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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Craig Morgan is British Paragliding Champion 2008

Craig Morgan British Paragliding Champ 2008

Craig Morgan is Britain's new paragliding champion for 2008
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Wings for Cuba

Wings for Cuba collection at St Hilaire 2008

The Cercle de l'homme volant, set up in memory of Jean-Marc Moulingny, are collecting items at the Coupe Icare for pilots in Cuba and Madagascar
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Jean-Marc Mouligne prize at St Hilaire

Jean Marc Mouligne, will award a prize of €1,000 for the most innovative and poetical flying invention to be displayed at the Coupe Icare
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Paragliding with BBC’s Britain from Above

Jocky Sanderson takes BBC presenter Andrew Marr on a paraglider, over the Shropshire countryside
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Jose Abollado crowned Spanish hang gliding champion 2008

The Spanish Hang Gliding Nationals took place at Arangoiti, near the Pyrenees, from 18-26 July 2008
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Alex Rauter succeeds in seven summits bid

37 year old snowboard instructor and mountain bike guide, Alex Rauter, has achieved his self-set challenge to ascend and fly off 7 peaks in his home ground of the Zugspitz, Tyrol, accumulating 8848m of ascent in total (the height of Everest).
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2008 Hang gliding Worlds: the winners

2008 Hang Gliding World Championships

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Hang gliding records fall in Texas

BJ Herring has set a new rigid wing distance to goal record of 240 miles
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European paragliding record falls

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U-Turn Free Force II acro paraglider

U-Turn Free Force acro paraglider

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