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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Ozone’s new paraglider, the Delta, certified EN C

Ozone's long-awaited sports paraglider, the Delta, has now passed EN C certification in the M size and is in production, shipping to pilots all over the world from today.
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Stephane Drouin breaks speed over 200 km triangle paragliding record

French pilot Stephane Drouin has (provisionally) broken the paraglider world record for speed over a triangular course of 200 km with a flight from Aime in the Haute Tarentaise on 24 May.
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Corinna Schwiegershausen overall German hang gliding champion 2010

Women stormed to victory at the German Hang Gliding Open in Hochries last week. Natalia Petrova won the Open outright, and Corinna Schwiegershausen (second in the open) is the new overall German champion, with Konrad Schwab top male.
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Gin Boomerang GTO EN D certified competition paraglider

Gin have created a slightly tamed version of their Boomerang 7 competiton paraglider: the Boomerang GTO is a race machine that is certified EN / LTF D, yet has "the performance of last year's competition wings".
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Speed flying paragliders with Ozone

Ozone Paragliders have released a new speed flying video introducing the sport and their speed flying wings. Features some great on-board footage!
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Hang Gliding World championships 2010 Trailer

Flymovies have released their trailer for the Hang Gliding World Championships 2010 that took place at Tegelberg, Germany, this month.
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Lucas Bernardin and Tomomi Masuko win PWC Japan

The second competition of the 2010 Paragliding World Cup tour finished today in Japan, with only two tasks flown. France's Lucas Bernardin (Ozone) was the first-placed Open pilot, and Tomomi Masuko (JP, Gin) top female.
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APCO Chairbag Integral II reversible paraglider harness

APCO have released a new and improved version of their reversible paraglider harness. The Chairbag Integral II is designed for hiking and long cross country flights, and as such has been made for comfort and safety.
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Michel Guichard wins Transdromoise 2010

The winner of the 2010 Transdromoise hike and fly race through the Drome department of France was Michel Guichard, whose prize was a brand new Dudek Zako Speed mountain paraglider.
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Flygirls International seek Webmaster

Flygirls International are looking for a new co-administrator and webmaster to manage the front page content for their social networking website for women in extreme sports.
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