Michael Sigel has won the first leg of the 2011 Paragliding World Cup. The Swiss pilot beat Russell Ogden (GB) into second place.

Craig Morgan has become British Paragliding Champion for the second time after a hugely successful second round of the British Championships.

Bob Drury picks up some tips from some of the best paraglider and hang glider pilots in the world about how they thermal, in the final part of Cross Country magazine’s definitive guide to thermalling

How to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine’s definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals by Bob Drury