August, 2002: Worlds youngest rider record broken. Emma Honkala at 2 years 8 months has broken her little brothers record by about 4 months.

"Just got word that Ivan Honkula's youngest foil pilot record was beaten
last weekend........... by his baby sister, Emma!! At 2 years, 8 months
old, Emma has not shown much interest in skiing or even swimming up
till Saturday when she asked her daddy Scott if she could go "Ky ki"!
After one attempt she was a bit freaked out by it all so she got back
in the boat. Then on Sunday she asked again..... this time taking her
pacifier out & saying "go Daddy, go" around it! And she got up twice!!
Even on Ivan's kid's ski her little legs barely reach the bindings!

Congrats to Emma, Scott & the entire family!! I hear that Ivan was a
bit disappointed when he realized he wouldn't be the youngest rider an
more. But when Dad offered to let Ivan teach Emma how to jump he perked
right up..... so now Ivan will be the world's youngest coach at just 7
years old!!"

Submitted by Bill Kinnison - airjunky.com

See hydrofoil-inc.com for Sky Skiing instruction from Scott Honkala.

October, 2001: Sky Skiing in Mexico with Damon and Adrian

January, 2001: Hydrofoil world record article from the BoeingNews reprinted

December, 2000: The Aussies get their Sky Ski riders on the cover of the Australian Waterski magazine.

 

November 18, 2000: Sky Ski rider Damon Moore lands the first mobius on a hydrofoil. Click here to download the MPEG video!

December 8, 1999: Sky Ski wins Standard of Excellence award in the prestigious WebAward competition.

July 1, 1999: Combo Mania: Damon Moore lands combo 10's.

June 28, 1999: Brigitt Frischknecht (contender for the Swiss Hydrofoil Masters 1999 Championship) is landing rolls in Switzerland.

June 26 , 1999: Air Junky and Crane Lake featured in WaterSki magazine (July issue). Photos by Ian Lauder.

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May 22, 1999: Kevin Thayer featured again full page in WaterSki magazine (June issue). Photo by Ian Lauder.

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May 15, 1999: Jon Wilborn lands the first double dismount gainers. That's 2 full rotations in the air before landing. Stay tuned for video clips soon.

May, 1999: Jake Kinnison featured full page in WaterSki magazine (incorrectly captioned as Damon). Photo by Ian Lauder.

April, 1999: Mike Murphy and Peter Schorno ride with the Cypress Garden skiers and convert the Cypress skiers to Sky Ski's.

April 18, 1999: Air Junky sets a new world record with 9 hydrofoilers towed at once behind a single boat.

Photo by Bill Curley, riders: Jake Kinnison, Blaine Sholinder, Bill Kinnison, Ian Lauder, Andy Long, Teresa Wilborn, Kevin Thayer, Ken Bernard and Jon Wilborn.

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April 4, 1999: Damon Moore lands the first combo 7 roll. That's 7 rolls back to back immediately taking off for the next flip as the foil enters the water from the last flip. Seriously dude.

 

March 1999: Sunday the 28th, Teresa Wilborn lands and rides away from her first roll!

 

March 1999: Team Sky Ski and Air Junky make WaterSki magazine. Article by Tony Klarich featuring Damon Moore. Photo by Ian Lauder featuring Kevin Thayer.

 

November 1998: Hydrofoiler Jake Kinnison represents the hydrofoil community in the 1999 WaterSki Magazine calendar.