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CIVL Plenary 2012: Polish propose ‘Open XC’ world championship title

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Classic Routes Europe

Poland lobbies for ‘open distance’ paragliding to get its own space at the CIVL table

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

Accident halts EN D paraglider development

Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Alain Zoller

Testing bodies stop testing EN D gliders in wake of accident

Ozone release EN D comp wing

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Ozone's new EnZo, an EN D comp paraglider. Photo: Ozone

Ozone’s EnZo is the first of the new breed of EN D comp wings

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

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

Paragliding World Championships 2011: CANCELLED

Friday, July 8th, 2011
Paragliding World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

The 2011 Paragliding World Championships has been cancelled after two tasks

Tragedy hits Paragliding World Championships 2011

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

Two die in separate incidents. Next of kin have been informed

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Task 1: Mads makes 70km…

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Piedrahita World Paragliding Championships 2011

Keen readers will have worked out that I didn’t make goal today, writes Mads Syndergaard

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Practice day

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Piedrahita World Paragliding Championships 2011

Mads Syndergaard reports from the test task at the the Worlds

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Registration and who’s who

Monday, July 4th, 2011
Paragliding World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

Mads Syndergaard keeps cool at the four-hour check in – first task is today

St Hil’Airtour 2011: The race is on

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
The race start of the 2011 St Hil'Airtour

Bleary eyed competitors gathered on the north launch at St Hilaire this morning for the start of the 2011 St Hil’Airtour.

St Hil’Airtour 2011: Practise day

Monday, June 20th, 2011
Group photo of the competitors and their supporters

Charlie King reports from the start of the 289km adventure race

British Paragliding Open 2011: Reflections, musings, ramblings…

Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Mark Hayman: out of race mode and back in domestic life

Mark Hayman reflects on his experiences at the 2011 British Championships in Slovenia

British Paragliding Open 2011: The Big Guns

Monday, May 30th, 2011
The Big Guns: Mark Hayman does the tourist thing in Soce, Slovenia

Friday night brought a cold front to the SoÄa valley, and a no-flying day on the Saturday