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Dave Prentice (earthcog@yahoo.com) is tackling a PG tow meet out of The Florida Ridge

Torrey Pines Gliderport is hosting it's 12th Flight Fest this May 19th - 24th of the year 2009!!

This exciting multiday event consists of:
* $6,000.00 in cash prizes.
* Paragliding and Hang Gliding air races.
* Acro event.
* Tandem event.
* Try-n-Fly Expo
* Free evening lectures
* And much much more!

Funny the things we find to entertain us when the weather isn't just right. Saturday we flew, but the wind was blowing quite a bit, so it wasn't the most enjoyable tow or landing of my life. I suppose it's good for me to fly in conditions I'm not completely comfortable with- but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy it.

The highly successful Transdromoise, vol-bivouac race across the Drome department of France, is back for 2009. Planned for the week of 25 - 30 May, entry is open now on their website (address below).
The exact departure point in the Vercors will be announced a few days before the event starts, and a two-day goal will [...]

Organised by the paragliding club at the infamous St Hilaire, France, the Transalpine Odyssey is a journey by paraglider from St Hilaire (near Grenoble) to the coast. It is a team event, with the emphasis on fun and safety, and is run more in the vein of a standard paragliding comp than a vol-biv event, [...]

Australian pilot, Lloyd Pennicuick, having survived the 2007 X-Alps with his sense of humour intact, is taking on the challenge again this summer. In order to raise the necessary funds to make this possible he is raffling his 2007 X-Alps gear, including glider, on his new website, www.lloydy.com.au.

Andy Aebi (CH, Advance) has won the World Paragliding Championships held at Valle de Bravo, Mexico, from 23 January to 7 February. The last task was cancelled, meaning there was a total of 10 valid tasks, the longest of which was 117 km. Stefan Wyss (CH, Niviuk) joined his fellow countryman on the podium along [...]