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Previous Skydiving
and Parachuting Displays
| Event:
6th Annual Bush Pilots Fly-In |
| Venue:
Barberton |
| Date:
4th and 5th September 2009 |
One of the best Fly In
/ Air Show events on the calendar, The Garmin
SkyDiving Team always support this event and fall
from the sky out of anything that flies.
Related Links
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| Event:
EvoSat ISat Phone in FreeFall
- Photoshoot |
| Venue:
Pretoria Skydiving Club |
| Date:
September 2009 |
A photo shoot for the
Evosat Isat Phone. Rob Kruger is the free-flyer,
Bertus DeBeer is the camera flyer.
One Jump, One Time. Always
get the right people to do the job the first time
and you’ll get the best results one time!
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
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| Event:
Boundless Southern Africa
Expedition – Boundless Soccer Challenge |
Venue:
Zimbabwe - Mwanamuni -
adjacent to the Gonarezhou National Park (part of
the Limpopo/Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area). |
| Date:
14th June 2009 |
As part of the Kingsley
Holgate Boundless Southern Africa Expedition community
soccer pitches were upgraded and Boundless Soccer
Challenges held for communities living within
or adjacent to Transfrontier Conservation Areas.
Mike Rumble jumped from
a game darting helicopter that was operating in
the area, flew the Boundless Southern Africa banner,
and landed the Garmap parachute in the middle
of the recently upgraded community soccer pitch
to present the Minister of Environment and Tourism
with the soccer ball to start the Boundless Soccer
Challenge.
Garmin and Garmap are pleased
to participate in the Boundless Southern Africa
initiative.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
www.imagineering.co.za/boundlesssa
www.boundlesssa.com
www.kingsleyholgate.co.za
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| Event:
Boundless Southern Africa
Expedition – Soccer Challenge |
Venue:
Lesotho - Ha Mavuka Community -
adjacent to Sehlabathebe National Park (part of
the Maloti Drakensberg TFCA) |
| Date:
14th May 2009 |
As part of the Kingsley
Holgate Boundless Southern Africa Expedition community
soccer pitches were upgraded and Boundless Soccer
Challenges held for communities living within
or adjacent to Transfrontier Conservation Areas.
Mike Rumble jumped from
the ministerial / military helicopter, flew the
Boundless Southern Africa banner, and landed the
Garmap parachute in the middle of the recently
upgraded community soccer pitch to present the
Minister of Environment and Tourism with the soccer
ball to start the Boundless Soccer Challenge.
Garmin and Garmap are pleased
to participate in the Boundless Southern Africa
initiative.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
www.imagineering.co.za/boundlesssa
www.boundlesssa.com
www.kingsleyholgate.co.za
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| Event:
"Boundless Southern Africa
Expedition” Indaba Send-Off |
| Venue:
Tourism Indaba, ICC Durban |
| Date:
11th May 2009 |
Mike Rumble and Graham
Field arrived from the sky at great speed, flying
close to the Hilton Hotel and whipping around
to land on the ramp right in front of the main
entrance to Durban ICC. Delivering the symbolic
scissors to our good friend Miss South Africa
Tatum Keshwar, she then cut the symbolic ribbon
and the Kingsley Holgate led Boundless Southern
Africa Expedition was officially underway.
This was Grahams 4000th
SkyDive…. Go G!!!!
Mike liked the idea of
the Boundless Southern Africa Expedition so much
that he jumped straight into a Land Rover 90 and
joined in the entire expedition.
Special Thanks to ICC Durban
Management and Staff, Durban Metro Police and
Disaster Management for providing permission and
assisting with this extra special high profile
parachute display, and for blocking off the ramp
for 3 minutes.
Click
here to see the images
The
Jump Video
SA
Tourism Video
Related Links
www.imagineering.co.za/boundlesssa
www.boundlesssa.com
www.kingsleyholgate.co.za
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| Event:
Tatum Keshwar Miss South Africa
2008 – Tandem SkyDive |
| Venue:
Rustenburg SkyDiving Club |
| Date:
24th April 2009 |
Tatum Keshwar, Miss South
Africa 2008, made a Tandem SkyDive with The Jump
Garmin SkyDiving Team at Rustenburg SkyDiving
Club. We also sent her up for a bit of aerobatics
in an RV7..
Click
here to see the images
Click here to see the video
clip
Related Links
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| Event:
Century Avionics opening of
new Wonderboom Facility |
| Venue:
Century Avionics Hangar, Wonderboom Airport |
| Date:
21st April 2009 |
Century Avionics, now
30 years of age, opened its magnificent new facility
at Wonderboom airport.
