http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news News about Rainbow Boogie 2006 -- World's First Gay Day at a Skydiving Dropzone! Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:01:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We would all like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.  Alain and I are happy to have finally completed our move.  We had to move due to unforseen circumstances to another home in Ottawa, and during the Xmas holidays at it too!   Also since my travelling partner had to ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=47 We noticed that GayWired.com wrote an article about us, with Nigel Rowlan's excellent photo of our GayWay World Record.  Very cool -- I'm flattered at the compliment about me being an instructor, but I'm actually an "instructor-in-training" at the moment, having started skydiving only as recently as 2005!  Kirsten Johnson, the ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=46 I was nominated as one of the Finalists for the Heroes Awards in the Capital Xtra newspaper, the local gay & lesbian newspaper - Article about the Heroes Awards!  The awards ceremony was October 26th.  The OutGames organizers deserve the sporting category award more than I do, and rightfully won, however I ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=45 A few of us threw a few water-filled trial balloons at each other. Time to mark your calendars with this candidate date, which will be announced on the main page at the end of this month when final: Rainbow Boogie 2007: August 9th - 12th, 2007 (Thursday - Sunday) In Brief: - Not too late in August, ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=44 The RainbowSkydivers Mailing List is happy to announce a Group Meet during the Eloy 2006 Holiday Boogie.   If you missed Rainbow Boogie 2006, here's a chance to meet at least a dozen skydivers of "our kind" while waiting for Rainbow Boogie 2007!  Right now, there are 9 possibly attending (6 confirmed), with ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=43 The Hospital Employee's Union, Lesbian and Gay Standing Committee, held a small charity tandem skydive event recently on September 16th, 2006.  While this is not Rainbow Boogie related, this is an interesting development in the expansion of gay skydiving! http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=42 ToBe has published another article about Rainbow Boogie 2006: "Rainbow Boogie: A zone of success".  This follows their earlier article, "Skydiving for a Rainbow" http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=41 Announcement from SkyPeople: The 1st Rainbow Boogie Video is available at www.skypeople.ca/1.htm for $30 plus shipping. It turned out great and has the 10-way record, the 34-way formation load and a whole bunch of other skydives too. There is a special feature of Angie's tandem in addition to a CD ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=40 Here are more photos of Rainbow Boogie 2006, including the gay flag jump, and the mixed gay/straight 34-way formation: Photography by Skypeople Productions http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=39 I know this website needs to be updated, now that the boogie has passed.  It will be soon!  In the meantime, here is a photo gallery photos to whet your appetite.  Some big highlights: - Rainbow flag jump - Gayway world record of 10-way - Successful 34-way formation skydive on first attempt (mixed gay ... http://www.rainbowskydive.com/news/?p=38