CRW/CF jumpers keep FYBOB 2015 boogie in January. They tried once 38-way and 42-way. The result of the 42-way attempts was 34-way. That jump was Mike Lewis 9 000th jump and Oliver Blanchard’s jump # 7 000! Jumpers made also new SOS (Skydivers Over Sixty) 11-way World Record! Mike Lewis was organzing.
In Spring Fling CRW big way camp jumpers made 38-way in second try. The result of the earlier 38-way attemps was 34-way. More than 80 jumpers took part of the camp and it was the biggest CF camp since World Record Camp 2007. Camp was held in last weekend of March and the date of the 38-way was 29th.
Jumpers from Qatar did first national 16-way diamond in Lake Wales, Fl, USA. Jump was done in April.
Also in April, jumpers from Indonesian Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS) made new national record 18-way plane/stack. Jump was done in Pondok Cabe west java Indonesia. They used Triahtlon mains.
Russian jumpers made new European record in July. Size of the record is 26-way in second attemps. After the record team tried also once 32-way. The result was 30-way. Denis Dodonova was the main organizer. Jumps was done in Kolomna, just after Russian CF Nationals.
Multinational big way camp GO BIG CRW Event was held in Canada in August. There was one 25-way. The goal of the jump was 27-way.
The first CF Euro Challenge meeting was held in Finsterwalde, Germay. Jumpers made few 16-ways. There was jumpers from eight counries.
Multinational team in Australia set a national record when they jumped a 40-way and two 44-way diamonds. Jump between 44-ways was 44-way attempt where one jumper was out. US jumpers Chris Gay and Brian Pangburn was organizing the event. Jumpers used PD Lightning canopies. The record week was in the October.
CF jumpers in Perris Valley did few big ways in November. There was one 25-way diamond attempts. But it funnels before it was complete.
Qatar Army Parachute Team performs an 16-way diamonds demo at the Corniche in Doha. All jumpers landed on a floating platform built for the demo. Jumps was done in Qatar National Day week in December.
World Air Games was in Dubai. There were 2-way Sequential and 4-way Rotation invitation events. France won 2-way Sequential and Russia won Rotation event. Jumps was done from helicopters.
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