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Current Cloudhopper World Records
The structure of the sport supports dedicated World records recognised by the FAI the organisation who manage such things, and verifies their validation.Where differences occur , the records , their class classification and details of whom is currently the outstanding exponent of that particular record will be listed and the date when the record was acheived .Ballooning (hot air) falls into a substructure of these records and cloudhopping records fall into the categories of AX1 to AX4. Any changes once ratified by the governing body will be updated, but notification of any outstanding effort will be welcome by the website editor for admission.
In Cloudhopping categories of the world class ballooning records , we fall into four destinct categories. These are AX1, AX, AX3 and AX4. The differences in these four categories are the sizes of the balloons involved in terms of specific volume. These categories are then also subdivided into Male and Female. Each specific category has a record for duration , altitude and distance flown.
AX1 Current Holders (for balloons 250m3 or less)
Altitude
Male Gunter Schabus (AUT) on 28/02/1995 at 2308metres.
Female Pauline Baker (IRL) on 26/01/2007 at 447metres.
Distance
Male Coy Foster (USA) on 07/02/1988 at 47.44kms.
Female Pauline Baker (IRL) on 27/01/2007 at 6.59kms.
Duration
Male Pierrick Duvoisin(SUI) on 19/12/2007 of 6 hours 20mins 38seconds.
Female Pauline Baker(IRL) on 26/01/2007 of 1hour 40mins
AX2 Current Holders ( for balloons 250-400m3)
Altitude
Male Pierrick Duvoisin(SUI) on 19/12/2007 at 6hours 20mins 38 seconds.
Female Pauline Baker(IRL) on 26/01/2007 at 1hour 40mins.
Distance
Male Mark Shemilt(UK) on 02/01/2010 at 182.34kms.
Female Pauline Baker(IRL) on 14/01/2007 at 22.68kms.
Duration
Male Mark Shemilt(UK) on 17/12/2008 of 7hours 26mins 56seconds.
Female Pauline Baker(IRL) on 07/01/2007 of 3hours 35mins.
AX3 Current Holders (for balloons 400-600m3)
Altitude
Male Coy Foster(USA) on 15/02/1986 at 6165metres.
Female Pauline Baker(IRL) on 24/01/2008 at 4272 metres.
Distance
Male Oscar Lindstrom(SWE) on 04/03/2001 at 341.36kms.
Female Julia Bayly(UK) on 05/06/1994 at 59.57kms.
Duration
Male Greg Winker (USA) on 10/01/2016 of 9hours 26mins 49 seconds.
Female Sandra Rolfe (CAN) on 09/02/2014 of 4hours17mins42seconds.
AX4 Current Holders(for balloons 600-900m3)
Altitude
Male Coy Foster(USA) on 23/02/1986 at 8994metres
Female Pauline Baker (IRL) on 24/01/2008 at 4272metres.
Distance
Male Richard L Jaworski (USA) on 20/01/2008 at 417.7kms.
Female Sandra Rolfe(CAN) on 30/01/2012 at 117.84kms.
Duration
Male Richard L Jaworski(USA) on 05/02/2007 of 23hours 11mins.
Female Sandra Rolfe(CAN) on 13/01/2015 of 7hours24mins35seconds.
All records correct at 26th October 2015 .