West Coast Paragliding Championships (Woodrat, OR)
5/31/2009 through 6/6/2009

The third task of the WCPC was a 63k task that took us over Rabies to Billy up valley towards Grants Pass then back to Jacksonville (Cemetery) then to the Woodrat Peak then an upwind leg to Applin.

The weather forecast was for 20k winds from the NW & N at altitude but a short task was called that would have all competitors down before 3:30pm.

We had 20 kids from the local school on launch & fielded many great questions from them. The task was a quick tour of the Ruch Valley from launch to Rabies Peak to Squires Peak to Burnt & out East to Cemetery then down to Donato. I'm sure the kids had a great view from launch of the first 20 minutes of the task.

Welcome to the sixth year of the annual Rat Race Paragliding Competition held in beautiful Southern Oregon. Rat Race 2008 will be held in the month of July and we expect to have great weather. It is a seven day event with an emphasis on education and training in GPS use and competition strategies. The race format is Cross Country/Race to Goal.

This year, 2008, we are offering an optional practice day, Saturday July 5th, the day before the competition begins.