Event Dates: Friday–Sunday, July 10 –12
Location: Skydive The Ranch, Gardiner, NY
60 and Over category means all participants, excluding the videographer, are over the age of 60 on the first day of the competition.Women's category means all participants, excluding the videographer, are women.No team in intermediate may be composed of anyone who has won any medal in Advanced or Open at any USPA National Skydiving Championships, or in the same event at an FAI First Category Event, or any other country's equivalent, within the prior five calendar years.Competitors may only compete on one team at this event. If a team is having trouble finding a videographer for the event please reach out at least two weeks prior to the event and we will try to help.Registration may be closed at any time, without prior notice, if we determine that we are at capacity
Each team may consist of up to six members, including a videographer, but is eliminated from competition if, for any reason, it is cut to three or fewer members and a videographer.Each jump is made from 10,500 feet, which may be lowered for a complete round to 9,500 feet (without change to the working time) by the Meet Director to negotiate weather.Working time starts the moment any team member (excluding the videographer) separates from the aircraft, as determined by the judges; if judges cannot determine the start of the working time, the following procedure will be followed:Working time will start as the videographer separates from the aircraft; and,A penalty equal to 20 percent (rounded down) of the score for that jump will be deducted from the score for that jump.Each sequence should be repeated until the working time of 35 seconds has expired.
A team will score one point for each judgeable scoring formation performed in the sequence within the allotted working time of each round. Teams may continue scoring by continually repeating the sequence.Three points will be deducted for each omission; if both the inter and the second formation in a block sequence are omitted, this will be considered as only one omission.If an infringement in the scoring formation of a block sequence is carried into the inter, this will be considered as one infringement only, provided that the intent of the inter requirements for the next formation is clearly presented and no other infringement occurs in the inter.The minimum score for any round is zero points.It is the responsibility of the team to clearly present the start of working time, correct scoring formations, inters, and total separations to the videographer and the judges.Scoring formations need not be perfectly symmetrical, but they must be performed in a controlled manner.Mirror images of random formations and whole block sequences are permitted.
SKYDIVE THE RANCH RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY OF THESE RULES AT ANYTIME WITHOUT THE NEED TO GIVE PRIOR NOTICE TO THE COMPETITORS.