The Jump Garmin SkyDiving
Team supported the opening of this new facility
and delivered the scissors for the ceremonial
cutting of the ribbon.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
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| Event:
SA Navy Festival 2009 |
| Venue:
Simonstown Naval Base |
| Date:
28th March 2009 |
Once again, on special
invite of the Admiral, The Jump Garmin Skydiving
Team performed a parachute display at Simonstown
Naval Base, Landing in the water (on purpose)
we were included on the program as part of a simulated
water rescue.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
|
| Event:
Boschendal The Estate –
High Profile Launch |
| Venue:
Boschendal Wine Estate |
| Date:
21st March 2009 |
As part of a high profile
launch of “Boschendal The Estate”,
Clive Venning (Boschendal CEO) made a tandem skydive,
with Jump Garmin SkyDiving Team members Erik Vliegenthart
and Mike Rumble, out of an EC120 helicopter. It
was also Clive`s 50th Birthday the week before.
We all wore tuxedoes.
Click
here to see the images
Click here to see the video
clip
Related Links
|
| Event:
Bob Ferris Tandem SkyDive |
| Venue:
Pretoria SkyDiving Club - Wonderboom |
| Date:
7th March 2009 |
Bob used to throw me
over the banister and catch me by my ankle. Some
believe this is the root of my desire to repeatedly
throw myself a The Earth, and narrowly miss each
time. Thanks Bob for an exciting upbringing. Welcome
to the skies. Peace and Love Mike.
Click
here to see the images
Click here to see the video clip
|
| Event:
Midmar Mile – Worlds
Largest Open Water Swimming Event |
| Venue:
Midmar Dam |
| Date:
7th and 8th Feb 09 |
Over 17 000 entrants
and no less than 13 Olympians took part in this
fantastic event. The Garmin SkyDiving Team entertained
participants and spectators, bring from the sky
the keys to a brand new Toyota for a luck winner.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
|
| Event:
Sanlam Round the Island Race
2009 |
| Venue:
Lake Deneys Yacht Club, Vaal Dam, Free State |
| Date:
31st Jan and 1st Feb 09 |
Once again the Garmin
Skydiving Team entertained with landings up the
giant inflatable slide… Such a nice event
Related Links
|
| Event:
Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe
Marathon 2009 |
| Venue:
Durban |
| Date:
15th - 17th January 2009 |
Once again the Garmin
Skydiving Team entertained the crowds and participants,
landing at the finish lines on both days 2 and
3 at Inanda Dam and Blue Lagoon. What a fantastic
event.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
|
| Event:
The HP Urban Rage MTB Assault
Race |
| Venue:
Durban Point Waterfront |
| Date:
7th December 2008 |
The Garmin SkyDiving
Teams arrival from the sky marked the start of
3 of the different heats for the MTB Assault Race
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
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| Event:
Miss Million Dollar |
| Venue:
Sun City Valley of Waves |
| Date:
23rd November |
The Garmin SkyDiving
Team once again entertained the contestants and
crowds in the Valley of Waves at Sun City. This
time delivering a prize (a Garmin Nuvi) onto the
beach for the Miss Million Dollar Event.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
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| Event:
Renaming of Brand Street and
Willem Harmse Hall |
| Venue:
Mafube Municipality - Frankfort |
| Date:
21st November |
The Garmin SkyDiving Team swooped the intersection
in the centre of Frankfort and officially opened
the newly renamed “James Jobe Hadebe Street”.
A friendly Policeman caught
us on a speed trap device doing 82kmh and let
us off the speeding fine.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
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| Event:
Crater Cruise Cycle Challenge |
| Venue:
Parys |
| Date:
11th October |
The Garmin SkyDiving Team entertained crowds and
participants landing in at the start minutes prior
to the start of the race.
Click
here to see the images
Related Links
www.ride.co.za
|
| Event:
Cape Town International Boat
Show |
| Venue:
V&A Waterfront – Marina Basin |
| Date:
4th and 5th October |
The Garmin Skydiving Team performed parachute
displays, landing in the V&A Waterfront Marina
Basin as part of a simulated rescue with NSRI
and the Garmin Marine Services Boat.
Click here to see the
images
|
|
| Event:
KTM Rallye Raid 2008 |
| Venue:
Old Thomas River |
| Date:
26 – 28th September |
What an awesome event in a most beautiful part
of the country.
The Garmin SkyDiving
Team braved challenging conditions and magically
appeared from the sky at the lunch break at
the Katberg Hotel on the Friday. On the Saturday
we made sure everyone was awake with a quick
fly past over the tents and landed at the start
in the main street of The Old Thomas River.
