The Ranch SkyDiving Boogie and Symposium 2011 will take place at the Protea Hotel Ranch Resort (25km South of Polokwane), from the 5th to the 9th of August 2011

“Ultimately we would like to invite people to come and skydive with us, and we’re also offering the opportunity to put forward South African women because we’ll be training six of them in Accelerated FreeFall – skydiving,” said organiser Mike Rumble.

“Media exposure is guaranteed, and support for the  event keeps growing. It will be a huge amount of fun and very rewarding for all concerned.”

Event Information

In partnership with Protea Hotel Ranch Resort, this unique sporting event will see more than 120 sports skydivers from all over South Africa arrive for 5 days of skydiving and parachuting at a skills development, training and fun skydiving boogie, with an informative and educational symposium element attached.

In the mix will be current and past national and world skydiving champions, world skydiving team members and world record holders of a variety of skydiving and parachuting disciplines, as well as world class instructors, tandem masters, camera flyers, coaches, parachute technicians, packers and riggers.

There will be public areas, displays, talks, and 5 days of active skydiving and parachuting.

The organisers are actively encouraging people (individuals, small or large groups) to come and experience skydiving and parachuting first hand with, and will have a number of highly experienced freefall instructors and tandem masters available to take people for a tandem introductory skydiving experience.

As part of this event, the organisers aim to train and qualify six South African women to skydive over 5 days, with graduation (from the 10 level internationally recognized Accelerated FreeFall Course (AFF)) on National Women’s Day. The theme: ‘Women in High Places.’

Students are being sought and selected; they can be self-funded or sponsored. Sponsors are invited to put forward students for selection.

The Accelerated FreeFall Course (AFF) costs R 20 000.00 per student (sponsors welcome)

Requirements:

  • Maximum weight = 100kgs.
  • Minimum age = 18 (under 21 requires parental consent).
  • Commitment required = 5th to 9th August. (ground school, 3 jumps / levels per day)
  • Must pass a tandem introductory skydive assessment. Evaluation by Chief Instructor prior to, and throughout the AFF Course.

Includes:

  • Ground school training (approx 6 hours)
  • A tandem introductory skydive
  • 10 Levels of the internationally recognised Accelerated FreeFall
  • Program (AFF)
  • Equipment hire and parachute packing
  • Graduation on National Women’s Day
  • Edited video and still photographs
  • Certificate of achievement

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All enquiries should be directed to Mike Rumble telephone +27(0)82 926 3591 / +27(0)79 345 7058 or Mike [at] imagineering.co.za