence should include clear video of the ride, GPS or timing data when available, the date and location of the attempt, the name of the rider if known, and enough supporting detail for the ride duration to be reasonably verified. For older historical claims where complete video or GPS evidence may not exist, Foiling Freaks will list the record as best possible.
How This Got the Nod
Verified from online accounts of the record set at Camp Brodský.