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The Rush 5 is our latest Sport-Performance-Intermediate wing. Developed with the same technology used in our performance series, including the Enzo 3 and Zeno, it delivers top of class performance. Innovative new features incorporated during an extensive period of comparative testing have led to significant gains, especially in accelerated glide performance. Check out this video for more info from our R&D team, and visit the product page for full details.
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Spring keeps delivering, this time in Turkey. Cansu Atabey just broke the Turkish women’s open distance record on her new Delta 3. She flew 146.9 kms in 4:07 hrs with a max altitude of 3,432 m.
Cansu followed the classic XC route which crosses the Euphrates River near Ataturk Dam Lake and landed on Şanlıurfa, an ancient Anatolian city. For flight track, click here
Congrats and cheers from all the OZONE Team.
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Tanguy Renaud-Goud won the 2018 edition of the St Hil’Airtour hike-and-fly race, completing the 376km course in seven days
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The next Paragliding World Cup will take place in Gemona, Italy from the 24th -30th of June.
Gemona, in the north east corner of Italy, is widely recognised as a world class paragliding competition venue, having hosted numerous international events. Situated were the Julian Alps hit the plains, it offers both mountainous alpine flying and flatland racing,
This World Cup is going to be a real battle between the giants of the XC world and the stars of the paragliding racing circuit.
The big distance record holders are used to flying very fast to cover the incredible distances required to claim World records these days.
The competitions across Europe this spring have provided some great race training. Virtually all the podium winners from the European competitions so far this year will be competing in Gemona!
The pilot quality in this competition is going to be one of the highest we have ever seen with 19 pilots ranked AA. It promises to be an amazing event with 3 Super Final winners taking part, 16 World Cup winners racing across the skies together!
Keep up with all the action on the PWCA App where, in addition to the live Commentary, tracking and scores, …read more
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Advance have inserted a whole new model into their paraglider range: the Xi is a lightweight high-B, made for cross-country, thermalling and hike-and-fly
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The Applegate Open, first stop of the US Nationals, has wrapped up in Oregon, USA.
OZONE Team pilot and winner of the event, Nick Greece, shares his experience from Woodrat:
“The Applegate Open just wrapped up, and I was able to hang on and finish in 1st place. This is in stark contrast to my last competition, where I literally was somehow able to spiral down to last place by the final day. A French competitor who had hurt her leg, and did not fly during the last three days, was able to pull past me in the final results.
But, if you’re not first, you’re last, and I epitomized that over last two comps. I learned, if you didn’t win this one, next is always waiting. This could be one for the record books in terms of pendulum swings by a paraglider pilot.
This maniacal real-life “choose your own adventure” is by far the craziest experience on earth. It’s a combination of extreme decision making at 1000 dpm (decisions per minute), serenity, beauty, terror, loss, intense personal satisfaction, art, practice, math, and science.
The first Applegate Open was, by all accounts, a raging success. A calmly run event with little drama, …read more
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On June 13th, Portuguese pilots Carlos Lopes (Zeno), Eusébio Soares (Enzo 3) and Pedro Neves (Zeno) took advantage of one of the first good days of the season, joining forces to fly from the mountains of Gardunha in Portugal to the flats of Spain.
After more than seven hours in the air and shortly before sunset, the Portuguese armada landed at 280 km. They didn’t find many clouds during their flight but consistent conditions and teamwork saw them through.
Carlos and Eusebio are regular visitors to Quixada in Brazil and both have several +400km flights to their credit.
Thanks to our friend Nuno Virgilio for the report.
For flight tracks: Carlos’s, Pedro’s and Eusebio’s
Congrats and cheers from all the OZONE team.
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You could win your dream new paraglider in our first Subscribers’ Summer Draw! We’re doubling up on our annual winter prize draw and offering subscribers another chance to win a wing and lots more prizes.
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The July 2018 issue of Cross Country Magazine is out now. Here’s a taste of what’s inside.
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Hugh Miller gives his verdict on the Ozone Ozium 2 pod harness
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