Did you know that that Belgium could become a new Formation Skydiving Powerhouse? posted: May 15th, 2017 OK, we're talking about invasions this month, let's see. I know about the Sebastian Invasion in the winter, by skydivers from the northern areas of the United States, originally started by Cross Keys skydivers. Then there is an Asian invasion of Australia that I don't know anything about. And then there is the Belgian Invasion.
Yes, Belgium: the small country in the heart of Europe, hosting the government of the European Union in Brussels, the country's capital city.
I have given NMP PCH HayaBusa, Belgium's reigning indoor and outdoor 4-way world champions, enough attention with the Sun Path... (more)
Did you know that the 2017 outdoor competition season has begun in the United Kingdom? posted: May 15th, 2017 The 2017 outdoor season in the United Kingdom began on the first May weekend with the United Kingdom Skydiving League (UKSL) competition at Skydive Buzz in Dunkeswell.
The British 4-way teams had their first opportunity to measure up with each other at the World Challenge 2017 where a total of 18 teams completed the ten indoor rounds. UK's indoor national team in 4-way Open, Volition, finished in the top spot of the internal British leaderboard, followed by Chimera, who posted a new team record average in Bedford.
Chimera's performance at the World Challenge shows that the young team will... (more)
Did you know that both Indoor Cloud League leaderboards for April are complete? posted: May 13th, 2017 Both Indoor Cloud League leaderboards for the month of April have been complete for a little while, while the first scores and videos for the May sequences are already posted.
Paraclete XP's new ICL team made the biggest move on the 14+ leaderboard and went from 6th to 4th place in the 2017 standings. Paraclete followed up on the 2nd place in March with the highest total in April and defeated the Czech Republic's Hurricane Factory team for the first time.
The iFLY SF Bay team still maintained the top position on the 12+ leaderboard despite a missing scoring number for the April sequence in... (more)
Did you know that Bahrain is hosting the 1st Arab Championship this week? posted: May 11th, 2017 High indoor scores have been posted on the latest leaderboard, which comes from Bahrain at half-time. The first six rounds have been completed at the 1st Arab Championship, which takes place at a newly built wind tunnel on the Arabian Peninsula.
Bahrain is the next country from the Middle East of the world that is showing more and more interest in the civilian Formation Skydiving competition.
Middle East teams and competitors have been a part of the military competition world for a long time, while they stayed away from civilian Formation Skydiving competition, with a few exceptions at world... (more)
Did you know that 4-way juniors compete for free at the 1st World Youth Championship in Bedford? posted: May 10th, 2017 Many of the 4-way junior teams in the world have recently been training and competing in the AA Class since this is the official FAI/IPC category for the world cups and world meets.
Rookie Class and A Class are stepping stones for the youngsters in the sport that some of them apply at home and at local or regional events, such as the World Tunnel League or the Indoor Cloud League meets.
The FAI Indoor World Meet allows only one 4-way Junior team per nation to compete for medals, while up to four teams can sign up for world cups. However, the junior teams and competitors have to be ready for... (more)
Did you know that the Northern California Skydiving League launched the 2017 season with a new format? posted: May 9th, 2017 The 2017 season of the Northern California Skydiving League began with its first meet last Saturday at Skydive California, SkyDance and the Lodi Parachute Center.
It was a very exciting first meet for the NCSL with the introduction of its new format, where the meets were synchronized at three NorCal DZ's the same day. Seven teams were registered to attend the meet, but spread out among three of the NorCal DZs with three teams at Skydive California, three at SkyDance and one at Lodi.
Each location had its own meet director with Lori Connor at SkyDance, Leander van Schriek at Skydive California... (more)