10th July
As is usual, Target Skysports pulled out all the
stops to support what is becoming a very popular
annual event. Team names being Hibnosis
(Hibaldstow), Herding Cats (Langar) and 28 Hour
Party People (mixed).
Competition briefing started the Saturday at
0830 and the first team was in the air by 0915.
A crowd of people were on hand on the ground to
watch the aircraft running in and the first
formation being built over the DZ, accompanied
by cries of “go on, get in” by the ‘experts’ on
the ground!
The formation flying by the pilots, Tony De
Brugen and James Swallow, looked awesome from
the ground and even better from the aircraft.
From the G92 the Skyvan exits looked amazing and
watching the G92 from the tail of the Skyvan was
impressive too. A lot of people on their first
28 Way were amazed at the skill of the pilots
flying in formation.
The Team Captains, Simon Cathrine, Simon
Brentford & Dave Lewis were excellent in keeping
their teams focussed and motivated throughout
the day and were really impressive with the way
they worked on big way skills & safety with all
team members.
Herding Cats took an early lead, which they
maintained throughout, although both Hibnosis
and 28 Hour Party People looked a threat on some
of the rounds. Hibnosis managed to complete all
6 rounds by Saturday night, despite several
‘guest’ appearances from various members of the
Hib Staff, Herding Cats and 28 Hour Party People
completing 5 rounds by close of play on Saturday
night.
The bar soon got busy, helped by Gregster, who
was DJ for the night. Sadly, there was quite a
bit of ‘Dad’ dancing going on by the end of the
night. Unfortunately, Sunday started with poor
weather which gradually got worse. Team Captains
decided to call the Competition on Round 5, the
final scores being:
More photos can be found
here.
3rd July
Aircraft booked for the 28-way are now confirmed
as G-92 and Skyvan. Looking forward to seeing
you all there.
30th June
The team captains have had a get together to
review the formations issued earlier on in June
and we have decided to make the event harder!.
So please take a look at the new formations
below.
Final arrangements are being made for food which
will consist of a BBQ for Saturday night.
10th June
In 2005, there were 2 teams headed by Simon
Brentford and Dave Lewis. This year a third team
has been added to the line-up.
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Simon
Cathrine |
Made up
mostly of Hibaldstow jumpers |
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Dave Lewis |
Made up
mainly of Langar jumpers |
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Simon
Brentford |
A mixture
of Hibaldstow, Scotland, Cark and Weston
jumpers |
9th June
More information has now been released for the
competition. The dive pool is printed below and
in addition, Dave and Simon have now cleared up
some of the grey areas which affected the
judging of last years' event.
Last year, there was contention over points
given to teams who had moved on to the second
formation without completing the first point.
Originally, it had been decided to allow teams
to move on to the next point if it was obvious
one of their members had gone low and had no
chance of returning to the formation. In
principle, this is a great idea, but in practice
how do you decide if a team waited long enough
for a team-mate to make it back?
Well this year, things have become a little
stricter. Any team who move onto the second
point without completing the previous formation
(with all the members in place), will not score
any points. A point is awarded for each person
in their slot on a formation. So for example:
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Round A 27
team members make it onto the formation
and no further formations are completed
- 27 points. |
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Round B 28
team members complete the first
formation, but only 10 members of the
base build for the second formation - 38
points. |
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Round C 27
team members make it onto the first
formation and the second formation - 27
points. |
Full rules for the event can be downloaded
here including
entry forms and the dive pool in printable
format.
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15th March
We have changed the date scheduled for the
28-way event to the weekend 8/9th July. We
needed to ensure that there enough aircraft at
the dropzone to host the event. Team leaders
Simon Brentford and Dave Lewis are currently in
the process of recruiting for this event.
26th January
Many people have wondered if the 28-way
competition would go ahead again and we are
pleased to say that yes it will. Dates have just
been released for June 24-25th. Dates have been
moved forward this year because of conflicts
with other courses, boogies and competitions.
If you are interested in taking part, please let
the dropzone know.
18th August
2005
Unfortunately, the other 2 teams were
not able to complete and so this weekend
we will have 2 teams competing. However,
they are decent teams so there will
still be an excellent competition
atmosphere.
We are going to have a range of
cameraman filming the event... Brian
Knight, Nigel Rowlan, Andy Wezley, Andy
Cliff and Rob Simpson. They will capture
the angels from the point of view of
scoring and for getting good stills for
the mag.
The name for Simon Brentford's team has
also just been announced... But I'm A
Lady.
13th July 2005
More information coming in. A lot of people will
have to travel some distance. Therefore, the
start time will be 09:00 am on the Saturday and
the finish time 17:00 on the Sunday. This
includes handing out of the trophy. We are also
in the process of buying a new trophy for this
event - no plaques, shields or other tat will be
considered!
Round 6 has also been posted. It is by far the
hardest round and should pose a challenge even
for the best teams.
4th July 2005
Dave Lewis brought a complete group of 28 to
team train at Hibaldstow last weekend. They did
8 jumps in good hot weather improving jump by
jump. The last jump almost completed 3 points.
Dave has also finally announced that his team is
Herding Cats after the difficulties he faced
gathering everyone to the dirt dive. Please
click here for photos of the event. After some
discussion there is also a change in the rules.
Most notably:
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Each
attempted formation will be awarded 1
point for each person correctly in their
slot. Therefore a 3 point round will
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Inters
will not exist between blocks. If a grip
were to separate where it would not
normally do so, the point could still be
awarded as long as the grip was retaken
before the next formation keyed. A good
example of this is in Round 1. |
Photos of the 28-way practice weekend can be
found
here.
27th June 2005
It has been confirmed today that a third
team is in the planning. Paul Seymour is team
captain and is recruiting mainly from Netheravon
and Headcorn. If you are interested in taking
part please contact the dropzone or email them
at
info@skydiving.co.uk. A fourth team is also
in the planning but will make an announcement as
they near completion later. This looks set to be
a huge event.
23rd June 2005
 Two
teams have now been completed - Dave Lewis and
Simon Brentford. 2 more teams are in the
planning but details will not be released until
they are nearly complete.
Dave Lewis brought a group of 14 to
Hibaldstow over the last weekend 18-19th. They
did 8 training jumps all of them building and
most getting several points. Brian Knight was on
hand to take pictures which can be found
here.
The BCPA are also in preparation for a 14-way
record jump on July 16-17th. Their proposed
formation will be like the photo on the left.
10th April 2005
Welcome to the web page dedicated to 28-way.
We are hosting a 28-way competition from 2
Dornier G-92's on the 20-21st August. The
aircraft have been booked, we have checked that
it does not conflict with any national
competitions or other boogies. So far we have 3
definite teams confirmed as:
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Simon
Brentford - Hibaldstow team |
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Dave Lewis
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Interest has been shown from a possible team
from Netheravon and the Dutch at Skydive Texel
are being asked to put a team together. Rules
and regulations, 28-way dive pool have already
been released and can be found below.
Because this is a weekend competition the
organisers have also made backup arrangements in
the event that formation loads cannot take place
(e.g. low visibility at altitude) whereby each
team will do 2 x 14-ways and the scores will be
cumulated.
In the evening, Target Skysports will put on
entertainment with live music, DJ's and a 'pig
roast'!
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