"Rum Bum Boogie" 1st skydivers in the Bahamas since 1998!

[TikiMan 0]

After speaking with many experienced boogie organizers (Thanks Grimmie) and jumping through a few hoops with the Bahamas Gov't we finally made it happen! Dec 8th - 13th Myself, 14 friends and 6 other jumpers were approved to have a small boogie on an island aptly named "Rum Cay"

Not only was there skydiving but fishing, diving, kitesurfing, shark feeding and surfing...Fun Trip all around

We will now be offering skydiving trips to the island. This will not be a full time DZ but can accomodate up to 20ppl at a time and only needs a min of 6 to make a trip happen. We have a 206 we leased from Mike Carpenter of Skydive New England and will have it through April. So if any Jumpers want to beat the cold and head south pm me and I can get you more info. All inclusive 5 day trips start at $1600 includes 3 jumps per day and all food and transportation. I will post some pics and vids from the last trip. I attached a pic of the 3-way over the island. Find more pics and vid of the trip on facebook look up Sumner Point Marina or me Jesse Cors

Here is Lyle, Uwe, and Craig from Skydive Sebastian swooping over a few of the locals...Sharks!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOckexL56H4

[Para5-0 0]

Outstanding pics.

I tired to arrange a wedding Tandem there once and ran into the Berlin Wall with the Government. I dont know how you did it but nice job.

[Wings-n-Things 0]

Looks like a blast! Those lobsters were HUGE!!!

Card carrying member of the
Nanny State Liberation Front

[BETO74 0]

Dude I want it to come, Lyle's pics look good too awesome lobster, count me in for next year.

Carlos

http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Congrats on pulling it off. I thought about it for years but never got motivated.

[grimmie 181]

Nice jobTiki! I am looking forward to jumping there someday soon.

[MajorDad 0]

Hmmm.... great excuse to go visit Jenny.......

Congrats and Good Luck!!

Major Dad
CSPA D-579

[liftedtitan 0]

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Nice jobTiki! I am looking forward to jumping there someday soon.

man he should have paid your way for the help lol.

looks super fun!

Moriuntur omnes, sed non omnes vixerunt.

[grimmie 181]

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Nice jobTiki! I am looking forward to jumping there someday soon.

man he should have paid your way for the help lol.

looks super fun!

My consultation bill is in the mail!!

[TikiMan 0]

Thanks to all that helped make this happen and I hope we can keep it rolling...As I said before If you round up 6 ppl that want to come down we can accomodate a trip around what you like...Forgot to mention the best part...you only have to get to Nassau! we pay for your roundtrip flight to Rum Cay!

Warm Winds, Blue Skies.

Jesse

[Hvance 0]

This looks like an awesome trip. Congrats on setting it up; it sounds like there was a lot of work to do in the background. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to make it sometime.

I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

[jumpwally 0]

So how did you get the gov to cooperate ? bad economey and they want all the tourist dollars they can get their hands on ?

smile, be nice, enjoy life
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[TikiMan 0]

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So how did you get the gov to cooperate ? bad economey and they want all the tourist dollars they can get their hands on ?

We already run an extreme sports resort on Rum Cay and work with the Bahamian Gov't often. Good relationships and knowing the right people.

[darkwing 4]

I spent about a week there some years ago, and enjoyed the scenery and vibe very much. Have fun.

I flew in and sailed out. I hope the "airport" has been improved a bit since then. It will do though, even if it hasn't.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[TikiMan 0]

Hey Jeff,

Airport was re-paved in 2004 still in good shape.

Vibe is still good...Scenery is now filled with canopies.

[TikiMan 0]

Just found out we might try to bring an otter down and do a boogie in march...would anybody come?

[BETO74 0]

Count me in two tickets!

http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

[CSpenceFLY 1]

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Just found out we might try to bring an otter down and do a boogie in march...would anybody come?

I'm busy the 3rd weekend.

[TikiMan 0]

Thinking 1st or second week in March.

[TikiMan 0]

Just loaded the rest of the pics from the Boogie:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47921455@N05/

[Bolas 5]

Look awesome!!!

What activities are included in the all inclusive?

Scuba?

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[LyraM45 0]

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Look awesome!!!

What activities are included in the all inclusive?

Scuba?

Would this be another all inclusive event? Honestly I think the event would be better off as a regular event instead of all inclusive. If you're going to have the otter (the only aircraft there) then limit the number of spots available for the boogie, set a price for jump tickets, and let people make their own way and plan their own excursions otherwise. I'm looking to incorporate a little island fun jumping with finally getting hitched with the better half , so we'd prefer a little bit of freedom to plan what we'd like to do.

Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :)

[fengjt 0]

Does that second guy in the video know he was 15 seconds from getting his feet chewed off by a shark?

If you do this again next year I'm definitely in.

[humbled1 0]

I am definitely interested.....please post more details when you have them!!

"Tell ya the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind of operation."

[TikiMan 0]

All inclusive really applies towards room, non-alcohol beveregaes and food. Sucba is extra...but paddleboarding, snorkeling, fishing, transportation, and boat excursions are all included. You can participate in as much or as little as you want. You can simply jump all day or experience a little more.

What I liked best was all of the non-skydivers would take the boat to one of the beaches on the island and all of the skydivers would land there in boardshorts and flops, drop their rigs and hop straight into the water surf and dive then do it all over again.