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WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING
The PWC comes to Ager, Spain
Follow news from the pilots at the PWC Ager between the 30th August - 6th September
UP Trango XC3 (EN-C) – First Impressions
Having never flown the Trango XC2, I could only admire it from a distance; the way it sat at the top of the gaggle stacks at competitions...
Spain’s Francisco Javier Reina battles it out to claim the 2015 title
Battling it out with Felix Rodriguez, Francisco Reina claims the Spanish Championship title in Ager in a two-week competition series and warm-up for Paragliding World Cup.
New champions for the British, Belgian and Dutch
Guy Anderson (Ozone Enzo2) is crowned British Champion 2015, whilst Aron Michielis (Niviuk Peak3) claims the title for Belgium and Ronny Geijsen (Ozone Enzo2) for the Dutch Championships.
The XPYRIENCE paragliding adventure in the Pyrenees
Greg shows us some of the highlights and downplays of his vol-biv adventure and outlines the importance of preparation and choice of equipment15/08/2015
COMPETITION
GIN’s Boom 10 has the edge on the Enzo2
Gin Gliders’ Boomerang 10 steals the show at PWC Disentis Switzerland to come away with 1st and 3rd podiums at the Paragliding World Cup in Disentis. Victorious over Ozone’s Enzo2, Chrigel Maurer won the Overall competition on his Gin Boom 10, 2nd place went to Stefan Wyss (Enzo2), 3rd Michael Küffer (Boom 10). First in the Women’s event was the unstoppable Seiko Fukuoka-Naville on her Enzo2.
Next up for Paragliding World Tour is Ager, Spain 30th August-6th September
Full results of PWC Disentis can be seen here
Find out more about Gin Gliders
15/08/2015
BRAND news
Flymaster Live SD has new map feature
The Flymaster LIVE SD series now has maps!
To enable this new feature simply go to the Flymaster website where you can update files directly onto the instrument’s SD card. This latest firmware from Flymaster also includes other variometer features. Earlier on this year Flymaster also introduced the FAI triangle feature on their SD models.
For more: FLYMASTER
18/08/2015
BRAND NEWS
Improvements to NIVIUK’s Nkare bag make packing easier
NIVIUK has made some changes to improvement their fast-pack Nkare bag. Two flaps have been added to the upper inside end of the bag enabling fast and easy concertina packing, whilst also protecting the leading edge.
Other improvements were added to the inner fastening straps which have been rearranged to hold the glider in place, and a new riser pocket on the inside lower section of the bag to separate the risers from the canopy. Weighing less than 375g for 2.3m long, one size fits all.
For more info go to: NIVIUK Nkare
14/08/2015
BRAND NEWS
NIVIUK’s Kargo rucksack goes smaller
The Kargo 140 is a new and smaller version of the existing Kargo rucksack, destined for pilots carrying smaller wings or those looking for a more comfortable bag with less volume.
NIVIUK will be delivering the Kargo 140 as a standard item with smaller wing orders, but pilots can also choose from the existing rucksacs available: Kargo 175, 220, or the Koli Bag, when placing an order.
Click for more info on the Kargo 140