State Record Awards arrive from USPA

Skydive Idaho receives recognition for setting 3 different state records for Canopy Formation, also know as CRW!

On the weekend of July 9-10 of 2011, Skydive Idaho and organizer Rich Williams hosted a fantastic boogie benefiting the Boise Rescue Mission. During that boogie some local jumpers as well as visiting skydivers from California, Texas, and Oregon, set 3 state records! The records were a 7-way CRW Formation, a 2-point 7 Way Sequential Formation, and the nextday an 8-way CRW Formation breaking the record from the previous day!

Skydive Idaho is Idaho premiere skydiving center, and has been since 1967. We’re proud to continue hosting state records and all disciplines in skydiving. Congrats again Scott, Jack, Eric, Dan, Michael, Bart, “Aussie” Jon, and Abbie! Not only were the records set but many new jumpers were introduced to CRW with loaner canopies and instruction from the attending CRW-Dogs!

“Crew” is how we pronounce CRW which is short for Canopy Relative Work. CRW is the art of flying parachutes (Canopies) in close formation with each other, most of the time actually docking with and taking hold of each others parachutes. CRW can be performed by groups of 2 or more, with the current world record being 100 parachutes in a diamond formation. Although there are many technical aspects of flying the parachutes in close proximity to each other, the “art” is knowing how to not get your butt wrapped in Nylon.(Nylon is the material that all modern parachutes are made of).

 

If you’re interested in doing CRW, just ask!