ORGANISER OF INTERNATIONAL SKYDIVING EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS
Skydive Empuriabrava has been a prolific organiser of world-class skydiving events and competitions.
Skydiving events and competitions
1989 VIII World Championships in Formation Skydiving
1993 IV World Championships in Freestyle and Skysurfing
1994 IX World Championships in Formation Skydiving
1995 III POPS World Cup
1996 Extreme Games
1997 I Spanish Championships in Freestyle and Skysurfing
1998 I European Championships in 16-way Formation Skydiving
1998 I World Cup in 16-way Formation Skydiving
2002 XXIV Spanish National Championships
2002 XIII World Cup
2002 V European Championships
2003 XXV Spanish National Championships
2004 XXVI Spanish National Championships
2004 Open International Swoop Competition
2004 Women’s European Record in CF
2005 European Freefly Record
2005 Spanish Record in Canopy Formation Skydiving
2005 Open International Swoop Competition
2005 XXVII Spanish National Championships
2006 XXVIII Spanish National Championships
2007 XXIX Spanish National Championships
2007 European Freefly Record
2008 Big-way Spanish record attempt
2008 XXX Spanish National Championships
2009 European Freefly Record
2011 European Freefly Record
2013 European Freefly Record
2013 World Record in Sequential Formation Skydiving 106-way 2 points
2013 World Record in Sequential Formation Skydiving 106-way 3 points
2013 World Record in Sequential Formation Skydiving 106-way 4 points
2013 World Record in Sequential Formation Skydiving 106-way 5 points
2014 World Record in tandem jumping to get 35 jumps in one hour when the record was in 28
2015 European Freefly Head Up Record
2017 European Freefly Head Up Record
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND AWARDS
Skydive Empuriabrava has also taken part in the life of the surrounding region and been involved in some important moments of community life by staging exhibition jumps at different events such as inaugurations, celebrations of different kinds, and fund-raising for charity and to fight against cancer.
Skydive Empuriabrava collaborative work
- Collaboration with El Somni dels Nens Foundation
- Collaboration with La Marató of TV3 (Catalonia Television)
- Arrival of the Olympic flame for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
- Participation in the opening of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games at Barcelona’s Montjuïc Olympic Stadium
- Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix
- Formation of a blue ribbon in freefall to show solidarity with ETA kidnap victims, José Antonio Ortega and Cosme Delclaux
- Formation of a black ribbon to show solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks of 11 March in Madrid
- Collaboration with Dalí Year with a freefall representation of Dalí’s painting "Christ of Saint John of the Cross"
Skydive Empuriabrava has also been presented with the “Espiga i Timó” Award of the Council of Castelló d’Empúries, the 22nd Tourism Night Award from the Girona School of Tourism, and the Association of Tourist Apartments “Sun of the Costa Brava” Award. It likewise played a key role in the award to Castelló d’Empúries of Sports Tourism Destination (DTE) status by the Government of Catalonia.
In 2010, the Catalan Government recognised its outstanding contribution to tourism in Catalonia by awarding it the Tourism Diploma of Catalonia.
It has also been presented with the "Sirena" Award of the "Empordà" Awards 2015.