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News Article Did you know that teams from Sweden and Finland were weathered out early?
posted: Jun 25th, 2009 The NSL News has caught up with two meets that were scheduled for the same weekend of the Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championship 2009. The indoor competition in Raeford caught most of the attention, and the two other meets in Sweden and Finland went almost unnoticed. There was a simple reason for the little attention to those events. Both Scandinavian countries had to deal with the same unfortunate weather situation. Sweden and Finland are separated by a large body of water, the Gulf of Bothnia. However, the meet weekend brought for both countries obviously the same weather troubles. Sweden's... (more)
News Article Did you know that the FSL teams competed on the hottest day of the year?
posted: Jun 24th, 2009 The first update from Skydive City in Z-Hills, host of the Florida Skydiving League's June meet, came already on Sunday, including the videos of Rounds 1 and 2, plus a photo gallery with team photos and snapshots. Rounds 3 and 4 have now been uploaded, as well, and they show more of the three AAA and two AA Class that endured the first day of the new Florida summer with record temperatures. The heat index was at 110', and the only refreshing time was the ride to jump altitude. The two Teiwaz visitors from New Jersey, MidAtlantic Skydiving League competitors Cherie and Karl Schuch, were naturally... (more)
News Article Did you know that the Dutch teams prepare for a new pursuit of the ESL Spirit?
posted: Jun 23rd, 2009 Two of the European powerhouses in 4-way competition, Netherlands and United Kingdom, had another busy meet last weekend. The Netherlands won the prize for the highest participation with 23 teams at the Tomscat Trophy 2009. 16 UK teams competed at Hibaldstow, the hosting skydiving center of the UK Nationals 2009 in August and the European Skydiving League championship event in September. The top of last weekend's international AAA Class leaderboard is still a colorful mix of teams from several different nations. In fact, the first four teams of the AAA Class leaderboard are from four different... (more)
News Article Did you know that the MWSL season opener had a mix of old and new teams?
posted: Jun 22nd, 2009 The NSL News story on 17 June 2009 provided a preview of the Midwest Skydiving League's 2009 season opener and introduced the MWSL AAA Class teams SDC Rhythm XP and SDC Furies XP. The meet was successfully completed at Skydive Chicago last weekend, despite some weather problems. SDC Rhythm XP lived up to the high expectations and posted a 16.8 average after six rounds. Only the Dutch national team, Dynamic Fource, outscored the USPA Advanced Class champion of 2008 by two single points. The scores of 22 AAA Class teams are posted so far. The Furies did not compete on their home turf, but six... (more)
News Article Did you know that videos and photos from Skydive City are already available?
posted: Jun 21st, 2009 This weekend's leaderboard keeps growing. The Dutch teams were stopped by bad weather after six rounds in the AAA and A Class, after five rounds in the AA and Rookie Class. Bad weather was also the reason for a very short meet in Italy. Other international meets take place in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. (more)
News Article Did you know that John Hart explains different continuity plans?
posted: Jun 19th, 2009 Another one of the nine meets this weekend is the June meet of the Mideast Skydiving League at Start Skydiving. John Hart, founder and sponsor of Team Fastrax, started the skydiving operation in Lebanon, Ohio, when he stepped back from 4-way and 8-way competition. Now he supports the Mideast Skydiving League and helps to introduce Formation Skydiving competition to his local and regional skydiving community. The NSL News published several articles last year, written by John Hart, where he forwards his own experiences and expertise to the general public. His efforts were also helpful to prepare... (more)