Category: para news

Advance will be launching their new tandem paraglider harness, the Bipro 3, in April 2017. Designed as a functional and practical everyday harness for tandem pilots, it has V-legpads for good leg support and the mobility required for a comfortable seated position behind the passenger. Advance say the Bipro 3 is robustly built, and Advance’s Easy Fold system – a hinge seam with a pronounced […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

David Snowden, Australian Squad Manager, reports from the big skies of Australia The sky above the Ovens and Kewa Valleys was lit up with the spectacle of over 100 paragliders competing in the Bright Open and Pre Paragliding World Cup during January 2017. Pilots travelled in from as far as the UK, Finland, Korea, USA, […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Paragliding.bstoked.net are looking for hosts to register with them, and offering a prize for the best ‘experience’ offered. The new online platform is backed by Portuguese champion Nuno Virgílio. It’s an online meeting place for travelling paraglider pilots and potential hosts worldwide. The original Bstoked.net was set up for kitesurfers in early 2015, and the team say it has been a great success. A […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Aaron Durogati and Seiko Fukuoka won the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2016, which took place in Governador Valadares, Brazil, from 17-28 December 2017. A record ten tasks, ranging in distance from 79.4km to 112.4km, were held in the competition whose weather was described as “perfect”. Adrian Hachen (CH) was second, like Aaron also on a GIN Boomerang 11, and Charles Cazaux (FR) […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The Australian league 2017 just came to an end, Our friend, Che Golus, reports:

“The Bright Open and Pre PWC wound up on the 20th January after 3 successful tasks. The first two tasks were definitely not classic Bright conditions with mostly blue skies, low altitudes and slow thermals. Jouni Makkonen of Finland took out the first task on his Enzo 2, followed by Felipe Rezende (Enzo 2) and Steve Nagle (Zeno). The second task was a fun ridge run up and down the Kiewa Valley from the Gundowring site, won by Ivan Anissimov (Enzo 2) with Youngjong Park (Enzo 2) of Korea coming in a couple of minutes later. The third successful task was more like a classic Bright race, with stronger climbs and good racing around the valley and up past Mount Buffalo. The task was won by Felipe Rezende (Enzo 2).

The final results were Jouni Makkonen taking out first place for a third time in a row, Felipe Rezende in second and myself in third place. The top woman was Woo Young Jang flying a Zeno. I also won serial class on my Zeno. The top 10 places overall were taken out by OZONE pilots flying …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

The 2016 SuperFinal in the green hills of Valadares, Brazil has come to an end.

Governador Valadares delivered consistent conditions that allowed the pilots to race ten out of ten days of competition.

The Zeno, our EN D glider, featured strongly in this competition winning six out of ten tasks. Team pilot and former Superfinal winner, Charles Cazaux, took third place overall flying his Zeno.

Our resident ninja, Seiko Fukuoka, didn’t have a good start but during the last day of competition she came back strong taking the female title, ahead of Nicole Fedele (2nd) and Laurie Genovese (3rd). All flying Zenos.

Congrats to all the pilots and to the main winner, Aaron Durogati.

To close this event OZONE team pilot, Cody Mittanck, shares his last report from Brazil (thanks Cody!):

“What a crazy finale, complete with strong wind, rain, massive shade, and huge cloud suck. From the start we had 25 kph winds at launch running parallel to the ridge. Intermittent thermals were coming up both sides, but no matter what side you launched from you immediately felt like you were in the lee. The weekend spectators were riveted by all the …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

XXI edition of “Las Candelas” …read more

Source:: Niviuk

“Our unanimous verdict: amazing” …read more

Source:: Niviuk