Where else can a brand new discipline like Vertical Sequentials 8-Way be hosted than at
@ClymbYasIsland 💫
This 32-foot windtunnel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, will be the location for the very first VS8 [Vertical Sequentials 8-Way] competition on January 15, 2026.
Supported by
@clymbyasisland &
@easa.skydiving
📽️
@flyingjohnson
👉🏼 Follow
@vertical_sequentials8 for updates
WHAT?
Vertical Sequentials 8-Way is a new competition discipline combining dynamic, vertical flying with 3D formations and full or partial formation flips for 8 flyers. The competition will consist of a free routine and a compulsories part.
WHEN/WHERE?
Competition: January 15, 2026 at Clymb, Abu Dhabi during the EEIPC
[15-18 January 2026].
Training workshop: 9-12 January, Clymb, Abu Dhabi
GOAL
To create the first VS8 competition, develop and test the competition and judging concept and build it up for the future.
WHO?
5 teams from Australia, Europe, the United Arabic Emirates, the United States and a team with mixed nationalities.
Captain AU:
Scott Hiscoe
Captains EU:
Kim van der Horst & Jerem Saint-Jean
Captain UAE:
Jamie Webster
Captain US:
Jesse Jaber
Captain Mix team:
Rob Jones
HOW?
The competition will be preceded by a four day training workshop [9-12 January] during which the teams will create and train their free routine, and try-out and fine tune the judging criteria.
INFO
Want to know more about VS8 in general or how you can get involved,
send a DM, talk to any of the captains
or e-mail Kim at
[email protected].
⚠️ We are still recruiting competitors and teams, so if you are a well rounded dynamic and sequentials flyer and want to know more, get in touch!
📽️ Clymb Sequentials 2025 by
@flyingjohnson
Routines by
@jerem.teamlosgringos &
@robjones.sd
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