Archives for: June 2010

Chabre Open finito

  • June
  • 13
Chabre Open is finished and I won the women's class and 5th overall. It feels unreal, because this isn't me...I normally don't win anything. I guess I was very lucky the two tasks we had, first task I started early and next I started late, I think the po… more »

13-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding

3rd task cancelled

  • June
  • 8
After long waiting at the take off, the organisators decided to cancel the task because of strong wind. Check the web page here for last days report and results. This evening we will go to Ribiers for pilot dinners. Tomorrow and Thursday looks not ve… more »

08-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding

2nd task Chabre

  • June
  • 8
Difficult day, cirrus all over the sky and wind from west, meaning Chabre is no good. We went to Seredon and hoped for a task. We waited until 4 pm (I think) before window was open. Take off were in the shadow and I waited maybe 15 min when I saw little… more »

08-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding

First task Chabre Open

  • June
  • 6
Task 1. In the morning it was already many cumulus and the forecast said thunderstorm and overdevelopment. So, we knew early that we had to take off first and quickly do the task-route and fly far as possible before task was cancelled. I took off firs… more »

06-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding

Chabre Open 2010

  • June
  • 3
Tomorrow ZREA leave to Laragne for Chabre Open. Laragne is a beautiful place South in France, and here we can do many different activity if the weather is not good for paragliding. more »

03-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding

Comp wing is safe?

  • June
  • 2
Next question; for whom? FAI and CIVL want to make paragliding competitions safer. They have commended a working group to make proposal for next years competition, “to make something!” ….and fast. Working group has already worked intense with some prop… more »

02-06-10 ByRandi Paragliding, Safety