Sport Parachute Council of Ontario

I guess I should start things rolling.

My name is Steve Collin and I am a Skydiver.

I started up the SPCO again (after many years of inactivity) in early 2008. Having first successfully completed the Ontario Provincial Championships, the SPCO will continue on.

I have been skydiving for 3 years now, and have done 300 jumps. I became a Coach 1 in late 2007, a Qualified Evaluator and Jump Master in early 2008.

I was also recently appointed as the Ontario Director of the Canadian Sport Parachute Association. I personally hope to continue to be involved in Skydiving for the rest of my life...however long or short that may be

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down!
President - Sport Parachute Council of Ontario
Ontario Regional Director - Canadian Sport Parachute Association

OK, i'll help Steve out.

My name is chris (aka Cutaway) I have been jumping for a few years now. Love it! If I could marry my parachute I could.

My interests are in all aspects of jumping (well except packing, who likes to do that?) be it RW (or FS if you prefer) CRW, Birdman, FF, tunnel, whatever.

I have a normal day job just to keep myself in the air on weekends!

My name is Amanda Hoff and I, too, am a skydiver (go figure!)... I just started jumping in June of this year, and so far I have just over 50 jumps, my "A" CoP, and the "packing bitch" title. I even got talked into competing in the Provincials (less than a week after I got my Solo), and had a blast!



I'm still too new to the sport to give specific disciplines that I prefer (pretty much everything I try is still new and exciting!), but I can say that so far I have yet to try something that I haven't enjoyed. Yes, even packing hasn't lost its appeal for me yet... strangely enough, I actually find it relaxing in a way. Besides, the frantic frenzy of a mass student-gear packing session is probably the best exercise I get in a week!

I enjoy planning/organizing, and being involved in multiple aspects of the things I'm passionate about - hence my involvement in the SPCO thus far. I am a Social Director for the SPCO at present, which came out of having worked on sponsorship and planning of the social aspects of the Provincials this year.

As for life (or what passes for it) away from the DZ, I am a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. I enjoy short walks on the beach (long ones are just tiring!) and stargazing on clear nights. I love cheese, garlic, and ice cream; I've even tried garlic ice cream, although never with cheese. My favourite punctuation mark is the semicolon.

My friends like me because I love to cook and bake, but usually only want to eat a little bit of what I bake (making me a great person to have around when inspiration strikes!). I have a black belt in karate, an extremely diverse taste in music, and a pair of bright multi-coloured striped knee-high socks in my sock drawer.

I look forward to getting to know you all and I hope that you all end up liking me, because I don't expect to be leaving the sport any time soon so you're pretty much stuck with me!

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<3 Amanda Hoff
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Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."
-Oscar Wilde

Hey Guys,
my name is Jeff, and I believe this forum is a good idea. I do truly hope most of the canadian jumpers register and post.
I wish Steve the best of luck with SPCO.
My stats are 2100+ jumps, C1,C2,SSI,SSE,PFFI,Demo, Tandem, FAA Rigger.
I work full time in the parahuting industry and love it.

Thanks for your support Jeff. Communities don't built without the support of it's members. I do hope that together, we can built this into something special.

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down!
President - Sport Parachute Council of Ontario
Ontario Regional Director - Canadian Sport Parachute Association