The R.I. National Guard will host its 26th annual LeapFest International Military Parachute Competition on Saturday, Aug. 9.
The largest and longest continually run international parachute competition, it will feature 250 U.S. and foreign paratroopers.
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Opening ceremonies will begin at 7 a.m. at the sod farm at URI’s Kingston Campus. Jumps are expected to begin about half an hour later.
The landing zone for the competition will be the field behind Kingston Elementary School, Ministerial Road (Route 110), South Kingstown, where a big “X” will mark the spot as each team of four paratroopers leaps from a CH-47 helicopter at 1500 feet. Contestants will be using the MC1-1C/D static-line steerable parabolic parachute, according to the LeapFest site.
For more information, including photos from past events, go to www.LeapFest.com.
