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Topic was more the athletic part of 4-way and 8-way Formation Skydiving competition with the main question why family teams seem to be more successful than “ordinary” teams.
However, there are also other family relationships in the skydiving world that are not based on teams and competition performances. One of them can be found once again in Canada, where the NSL News has covered family relationships in many different ways on a regular basis in the past.
The Lemay family with father Michel and his three sons Martin, Vince and Ben were a serious factor in 4-way world class competition for many years. Evolution, without father Michel and still with the three sons, eventually won FAI silver medals in 4-way Open and 4-way VFS both at the FAI World Meet 2014 in Prostejov.
Canadian Nationals 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | |
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Rank | AAA Class | 20,9,4 | 15,17,16 | B,1,G,O | N,10,C,E | 14,12,13 | 19,7,M | A,P,21,5 | Q,K,D,11 | L,22,6 | 8,F,18 | Total | Avg |
1 | Evolution | 17 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 182 | 18.2 |
2 | Parachute Montreal Fuzion | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 171 | 17.1 |
3 | 4Astrophe | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 127 | 12.7 |
4 | Phoenix | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 9.7 |
5 | Flying Creepers | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 9.0 |
6 | Altitude | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 88 | 8.8 |
Rank | AA Class | 22,E,1 | Q,L,4,14 | J,D,9,O | 21,19,K | N,7,A,20 | C,G,P,H,15 | 18,B,11 | 2,6,13 | 8,F,M,G | 8,7,14 | Total | Avg |
1 | Storm | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 104 | 10.4 |
2 | Slim Jim | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 94 | 9.4 |
3 | Swish-Swish | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 9.1 |
4 | Michel et ses Brus | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 6.5 |
Rank | A Class | E,B,7 | F,H,J,9 | M,G,Q | 21,O,D | G,8,K | 4,19 | N,A,P,C | L,2,K | P,19,L | J,A,D,4 | Total | Avg |
1 | Canetons Polissons | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 10.0 |
Valerie Bisson became a team member of Canada's national team in 4-way Women, Parachute Montreal Fuzion, turned 18 during the FAI World Meet 2014 in Prostejov and also competed at the FAI Mondial 2016 for Canada with Fuzion.
Yannick Bisson was selected for the Canadian 4-way Junior team Air Devils, who won FAI silver medals for Canada at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2017.
All three Bissons still joined forces randomly with family team 4Astrophe to post Indoor Cloud League scores for SkyVenture Montreal and at other indoor events while they trained and competed with their other teams.
Yannick Bisson eventually became a skydiver, as the NSL News reported on 18 October 2016, and he was ready for 4-way outdoor competition.
It was the first outdoor competition for 4Astrophe, and father Richard Bissson was still in the lineup. Lemay father Michel joined 4Astrophe for the national championships, Nicolas Malley completed the lineup and Sean Paquette was filming the team.
That's where the next and different family relationship begins. Michel Lemay and Daniel Paquette are the founders of the NouvelAir Parachute Center near Montreal and have been running the operation for a long time together. The three Lemay sons (Martin, Vince, Ben) and Daniel Paquette's son Sean grew up with their fathers' skydiving operation.
Daniel Paquette was filming Evolution throughout the FAI World Meet 2010 in Menzelinsk, and his son Sean has apparently inherited the video equipment. He was on camera for his father's business partner Michel Lemay and 4Astrophe, and he also provided the judging videos for Slim Jim in the AA Class at the same event. Even though Sean Paquette may share the passion for camera work with his father, he will probably have his own newer and more sophisticated camera equipment...