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CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force: First report

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Ozone-R11-leading-edge

Comp Class comeback: Report clears ‘dangerous paragliders’ and focuses on pilot education

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 6

Monday, September 5th, 2011
Class of 2011: Las Chicas at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011 (Click for a bigger version). Photo: Judith Mole

Last post and final words from the Women’s Open in Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 5

Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Class of 2011: Las Chicas at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011 (Click for a bigger version). Photo: Judith Mole

To task or not to task… Judith Mole reports from Ager

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 4

Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Classic sky in Ager at the Women's Paragliding Open 2011. All photos: Judith Mole

‘More schoolgirl errors…’ writes Judith Mole at the Women’s Open in Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 3

Thursday, September 1st, 2011
In the air but grey skies at the Ager Women's Open. Photos: Judith Mole

‘My best task ever… and all for nothing.’ Task stopped on Day 3

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 2

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Judith Mole heads off on glide at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011. Photos: Judith Mole

‘The tricky part was the transition across the flatlands.’ Judith Mole reports from Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 1

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Judith Mole heads off on glide at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011. Photos: Judith Mole

Blog: ‘I did everything wrong today…’ Judith Mole on the first task of the Ager Women’s Open 2011

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 0

Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Judith Mole... XCmag.com's mole in the Ager Women's Paragliding Open

Blog: Judith Mole introduces the Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011

Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011: Judith Mole’s Blog

Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011

The Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011 is on from 28 August to 3 September 2011. Judith Mole blogs from deep inside the Spanish camp

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 6

Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Paragliding World Cup

Craig Morgan blows it, Luc Armant crashes and speculation again hangs over the safety of Open Class

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 5

Friday, July 29th, 2011
Paragliding World Cup logo

Blog: A slow start but Craig Morgan goes big on Task 3

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 4

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Paragliding World Cup logo

Blog: Craig Morgan blasts it around Task 2 in Turkey

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 3

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Paragliding in Turkey. Photo: Martin Scheel. www.azoom.com

British Paragliding Champion Craig Morgan blogs about Task two of the Paragliding World Cup in Turkey

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 2

Monday, July 25th, 2011
Paragliding World Cup logo

Blog: ‘Enough about paragliding – let’s get stuck into some juicy gossip’

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Task 1

Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Paragliding World Cup

Paragliding World Cup 2011 in Turkey. British PWC pilot Craig Morgan blogs on task 1

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey

Sunday, July 24th, 2011
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British Champion Craig Morgan blogs from the PWC in Bayramoren

GPS versus barometric altitude: the definitive answer

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
GPS and altitude

What’s the difference between GPS altitude and barometric altitude? Mark Graham explains

Friends gather to say goodbye to Xavier Murillo

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Xavier having fun at the dunes of Huamey on the coast. Photo: James Johnson

Mark Hayman reflects on the memorial of Xavier Murillo, technical director and passionate, hardworking frontman of the Paragliding World Cup

CIVL Statement on Open Class wings

Monday, July 18th, 2011
The CIVL plenary meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb 20 2010

Following the suspension of Open Class paragliders during the Paragliding World Championships 2011 in Piedrahita, Spain, CIVL have issued the following statement.

What is wrong with FAI Cat1 events?

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
XC

In the aftermath of the 2011 Paragliding World Championships being cancelled Mads Syndergaard comments on where things went wrong and how to right them