Fantasy Swoop at SkyQuest
2005
By Chris Hayes
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Bobo won the swoop competition at SkyQuest 2005 and took home $1,500 cash.Bobo
a member of the Performance Designs Factory Swoop Team has had a outstanding
year winning the World Cup of Canopy Piloting and taking gold at
the US National Championship in 4-way with his team DeLand Fire. Bobo appears
on the event t shirt this year performing his signature freestyle move
called a “Cowboy” which he created and named.
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 SkyQuest
takes place at the "Fantasy of Flight" museum each year in Polk City, Florida,
and includes the annual NSL Championship, big ways with the Kaleidescope
Dives and Team Elite, the Fantasy Swoop competition and many other activities
on the museum grounds.Fantasy of Flight is spread out over a large area
and offers visitors a chance to visit all the vintage aircraft and take
a variety of tours. This year’s event included attractions for the whole
family with bounce houses and live shows to keep the kids entertained.
This is the fifth year for the event at this location. SkyQuest founder
and owner Kurt Gaebel plans on making the event even bigger next year.
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Pilcher took second place and $750.Marat Leiras with a strong performance
took third and $500. Despite some cross winds at this years event making
the swoop rounds even more challenging, eight rounds in the individual
competition were completed. A 24-inch wide lane challenged competitors
along with a zig zag course, a carving accuracy event and two rounds of
freestyle following the PST Freestyle format.
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judge Karine Leblond and her team of Jennifer Leiras, Kolla Kolbeinsdottir,
Robin Miller taking video and Justin Carmody capturing some exciting pictures
did an outstanding job scoring the swoop event despite the difficult conditions.
Jim Slaton was also on hand at this year’s event commentating for the public
that showed up, explaining the rules and doing athlete bios as the competitors
were zooming by creating an exciting atmosphere for the onlookers. There
were more than a few ooh and aahs from the crowd.
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year’s main event sponsors included Performance Designs and Jump Institute.
Each of these companies supported the event offering prize money for the
Fantasy Swoop and the NSL Championship.Performance Designs has been one
of the biggest supporters of the sports of Canopy Piloting and Formation
Skydiving competition since its inception and continues to lead the industry
with their superior products, support and education.
The company's dedication
to the sport of skydiving and to the safety of their customers far exceeds
what most people can imagine. Thank you, Performance Designs. Sun Path
Products, the National Skydiving League and Fantasy of Flight also donated
money towards cash prizes and are featured on this year’s official event
T-shirt.
The remaining SkyQuest 2005
T-shirts are now available in the NSL
Shop and will be sold to the whole skydiving community.
Chris Hayes
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