Competition

Paragliding and hang gliding competitions

Rat Race terrain. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 podcast: US Team Selection Process + Boom 9

Andy Pag talks to Jeff Huey about how to get selected for the US Team and Brett Hazlett reveals what he thinks of his new GIN Boomerang 9
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Launch on Day 0 of the Rat Race 2013. Photo: Andy Pag

Rat Race 2013 podcast: Practice Day and how to fly the site

Andy Pag talks to local gurus Bill Belcourt and Hayden Glatte about how best to fly Woodrat Mountain on Day 0 of the Rat Race 2013 – the biggest paragliding comp in the USA
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The Gin Wide Open

The GIN Wide Open 2013: Getting to Goal

Andrew Craig, a competition first-timer, went along to the GIN Wide Open to out what it was all about – and made goal!
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The new Gin Atlas, on test in Morocco. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

GIN Wide Open: Sponsorship announced

Organisers of the Wide Open, a new fun competition in Meduno, Italy have announced GIN Gliders will now be supporting the competition.
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Air Turquoise refuse to test EN D competition wings

Alain Zoller and the team at Air Turquoise have issued a statement saying that they have made a 'decision to stop immediately certification of "Gun" competition gliders'.
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Competition gliders at the PWC in Sun Valley, Idaho. Photo: Nick Greece

Competition Paragliders ‘Distorting the EN System’ say CIVL

Competition paragliders in the EN system are "distorting" it, according to CIVL and the European Hang and Paragliding Union
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European Paragliding Championships 2012: Yassen Savov wins

Yassen Savov won the European Paragliding Championships, which saw its last task on Saturday 15 September.
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Take off at St Andre. Photo: www.para-euro2012.com

European Paragliding Championships 2012: Competition starts

The 12th European Paragliding Championships is due to kick off in St Andre, France Monday 3 September, for two weeks of high level competition among some of Europe's best competition pilots
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Paragliding World Cup, Sun Valley: The search for Guy Anderson

Missing British Paragliding World Cup pilot has been found alive after nearly 50 hours injured in the mountains.
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Paragliding World Cup, Sun Valley: Guy Anderson

British pilot Guy Anderson went missing on the final task of the PWC in Sun Valley. As of the time of publication the search and rescue operation was still ongoing. Craig Morgan, our blogger on the spot reports.
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