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Triple Seven's EN B Rook during the Istria Open. Photos: Primoz Susa

Istria Paragliding Open 2012: Results

Marko Hrgetić won the Istria Open, which was held 1-7 July in Istria, Croatia

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Flying with his shadow... Arduino Persello on his way to a record. Photo: Arduino Persello / XContest.org

Arduino Persello claims 280km out-and-return paragliding world record

Arduino Persello has filed a claim with the FAI for a world record out-and-return. He flew 280km out and return on 27 June 2012 from Sorica in Slovenia

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Men's podium of the Krusevo Open 2011: Borut Hafner, Urban Valic and Marko Norah

Urban Valic and Klaudia Bulgakow win Kruševo Open

Urban Valic and Klaudia Bulgakow were the overall winners of this year’s Kruševo Open

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Mark Hayman: out of race mode and back in domestic life

British Paragliding Open 2011: Reflections, musings, ramblings…

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

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British Paragliding Championships 2011 winners

British Paragliding Open 2011: The People’s Poet strikes again

The British Paragliding open in Slovenia is over, with Mark Watts winning on an Ozone Mantra R11.

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British Paragliding Open 2011: Doing the can can

The fourth task was cancelled before it even began, due to threatening conditions and a bad forecast. The weather then improved as soon as everyone stood down. Safety committee member Mark explains how these difficult decisions are made.

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All set for a great third task: British Paragliding Open Slovenia 2011

British Paragliding Open 2011: To run with the foxes or chase with the hounds

Craig lead the pack from the start, but raced himself to the ground halfway round. Mark Watts won the day.

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The green green grass of Slovenia: task three of the British Paragliding Open 2011

British Paragliding Open 2011: Negative schmegative …

Despite some worrying incidents elsewhere in the comp and his ongoing concerns with comp wings, Mark has a great day on his serial class wing, and more positives than negatives.

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British Paragliding Open 2011: Neil Roberts wins task one

Good weather on Sunday sees the first task of the British Paragliding Open in Slovenia. Neil Roberts wins.

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British Paragliding Open 2011: Slovenia

Mark Hayman and Craig Morgan report from the 2011 British Paragliding Championships in Slovenia

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Serial Cup Slovenia 2011

Serial Cup 2011, Slovenia

The Serial Cup takes place in Slovenia at the end of August.

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The first leg of the British Paragliding Open 2011 takes place in Kobarid, Sovenia, at the end of May

British Paragliding Open Slovenia 2011

The Slovenia leg of the 2011 British Paragliding Open series takes place in Kobarid from 28 May – 4 June.

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Spend 3 months paragliding in Slovenia next year

xTc, a paragliding and hang gliding adventure centre in Slovenia, have places for pilots wishing to spend up to three months in the Alps improving their flying skills under the guidance of record holder, Brett Janaway.

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XContest XRace 2010 in Slovenia

XRace 2010 is to be held in Tolmin, Slovenia, from 12 – 18 July. The competition will use the AAT (Assignated Area Tasks) system, more commonly seen in gliding competitions, as well as ‘speed run’ tasks.

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Alexandre Jofresa wins British Paragliding Open, Slovenia

23-year-old 2007 junior French champion Alexandre Jofresa has won the first round of the British Paragliding Open that was held in Kobarid, Slovenia, from 5 – 12 June. In second place and first Brit was Jamie Messenger.

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XTC cross country paragliding courses Slovenia

xTc Paragliding are offering beginner / improver cross country courses from the Tolmin-Kobarid valley, Slovenia. The week of 16 – 23 June British Club Pilots with 25 hours + airtime can work on their BHPA Pilot rating.

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Aeros Winter Race 2010 video

Austrian Thomas Weissenberger won the Aeros Winter Race, which took place from 10 – 14 March 2010 in Ajdovscina and Kovk, Slovenia. See the video of the event here.

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British Paragliding Open series 2010 dates

This year the BHPA will be holding the two legs of the British Open in the Soca valley, Slovenia and St Andre, France in June and September respectively.

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Cross Country Facebook photo competition winner

Slovenian hang glider pilot Matjaz Klemencic took top prize in the Cross Country magazine / Facebook photo competition with a stunning on-board hang gliding shot.

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Aeros Winter Race hang gliding competition, Slovenia

Aeros’ FAI cat. II Winter Race hang gliding competition takes place in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, from 24 – 28 February 2010.

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