superstu 0 #1 June 6, 2004 Eugene Skydiver held their swoop competition this past saturday and despite some 'minor' winds everything went off well. we held 3rounds distance and 3 rounds accuracy. For the distance a few people were breaking the 300' mark while the majority of people were landing somewhere between 200 and 300'. Brian Sessions won the distance part of the comp. with 700+ combined feet. However, diveout dan posted a 310' and a very close 365+ but verticled by only inches. For the accuracy the winds picked up to between 8 and 12 knots and was crosswind the entire time. Jim Renfro won the accuracy overall followed by Brian sessions and dan again. Overall there was a 3 way tie for 1st between Jim, Brian, and Dan. No one got hurt, however one person did do a bit of a 'face' shred on one of the accuracy rounds as he cart-wheeled out the back of the course, but he's ok. I would definately like to the PD for all the great prize give aways, Body sport and Velocity Air Sports for their support with t-shirts, Icarus canopies for 2 35% off gift certificates, and Brian Germain for donating one of the 1st editions of his new book for prizes. Thank you all. The pictures are in my personal photo gallery and only consist of one round of accuracy, but there could be more floating out there somewhere, i just need to track them down. See ya guys next time.Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #2 June 6, 2004 Thanks again stu, I still have permagrin, I had more fun than I expected to .... soon, must do it again soon...... my dog acted quite dejected on the way home this morning, I think he missed all you guys & gals... RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diveout 0 #3 June 7, 2004 yea that was a hell of a good time, the wind made the accuracy very challenging. I was pretty happy with my distance runs that counted, 295 and 310 (thought it was 330) but whatever. Brian showed that it's the guy who has three counting scores who'll win, I had one that would have measured about 365 if my big toe was about 10 inches lower and in the gate, but close doesn't count, you're either in or over the gate, and I was clearly over... but I won't be next time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #4 June 7, 2004 dan, i was just watching all the video we got from the comp and you were fucking screaming on those distance rounds man. well done roy, you did pretty damn well also for never jumping here. definately will have ya back for the next one.Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #5 June 7, 2004 I learned a lot from being in a competition environment. Winds, exit order, and gates combined to present a challenge with which I've never dealt. On any given day, I feel I can throw something decent and fun. Throwing in all the competition factors made me realize how much I have to learn, and how much more I can do on my canopy. I was feeling a little discouraged at first, as I had trouble making gates. I tried a little harder (changing our exit order helped a lot) and posted some points. I'm really inspired to work harder at it, though. Everyone flew with a lot of control and common sense, and it kept everyone safe in some sketchy conditions. There was the one little "facespring", but even that only resulted in a little scratch (BTW, this canopy pilot did very well across the competition, regardless of the faceplant). My three goals were to escape injury, learn, and have fun. If I didn't get dead last, it was a bonus. I'm uninjured, a lot wiser, I had a ton of fun, and I wasn't dead last (overall -- but was close to it). I must say that Stu was flying really damn well. His commitment to canopy flight was very evident. Major props to him for putting this together. This was the first competition he put together, and was the first one at Crestucky, yet it was done very, very well. Thanks a lot, man!"¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eugeneskydiver 0 #6 June 8, 2004 Stu thanks for the props man. Loved your comp. so much, competeing again is one of the only things on my mind right now. Dude, you rocked your swoops too and put on one hell of a fun time. Can't wait till u get that VX man. Adam leifer has a 79vx for less than 700 that I might think about taking a look at. C U friday man. Giles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoojeff 0 #7 June 8, 2004 i learned alot of stuff too. i learned you cresswell people are awsome!!! sorry i had to bail out before the comp. but life as a buisness owner is like that. kim and gile thanks for the skydives, we rocked that one 3 way, no? stu thanks for putting this on. im gladd we had a chance to get better aqainted. lets get together at sdo some time. peace yo jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
