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Did you know that there were six different ways for Block 5 in round four?
posted: Apr 11th, 2005 Round four of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 finally brought the new Block 5 (Opal - Opal) into the 4-way game. Block 12 (Bundy - Bundy) was already drawn for the first competition of the 2005 season, the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005 at Skydive Arizona in February, as well as the Star (M) as a new Random Formation. Block 5 missed its chance in Eloy and was actually hiding again in Richard Schachner's draw box, even after ten rounds were already drawn. The Shamrock management decided to make an adjustment of the competition draw to give teams and judges the opportunity to learn more about the overhauled... (more)

Did you know that the Glitter Pimps and Jamba kept Joey Jones busy at the Shamrock Showdown?
posted: Apr 6th, 2005 The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 was busier for some people than for others. Several top competitors were busy coaching while competing at the same time and working on a big formation camp in DeLand. One person was surely out of breath by the end of the first meet day after a challenging double duty. Former DeLand Majik member Joey Jones had committed to jump with and coach two participating teams, "Jamba" in the AA Class and the "Glitter Pimps" in the AAA Class. Jones is used to jump a lot on one day, however, the situation at the Shamrock Showdown was more challenging than usual. The weather... (more)

Did you know that the first Colorado Skydiving League comeback event was a huge success?
posted: Apr 5th, 2005 After being weathered out for the original date for the first meet of the year of the Colorado Skydiving League, we were blessed with some of the best weather of the year for the rescheduled meet. The turn out was great with one Rookie team, four Scrambles teams and one late entry team for Scrambles that could not finish before the beer drinking and pizza eating began. The King Air flew 26 loads, and the Mile Hi Skydiving Center did a great job of making sure everyone got all 3 rounds in. (more)

Did you know that Snapsi PD posted the highest score of round three at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005?
posted: Apr 4th, 2005 The AAA Class competition of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 did not offer new surprises in round three. DeLand Fire confirmed the team's top position after surprising the field by taking the lead in round two. In fact, Fire added one point to the lead over the Golden Knights. However, DeLand Fire's 24 points were not the highest score of the round this time. The Italian national 4-way team, Sinapsi PD, made its first 2005 statement in this third jump of the 10-round competition. The NSL News had introduced the Sinapsi PD plans with a complete story on January 28. NSL News stories in December... (more)

Did you know that that a Canadian T can be dangerous on April Fool's Day?
posted: Apr 2nd, 2005 It was a bizarre day for DeLand Fire on April 1, 2005. The winner of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 had scheduled a 2-day training camp for Thursday and Friday. Cross training was on the agenda, and alternate Thomas Hughes filled in for Shannon Pilcher who had other work commitments on site the same days. Friday, April 1, was also Pilcher's birthday. The different line-up for these two days was a good opportunity for DeLand Fire to train different slots. Ian Bobo switched from Tail to the Center Inside position, while alternate and videographer Thomas Hughes took the Tail slot. The front piece... (more)

Did you know that new MWSL competitor Laurent Beaudouin won SkyVenture Orlando tunnel time on Safety Day?
posted: Apr 1st, 2005 Laurent Beaudouin is the lucky winner of a SkyVenture Orlando certificate, which was solicited by Midwest Skydiving League Director Alan Butt. Chicagoland Skydiving, one of the Midwest Skydiving League hosts, organized a Safety Day event this year at the skydiving center in Hinckley, Illinois, and the MWSL Director provided the SkyVenture prize for the event raffle. The D.Z. management counted approx. 150 people on site that day. Alan Butt explained why the event is special and enjoys a great participation. "Safety Day is different up here. While it comes during the prime jumping season in the... (more)