More than 80 Skydivers from Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina gathered at Perris Skydiving, during May 27-31, to try to set a new South American Sequential Formation Record. The target of the team was to make two or more points with any formation bigger than a 27-way. That would qualify as a quarter of the current South American Formation Record: a 103-way.
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Brazilian coaches Ricardo Pettena, Pedro Ushizima (PedroSan), Rogerio Martinati, and Marco Padilha, and the Argentinian Guillermo Gorg were the Load Organizersof the skydives. Plus, the group had the huge support of Skydive Perris manager and P3 Skydiving coach Dan BC.
DAY 1
Practice day today! Four groups in the 22 to 25 skydivers range made 4 jumps to warm up and get ready for the record attempts. Jumps went well and we are certainly motivated about what’s going to happen.
DAY 2
History has been made for South American and Perris skydiving as well today! In 4 jumps, the team broke three FAI records for South American sequential records. The first jump from 12,000 feet yielded a nicely flown 2 point 34 way.
After that first success, the group grew to a 40 way, that also made 2 points on the first try. By then, the vibes were very high and judge Judy Celaya was put to work hard. Everyone was pumped about getting more records! It took 2 jumps from 14,000 feet to get a 2-point 50 way. By then it was time to celebrate – and the group were not short on reasons to do so!
DAY 3
With 3 records in 4 jumps our group surely was ready to raise the bar today. A 2-point 60-way was scheduled, jumping from 3 airplanes at 16,000 feet. The first jump saw one jumper out and the rest of the formation flying for a REALLY long time. The second jump had some minor problems as well that prevented new reasons for celebrations at the bar later on the day.
But the group wouldnt be disheartened by these jumps and on the third jump set a new record, a 2-point 60-way, that broke an unofficial record, a 53 way 2 point made in Asunción, Paraguay, in May 2011.
Sweet success!!
Four records in two days, but the group was hungry for more achievements. A second group, jumping parallel to the big way set a 27-way 3-point record! Time to celebrate (again), but first, there was a call to dirt dive an 83-way for tomorrow, combining the groups.
DAY 4
We´ve spent the day trying to get a new sequential record, making a total of 4 jumps from 18,500 feet. The first two were 83 ways and then they started downsizing the formation. We found the typical hurdles of big ways formations, some people going low, some others taking too long to get to the formation. However, most of the formation is building consistently and with plenty of time to transition to sequence it. Tomorrow we’ll have one more day to get it…
DAY 5:
We have a very competent 74-way and we felt very confident that the last day can yield more success to our efforts. The first jump went really well, the first formation was completed and transitioned to the second point, only thing is one jumper went low on the transition, and couldn’t get back. Sooooo close, but not yet. So, off to the next attempt, but with the sensation that the record is there for us to take it.
Second jump goes really well, everyone is there, or it seems like it. Key comes, transition executed everything looks like is in place, we feel that ‘electricity’ around the formation. We land, everyone is celebrating. Did we got it?? We wait until the confirmation comes from judge Judy Celaya. A beautiful 2-point 74-way. A new record and a wonderful way to end a great great event. Time to celebrate!
Summary
During the five days of this amazing event the group set six South American Records:
- 27-way 3 points
- 34-way 2 points
- 40-way 2 points
- 50-way 2 points
- 60-way 2 points
- 74-way 2 points
Article by participants Justo Ibarra & Mariana Paraguassu
Sulamericanos quebram seis novos Recordes Sequenciais em Perris
Mais de 80 paraquedistas do Brasil, Uruguai, Paraguai e Argentina se reuniram em Perris Skydiving entre os dias 27 e 31 de maio para as tentativas de estabelecer um novo Recorde Continental Sulamericano de Formação Sequencial (Big-Way 2p).
Durante cinco dias de evento eles quebraram na verdade seis novos Recordes, um 34-way 2 pontos, 40-way 2 pontos, 50-way 2 pontos, 60-way 2 pontos, 74-way 2 pontos e um 27-way 3 pontos.
A meta do time era conseguir qualquer formação maior que um 27-way com dois pontos para ser aprovado como Recorde. Esse seria um quarto do atual Recorde Sulamericano de Formação (com um ponto): um 103-way.
No primeiro dia do evento, o time de paraquedistas começou saltando separado em pequenos grupos de 20-way com os coaches brasileiros Ricardo Pettená, Pedro Ushizima (Pedrosan), Rogério Martinati, e Marco Padilha, e o coach argentino Guillermo Gorg. O grupo teve todo o suporte do gerente de Perris Skydiving e coach do P3 Dan BC, que deu toda a assistência no chão e ajudou com os briefings de segurança.
As tentativas começaram no segundo dia, e eles logo quebraram três recordes seguidos. No primeiro salto do dia conquistaram um 34-way com 2 pontos, seguido de um 40-way e 50-way, ambas formações com dois pontos.
No dia seguinte a formação aumentou para um 60-way com 2 pontos, e ao mesmo tempo outro grupo tentou pela primeira vez um salto com 3 pontos. Os dois grupos tiveram sucesso após 3 saltos cada. Só a partir daí o grupo inteiro começou a saltar junto, de quatro aeronaves e com o suporte de oxigênio para saltos de grande altitude, 18500 pés. Depois de cinco tentativas com apenas alguns gripes faltando eles conseguiram construir rapidamente o primeiro e o segundo ponto com 74 atletas da América do Sul.
Mariana Paraguassu
Sudamericanos baten seis nuevos Récords Secuenciales en Perris
Mas de 80 paracaidistas de Brasil, Uruguay, Paraguay y Argentina se reunieron en Perris Skydiving entre los dias 27 y 31 de mayo para intentar establecer un nuevo Récord Continental Sudamericano de Formación Secuencial (Big-Way 2p).
Durante cinco días de evento ellos rompieron en verdad seis nuevos Récords: un 34-way 2 puntos, 40-way 2 puntos, 50-way 2 puntos, 60-way 2 puntos, 74-way dos puntos y un 27-way 3 puntos.
La meta del equipo era conseguir cualquier formación mayor que un 27-way con dos puntos para ser aprovado como Récord. Ese sería un cuarto del actual Récord Sudamericano de Formación (con un punto): 103-way.
En el primer día del evento, el equipo de paracaidistas comenzó saltando separado en pequeños grupos de 20-way con los coaches brasileros Ricardo Pettená, Pedro Ushizima (Pedrosan), Rogério Martinati, Marco Padilha y el coach argentino Guillermo Gorg. El grupo tuvo todo el soporte del gerente de Perris Skydiving y coach del P3 Dan BC, que dió toda la asistencia en el suelo y ayudó con los briefings de seguridad.
Los intentos comenzaron el segundo día y luego se batieron 3 récords seguidos. En el primer salto del día conquistaron un 34-way con 2 puntos, seguido de un 40-way y 50-way, ambas formaciones con dos puntos.
Al día siguiente la formación aumentó para un 60-way con 2 puntos, y al mismo tiempo otro grupo intentó por la primera vez un salto con 3 puntos. Los dos grupos tuvieron éxito después de 3 saltos cada uno. Solo a partir de allí el grupo entero comenzó a saltar junto, de cuatro aeronaves y con el soporte de oxígeno para saltos de grande altitud, 18.500 pies. Después de cinco intentos con apenas algunos grips faltando, ellos consiguieron construir rapidamente el primer y el segundo punto con 74 atletas de Sudamérica.
Mariana Paraguassu
