SpinFX 2005 at Wickham at Easter was a complete blast and totally unforgettable for everyone who came. Jumpers came from as far afield as Cairns, Darwin and Adelaide plus the WA southerners. Day 1 was a warm up, with a few late arrivals drifting in, and Wickham locals taking advantage of Marcus’ great head down tutoring. By the end of the weekend, we saw some of our kids in three way head downs with docks, a big achievement for a young, small club like ours. Daily beach jumps were into Point Samson, with one into Port Walcott, where the tourists got bowled over by the beautiful views and conditions. (Thanks Bjorn for telling GWN news how spoilt we are.) As the weekend got going, we saw loads of novelty jumps: boogie boards, bananas, flour, stuffed hefalumps, and nudies. The star crests also were coming good as the weekend progressed, and thanks to Cheryl for her great tutoring and load organising there. There were also enough “Wings” rigs for a “Wings-way”, plus Jonno, Cobby, Brinky and Dion trying to make Pete have a heart attack by even attempting Mr Bills. There was one token injury, with Alex’s dislocated shoulder –bummer about the camera malfunction for the filming of the relocation! As for the parties, well, maybe the less said the better! Saturday degenerated into complete mayhem, starting off with Gonzo’s egg throwing competition. Of course everyone just decided to pelt Gonzo with the eggs instead. From there people started to get silly with helium, until a group ended up in the mini bus, emptying the entire contents of a cylinder, so everyone could talk silly together. Then there was the sexual position game, where Brad and Jonno were ROBBED, followed by the fridge stacking (it is amazing how many people fit on top of one fridge), and a new version of the trust game- lots of people needed to be under that mattress for Gonzo’s jump from the pagoda! Monday night’s party was themed “S”, with almost everyone putting in some sort of effort, from the septic tank, to the stubby, to the sweet potato, and yes, we really didn’t need the streakers!

My personal highlight though was Tuesday’s jump into Norville Bay on Rosemary Island in the Dampier Archipelago. The day was absolutely perfect, with deserted white beaches and azure crystal blue waters, the sights were really something special, and what a way to finish up a boogie like that. Lunch on our “dinghy”, the Reef Action II, made us wonder what the peasants were doing (driving to Darwin?), and it was a great afternoon, swimming, snorkelling, and diving with the hookah, from our recovery/dive boat, The Cutting Edge. Thanks to the turtles, dolphins and manta rays for showing up and making Alicia’s day! It really was a boogie with a difference, and it WILL be on again next year! Karratha Flying Services has offered us their Twin Otter, so watch this space…