On behalf of Mr Marcelo Garcia and several other American skydivers, North by North-East was recently able to donate a parachute to the Lao Women’s National Skydiving Team.    Mr Garcia is an expert skydiver and a parachute ‘rigger’ by training.  He lives and works in USA and traveled with North by North East to apply his skills at the 1st Mekong River Boogie in April 2007, Vientiane Laos, where he met and worked with the Lao women’s team.  The lady’s enthusiasm impressed Mr Garcia.  So wanting to encourage them in their efforts he and several other US-based skydivers collected the required elements for, and constructed this parachute ‘rig’.

The team continues to show a great deal of promise, yet need assistance in every area of the sport.  If you are a skydiver and would like to contribute to the Lao women’s team, let us know! 

Lao National Womens' Sky Dive Team Members attending the meeting and presented in the following photos are:

Ms. BouaPanh; Ms. Seng yod; Ms. Poudtavongsay; Ms. Soupavanh; Ms. Boun Nao; Ms. Khampang;

The team’s officers & coaches present were: Major Sangpasert; Major Khamkhern; and Major Kongkeow