Geno Yauchler
Career Highlights: as of June 2009
- 1976 Got up on water skis for the first time
- 1990 Started Show Skiing Professionally
- 1993 Started Competing on the Pro Tour
- 1995 Freestyle Jump National Champion, Janesville, WI
- 1999 Men’s II Wakeboarding National Champion, Dallas, Texas
- -1999 First place World's Greatest Skier contest – Hydrofoil event (2nd overall)
- 2000 Winner of the Skip Gilkerson Award at Show Ski Nationals (Best Male Athlete)
- 2001 Wakeboard World Champion (Men’s II)
- 2002 Hydrofoil Pro Tour Champion
- 2003 Flight Worlds Champion
- 2003 Overall #1 ranked hydrofoiler (USHA)
- 2004 Pro Hydrofoil Tour Champion
- 2004 Flight Worlds BIG AIR Champion
- 2005 Pro Hydrofoil Tour Champion
- 2005 Overall #1 ranked hydrofoiler
- 2006 Cypress Gardens Chain Reaction Hydrofoil Champion
- 2006 Male Athlete of the Year (USHA)
- 2006 Innovator of the Year (USA Water Ski)
- 2006 Ambassador of the year (USA Water Ski)
- 2007 USHA National Champion
- 2007 Master Craft Chain Reaction Sit Down Hydrofoil Champ
- 2007 Master Craft Chain Reaction Stand Up Hydrofoil Champ
- 2007 Master Craft Chain Reaction Overall Champ (stand up, sit down Hydrofoil, Wakeboard)
- 2007 USHA Male Athlete of the Year
- 2008 USHA National Champion
- 2008 USHA Video Competition Champion
- 2009 Spring Fling Pro Champion
About Geno Yauchler
- World record holder for most flips on an Air Chair (1416 in 4 1/2 hours - no stops, no falls) 1996 - Arizona
- Professional Water Skier since 1990, with performances at 3 of the four Sea Worlds in the United States, Cypress Gardens – Florida, Darling Harbor- Australia, Holiday Park- Germany, Belewarde Park- Belgium
- Personal Ski shows for the Late King Hussein of Jordan
- Ski Show at Universal Studios
- Daytona 500 & Daytona Pepsi 400 on Lake Lloyd
- Stunt Show at Universal Studios
- Stars of Florida performances in many shows around the globe
- World record holder for most flips on an Air Chair in 1 hour (529) 2008 March – London England (Cold!)
- Performances in 14 countries
Notable TV Exposure
- Bay Watch - Extremists - Fox Family Channel's AXN sports network
- Discovery Channel’s Stunt Junkies - Speed - Water Channel
- Several appearances on local and national T.V. in the USA, and around the world
Other notable facts about GY
- Professional Instructor for all disciplines of watersking for over 14 years
- Creator of foiltime.com and proactionsportsllc.com Websites
- Owner of 3 businesses
- Able to do mobius on 3 different water ski apparatuses + Inverts on 8 water ski apparatuses
- Founder of the Chain Reaction Pro Wakeboard and Hydrofoil Tournament
- Host of the Florida Fly-In
Sponsors
- Sky Ski, Eagle Wetsuits, Air Sling, & foiltime.com
- What I ride: 97cm GY Signature Series Sky Ski
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