June/July Cover
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We're a big kid now. | photo by Justin Carmody
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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.
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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?
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FAI Ratifies JFTC World Record
The Jump for the Cause 181-way women’s world record has been ratified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale! Record
Congratulations, Ziara ABUD (Brazil), Leigh AINSWORTH (New Zealand), Jean AITKEN (Canada), Anastasia AKIMOVA (Russia), Rosa ALVA (USA), Nicole ANGELIDES (USA), Rebecca AUSTIN (UK), Mary BAUER (USA), Marina BERETTA (FAI), Kari BERG (Norway), Tone BERGAN (Norway), Cherie BERKE (USA), Hannah BETTS (UK), Viki BINGHAM (UK), Fiona BIRNIE (UK), Amelia BOBOWSKA (Poland), Jeanine BONVIN (USA), Ulrike BORNGRÄBER (Germany), Martina BRANT (Ireland), Sally BURGESS (USA), Clare BUTCHER (UK), Sarah CANNON (UK), Diane CHAMBERLAIN (USA), Nesta CHAPMAN (Canada), Yong CHISHOLM (Korea), Sarah CHURCHILL (UK), Carolyn CLAY (USA), Barbara CLEINO (USA), Ellen COENRA (Australia), Catherine COON (USA), Kate COOPER-JENSEN (Denmark), Shirley COWCHER (Australia), Leanne CRITCHLEY (Australia), Elizabeth DANBY (UK), Carrie DOLL (USA), Jennifer DOMENICO (USA), Isabelle DREYSSE (France), Ekaterina DUBROVINA (Russia), Susan DUKE (USA), Erika EIDER (Germany), Lara EISENBERG (USA), Veronika EMER (Germany), Helle ERIKSEN (Denmark), Valerie ESTABROOK (USA), Mariya EVTEEVA (Russia), Sharron FIELDING (USA), Deanna FRANK (USA), Debbie FRANZESE (USA), Christine FRIKKEN (USA), Lesley GALE (UK), Nathalie GAUDREAULT (Canada), Gulcin GILBERT (USA), Mariana GOMEZ-NUNEZ (Paraguay), Louise GOWER (UK), Larenda GRAHAM (Canada), Debbie GRANNUM (USA), Ruth GREEN (UK), Andrea GREENING (Canada), Zivile GUDAITYTE (Lithuania), Carla GUEDES SALGADO (Brazil), Thi Bich Van HA (France), Amy HAASS (USA), Nicole HANNAN (Australia), Yukari HASHIMOTO (Japan), Joanne HAWLEY (UK), Claudia HEINEMANN (Germany), Celeste HILL (UK), Christiane HOFFMAN (Germany), Caroline HUGHES (UK), Nataliya ILYUKHINA (Russia), Cornelia IOTTI (Switzerland), Carmen IRENE (USA), Cynthia JARDINE (Canada), Debbie JASEK PARISI (USA), Carolyn JOHNSON (USA), Samantha JOSEPH (USA), Rhonda JOYCE (Canada), Anna KALININA (Russia), Anastasiya KAMBALOVA (Russia), Amanda KARLSSON (UK), Meng-Hua KATS (Chinese Taipei), Angela KATSOULIS (USA), Jaclyn KAYLOR (USA), Ekaterina KHARITONOVA (Russia), Anne KNABE (Switzerland), Bambi KNIGHT (USA), Olga KOSHKINA (Russia), Michelle KOSMER (Australia), Loraine KRAEMER CLARK (USA), Brenda KRAMAR (USA), Virginia KUHLMANN (USA), Liudmyla LAKOVLIEVA (Ukraine), Joanne LAMMENS (Portugal), Nancy LA RIVIERE (USA), Lisa LARKIN (USA), Verena LAUER (Germany), Heather LITTLE (Australia), Kateryna LOGGINOVA (Ukraine), Nadja LONNROTH (Finland), Debbie LOVEGROVE (Canada), Janet LUNDQUIST (USA), Cheryl MARKS (UK), Anne MAXWELL (USA), Elena MAZAEVA (Russia), Cheryl MCCLURE (USA), Andrea MCNEW (USA), Michelle MEAKINS (UK), Patricia MENKE (USA), Susan MESEBERG (USA), Lidiya MISHCHENKO (Russia), Ellen MONSEES (USA), Lise NANSEN (Norway), Julie NICHOL (Australia), Laurel NICHOLS (USA), Vaike OIGLANE (Finland), Molly OSBORNE (USA), Anna PANASSIUK (Russia), Katherine PELLAND (USA), Melanie PESCHIO (USA), Jennifer PIERCE (USA), Zinaida PIROGOVA (Russia), Tatiana POLIANSKAYA (Russia), Tatiana PONKRATIEVA (Russia), Joanna PRICE (UK), Rosalind PULHAM (UK), Laura RAMPINI (Italy), S Hollister RENO (USA), Pamela RIGGS (USA), Cheryl ROBERTSON (Australia), Lynda ROBINSON (USA), Eliana RODRIGUEZ (USA), Gudrun ROKNE (Norway), Audrey ROWE (UK), Helaine RUMANER (USA), Maria RUSSELL (UK), Varvara SADOVNIKOVA (Russia), Erika SAMPAIO (Brazil), Helen SAMUELSSON (Sweden), Mary SANTANGELO (USA), Robin SAUNDERS (Canada), Victoria SCARGILL (UK), Claire SCOTT (UK), Lea Fabiana SERFATY (Venezuela), Mary SERGOTT LEE (USA), Mariya SEROVA (Russia), Eiko SHIMURA (Japan), Irina SINITSINA (Russia), Monica SMINES (Norway), Wendy SMITH (New Zealand), Kristin SOSSO (USA), Kate STEPHENS (UK), Marloes SWARTHOFF (Netherlands), Sue SWEETMAN (USA), Maxine TATE (USA), Valerie THAL-SLOCUM (USA), Sandra THIEDE (USA), Audrey THIES (USA), Lori THOMAS (USA), Jennifer THOMLISON (USA), Paula THUES (USA), Mary TORTOMASI (USA), Rossella TURA (Italy), Ilse UNGEHEUER (Germany), Conny VAN SETTEN (Netherlands), Corrie VEENSTRA (USA), Elena VERTIPRAKHOVA (Russia), Alfia VESELOVA (Russia), Amy VON NOVAK (USA), Elizabeth WAGNER-GANTZER (Germany), Lisa WALKER (USA), Susan WALSH (Ireland), Susan WASSERMANN (USA), Debra WEST (USA), Marie WINTHER (USA), Karen WOOD (USA), Julie WOODROW (UK), Mary WRIGHT (Canada), Jennifer WRYNN (USA), Janna WYNNE (USA), Kristina YOUNG (UK), Elena ZAKHAROVA (Russia)!

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