Name: Annaliese Peterson
Year of Birth: 1981
Occupation: Business Development
Nationality: US
Hobbies: Freeflying, Rock Climbing, everything water and snow (wakeboarding, swimming, snowboarding, skiing, snowboarding, sailing, etc.), Cycling, Traveling, Learning new languages
Team name: Spaceland Blue
Total jumps: 200 jumps (total), 14 hours tunnel time
Home dropzone: Skydive
Year of first skydive: 2000
Main canopy: Katana 107
Reserve canopy: PD Optimum 113
Container: Vector 3 Micron
AAD: Cypres 2
Total Jumps: 3800+
RW: 3600+
FreeFly: 50
Hop & Pops: 15
Camera: 0
Emergency Cutaways: 2
Licenses/Ratings: C-34533
Records/Competitions: "US Nationals 2004-2009 4-way FS, 2008-2009 16- and 10-way, 2005/2009 8-way
US Women's record for most points in a single round at 2009 US Nationals"
Other skydiving accomplishments: Backflying in my booty suit!
Canopy Progression: Silhouette 170, Sabre 150, Safire 135, Lotus 120, Pilot 117, Katana 107
Most valuable skydiving lesson learned: Safety is number one; skydiving is fun when you have the knowledge, skills and adequate preparation to deal with critical situations. Seek coaching and advise from professionals, never be complacent. And trust your gut instinct…
Skydiving philosophy: Keep it simple. The mind and body are amazing tools that have profound ability to perform, if we allow them to.
Life philosophy: Follow your passions and the rest will work itself out.
Name: Becky Brocato
Year of Birth: 1979
Occupation: Scientist
Nationality:
Hobbies: Skydiving, Soccer, Kung Fu, Cycling, Adventure racing
Team name: Spaceland Blue
Total jumps: 200 jumps (total), 14 hours tunnel time
Home dropzone: Skydive Spaceland
Year of first skydive: 1997
Main canopy: Katana 97
Reserve canopy: PD Optimum 113
Container: Vector 3 Micron
AAD: Cypres 2
Total Jumps: 2700
RW: 2600
FreeFly: 20
Hop & Pops: 80
Camera: 0
Emergency Cutaways: 3
Licenses/Ratings: A, B, C and D
Records/Competitions: "World Cup 2005 1st Place Female,
World Championships 2008 2nd Place Female 4-way FS,
US Women's record for most points in a single round at 2009 US Nationals"
Other skydiving accomplishments:
Canopy Progression: Silhouette 150, Sabre 120, Stiletto 107, Katana 97
Most valuable skydiving lesson learned: Take care of your gear, take care of your team
Skydiving philosophy:
Life philosophy: If it were easy, everyone would do it.
Name: Brianne Thompson
Year of Birth: 1981
Occupation: Skydiver
Nationality: American
Hobbies:
Team name: Spaceland Blue
Total jumps: 200 jumps (total), 14 hours tunnel time
Home dropzone:
Year of first skydive: 1999
Main canopy: Katana 97
Reserve canopy: Optimum 113
Container: Micron
AAD: Cypres 2
Total Jumps: 3,500+
RW: 3,000
FreeFly: 10
Hop & Pops: 30
Camera: 300+
Emergency Cutaways: 2
Licenses/Ratings: D/ Coach, AFFI
Records/Competitions: "World Championships
US Women's record for most points in a single round at 2009 US Nationals"
Other skydiving accomplishments: I can sit fly in my bootie suit. I think that's a pretty cool accomplishment :)
Canopy Progression: Really slow. I think I had 1,200 jumps on a PD Silhouette! Awesome.
Most valuable skydiving lesson learned: Listen to your coaches- they know what they're talking about.
Skydiving philosophy: Have fun. Be happy. Look cool doing it.
Life philosophy: Have fun. Be happy. Look cool doing it.
Name: Erin Murphy
Year of Birth: 1979
Occupation: FS Coach, AFF Instructor, DZ Office Administrator
Nationalty: US
Hobbies: Yoga, Hiking,
Team name: Spaceland Blue
Total jumps: 200 jumps (total), 14 hours tunnel time
Home dropzone: Skydive Perris
Year of first skydive: 2001
Main canopy: Sabre2 135
Reserve canopy: Optimum 143
Container: Vector Micron
AAD: Cypres
Total Jumps: ~ 3,000
RW: 2,950
FreeFly: 20
Hop & Pops: 20
Camera: 0
Emergency Cutaways: 0
Licenses/Ratings: D License, AFFI, Coach
Records/Competitions: "World Championships
4-way
Other skydiving accomplishments:
Canopy Progression: Spectre 190, Sabre2 170, 150, 135
Most valuable skydiving lesson learned: Keep your gear well maintained
Skydiving philosophy: Never stop learning and share your knowledge with others
