Journey to a 16-way Night World Record
By Jan Meyer – ParachuteHistory.com
1977
A Night 21-way at ZHills 1977
1978
In 1978, the women completed a Women’s World Record 15-way at Perris.
Camera: Norman Kent and Ray Cottingham
Mentor/Captain: Al Krueger
Dawn Arbogast
Chris Deli-Schilpp
Dana Morrison-Handbury
Chris Doss-MacLaughlin
Linda Perrine-Witte
Vicky Hearst
Sandra Doyle-Drahman
Sandy Matthewson
Jan Works
Shari Stewart
Valerie Thal-Slocum
Vicky Wery
Marilyn Perrine-Wuest
Wendy Neustrup
Diana Rowland
1980’s
World Record Night 27-way
In 1980 at Perris, a World Record Night 27-way was completed.
Night Record 40-way
During the 80s in Texas, a Night Record 40-way was completed.
Night 40-way Record
ZHills completed a Night 40-way Record in the mid 80s.
Night 50-way
Then, in the mid-80s, a group got together organized by Jerry Bird at Z-Hills. A Night 50-way was planned from 2 DC-3’s.
Close but not completed, with 49 in (2 in the wrong slots and one out).
1998
Steve Woodford organized a 2-point Night World Record 35% Break 42-way at Zhills.
Steve Woodford
TK Hayes
Guy Wright
Mike Treman
Pierre Nadeau
Tim Webb
Brendon Lane
Pat Dodgin
Don Kruger
Raymond Gimmi
Richard Calladare (Rambo)
Ingmar Slomic
Rick Motl
Sue Lebkuecher
John Szumilia
Mauro Ravenelli
Lyle Presse
Steve Tambosso
Russ Snyder
Wendy Collins
Ben Rainer
Doug Park
Marina Winker
Derek Thomas
Mike Hoogsteden (Hagen-daas)
Regina Earle
Charlie Hotze
Vladi Pesa
Carl Daugherty
Scott Aston
Bill Engel (Boxman)
Eva Solder
Buck Mahon
Sandy McRobbie
Paul Luffman
Gary Westaway
Rob Healy
Tanya Harrington
Greg Hunt
Kevin Gibson
Warren Latham
Rich Westbury
Video:
Greg Rau
Paul Fairbanks
1999
The following year-1999, at The Ranch Skydiving Club in Gardiner NY, a Night World Record 2-point 49-way was completed, again organized by Steve.
Peter Arthen
Andre Arjanastsev
Robert Barnes
Kamuran Bayrasli
Richard Caladere
Bruce Chapman
Phil Contorno
Robert Domeier
Gina Earle
Doug Forth
Chris Gade
Fernando Gallegos
Anthony Giannino
Kevin Gibson
Marc Hogue
Charles Hotze
Ivan Kaczor
Mark Kruse
Mike Lanfor
Susan Leberkeucker
Jim Leonard
Brian LeSchander
Anthony Marotto
Mario Mauro
Tony Montano
Mike Moros
Pierre Nadeau
Daniel Palazolla
Geoff Park
Larry Pennington
Jerry Piccola
Mauro Ravenelli
Hollie Reno
Joseph Richards
Juan Saavedra
Robert Scura
Dan Smith
Robert Spencer
Mark Thomas
Michael Tremain
Scott Wall
Maria Wijnker
Frank Grippo
Jeannie McAbee
Roger Ponce de Leon
Louis Tommaso
Guy Wright
Steve Woodford-Organizer
Gary Roth-Video
Greg Rau-Video
Andre Jesmanowicz-Video
2000
Then in 2000, at Lake Elsinore California, a Night World Record 50-way was completed with one grip missing on the 2nd point.
