Just as a partial list of equipment the average skyboarder has is a cutaway for detaching from his board, a method of cutting away his main parachute, a reserve parachute packed by a licensed rigger, an automatic activation device that deploys the reserve parachute if the the jumper falls through a certain altitude, audible altitude warning devices, altimeters, etc. I fail to see how, given the amount of training, the quality of equipment, the various safeguards and reserve devices, that properly done sky-surfing and skydiving could possibly be considered for a group Darwin Award. While I am sure that it takes many hours of training, practicing and safety equipment to perform a jump correctly, there are some out there who do not take those same precautions and ultimately do themselves in. These are the ones that should be included into the Darwin Awards. Yes there are.
Skydiving is a very safe sport.
It has come a tremendously long way since it first began. It is far more likely to be killed in a car on the way to work than on your average skydive. I think everyone who participates in these sports would agree with me that sitting around and wasting your life is just stupid. Well to us, you are. So give your Darwin award to someone who deserves it and try to show a little respect for the people who actually have the balls to live life to its fullest.