Rookiefest

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 21 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3215 E 1969th Rd, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350 | Ottawa, IL

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This is the Nationals for beginning skydivers! All rookie skydivers from any dropzone are welcome to participate in this 3-way scrambles style competition.
Teams change each round based on a random draw, but will always include one experienced ‘coach’ (members from SDC Rhythm XP, SDC Core, SDC MatriX and more!). Amazing prizes are awarded to the top three individuals.
The winner will take home a Rookiefest Trophy that will give the DZ bragging rights that they produce the best students!
We invite jumpers from all dropzones to participate. At the end of the first day join us for a brief seminar on topics that cover gear, canopy, exits, safety, competitive skydiving, formation skydiving and more! In the evening come to our famous Tiki bar to enjoy dinner and drinks.
This event is rain or shine!!
Rookie skydivers can participate in up to two Rookiefest Competitions, provided they meet either of these criteria:
Less than 200 total jumps OR
Less than 2 years in the sport as a Rookie
Registration now open!
https://bookings.burblesoft.com/index/27/751
$70 before August 12
$85 on or after August 12
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3215 E 1969th Rd, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350

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