ALLEN, ROGER
AYERS, VIC
BARBANI, JEFF
BARNES, BOB
BENJAMIN, DAVE
CALLADERE, RICHARD
CARROLL, EDDIE
DAUGHERTY, CARL
DEMINICHI, MIKE
DOMEIER, BOB
DUKE, BARBARA
FAINER, DUFFY
FEESE, RICK
GALLEGOS, FERNANDO
GIBSON, KEVIN
GRIPPO, FRANK
GRIX, KATHY
HAMILTON, JOHN
HAWKINS, TODD
HEALY, BOB
HOGUE, MARC
JOHNSON, DAVID
JONES, JENNIFER
KELTNER, KLIFF
KENNEDY, MIKE
MAURO, MARIO
MEYER, JAN
MEZAN, MIKE
MILLER, SHELLY
MOROS, MIKE
O’CONNOR, HARRY
PARKER, DEREK
RAMSTAD, RAIDER
RAVENELLI, MAURO
SAAVEDRA, JORGE
SAAVEDRA, JUAN
SESSING, JULIE
TENNISON, MARK
THOMAS, DEREK
THOMPSON, WARD
TOMPSON, JASON
TURNER, BOB
URSCHEL, JUNE
VARGAS, STEVE
VILLANUEVA, ABE
WATERHOUSE, KEVIN
WEIDLER, FRANK
WOODFORD, STEVE
STEVE HOUSE
2015
In 2015, Steve Woodford petitioned the FAI to create a new Category for Night Large Formation and Night Sequential World Records
Up until this point, ever since the FAI discontinued the Category in the late 70’s, all Night Records were non-sanctioned by the FAI. But more important to the participants was the fact that we did them. A photo on the wall was all that was needed…not the Certificate. But in recent times, skydivers are more concerned with the Certificate so it was decided to get FAI sanction to attract experienced skydivers to the events. This strategy proved successful and interest was reignited in Night World Records.2016
An Official FAI NightWorld Record 40-way was completed at Eloy in 2016.
BARDEN KIM
BAIRD WADE
BOEHM EBBY
BOURKE JOSEPH
CANARY MIKE
COOPER-JENSEN CARSTEN
COWAN JIM
DOW DAVE
FARNSWORTH TED
FISHER MIKE
FOSBURY MARK
FRYDENLUND TERJE
GALLEGOS FERNANDO
GRAY DAVE
GRIMM BILL
GUNN JOHNNY
HOLLAND SANDY
JONES JENN
KARPOUZAS NIKOS
KISS GEORGE
LAIDLAW DAVID
LUCZAK RICH
MACARIO SCOTT
MCCORMICK JIM
McNULTY IAN
MENDOZA COREY
MONTAGNA ALEJANDRO
NISSON GEORGE
PINKHAM DOUG
RAMOS PEDRO
RAVANELLI MAURO
RHODES COLIN
SAIZ JIM
SEASLY CRAIG
SELF TODD
STOKES JAY
THIES AUDREY
VETTER KEVIN
VIVES MARCELLO
WOODFORD STEVE
ZITO LORI
Videomen:
ROTH GARY
ANDACS LASZLO
2017
FAI-sanctioned World Record Night 64-way – Eloy Arizona in 2017
The Night Large Formation Record 50-way, completed at Lake Elsinore in 2000, stood for 16 years until it was finally broken with an FAI-sanctioned World Record Night 64-way at Eloy Arizona in 2017 organized by Steve Woodford.
Barden Kim
Baird Wade
Beranek Thomas
Boehm Edwin “Ebby”
Bourke Joseph “Tony”
Canary Michael
Canas Marian
Chute Mahlon
Cooper-Jensen
Carsten
De Assis Breno
Delgado Rich
Di Sipio Fernando
Dow David
Esteves Eduardo Cesar
Fisher Micheal
Fosbury Mark
Gale Lesley
Gallegos Fernando
Girard Craig
Grimm William
Hansson Johan
Holland Sandra
Jones Jeff
Jones Jennifer
Kierce Kevin
Kiss Gyorgy
Knutson Mark
Korzhova Evgenia
Kruse Mark
Kubo Yasuhiro
Laidlaw David
LoRusso Joseph
Luijsterburg Joost
Macario Scott
McNulty Ian
Mendoza Corey
Montagna Alejandro
Nisson George
Nordkamp Bernardus
Orwig Erin
Olsen Pete
Pinkham Douglas
Pistea Andreea
Ramstad Raider
Ravanelli Mauro
Rhodes Colin
Seasly Craig
Self Todd
Sergienko Sergey
Shubin Sergei
Stokes Willard “Jay”
Stone Perry
Stumm Robert
Swarthoff Marloes
Thomas Derek
Thies Audrey
Ursachii Vladimir
Vetter Kevin
Vives Marcello
Wagner Chris
Weber Lukasz
Woodford Steve
Wright Carlos
Zito Lori
Video: Andrey Veselov, Andacs Laszlo
2018
4-point World Record 18-way
A 4-point World Record 18-way was completed according to the new rules of “Full Break, 3-formations-in-a-row-without-repeating-a-grip”, at Eloy in 2018.2019
4-point 22-way World Record
