How did you get involved with paragliding design?
I studied Naval Architecture at University so my first designs were racing dingies. I learnt to hang glide in 1976, and it became my main focus. While competing in hang gliding competitions in Europe, I came into contact with paragliders. I made one just for fun, but it […]

With a healthy portion of the Alps and 24,000 pilots within its borders, you’d have thought that France would have the sport of paragliding totally sussed. The French paragliding team is powered on by a professional team coach, Yves Gouselain, and the pilots are part-funded by their government. But whilst the pilots usually start their […]

The very first glider to dare to go topless was the La Mouette Topless. Owner/designer Gérard Thévenot went all the way with a graphite crossbar and sprogs which have become the standard of all modern gliders without kingpost and upper rigging.
We reviewed that glider three years ago, but hundreds of production gliders with thousands of […]