Western Canada Performance Wingsuit Championships 2023

Skydive Vancouver Island is hosting the Western Canada Performance Wingsuiting Championships August 25th to 27th 2023. There will be an Intermediate Suit Size Class and an Open Class. Registration is required no later than August 15th 2023. 

Meet Director: Katelyn Escott

CSPA Judges: Brian Cole & Barb Davies

DZOs: Gord Gauvin & Allison Cooney

Registration gift bags, prizes, event jersey, and more! The winner of the Open Class will receive a round trip flight to the 2023 CSPA Parachuting Nationals Event held at Parachute Voltige September 9th thru 16th courtesy of Skydive Vancouver Island!!! :-)

Competition will be formatted to follow CSPA PIM4B: Competition Rules: Wingsuiting (Chapter 5: The Performance Event).

5.1. Objective

5.1.1. The objective is to fly a single wingsuit in three separate tasks to demonstrate a combination of best lift (time task), best glide

(distance task) and least drag (speed task).

5.1.2. Each round of the event is comprised of the three tasks.

5.1.3. Each task is performed on a separate flight.

5.2. Tasks

5.2.1. Time Task: The wingsuit flyer is to fly with the slowest fall rate possible through the competition window. The result for this

task will be the time spent in the competition window, expressed in seconds.

5.2.2. Distance Task: The wingsuit flyer is to fly as far as possible through the competition window. The result for this task will be the

straight-line distance flown over the ground while in the competition window, expressed in metres.

5.2.3. Speed Task: The wingsuit flyer is to fly as fast as possible horizontally over the ground through the competition window. The

result for this task will be the straight-line distance flown over the ground while in the competition window divided by the time spent

in the competition window, expressed in kilometres per hour (km/h).

Participants are required to have the following:

• CSPA Membership affiliation that is current; Participants with affiliations that are not CSPA, will be required to complete a CSPA temporary affiliation at the addtional coast of $35 that will provide three (3) months of 3rd party liability insurance through CSPA
• Your own gear - including but not limited to a rig, wingsuit, helmet, altimeter(s)
• AADs are madatory and must be turned on for every flight
• Flysights will be provided by judges only for the task flights during the competition runs and not for personal use during the event
• Reserve parachutes must be in date

For any further information please feel free to contact Gord or Allison at 250-580-5867 or by email at info@SkydiveVancouverIsland.com