Did you know that Brian Vande Krol directs the 2005 comeback of the Colorado Skydiving League? posted: Feb 26th, 2005 The Colorado Skydiving League is back in business. Keith Walter, a former Executive Officer of the Golden Knights, founded the league in 1999 and joined the National Skydiving League operation in 2000. He handed the CSL operation over to Samer Haija for the 2002 season.
Walter later moved to North Carolina, while Haija continued to run the league very successfully. In fact, the Carolina Skydiving League champion of 2002, Air Force Blue, was the strongest AA Class team of the 2002 season and won the NSL Championship of the same year after attending a total of four CSL meets and the NSL Playoffs... (more)
Did you know that $100,000 are on stake at the Malevsky Cup 2005? posted: Feb 25th, 2005 The NSL News served as the provider of scores, pictures, stories and meet videos at the IPC Anton Malevsky Memorial World Cup 2004 in Stupino, Russia. The Russian host was satisfied with the NSL News service and repeated the invitation for the 2005 event. The whole coverage of the Malevsky Cup 2004 can still be found in the NSL 2004 Archives.
The 2005 event promises even more and better competition in Russia. The NSL News already discussed possible improvements with the event management right after last year's conclusion of the competition. The Malevsky Cup was once again sanctioned as an official... (more)
Did you know that the profiles of the Fastrax Select members are no secret any longer? posted: Feb 24th, 2005 The NSL News recalled the history of the competition in the Women's 4-way category in the U.S.A. in the story on February 20. Conclusion was the fact that Synchronicity has dominated this class in the U.S.A. ever since its official introduction by the IPC.
The NSL News story also included the brief introduction of a newly formed team that plans to challenge Synchronicity in the race for the qualification as the U.S. national team, team Fastrax Select. USPA does not have a separate class for all-female teams at the annual USPA Championship, while the IPC has the "Women's Class" at its World Championship... (more)
Did you know that the CaSL sponsor Paraclete builds a SkyVenture wind tunnel in Raeford? posted: Feb 23rd, 2005 The NSL News story of January 31 covered the efforts of some NSL leagues to sponsor their league champions to the major events of the 2005 season. The Carolina Skydiving League under director Randy Garman is one of these leagues, as the CaSL January update confirmed.
The generous sponsor is Paraclete Armor and Equipment, Inc. The company is located in St. Pauls, North Carolina. Tim D'Annunzio, the company's President, arranged the sponsorship for the Carolina Skydiving League. The company's website offers a brief insight of its history and leadership: (more)
Did you know that the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 is in the works while the meet jumps of the Valentine's Meet are on the way? posted: Feb 22nd, 2005 The NSL News has received several messages asking what happened to NSL-TV of the Valentine's Meet. The good news is the fact that the footage is on the way to the NSL-TV studios in DeLand. The delivery of the jumps was well planned. However, the shipping of the meet DVD fell through the cracks in the heat of the battle in Arizona. The first meet jumps will be uploaded as soon as possible. The NSL apologizes for the delay. (more)
Did you know that there will be tougher competition in the Women's Class for the U.S. tickets to Germany? posted: Feb 20th, 2005 Team Synchronicity has been dominating the USPA competition in the relatively undefined female category in the past years. The Women's Class was officially added as an IPC world meet category in Spain 2001. Four all-female teams already competed at the world meet 1999 in Australia. However, it was only a test meet by then, called the "Women's Cup". No U.S. team was present in Corona, Australia, in 1999.
The "Women's Cup" was held again, this time as a part of the World Cup 2000 in Eloy, Arizona. Five teams attended this event, two of the five teams were from Russia. It was also the first competition... (more)