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Current Record - Most sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat - 31
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Most sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat
- Discipline
Sitdown Foiling- Class
- Open / Count
- Measured Result
- Count: 31 riders - (Higher is better)
- Date
- 2021-10-23
- Has Stood For
- 4 years, 211 days as of 2026-05-22
- Location
- Lake Ariana - Winter Haven, Florida, USA, Florida, United States
- Record Holder
- Group
Record Holder Spotlight
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The Monster-Sized Story
During the 2021 Chain of Records gathering in Florida, a massive group of sit-down hydrofoil riders came together to push one of the sport’s most visually spectacular group records even farther. The challenge was simple to describe but difficult to execute: put as many seated hydrofoilers as possible behind a single tow boat, keep the line organized, and complete the qualifying run together.
On October 23, 2021, in Winter Haven, Florida, the Chain of Records team successfully towed 31 sit-down hydrofoil riders behind one boat, setting a new Guinness World Record for the most sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat. The achievement surpassed the group’s own earlier record of 28 riders, set at Chain of Records in 2017.
Contemporary posts from the event described the new 31-rider hydrofoil line as lasting over a nautical mile, and Chain of Records later shared an official commemorative image of the feat. A participant posted shortly after the event on TheMalibuCrew forum, confirming the same basic story from inside the gathering: the prior record was 28, the 2021 team reached 31, and video coverage was shared through Chain of Records channels.
The record was part of a much larger Chain of Records event that brought together riders from across the show-ski and hydrofoil communities to attempt a wide range of national and Guinness marks. The 31-rider hydrofoil line stood out because it required not just individual balance, but group timing, tow coordination, spacing, and the ability to keep an unusually wide and crowded line moving cleanly behind one boat. Ski Sharks, one of the teams that participated in the 2021 event, later recognized the 31 hydrofoil riders as a new world record and noted that their team members were part of the lineup.
Guinness now recognizes the result as the official record: 31 sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat, achieved by Chain of Records 2021 in Winter Haven, Florida. It remains one of the great community-scale records in seated hydrofoiling; a record built not around one rider going bigger, faster, or longer, but around dozens of foilers holding the line together at once.
Rules of the Beast
This record tracks the largest number of sit-down hydrofoil riders successfully towed behind a single boat at once. Riders must use sit-down hydrofoils, and the count is based on the number of riders completing the qualifying tow together behind a single boat. Guinness’s public record page does not publish the full technical rule sheet for this specific title.
How This Got the Nod
Verified by multiple media and rider accounts.
Video Proof From the Vault
On October 23, 2021, Chain of Records 2021 set the Guinness World Record for the most sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat, with 31 riders completing the line in Winter Haven, Florida. Event posts described the hydrofoil train as continuing for over a nautical mile, breaking the event’s previous 28-rider mark from 2017.
Previous Freaks Holding This Record
Before this mark took the throne, these earlier accepted records were set.
- Most sit-down hydrofoil riders towed behind a single boat - 28
2017-04-27 | Group | Count: 28 riders | Stood for 4 years, 179 days until broken on 2021-10-23