I often ask others on the hill what they get out of the sport. The answers vary depending on their skill level, experience, and sanity. Th...

Last weekend was a lot of fun & I included the high points in my email & blog. I hadn't been seen by a physician yet, so I negl...

The weather forecast for the Dunlap area called for light winds and good thermals to 6500' so I was looking forward to the weekend. Pat...

Overall winners: 1st - Santiago 2nd Matt Dadam 3rd Eric Reed Today' forecast was for climbs to 10,500' and light winds from the...

Today the forecast was for lower climbs and 10-15 kts of wind at the top of lift. We went to launch & had light winds on the Northeast ...

Too much wind on launch again today. Too bad, it was a beautiful day. We all enjoyed the local charms. Hope to fly tomorrow. Tim

Called at 12:00 due to high winds associated with a small system passage. Amir Izadi took some photos of the start and I seem to be placed w...

Chelan Day One - Task 1 Today's forecast looked very good so anticipation was high at launch. We assembled a bit early to ensure that t...

Saturday was my first day of flying at Chelan and the morning forecast looked doubtful that we would have a good flight, due to gusty winds....

I am heading out tomorrow for the Chelan XC Open . This competition will act as the Canadian National Championships and is also a Pre-Parag...

I’ve had a month between the West Coast Paragliding Championships and the upcoming Chelan XC Open to reflect on my quest to improve my perfo...

I see from my site stats that many folks are coming to this blog because it's listed as a Rat Race Blog on the website - Sorry for the h...

CTRL/Click Photos for larger photos The lapse rate was good and the winds aloft fairly light, so it looked like it was going to be a good we...

This site just entered my view, and I love it. The posters are classic anti-corp. and the humor is so cynical that it appeals - no end! htt...

This Blog Entry has been edited for inclusion in the 2008 Rat Race Book. It is now an article entitled "Lessons I've Learned From m...

The final day of the WCPC is over and, in my opinion, today was some of the sweetest flying of the week. Lift was abundant and convergence ...

Today's conditions were much like yesterday's. A blue day with low tops and an inversion around 5K and light N-NW winds that would ...

For a day that looked like none of the 'wind-techs' could stay up at 1pm, the day turned out to be lots of fun. A 38k task was call...

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 (Cemeter...

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 befo...