In Canopy Piloting, the final round of distance was won by Nick Batsch which, combined with his earlier world record, put him firmly in first place in the Distance Event. Billy Sharman of the UAE had a blistering last run, the third fastest, which put him in second place in Distance. This sent the crowd

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The freefly competitors did their last 3 rounds and the meet is over. The Russian skydivers, who had been in second place all the way through, have created a stir around the world, with their imaginative and perfectly timed routine. It went semi-viral, even confirmed belly flyers loving and sharing it. The worldwide skydiving family

It couldn’t possibly be more exciting in 8-way, with UAE losing a point to Monaco, making them dead level on 121 points each, with 2 rounds to go. It’s anybody’s game. Craig Girard is loving it, he wants it to go all the way to a jump-off; his teammates are a bit less excitable and

I want to talk about death but, more importantly, life. Death will come  It may come without warning as early as today or tomorrow, or it may come with old age at the end of a long life. However it comes, it will come. Death is not something to be feared, it is simply the completion

It was another incredible day at the Dubai Palm drop zone for the DIPC – but then, every day here is incredible. It’s hard to describe the level of opulence, you just have to come and experience it for yourself. I’ve never seen anything like the level of toys here – the latest is a

This is the fourth year that Skydive Dubai (SD) has run the Dubai International Parachuting Competition (DIPC), often known as the Gulf Cup. In 2012, the DIPC was combined with one of the best World Meets the sport has ever seen. Skydive Dubai always pulls out all the stops to make an incredible infrastructure and

It’s National Day for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, 2 December, when they celebrate 42 years of their union. The competition almost took a back seat today with just one round of CP and one of 8-way. The rest of the day and night at the Palm was filled with activities Dubai-Style… Only in

Heaven or HELL? Dear Roy We have someone on our team who can be great but can also be hard work. On a good day, he really brings a sparkle to the day’s training, as he’s funny, entertaining and puts in a lot of energy. The flipside is that he can be very defensive, is

As a student I wasn’t a natural canopy pilot and had many bad landings due to poor judgement. My tiny semblance of of confidence shrank further with each fresh bruise – and there were many! Ten years ago, we didn’t have the canopy courses and expertise we have today. My best injury defence was always