Did you know that the NWSL 2007 season opener was weathered out? posted: Jun 11th, 2007 The first information from last weekend's three scheduled meets did not include any scores. Northwest Skydiving League Director Harry Waller informed the NSL News that the event was weathered out.
The Friday before the competition offered perfect weather with beautiful blue skies at Skydive Oregon. Harry Waller reported that the last preparations for the meet included only logistics: "A few calls about video and babysitters, plus some last-minute pick-up teams."
The situation was still hopeful on Saturday morning at 8:00 am when the participants attended a Yoga and stretching session to get... (more)
Did you know that the Midwest skydiving season had a slow start? posted: Jun 10th, 2007 The 2007 season opener of the Midwest Skydiving League was a part of the record meet weekend on June 2 - 3 where a total of 74 teams were listed on the NSL leaderboard. However, the MWSL meet turned out to be below expectations, as MWSL Director Alan Butt reported a slow start into the new Midwest skydiving season in general. (more)
Did you know that 4-way is as popular as ever in Great Britain? posted: Jun 9th, 2007 The actual meet story wraps up the coverage of the second UK Grand Prix competition of the 2007 season on June 2, while teams from New England, Northwest and Texas are already in full swing this weekend. It's the season opener in the Northwest and in Texas, the New England Skydiving League holds its second meet of the 2007 season. This time, Mass Defiance plans to put the team's own first 2007 scores on the leaderboard. The new scores will be posted as soon as possible, here is the meet story with more details from the last meet in Great Britain. (more)
Did you know that Team Spaï takes the top position in Sweden after the first meet? posted: Jun 8th, 2007 Last weekend's competition also included the season opener of the Swedish 4-way cup series. Seven teams competed in the Scandinavian country and completed six rounds, five teams in the AAA Class and two teams in the A Class.
The field of AAA Class teams included last year's Swedish top contender, Team Spaï, which came back from the 2006 season with exactly the same line-up: Tobias Alsiö (Center Outside), Mikael Kaulanen (Point), Ulf Liljenbäck (Center Inside), Mats Svensson (Tail), Daniel Åström (Camera). (more)
Did you know that the Lemay family won the AAA Class competition with a new record average? posted: Jun 7th, 2007 The next video files of last weekend's competition have been uploaded. It is greatly recommended to watch the jumps since the top team of the AAA Class leaderboard, CanAm team Evolution, can be viewed doing its first competition jump of the 2007 season with the complete Lemay family line-up.
The NSL News has covered the unique Canadian family affair several times in the past. The last story on May 30 provided the last Evolution update and introduced the other CanAm 2007 teams with a preview of the season opener. (more)
Did you know that last weekend's first NSL-TV video features the AA Class winner Wingnutz? posted: Jun 6th, 2007 The coverage of last weekend's event in Great Britain is far from complete at this point. The second meet of UK's Grand Prix event series in 2007 had the best attendance of all nine competitions, at least in the synchronized competition classes, and it deserves special attention. (more)