ParaShoot 0 #1 February 12, 2008 Dear CF enthusiast, As many of you might have heard we’ve formed a small team to continue working on CF development now the World Record team has stopped. Our long term goal is to create a CF environment with experience and power to grow beyond the present record. The first step is to organize a European Record Event in 2008. The organization team is based on a board (for now Christophe Balisky and Henny Wiggers) supported by National Team Captains, similar to the FS World Team organization. For every country one contact person will be appointed (soon) who will be responsible for national communication and support besides being adviser for the committee. Our intention for 2008 is to organize 3 training/selection camps to build enough capable people to build at least a 49 way. Although some of the following dates are unfortunately still not confirmed 100% we feel we’ve to announce our plan so you can start planning. 1) Training / selection camp (probably) at Empuriabrava Spain: May 24 to June 01 2) Training / Selection camp at Gransee Germany: June or July 3) Training / selection camp at Kolomna Russia: August 04 – 10 4) European Record Event at Teuge The Netherlands: September 15 – 19 (confirmed) The European Record Event will be the week after the World Parachuting Championships (WPC) of CF at the same DZ (Teuge The Netherlands). Many countries already showed their interest to stay another week after the WPC. The DZ will have 3 to 4 Cessna Grand Caravan’s available that week. Please send us your intention of participation so we can start planning as well (mailto: [email protected]). As soon as above events are confirmed you’ll be the first to know. Smooth Docks, Christophe Balisky (France) Henny Wiggers (The Netherlands) Besides the above events there are some more CF competitions in Europe: • 20/21.6.2008 Coupe de France 1 in Le Blanc, France CF 2 and CF 4 • 19/20.7.2008 Coupe de France 2 in Orleans, France CF 2 and CF 4 • 15-17.8.2008 French nationals CF in Besancon, France CF 2 und CF 4 For more information please look at http://crweuropa.skyservices.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #2 February 22, 2008 Will Americans be allowed to jump on the European Big-Way Record, or would that make it too easy ? Kevin _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 February 22, 2008 Quote Will Americans be allowed to jump on the European Big-Way Record, or would that make it too easy ? Kevin Way too easy. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #4 April 14, 2008 Quote Our intention for 2008 is to organize 3 training/selection camps to build enough capable people to build at least a 49 way. Although some of the following dates are unfortunately still not confirmed 100% we feel we’ve to announce our plan so you can start planning. 1) Training / selection camp (probably) at Empuriabrava Spain: May 24 to June 01 2) Training / Selection camp at Gransee Germany: June or July 3) Training / selection camp at Kolomna Russia: August 04 – 10 4) European Record Event at Teuge The Netherlands: September 15 – 19 (confirmed) Any confirmations of dates yet? tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaShoot 0 #5 July 4, 2008 Although there were no real training camps this season the event is scheduled as planned. 3 Grand Caravans and a 4th on standby. We expect many competitors to stay after the World Meet for some nice bigways. Please send me an e-mail if we can expect you to join us. General information about the DZ etc. can be found at the World Meet website http://wpc.cf2008teuge.nl but the EuRec website will be completed soon as well http://eurec.cf2008.teuge.nl Henny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaShoot 0 #6 September 18, 2008 At the World Record event in Lake Wales November 2007 the American organisation announced that they would stop with the organisation of CF record attempts. After 8 years of organising their goal of a huge 100-way daimond had been accomplished. No more organising would mean no more future record attempts so the experience and skills would slip away. Because the FAI/IPC just added continental skydiving records the idea was opted to continue CF with continental events so there would still be a way to create a fish-pond for future growth. If we want to proceed and want to build a 121 way ( 11 x 11) in the future we must stay current and train new people. In the meantime DZ Teuge in The Netherlands had been granted the WPC CF 2008 (September 08 - 14). Many European participants would already be present so a European Record attempt was quickly scheduled for September 15 - 19, the week after the WPC. On the way to this event a few training camps were scheduled: Empuriabrava Spain: May Grannsee Germany: July Kolomna Russia: August Due to many reasons the first two events had to be cancelled. In Russia most CF participants have no LIghtning but after their Nationals they trained bigways with their own canopies (manily Triathlons). So here we are at Teuge with a relative small group of CF'ers. Some very experienced (100-way World Record holders) but most in-experienced. Not by the amount of jumps but many participants have no Lightning and big way experience. Despite that we started jumping with smaller groups so everybody could get familiar with their canopy, wingloading and position. Many participants don't have a Lightning themselves. The CF community is amazing close. Everybody with a spare Lightning brought it over and after many swaps, modifications and weight adjustments everybody has a correct size Lightning. We guess that about half of the participants is jumping a borrowed Lightning. I'm pretty confident that, weather permitting, this group will be able to fly at least a 25-way. If we will build this formation this will be a tremendous step forward which will open the way to new bigger formations. 2009 will be an OFF year for competitions and the next World Championships will be in 2010. The first 6 Nations of CF 2-way will go to Chinese Taipei for the World Games. In my opinion 2009 would be great for another big way event to build a real big CF formation as preparation for a future 100+ formation. The same event could serve as training camp for future participants. I'll try to find CF colleagues that are willing to organise and host training and selection camps in 2009. With the experience at Teuge of the previous CF meets, the World Meet and now this record event I'm sure we're ready to pick-up the challenge to work towards a 121 way. I'll start talking with canopy manufacturers and potential sponsors for about 140 canopies. Now the Storm is on the market many teams will switch from a Lightning to a Storm, meaning there will be a lot less Lithnings in the future. Therefore we've to look for an alternative. Either adding more Lightnings or switching to another canopy (both paid by a sponsor). Anyway, please check out the news page at the EuRec CF website http://eurec.cf2008teuge.nl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guscabana 0 #7 September 19, 2008 Hola Henny, congratulations for the 20 Way, and thanks for keep the CF Big Ways going! Hope next year we can do more. Gustavo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaShoot 0 #8 September 20, 2008 Thanks! Next year it'll be bigger for sure. With some selection and training camps before the event the size will be at least doubled. Hope you can make it next time. Henny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 0 #9 September 20, 2008 Click here for the record video! ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #10 September 23, 2008 Congratulations. Very smooth flying by the Euro CRWDogs. Nice video, Saskia. Compliments to you and the rest of the video team. Kevin k._____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
