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The Portuguese paragliding Nationals took place from July 6th to the 12th in La Serra do Larouco, Montalegre.

After five valid tasks, the new Portuguese Champion is Pedro Moreira, followed by Pedro Neves and Tabanez Fonseca. All flying Enzo 3s. Eight out of the top ten pilots on the overall flew OZONE.

For full results click HERE

Larouco is now hosting the 2018 European Paragliding Championship from July 16th to the 28th. On Wednesday, The first task was canceled due to overdevelopment on the course line.

Yesterday’s task was a 55 Km Race to goal in which OZONE Team Pilot, Felix Rodriguez, went for a solo mission at the end of the race arriving at goal with five minutes ahead of the pack.

Stay tuned for more on The 2018 European PG Championship. Follow the results, click HERE

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The second leg of the US paragliding nationals finished on Saturday, after four valid tasks.

Chelan was, as usual, an incredible playground for creative lines and endless transitions. This year, the pilots had the opportunity to avoid the flats and explore possibilities in the mountains during the first two tasks, with the first task going toward the beautiful town of Mazama in the Cascade Mountains, and the second task taking the pack almost to Canada with a 130 km race to goal, in Oroville.

Day three was cancelled due to strong conditions at launch but that didn’t stop a few pilots from going far. Donizette Lemos, Mitch Riley, and Matt Henzi, flew to the Idaho boarder for a 250+ km flight on their rest day.

The last two tasks were tricky but exciting: the third task saw only eight pilots in goal who survived a 50 km glide over green irrigated fields. The fourth and last day was the most challenging, with stable conditions and winds that made the first part of the race difficult, forcing half of the pilots (including the leaders!), to land before the first waypoint.

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The 2018 European Paragliding Championships kick-off today, with the first task of the two week competition

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Look out your best images and enter our inaugural Free Flight Photographer of the Year 2018 competition

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Richard Carter set a new UK paragliding record on Sunday 15 July – flying the country’s first 300km paraglider flight across the country

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To become better pilots, we often rely on the wisdom of our instructors. The knowledge they share can take us further. Josiah Sewell just flew 100+ miles near his home in Arkansas, USA. To complete this epic flight he had the opportunity to join forces in the air with his mentor, Britton Shaw. In Josiah’s words:

“4th of July 2018. I launched my OZONE Buzz Z5 from the Grand Canyon of Arkansas, near Jasper, then flew a record setting 164km cross country.
20 km into the flight I got low in the scenic Buffalo River Valley near Ponca. I would have been happy to land in such a beautiful area however, I caught a thermal that took me to cloud base. I followed the cloud streets to Eureka Springs (80 km) and was joined by my Instructor Britton Shaw flying his OZONE Zeno. From there we worked together leaving the mountains for the flatlands. We eventually crossed the Missouri state line. After 4hrs 49min we landed near Joplin, Missouri. 101 miles!”

For Tracklog click HERE

Congrats and cheers from all the OZONE Team.

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Supair’s Delight 3 is a “light and precise” cross-country pod harness with “optimised passive safety”

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Sky have released the Z-Blade, a “small and dynamic PPG wing for radical freestylers and slalom and pylon competition racers”

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Stolen Moments 3 has landed! The third volume of Jérôme Maupoint’s coffee-table book showcases his paragliding and travel photography from 2012 and 2018

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