Paragliding at Nishawa, Japan, at the Pre-Asian Championships in 2009. Photo: Asian Championships

Korea’s Chikyong Ha is currently in pole position onboard a Gin Boomerang, just ahead of team mate Suyong Pi.

Chikyong won the first day, while Gin Seok Song, the boss of Gin Gliders, won Task 2. Korea’s Junghun Park flying an Axis Mercury won Task 3.

Wednesday and Thursday were cancelled because of weather, but more flying is expected as the comp runs until Sunday 9 May.

Ninety-three pilots are taking part, drawn from all across Asia including Japan, Korea, India, indonesia, China and Thailand.

The championships are only the second FAI Asian Championships ever held.

Asian Paragliding Championships

The Lowveld Slope Soaring Club (LSSC) are hosting the Barberton Open paragliding competition, amidst the FIFA World Cup final excitement that will be buzzing South Africa this June. The FAI Cat. 2 competition is the biggest (numbers-wise) on the South African calendar.

The dates for the competition are 12 – 19 June 2010.

Aimed at pilots of all abilities, organisers say the South African winter conditions expected in the Lowveld area of Mpumalanga in June offer a relatively unintimidating but reliable environment for the development of XC racing skills to the aspiring XC pilot.

Very little rain, night-time temperatures of 10-15 C and daytime up to 28 means climbs should be not too strong, but steady 3 – 5 m/s is not uncommon. The typical task set will be technically challenging and around 30 – 70 km distance.

Visist the LSSC’s website for more information or to register.

Subscribe to the world’s favourite hang gliding and paragliding magazine

home

Red Bull X-Alps 2009 winner, Chrigel Maurer, and World Champion Andy Aebi select the winners of Advance's 'Win your Wing' promotion

The winners of Advance’s ‘Win your Wing’ promotion have been selected by paragliding world champion Andy Aebi and Red Bull X-Alps 2009 winner Chrigel Maurer.

Several hundreds of pilots took part  in the promotion, which was started at the 2009 Coupe Icare to enable pilots to share in and celebrate Advance’s 2009 competition successes.

Every pilot who bought a new advance wing between the Coupe Icare and 28 February 2010 were eligible to take part in the draw. The winners were as follows:

1. Full reimbursement of the wing : Michal Masek – Tanvald – Czech Republic
2. 2 day seminary with Chrigel Maurer : Joachim Kanthak – Freundendtadt – Germany
3. Thermore Jacket : Georg Hausherr – Rouffiac – France
4. Thermore Jacket : Markus Gwerder – Muotathal – Switzerland
5. Thermore Jacket : Mathieu Blanc – Begnins – Switzerland
6. Thermore Jacket : Jasmin Sonnenberg – Plainfeld – Austria
7. Thermore Jacket : Damian Hurschler – Engelberg – Switzerland
8. Walking Bag : Robert Heinimann – Bennwil – Switzerland
9. Walking Bag : Bernhard Martignoni – Münsingen – Switzerland
10. Walking Bag : Ovidio Zuluaga – Medellin – Colombia
11. Walking Bag : Anthony Parfitt – Freshwater East – Great Britain
12. Walking Bag : Jacky Lawarree – Remouchamps – Belgium

www.advance.ch

Subscribe to the world’s favourite hang gliding and paragliding magazine

home

The Paragliding Accuracy World Cup series for 2010 kicks off with a round in Batu, Indonesia, from 3 – 6 June 2010. You can register on their website from now until 15 May.

The registration fee of 200 Euros covers the competition and accomodation, as well as airport pick-ups, lifts to take off and meals. The top prize is 1,000 Euros, 750 Euros for second place and 500 for third in each category – male and female.

The three additional rounds that make up the PGAWC Tour 2010 are as follows:

• 6 – 8 August : Trakoscan, Croatia
• 20 – 22 August : Bjelasnica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 1 – 3 Oct : Stubaital, Austria

www.pgawcindonesia.com