We also appeared from the sky with 100metres
of danger tape trailing behind us for The Garmin
Rodeo Challenge. Especial Thanks to all the
locals. The Old Thomas River – what a
superb place…
KTM - what awesome machines.
Click here to see the images
Click here to see the video
clip
Related Links
http://www.ktmadventure.co.za/ktm-rallye-raid/index.html
|
| Event:
Sun City 5FM Spring Break
08 |
| Venue:
Valley Of Waves – Sun City |
| Date:
24th – 28th September |
The Garmin SkyDiving Team entertained the crowds
landing parachutes on the beach to both open,
and close the Sun City 5FM Spring Break 08.
Landing in the Valley of Waves is especially
fun with its own unique challenges.
Click here to see
the images
Click here to see the video
clip
|
| Event:
5th Annual African Bush
Pilots Fly-In |
| Venue:
Barberton Airfield |
| Date:
28 – 21st August 2008 |
One of the best Fly In / Air Show events on
the calendar, The Garmin SkyDiving Team always
support this event and fall from the sky out
of anything that flies.
Click here to see the
images
Related Links
www.bushair.co.za |
| Event:
Kingsley Holgate Outside
Edge Homecoming Party |
| Venue:
The Castle of Good Hope – Cape Town |
| Date:
19th July 2008 |
Kingsley Holgate and
family achieved the circumnavigation of the
continent of Africa through 33 countries with
the support of a number of sponsors and supporters,
one of them Garmin. Mike and Graham delivered
a message from Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, a mosquito
net, a set of reading glasses and an educational
book into The Holgate`s Homecoming Party in
The Castle of Good Hope - Cape Town, emphasising
the ideal of “going to any lengths to
deliver humanitarian efforts – hand to
hand, the giving of something that is going
to make a difference in someone’s life.
Saving Lives Through Adventure ”
Click here to see
the images
www.outsideedge.co.za
Related Links
www.kingsleyholgate.co.za |
| Event:
Garmin Rooiberg Eco Ride |
| Venue:
Rooiberg - Limpopo |
| Date:
31st May and 1st June 2008 |
The Garmin SkyDiving
Team performed 6 skydiving displays out of a
B2 Squirrel Helicopter over the 2 day event.
We opened the race on both days, landed in the
finish corridor behind the first riders to come
home on each day, opened Dylan Victor's Trick
Bike Show and delivered the prize money into
the prize giving. An incredible weekend.
Click here to see the
images
www.rooibergecoride.co.za
|
| Event:
Bryandale Celebrity Tandems |
| Venue:
Bryandale Primary School JHB |
| Date:
17th May 2008 |
Marius Roberts from Isidingo
and Kate Kearney a presenter from Jacaranda FM
both did tandem skydives into Bryandale Primary
School as part of the schools fun day. The Garmin
SkyDiving Team assisted with a number of elements
including the coordination and spotting of the
aircraft, which had its own special challenges
flying at high altitude into controlled airspace...
obviously we didn't want to miss the spot!!! We
also did the camera work on the tandems.
Click here to see the
images |
| Event:
Heidelberg Motorshow and
Fly-In |
| Venue:
Heidelberg |
| Date:
17th May 2008 |
Johannesburg Harley-Davidson
raffled a brand new Harley-Davidson. The Garmin
SkyDiving Team were tasked with dropping in with
the key. The very second the winner was announced
we arrived from the sky, landing next to the new
Harley and handed over the key to a very emotional
winner. Marvellous...
Click here to see the
images |
| Event:
Groblersdal Fly-In &
Festival |
| Venue:
Groblersdal |
| Date:
1st May 2008 |
The Garmin SkyDiving
Team had the opportunity to perform parachute
displays out of Bush Air's C-172, a Stork and
the highlight for us... the EC135...
A lovely informal and
relaxed day was had at the Groblersdal Fly-In
& Festival
Click here to see
the images |
| Event:
Matjhabeng Air Carnival
/ FreeState Regional Gliding Championship |
| Venue:
Welkom |
| Date:
26th April 2008 |
The Garmin SkyDiving Team
flew from Rand Airport to the Matjhabeng Air Carnival
in a formation consisting of 2 Albatrosses and
3 Yaks.
On arrival the Garmin SkyDiving Team opened the
event, jumping with a Cornel and a Major from
the South African Special Forces.
A fantastic day was had by all.
