Did you know that the NESL line-ups included national and world champions? posted: May 24th, 2006 The New England Skydiving League successfully launched its 2006 season last weekend, even though the conditions were not perfect at all. The NSL News story on January 19 had posted the exciting news that USPA's 2006 Advanced Class champion, Mass Defiance, would re-activate the league this year. The story on April 8 followed up with additional information.
Last Saturday was the opening day for the league and its new leadership, and the teams and competitors in New England followed the call for action despite unfavorable weather conditions. Mass Defiance as a whole team did not compete since the... (more)
Did you know that a small meet at Skydive City produced great competition? posted: May 23rd, 2006 The meet story of the Florida Skydiving League competition last weekend at Skydive City in Zephyrhills comes along with the first new meet videos on NSL-TV.
Three FSL teams showed up for the May meet, which indicates the start of the hot and humid summer season in Florida. However, the teams on site were much aware of the fact that a total of ten different competitions were taking place at the same time in the USA and in Europe.
Fortunately, the Florida Skydiving League also found support by a new local Formation Skydiving event judge. USPA's Regional Director and national judge, Richard... (more)
Did you know that two MASL teams finished on top of the leaderboard last weekend? posted: May 23rd, 2006 The forecast called for a windy weekend, and the wind did blow, but it couldn’t keep the die hard competitors away. The beginning of the first day (Saturday) did show promise, with six teams showing up ready for the meet. Along with the threat of wind gusts, the following teams also blew in: O2 Project in the AAA Class, Controlled Descent and Air Pollution in the AA Class, plus three Rookie class teams: CK1 Snatch Force, Gong Show and USA Skydive.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature cooperated very well with the windy forecast. This resulted in jump number restrictions for safety and left some members... (more)
Did you know that the Rookie Class competition is hot again this year in Carolina? posted: May 22nd, 2006 The second meet of the Carolina Skydiving League 2006 season was held at Skydive Carolina in Chester SC on May 20, 2006. DZO Danny Smith and his efficient staff proved to be excellent hosts for the 11 teams that registered for the meet. The really fast Twinotter, provided by Fayard Enterprises, and the helpful manifest allowed us to complete four rounds between the weather systems.
After a 2-hour weather hold on Saturday morning, the 11 teams (1 AAA, 7 AA and 3 Rookie), completed four rounds before the meet was called when the thunderstorms returned in the afternoon. Carolina Ice received the... (more)
Did you know that Elsinore Gravity and UK Perris AirKix sent strong messages from Perris? posted: May 22nd, 2006 The first big multi-league meet weekend of the 2006 season has been completed. The scores of 48 teams are already posted, and three leagues will provide their updates very soon. One of the meets in Europe was completely weathered out, as Gerhard Schut reported from the Netherlands:
"This weekend we made an attempt to launch the first competition of the Dutch Handicap Cup 2006. Three teams had registered for the A Class competition, Alles is Relatief, 4 Get-it and Tuthola's. We had some cancelations beforehand due to team changes and injuries. Unfortunately, the weather did not really cooperate... (more)
Did you know that the 2004 horse race between Germany and Italy in 8-way might take place again this year? posted: May 19th, 2006 South Africa has registered one team for each of the three Formation Skydiving events at the World Meet 2006, and Ireland added a team to the line-up in the 4-way Open Class. The NSL News continues with the introduction of the home teams of this competition in Gera, Germany.
The story on May 7 mentioned that the German skydiving club FSC Remscheid currently hosts two of the three German national teams, the 8-way line-up and the female team. The same story covered the history of FSC Remscheid's national team in the Women's Class. (more)