In 2019, again at Eloy, a 4-point 22-way World Record was completed according to the same rules.Louis Villa
Derek Thomas
Corey Mendoza
Jonas Siksnelis
George Kiss
David Laidlaw
Dillon Smith
Scott Macario
Vladimir Ursachi Sergey Sergienko
Mike Canary
Jose Rios
Tony Bourke
Dave Dow
Alex Swindle
Joost Lysterburg
Linnea Norby
Latency McLaughlin
Ebby Boehm
Doug Pinkham
Mauro Ravanelli
Video: Andrey Veselov
2-point 17-way Full-Break World Record
September, 14 2019 Carsten Cooper-Jensen of Denmark organized and completed a 2 point 17-way Full-Break World Record.Carsten Cooper-Jensen
Ditte Jacobsen
Ditte Bailey Winther
Hans Linding Oksen
Jacques Jonsman
Jonas Landeværn Kristensen
Kasper Brandt-Svanekier
Martin Søeby Mikkelsen
Martin Bay Pedersen
Mie Awesome Jusjong
Anne Mine Petersen
Peter Faaborg
Peter Stræde
Peter Graversen
Peter ”Elias” Knudsen
Michel Awesome Christensen
Per Frydkær
Video: Mads Olsen
2020
3-point 19-way World Record
July, 30 2020 Kravtsov Viktor and Andrey Veselov organized and completed a 3-point 19-way World Record
Sergey Valeryevich Astafiev (Russian Federation)
Alexey Sergeevich Chertov (Russian Federation)
Maxim Konstantinovich Chugunov (Russian Federation)
Mikhail Alexandrovich Ilyin (Russian Federation)
Oleg Akmalievich Karpov (Russian Federation)
Igor Andreevich Kondrashov (Russian Federation)
Victor Anatolievich Kravtsov (Russian Federation)
Olga Mikhaylovna Kuksina (Russian Federation)
Dmitry Alekseevich Mottl (Russian Federation)
Alexander Pavlovich Navarko (Russian Federation)
Mikhail Nikolaevich Osipov (Russian Federation)
Mikhail Valerievich Pervushin (Russian Federation)
Alexander Vladimirovich Potapov (Russian Federation)
Maria Olegovna Samuseva (Russian Federation)
Sergey Viktorovich Sergeev (Russian Federation)
Sergey Alekseevich Sergienko (Russian Federation)
Sergey Alexandrovich Skryabin (Russian Federation)
Anatoly Valerievich Trukhachev (Russian Federation)
Dmitry Anatolevich Zhdanov (Russian Federation)
2021
Full Break 5-point 18-way and Full Break 4-point 19-way
The Russians stepped up to the plate and completed a Full Break 5-point 18-way and a 4-point 19-way, to the Full break, 100% grip change rules. Kravtsov Viktor and Andrey Veselov organized and completed.Abrashkin Vasiliy Svyatoslavovich
Astafiev Sergey Valerievic
Baskov Mikhail Yurievich
Goncharova Elena Vasilievna
Evstigneev Alexey Victorovich
Zhdanov Dmitry Anatolyivich
Ilyin Mikhail Alexandrovich
Kozoborodov Evgeny Sergeevich
Kondrashov Igor Andreevich
Kravtsov Viktor
Kuksina Olga Mikhailovna
Lyskov Andrey Victorovich
Mulaev Eduard Rinatovich
Nemov Mikhail Alexandrovich
Tokarev Andrey Ivanovich
Chertov Alexey Sergeevich
Medvedev Sergey Vladimirovich
Voskresenskiy Sergey Konstantinovich
Gaschenko Alexey Vyacheslavovich
Mottl Dmitry Alekseevich
Polovnikova Dariya Sergeevna
Sergeev Sergey Victorovich
Sergienko Sergey Alexeevich
Skryabin Sergey Alexandrovich
Video: Andrey Veselov
Full Break 5-point 18-way
Full Break 4-point 19-way
26-way Full Break, no repeat grips, Two Point Night Sequential World Record
Igor Afanasjev
Ebby Boehm
Michael Canary
Fernando DiSipio
Jon Eisele
David Harper
Gyorgy Kiss
Andrey Lyskov
Scott Macario
Latency McLaughlin
Thomas Miller
Alejandro Montana
Lucas PeriBrusa
Mauro Ravanelli
Kumar Rai
Johnny Saavedra
Todd Self
Jay Stokes
Mary Tortomasi
Vladimir Ursachii
Kevin Vetter
Louis Villa
Dmytro Vinichenko
Marcelo Vives
Steve Woodford
Dmitrii Zhdanov
Camera: Craig O’Brien
Andrey Veselov.
German head down 3-point 14 way record