Click here to see the
images |
| Event:
The Absa Cape Epic presented
by adidas |
| Venue:
Lourensford Wine Estate - Somerset West |
| Date:
5th April 2008 |
The 9-day ABSA Cape Epic
"Magical and Untamed African MTB" Race
(presented by adidas) started out at the Knysna
Waterfront. Approximately 1 200 riders from more
than 40 countries riders travelled a total distance
of 966km’s, between 80 and 140km per day,
and climbed 18 529m’s (which is equivalent
of riding twice up Mount Everest!!!).
The Garmin SkyDiving Team were tasked with flying
in 3 ABSA Cape Epic banners measuring 4 metres
by 3 metres each, and to land them just 10 minutes
before the first riders crossed the finish line
at Lourensford Wine Estate.
The Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas is the
largest mountain bike stage race in the world
and the most televised mountain bike event of
all time.
Click here to see the
images
www.cape-epic.com
|
| Event:
The Silver Spirit Rolls
Royce Adventure. |
| Venue:
Palazzo Hotel Monte Casino |
| Date:
2nd April |
The Garmin Skydiving Team
presented 2 Garmin Navigation Devices to The Silver
Spirit Rolls Royce Expedition send off, with a
spectacular landing of the parachutes in the swimming
pool at the Palazzo Hotel at Monte Casino.
Mike and Jeanette van Ginkel, in their 1981 Rolls
Royce Silver Spirit will travel from Cape Town
through Africa to Cairo in Egypt, then by ferry
from Alexandria to Naples. The final leg will
take them through Italy and France and across
the English Channel to Goodwood and London.
Click here to see
the images 
www.silverspirit.co.za
Related Links: http://www.mnet.co.za |
| Event:
SA Navy Festival |
| Venue:
Simonstown Naval Base |
| Date:
14 – 16 March 2008 |
| The SA Navy
Festival has become a highlight on the Cape’s
entertainment calendar with more than 100 000
people attending over the three days.
The Garmin SkyDiving Team performed 3 parachute
displays, incorporated into the event program
by special invite of the Admiral.
Click here to see the images |
| Related Links: |
| Event:
Midmar Mile - The Worlds
Largest Open Water Swimming Event. |
| Venue:
Durban |
| Date:
9th and 10th Feb 2008 |
The Garmin
SkyDiving Team performed 3 displays on the Sunday,
overflying the finish line as the swimmers were
coming in for both the Mens and Ladies races.
We finished of our day with a spectacular landing
in-between the crowds to open the prize giving
ceremony. Garmin was awarded with a framed presentation
of medals for "Valued Participation".
Click
here to see the images |
Related Links:  |
| Event:
Sanlam Round the Island
Race 2008-50TH Anniversary |
| Venue:
Lake Deneys Yacht Club, Deneysville, Vaal Dam,
Free State |
| Date:
1st - 3rd February 2008 |
The Sanlam
Round the Island Race 2008-50TH Anniversary
was a great success.
The Garmin SkyDiving Team were dropped from
an Albatross and part of a simulated rescue
involving SAPS Waterwing, SAPS Divers, NSRI,
ER24 Marine and Land.
On the Sunday, once the yachts had finished
the race, we swooped and landed up the BIG slide
(check the video clip).
What a fantastic event.
Click
here to see the images |
Related Links:  |
| Event:
Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe
Marathon 2008 |
| Venue:
Durban |
| Date:
- 17th - 19th January 2008 |
At the finish lines
on both days 2 and 3 at Inanda Dam and Blue
Lagoon we had spectacular flights over these
most scenic areas and flew the Garmin Parachutes
past the crowd at the finish lines with fabulous
swooping landings into the water. What a fantastic
event.
Click
here to see the images |
Related Links:  |
| Event:
SA Motor Show |
| Venue:
Sun Coast Casino - Durban |
| Date:
15th December 2007 |
| To mark the
start of the Free Style MX display and to draw
the attention of anyone in the area of the Sun
Coast Casino to the SAMotor Show we exited a C182
from 3000 feet AGL and flew the Garmin Parachutes
along the beach trailing flags, landing in front
of the VIP Marquee on the grass in front of The
Sun Coast Casino. There was a PA System giving
a running commentary and the Motor Cross Bikes
were revving as we landed, rolling immediately
into their display. |
| Event:
Dome 2 Dome Cycle Challenge
|
| Venue:
Coca Cola Dome - Johannesburg |
| Date:
16th September 2007 |
| At 6am with 5000 bicycles
and many spectators lined up along the road by
The Coca Cola Dome, The Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycle
Challenge was about to start. We exited a C-182
from 2500 feet AGL and after flying overhead the
participants and spectators we landed accurately
at the end of the start-up grid to mark the start
of the race. A minute or 2 later literally thousands
of bikes rolled past us |
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