pekkakurtz 0 #1 March 13, 2002 Hi there!Is it a good dropzone the Centre de Paracaigndime Costa Brava in Spain,www.skyrats.com.??anyone of you ever went there??What`s it like??Good?Bad?Ok! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #2 March 13, 2002 Most people call it Empuria, which is the town its in. Do a search on this forum for more info on it, and have a look in the Dropzone Review section.In short:Biggest DZ in Europe (more then 100,000 jumps last year), and only slightly behind the biggest DZs in the US.lots of turbine planes (Porter and Otter(s)), beautifull scenary (close to the Med and the Pyrenees)lots of RW and FF people to jump with (organisers during boogies).The only major negative to the place is that the weather can be unpredictable (or rather, you can bet to have winded out days in a long stay) with strong northely winds shutting the place down for days...We've been there for Xmas and Easter for the last 2 years, and going again in 3 weeks for this Easter Boogie, so we like the place.RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #3 March 13, 2002 So,the only negative I can see is that Karen isn't there by herself... Great DZ. Great bar life in the town. The native females are, uhh, errrm, *gorgeous*!B Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #4 March 13, 2002 Mr Heatwave,Being married, I've never noticed the spanish ladies, nor their perfectly formed behinds... some poster called RemiAndKaren once said Spanish women had the nicest asses in Europe, is that true? will you be there at Easter?RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #5 March 13, 2002 Monsieur Raven,I seem to remember the post. Yes, I believe they do have the finest arses in Europe. I cannot vouch for the nicety of their Mules/Asses/Donkeys...I'm hoping to make it to Empuria for the Easter boogie. Just gotta sort out a job and then we'll see!B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #6 March 13, 2002 Ola,Empuriabrava aka CPCB is a cool DZ, NB AADs are mandatory--I thinkCyaD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff 0 #7 March 14, 2002 Good high-capacity DZ. Variable weather (better than North Europe, though).Small landing area, and a lot of severe hazards (a town with canals) to the south.Now requires AADs and has a its own licensing system for Freeflying. You can;t freefly there without the license. So even good FFers may need a check-out dive with a coach. I haven;t heard how strictly this is being enforced in practice, though.Good nightlife - and lots of accomodation options. Geoff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huffermoose 0 #8 March 14, 2002 great D.Z I know i live right by it loads of good advice the babylon boys do regular fun jumps and the coach jumps are worthwhile, the chicitas are loveeeely. the licensing isn´t really a liocense its more of a way of saying that you are responsible enough to choose who you jump with and how man people you jump with you might not require a check out dive maybe bring a video of you capabilities and have a chat with the people there. the beer is cheap the people are friendly the skydiving is good however the weather does get shite everynow and then and in the summer you have the swimming pool the tennis courts the bar, and the beach is a hop jump and a skip awaycyamooose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #9 March 15, 2002 my girlfriend jumped over there last year for a few days and loved it! all the pics i saw looked really great-have fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
