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April 1st 2022 to march 31st 2023 Top scores on 23/1/2023

XC Championship

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Club Competition

Bordairrace Hike & Fly 2023

In the 16 years of its existence, the Bordairrace has become the most popular hike & fly race series. Places are usually booked within a few hours after the registration opens. In the 2023 season, the 33 hour, non-stop races will take place at two familiar venues and one new location in the high Alps.

It starts on 5 to 7 May in Aflenz (Styria) in the scenic Hochschwab group. From 2 to 4 June, the well-known paragliding hot spot of Koessen (Tyrol) will be the venue. From 30 June to 1 July, it’s off to Pfunds (Tyrol) at the foot of the three-thousand-metre peaks in the Oetztal Alps. The reserve date is 1 to 3 September. More information at www.bordairrace.com.

The Bordairrace is an out & return Hike & Fly competition, in which athletes have 33 hours to cover the greatest possible distance between the starting point and the turning point and to reach the finish line again in time. In doing so, they may only fly with a paraglider or walk. The participants themselves decide in which direction they move and where they set their personal “turning point at the limit”.

That means, Bordairrace athletes should not only bring along enormous physical fitness and

wanaka Hike and Fly

excellent piloting skills. The race also requires a high degree of tactical skills, good weather knowledge and the ability to identify where your personal limits are. It also takes a lot of brains! Whoever wins here has got what it takes. No wonder that many participants in the Red Bull X-Alps qualified via the Bordairrace. Depending on the weather, distances of 200 kilometres and more will be flown and over 100 kilometres with 3000 metres of altitude gain or more will be covered on foot: all within 33 hours! So far, there have been the Overall, Ladies, Rookies, Tandem, Unsupported and Fun Category (gliders up to EN B).

New for 2023 is the Masters Class for athletes who are at least 50 years old at the start of the respective race!

As the starting places are usually taken within a very short time, you should register immediately and transfer the entry fee. The registration form on www.bordairrace.com opens four weeks before the event.

There is a Bordairrace playlist on YouTubeideal for whetting your appetite: www.youtube. com/playlist?list=PLQlzEsyW0PogktQM6nNz ijcT_6j9Jweal thu 9 - Mon 13 February 2023

The 2023 Wanaka Hike and Fly will take place (rain or shine) over 9-13 February 2023. Organised by Kinga Masztalerz, this event is open to all keen paragliders, whether they are racing for the top spot or just want to enjoy the friendly vibe.

Come hike, fly, and socialise with us at this top notch event! The race briefing will be held on Thursday 9 February at 6pm in Wanaka with the race taking place over three days from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 February. In the event of bad weather, we will race from Saturday 11 to Monday 13 February, with the race briefing on the Friday.

For more information: https://wanakahikefly. nz https://www.facebook.com/wanakahikefly/

Contact: Lorraine Johns lorraine.johns@ gmail.com +64273130073

The web site for scoring and uploading your track logs is at: www.xcontest.org/newzealand/

Hawkes Bay Paragliding Regional XC Comp

8am tues 21 - sun 26 Feb 2023 https://airtribune.com/hawkes-bayparagliding-xc-2023/info

Come fly in the beautiful sunny Hawkes Bay on the east coast of the North Island, where you can fly all day and drink wine and beer at one of the many world class vineyards in the area. We will be holding a FAI cat 2 event over 5 days in the middle of our awesome flying season. Organised by Aaron Chesterman, the competition will be held at any number of our inland sites depending on weather.

The event is 5 days, Feb 21 -25, but we have allowed an extra day (26th) as a backup day in case weather is really bad at the start of the competition and we want to get that extra task in. Decision will be made during the comp on whether the extra day will be needed.

First briefing is in Havelock North, 21st February at 8am.

Contact Aaron Chesterman: 021 0248 4730 Follow the link to airtribune for more information and registration.