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Previous Record - Tallest sit-down hydrofoil ridden - 2015
World Record Snapshot
- Record Title
- Tallest sit-down hydrofoil ridden
- Discipline
Sitdown Foiling- Class
- Open / Height
- Measured Result
- Height: 3.42 m (11 ft 2.6 in) - (Higher is better)
- Date
- 2015-08-22
- Has Stood For
- 2 years, 249 days until broken on 2018-04-28
- Location
- Long Beach, California, USA, CA, United States
- Record Holder
- Mike Murphy
Record Holder Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Story Behind the Record
Guinness says Murphy rode a 3.42 m tall Air Chair at Long Beach, California; later local coverage identifies the record date as 22 Aug 2015. This is the directly documented predecessor to Geno Yauchler's 4.21 m record set in 2018.
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
Height and location from Guinness; event date from later secondary coverage; record progression places this as the prior mark before Geno.
Video Proof From the Vault
Mike Murphy's 3.42 m (11 ft 2.6 in) Air Chair stood as the previous tallest sit-down hydrofoil record before Geno Yauchler's 4.21 m mark.
Previous Freaks Holding This Record
Before this mark took the throne, these earlier accepted records were set.
- Tallest sit-down hydrofoil ridden
2003-01-01 (year precision) | William Blair | Height: 3.28 m (10 ft 9.1 in) | Stood for 12 years, 233 days until broken on 2015-08-22