The 14th FAI Women’s World Hang Gliding Championships that was to have been held in Brazil in August has been cancelled due to lack of pilots. CIVL President Stephane Malbos explained in an email: “Unfortunately, due to a non-sufficient number of women participants, the 14th FAI Women’s World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Brasilia […] …read more
El Yelmo Open 2017
The 2017 El Yelmo Open, in the Spanish province of Jaen, has just wrapped up after four days of XC competition. Big congrats to Alex Loyarte (El Español), who was the overall winner after flying more than 760km total, under his Zeno. Alex lives in Mexico, where he’s well known for his long distance flights in the central part of the country, an area of challenging conditions and short days.
Full results can be seen here
Congrats to all the pilots and cheers from all the team at OZONE.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Safety joins performance in Peak 4
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Stephan Gruber wins Dolomiti Superfly 2017
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Video roundup: Koessen Paragliding Testival 2017
The Koessen Paragliding Testival over the last weekend of May saw great weather and lots of flying. We nosed around the trade stands to find out what’s new… Sky’s latest harness is the Crux – an alpine paragliding harness. Designer Cyprián Koreň explains its unique features at the Kössen Paragliding Testival in May 2017. AirDesign’s […] …read more
Video: Sky’s Crux Alpine paragliding harness
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Triple Seven at the Kossen Super Paragliding Testival 2017
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