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ThaiSky Skydiving & Tandem Festival in Thailand

Travel News Asia 26 January 2003

BJ Worth, of 007 James Bond stunt & World Team fame, and the Royal Thai Air Force are about to pull it off again. The Thai Sky Skydiving & Tandem Festival will be held in Prachuab Thailand from 9 until 22 March 2003. The event has been especially organized to generate public awareness of Prachuab province for tourism purposes, as well as to increase interest in Tandem skydiving, a spectacular active form of Extreme Sport for all those who crave authentic, exotic adventure and world class fun. Participants will enjoy skydiving with some of the World Team's elite champions.

More than 42 countries worldwide will be attending the Skydiving Festival. The Skydivers will make dozens of jumps from Royal Thai Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from 14.000 ft altitude, and stay in the Hua Hin / Prachuab area. Many jumpers will also take the opportunity to travel around Thailand before and after the event.

The ThaiSky Skydiving & Tandem Festival also represents a unique opportunity for all those interested people to approach skydiving sport under the guidelines of some of the world's best aerial athletes. B.J. Worth head of team commented: "Once more I am delighted to organize something promoting tourism in Thailand, as well as for promoting the sport itself."

Some of BJ & Team's world records, incredible stunts and notable aerial events around the world:

Eiffel Tower extreme skydive for the James Bond film "View to Kill" and 6 other Bond films.

Seoul Olympics opening skydiving ceremonies.

Trained notable personalities such as former president George H. Bush on first skydive.

Arranged the World Team record-breaking jump of 572 skydivers into Sanam Luang in honor of His Majesty the King's sixth cycle, 72nd Birthday in 1999

Largest freefall formation of 282 skydivers in Ubon Ratchathani in December of 1999.

Fans & interested parties can meet BJ & team members for the first time at a special night which will be organized in cooperation with BlueZone Club located below the Meridien President Hotel on March 10, for a special Drop Zone theme party.

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