{"id":19343,"date":"2017-11-01T19:41:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T19:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/?p=19343"},"modified":"2023-10-29T12:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T19:39:58","slug":"desk-dan-bc-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/blog\/desk-dan-bc-november\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Desk of Dan BC – November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Perris Newsletter | November 2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve finally recovered from the Nationals!! What a great two weeks it was. The chance to have a front row seat to watch state of the art performances in every freefall discipline was incredible. And to see the mutual admiration, respect and camaraderie amongst all the athletes from those disciplines was a true statement of who skydivers are and the amazing community we have. Perfect weather, as many as 130 loads a day and nearly 19,000 jumps with only three minor injuries made it one of the best USPA Nationals I\u2019ve ever been to, and I\u2019ve been to a lot. Special thanks to our staff, everyone who came to watch and especially the competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nationals also enjoyed a lot of good media coverage. One comment made by several reporters was that they\u2019d seen few sports like skydiving that are gender neutral, where men and women compete against each other. I explained to them that there is no advantage in skydiving regarding size and strength so men and women compete on an even playing field. Not only that but every year there are plenty of both on the podiums during the medal ceremonies. They were quite surprised by this as they were under the impression that skydiving is a very male dominated sport.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Blocksmixteen 16-Way Team at Nationals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Male dominated sport?? That is definitely not the case at Skydive Perris! Sometimes I feel like I\u2019m the only guy around! Melanie owns the DZ. Shazza runs the school. Sheila is in charge of the Tunnel. Selena is the boss at the loft. Laura is behind the scenes keeping all of us in line. Grace Katz leads the Perris Organizers (Mark Brown thinks he\u2019s in charge but that\u2019s only because Grace lets him believe that.) Kate Cooper-Jensen is the Big Way Master. Christy Frikken is the head FS Coach. Taya Weiss is the WS Guru. Jeanine Bonvin organizes the FF Organizers. There are so many more great female coaches, organizers, instructors, riggers, tunnel instructors, pilots, manifesters, as well as Perris Skydiving School, Bomb Shelter, Wind Tunnel and Square One employees that I can\u2019t mention them all here. Should I continue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melanie Conatser <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Taya Weiss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kate Cooper-Jensen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jeanine Bonvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Christy Frikken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Male dominated?? I don\u2019t think so. No one dominates this drop zone. It\u2019s enjoyed by women and men of all colors, religions, sexual preferences, professions, nationalities, political parties, ethnicities, back grounds, economic statuses and with more opinions than there are people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But all of them follow the same three, very strict rules we have at Skydive Perris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Don\u2019t be dangerous
2) Don\u2019t be an asshole
3) Have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we have a lot of fun coming up on the schedule!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOVEMBER 9 \u2013 12   FF CALIFORNIA RECORD 100WAY<\/strong>
NOVEMBER 11           VETERANS DAY<\/strong>
NOVEMBER 16 \u2013 19  P3 16 TO 60WAYS<\/strong>
NOVEMBER 24          TEAM BUILDER<\/strong>
NOVEMBER 25          GHOST NATIONALS<\/strong>
NOVEMBER 26         TURKEY SCRAMBLES MEET<\/strong>
DECEMBER 2, 3       XRW CAMP<\/strong>
DECEMBER 26 \u2013 JANUARY 1   PARTY IN PERRIDISE BOOGIE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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