Picking up a new Hobby
I went to my sister's 30th birthday a couple weeks ago.
Besides having a great party we decided to go wakeboarding.
It was to be my 3rd time. Marvin, Urte's boyfriend lent me his kiteboard
and off we went.
I did have some starting difficulties ...
... but soon made it around the lake without
much difficulty.
I can also jump in from the side.
And even did a run together with Urte.
My posture on the board clearly needs some work :)
Since that weekend I have been to the Princes Club in London.
And after trying it out on the weekend I decided to get a membership and my own kit.
If I go after work I could be on the water within 45min, and getting home takes about 1:15h,
so I am planning to go twice a week and if the weather is not good for skydiving then on the weekend too.
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- Jan-Klaas Kollhof
- 07/13/08 08:15:11
Skydiving Lessons
After a little winter break it is time to fall out of planes again.
I used the good old AFF student kit for my first two jumps this year.
It has a big 280sqft canopy, so it was no problem getting back into it.
The first jump I did alone and for the second one Mark joined me to
give me some FS1 (Formation Skydiving) coaching.
To get to the next level I need to pass my FS1, so I figured the earlier I
start practicing the earlier I get to the next level.
On our first two coaching jumps we just practiced getting out of the plane together
and doing some slow and fast falling by de-arching and arching.
The goal for me was to stay close to Mark after he lets go.
The fast falling was not a problem.
I just arched a lot, which made me drop faster and catch up with Mark.
But, as you can see in the video, de-arching is a different matter.
It took me a while to figure it out and it still looks wobbly.
On our third jump, we practiced turns while keeping at the same level.
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Updated on 06/10/08 15:33:04
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- Jan-Klaas Kollhof
- 06/10/08 15:29:58
