Previous Record - Tallest sit-down hydrofoil ridden
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Tallest sit-down hydrofoil ridden
- Discipline
Sitdown Foiling- Class
- Open / Height
- Measured Result
- Height: 3.28 m (10 ft 9.1 in) - (Higher is better)
- Date
- 2003-01-01 (year precision)
- Has Stood For
- 12 years, 233 days until broken on 2015-08-22
- Location
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Record Holder
- William Blair
Record Holder Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
Pinto, along with the foiling community at large, has given this glorious achievement the official Foiling Freaks nod for Sitdown Foiling.
May it inspire better evidence, cleaner runs, bigger claims, and even louder hooting from the crowd.
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How This Epic Thing Went Down
Guinness reported that William Blair (UK) created and successfully rode a 3.28 m tall hydrofoil chair behind a motorboat in 2003.
Rules of the Beast
Rider must be towed and demonstrate controlled flight on a sit-down hydrofoil chair; progression uses published record claims and Guinness titles.
How This Got the Nod
Year known from Guinness; exact day not stated in the accessible source.