The latest news from our dropzones
07 05 2017
GoSkydive’s Max Brings Home the Gold
The first speed skydiving competition of the year and our man Max not only brings us home the GOLD but he achieves a new personal best speed of 523.94kmh. The competition which was part of the International Speed Skydiving Association’s World Series, was held in the beautiful old town of Fano on Italy’s Adriatic Coast. […]
04 05 2017
GoSkydive Plans Huge Charity Weekend
GoSkydive the tandem skydive specialists, located in Salisbury are planning a huge charity weekend aiming to get 456 novices tandem skydiving over the 12th and 13th of August. The event in aid of the charity Blesma is titled ‘Fall for the Fallen’ and is in memory of the 456 servicemen and women who died during […]
03 04 2017
Training to be the fastest man in the world
GoSkydive tandem skydive instructor Max Hurd has a passion for speed, freefall speed. Developed just 18 years ago, speed skydiving is the fastest non-motorized sport on Earth with the current world champion achieving a competition speed of 601.26 kmh. Max is currently ranked 3rd in the world, 2nd in the UK and the 6th fastest ever. […]
03 02 2017
GoSkydive Wins Gold Award for Excellence in Tourism
GoSkydive Wins Gold! The team at GoSkydive were buzzing with excitement last night (2 Feb) when they won the Gold Award in the Active and Sporting Experience category at the annual South West Tourism Excellence Awards. The judging process was rigorous covering all aspects of the customer journey from enquiry and booking handling right through to […]
13 09 2016
6 Great Fundraising Ideas to Support your Charity Skydive
1. Spread the word Letting people know that you are doing a skydive in aid of charity the key to your fundraising success. In short it’s a numbers game – the more people who know you are jumping the more people will sponsor you. There are oodles of ways to do this – here’s a […]
04 08 2016
Record Breaking Skydive From 25,000ft – No Parachute Needed!
Skydiver Luke Aikins flew into the record books as he made an unprecedented leap from 25,000ft over the Californian desert using only his body to safely guide his fall into a giant ‘Fly Trap’ net. With over 18,000 jumps under his belt (Luke went on his first tandem skydive at just 12 years old) and […]
01 08 2016
The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Skydive
You want to leap out of a plane at 15,000ft, feel the air rush around your body as you soar through the atmosphere, reach speeds of 125mph as you hurtle towards the glorious British countryside and skyrocket your senses into hyperdrive, before you parachute down into picture perfect green tapestry below. But what’s the best […]
21 07 2016
5 Amazing landmarks…you can spot skydiving from 15,000+ feet!
You’re soaring 2-3 miles above the picture-perfect Salisbury, moments away from your skydive. Adrenaline is pumping through your system, your senses are heightened, you can hear the wind outside and almost touch the incredible amount of space between you and the green tapestry below. Stop. Open your eyes. What do you see? More than you […]
21 07 2016
3 Reasons To Soar Into Your Summer With A Skydive
How do you fix your work-life balance? Head out for that run you’ve been promising yourself? Clean up that hoarder-like garage situation? How about leaping out of plane at 15,000+ feet, skyrocketing your adrenaline levels as you fly over the British countryside – a completely unique and unforgettable experience! Summer is skydiving season. The days […]
24 06 2016
Charity Fundraising – making a difference.
Having the brain disease, ALD didn’t hold Jacob back – in fact not only did he tandem skydive from 15,000ft – he smashed his fundraising target of £1500 and instead raised £2000! Jacob combined his 16th birthday celebration jump with fundraising for the Victoria Education Centre for Disabled Children. Jumping with highly experienced tandem skydive […]