The
first half of 2009 has proven to be a
busy and productive period for skydiving
in South Africa, with a number of interesting
changes and successful events. The last
few months also hold promise to be no
less eventful.
During March a Special
General Meeting for PASA members was
held, with the main purpose to consider
proposed amendments to the PASA constitution.
This was long overdue and will hopefully
now become an ongoing process. The amendments
included a change in the structure of
our organisation, which includes the
formation of a PASA Management Council.
This has already been implemented, and
more information regarding this can be
found later in this issue.
We revisit the amazing
Skydivers’ Reunion, find out what
our “more senior” chronologically
challenged skydivers are up to, read
about the Nationals Championships in
all disciplines, and marvel at the exploits
of our skydivers (and judges) who represented
South Africa abroad. We also welcome
two new DZ’s into our “family”,
one in the Western Cape and the other
in KwaZulu-Natal.
We also look ahead to
a number of skills camps and boogies,
the World Cup in Canopy Piloting to be
hosted by JSC, as well as international
record attempts. As usual, the various
disciplines in the SSA report on their
activities, and be sure not to miss the
announcement of a new online South African
Skydiving League!
We hope you will enjoy
this 5th issue. Thanks to all who have
taken the time to submit articles and
please keep them coming. We cannot keep
this newsletter fresh and exciting without
your involvement. As always, feel free
to email it to all your friends worldwide.
We are pleased that our distribution
list has grown with each issue!
