The latest issue of Blue Skies Mag is hitting mailboxes now, yippee! You might have read in the FlyBy that you can now be a contributor to blueskiesmag.com. We have this all configured, but we’re also planning a little site makeover that will shuffle a few things around. We didn’t want to show people how to post, only to change the game a few days later, so we’re holding off on enabling you to post your thoughts until the redesign.

It shouldn’t be many more days until we’re ready to unveil everything, so just hold tight and check back with us. Right now, our goal is Monday, July 26 and we’re pretty well on track. If you’ve ever done website work though, you know the devil is in the details, so hopefully he stays away!

In the meantime, think of what you want to say and get ready to be heard

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A sneak peek of what’s about to hit your mailbox.

We're a big kid now. | photo by Justin Carmody

IF you are smart/lucky/with it enough to be a Blue Skies Mag subscriber.

Local jumpers Jen and Lauren posed for the talented Mr. Carmody one very hot Florida day (you should have seen the sweat). Yes, they’re real, live, current jumpers. Yes, that’s all their own gear. Yes, we will have more photos online, plus a lovely centerfold in the June/July issue of Blue Skies Mag.

Want any more reasons to SUBSCRIBE NOW?

Okay, how about some quality time with SkyGod, a new freeflyer’s progression using the new Skydive U DVDs, a word from The Fuckin’ Pilot, another insightful Melanie Curtis column, an overview of all the crazy association/brotherhoods out there (Who are the Rodriguez Brothers?), the Top Ten Most Expensive Orthopedic Injuries with plenty of x-ray broken goodness, Project XRW and a Jumpin’ Mama?

If that doesn’t make you want to send a measly couple of bucks our way to get this printed amazingness, well then…

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Pinup Girl

Your best x-rays, of course. Dr. Mark Duber (Dr. Doobie to us) is writing a special Top Ten list for us next month: The Top Ten Most Expensive Orthopedic Injuries. We need your high-res x-rays to illustrate what we’re talking about. And just to look at and get freaked out by.

E-mail to lara@blueskiesmag.com or comment and let us know where we can download yours.

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It’s about a million degrees in Florida right now, so there will be no clever witticisms, puns or jokes. Just sweating and swearing at the sun.

So, we have some very cool things planned for our birthday June/July issue, one of them being some very special pictures by the talented Justin Carmody. Some behind-the-scenes teaser pics below

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That’s right, this July will mark the one-year anniversary of the first issue of Blue Skies Magazine. Thank you for reading our little magazine this year. To our charter subscribers and advertisers, an extra special thank you for taking a chance on a new, completely unproven company, idea, philosophy, everything.

It’s no surprise that we’ve struggled to get each month’s issue out on a predictable schedule and for that, we apologize and thank you for sticking with us and being patient. Without going into whiny-baby territory, it’s been a challenging year professionally and personally for all of us. We’re still working towards quitting our various other jobs and putting 100% of our energy in Blue Skies Mag.

Towards our goal of getting back onto a reliable, mid-month delivery schedule, we’re combining the June and July issues into one mega celebratory issue, with some good little surprises sprinkled in. Because you’ve paid for 11 issues per year, we’re automatically extending everyone’s subscription one month.

The June/July issue is set to hit mailboxes July 15, August on August 15 and so on. Most of you get at least one other skydiving magazine around the first of each month, so we’re spreading the magazine love to the sad, forgotten middle of the month.

In addition to our super mega one-year birthday issue, look for a Blue Skies Mag boogie schedule, revamped website and shwag from Blue Skies Mag soon!

Kolla, Lara & Pierre
Blue Skies Magazine

PS – Take a few minutes to cast your votes in our first (annual?) Best of/Worst of Drop Zone poll!

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This is the US Women’s 4-way team Spaceland Blue – training hard for the upcoming World Meet in Russia. Check out tail Becky Brocato (6 o’clock in the photo) – and tell use the comment section to tell us what she might be thinking to herself….

Spaceland Blue, spacing out

Photo comes from the team’s cameraman Nik Daniel.  Way to throw a teammate under the bus, Nik – but you know we appreciate it!

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Kolla and I have been knee-deep in Expo stuff since…well, roughly since our last post here on BlueSkiesMag.com! We apologize for being slightly MIA, but Expo is now over and you should be ready for a virtual avalanche of new stuff from Blue Skies Mag.

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