get onBOARD!

the uspa national skydiving championships have been bumping along over the past 2 weeks. i rarely post jump stuff here, but this was too entertaining to pass up...

the sport of skysurfing has been struggling to stay alive over the past few years. it's an amazing sport, it's just that it exists in a fairly small niche.

anyway, they came close to not having enough participants to hold an event this year. but in the end, they pushed forward and held the event. you can read more about this on dropzone.com HERE. here is an excerpt from the discussion:

Check this out. Scott Borrowed a goofy foot skyboard and pieced together a cutaway line from pull-up cords strung together. If that wasn't questionable enough, he jumped in shorts, leaving the heavy drag pull-up cords flapping in the breeze.

On competition round 5, while in the middle of a sit spin and his teammate JC Colclasure shooting from above, the flapping pull-up cords worked the rear bing release free. Scott chopped the board and lost it. Everyone was ok.

On round 6, I loaned Scott my regular foot forward board.

But on round 7, he used the most exceptional skyboard ever: JC's PD teammate and reigning world champion canopy pilot Jonathon Tagle.

That right. Scott flew Jonathon like a skyboard, with JC shooting. When the footage ran on the big screens in the hanger, the entire place busted up. The judges loved it.

video HERE. it's worth watching!

(well, okay, i think so anyway. but my enthusiasm as a skydiver might be biasing me. hopefully you'll find it entertaining too. believe it or not, what they pulled off is actually pretty darn challenging.)