At the river delta the contest takes place
The first Swedish Championship in Canopy Piloting is hosted by Skydive Sundsvall in collaboration with the Swedish Parachuting Association.
Canopy Piloting consists of the disciplines Speed, Distance and Accuracy. Participants will compete in all disciplines. The competition will be determined in nine rounds, three in each discipline. Each jump is worth 100 points. If a participant wins all the rounds he receives a total of 900 points.
The results are measured in percentage relative to the best participants performance in each round. In other words, the best canopy pilot receives a maximum 100 of points and following pilots receives points depending on how their performance is relative to this.
How does one compete?
Speed - The jumper who travels fastest between the first and last gate, 70 meters, is the winner of the discipline.
Distance - The jumper who travels the longest distance after passing through the first gate is the winner of the discipline. Easy!
Accuracy The competitor who travels through all of the water gates and lands standing up in the Center of 7 zones earns the most points and is the winner of the discipline.
Information to visitors
The Swedish Championship opening ceremony is Saturday, June 12th at 12.00. The contest starts at 08.30 that morning.
During the championship there will be plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy during contest breaks. Breakfast and lunch is served in the Restaurant Tent. We also served coffee, sandwiches, drinks, ice cream and other goodies.
At the Delta, there is the opportunity to book a bed for those who wish to stay overnight. There is also access to kitchen, showers and toilets.
Saturday, June 12th the Swedish Aviation celebrates its 100th Anniversary! Its more than a century ago since Carl Cederstrm took the first Swedish pilot certificate and the first flight activity took place in Sweden. This is celebrated around the country and during the Swedish Championship.
For more information please contact Event Manager, Hanna Tornqvist +46 (0)73 808 58 53 or info@skydivesundsvall.com.
Information to participants
A detailed championship program will be published in due time. The contest take place during June 12-13th 08.30-20.00 CET. Training day with the opportunity for training rounds is June 11th 09.00-14.00 CET.
For more information please contact Championship Manager, Mats Sjoling +46 (0)72 225 01 33 or info@skydivesundsvall.com.
In the picture we see Martin Bäcklin, bronze medalist in accuracy WC 2007, Vienna.
