Did you know that Norway Arcteryx still kept up with Airspeed's teams in round two? posted: Apr 25th, 2005 The new round of NSL-TV continues with the coverage of the second meet of the Florida Skydiving League in Lake Wales on April 16, 2005. This FSL competition ran parallel with the third meet of the Southwest Skydiving League in Eloy, Arizona. The SSL meet's footage of that weekend has also arrived at the NSL headquarters, and the first round will be uploaded as soon as the DVD's file format has been successfully processed into web-ready quality. (more)
Did you know that the CaSL season opener turned into a Go-cart race? posted: Apr 25th, 2005 The 2005 season opener of the Carolina Skydiving League was pushed backward by high winds. Rhonda Roper wrote the meet story of the event at Skydive Coastal Carolinas, the pictures were provided by Chad Wilcox.
Skydive Coastal Carolinas hosted the 1st CaSL meet of the 2005 season. We would like to thank the DZ owners, Brian and Nikki Strong, and their staff for making us all feel very welcome. There was a total of eight teams that attended the competition, which consisted of six AA Class teams and two Introductory/Rookie Class teams. Of the eight teams, five were newly formed this year. The... (more)
Did you know that the March meet of the Southwest Skydiving League is now on NSL-TV? posted: Apr 23rd, 2005 The NSL-TV has opened another series of competition jumps from a different event. The videos of the second meet of the Southwest Skydiving League 2005 season at Perris Valley Skydiving arrived in the NSL headquarters last week and are now ready to be uploaded, round by round. (more)
Did you know that this weekend's events are facing weather situations? posted: Apr 22nd, 2005 Two events are scheduled for this weekend, one in North Carolina, the other one in Indiana. The Carolina Skydiving League kicks off the 2005 season with its competition at a new CaSL location, Skydive Coastal Carolinas, while the Mideast Skydiving League has a Skills Camp on its agenda.
Both events will be challenged by the weather situation in the northeastern parts of the U.S.A. CaSL Director Randy Garman expected weather problems for Saturday when he was getting ready for his 3-hour trip to the new and scenic CaSL hosting location on the shores of the Atlantic. However, he was hopeful after... (more)
Did you know that round five of the Shamrock Showdown offered a very tight race for the highscore? posted: Apr 21st, 2005 Round five of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 was a very close race for the highest score in the AAA Class. DeLand Fire, the Golden Knights and Italy's Sinapsi PD all finished with 23 points within working time. Fire and Sinapsi PD were only 0.01 seconds away from each other when they completed the 23rd point (34.73 seconds - 34.72 seconds). To make the sprint for the finish even more exciting: both teams were exactly tied on the NSL watch when they completed the 20th point (31.04 seconds). The Golden Knights were slightly ahead and completed the 23rd point at 34.50 seconds. None of these three... (more)
Did you know that nine teams enjoyed the fast draw in the desert sun? posted: Apr 20th, 2005 The backdrop for Meet #3 of the Southwest Skydiving League was a beautiful spring day in Eloy, Arizona. Nine four-way teams enjoyed a fast draw and the opportunity to compete with the league’s two full-time teams, Arizona Airspeed Odyssey and Arizona Airspeed Velocity. To top off the great weather and participation, a strange coincidence: round five of the draw was exactly the same jump as round three of Meet #2 on March 19th. Omniskore provided the professional judging, the staff at Skydive Arizona ran things like a clockwork, and guest meet director Andi McNew did a great job. (more)