Hercules Boogie 2002

Patrik Svantesson - Responsible for Public Relations	My name is Patrik Svantesson and I'm in charge of Public relations and information at Hercules 2002. I'm a pretty new skydiver with a couple of hundred jumps, and really burning for my work at Hercules 2002. My goal is to get you all the information you need before, during and after the boogie, so you can feel comfortable and always be updated with what's going on. I hope to update this site at least every month with the latest news.

If you have any questions or suggestions to improve Hercules 2002, please feel free to contact me!! See ya at Hovby next year!! Patrik Click here to take a look at the Quick Info page. Here you can read all newsletters that´s been sent.

	The Hercules Boogie is a big formation boogie,where skydivers from all around the globe join up to skydive and party in Sweden. The boogie was organised for the first time in 1982, and has been back about every second year ever since. Our goal is to provide cheap, safe, high quality jumping combined with serious partying. Our concept seems to go down well - the boogie has continuously developed into being the second largest skydiving event in Europe!

The arrangement is a co-operation between Gothenburg Parachuting Club, the Swedish Air Force and the Special Forces Corps. As the name implies, we use the Hercules, i.e. Lockheed C-130, to jump from, normally operated by the Swedish Air Force. Hovby airport outside the city of Lidköping, is the dropzone, the same spot as previous boogies. At Hovby there are large areas for landing and excellent camping areas etc. The city of Lidköping is situated 110 km northeast of Göteborg. There are plenty of activities for non-skydivers in and around Lidköping. The countryside around Lidköping is one of the oldest parts of Sweden and has a very interesting mixture of historic scenes dating all the way back to days then the Vikings explored the world. It is also pretty close to amusement parks and lakes with nice beaches. Information about this will be available at the dropzone, and if you are interested in this information before you get here, just e-mail us and we'll fix that.