Today was a day similar to yesterday.  The Rat treated us well and the valley winds didn't kick in until shortly before most made it to ...

The weather in Ruch is treating us well this week.  Today was fun.  The task was well built for the conditions and the pacing of the day.  I...

The skies were overcast, the hills were obscured, and the temperatures were chilly when we awoke this morning. All the forecasts were indic...

Today looked like another good day at Woodrat Mountain. The forecast for the day indicated that lift would be to 6000’ and winds wouldn’t b...

Today's task was a great use of the day - Conditions improved as we headed North to Grants Peak allowing climbs to 6500-7000'.  The ...

Today’s Rat Race task was a 62Km task with 2 crossings of the Ruch valley and then a beat upwind to John’s Peak (North of Jacksonville) then...

The weather improved today and it was a fun day of flying.  Classic Woodrat convergence and occasional snotty air, but the afternoon valley ...

For many who view paragliders, they seem like big, slow jellyfish - unable to do precise and exciting things.  But for those who have the sk...

A number of NorCal folks headed to Dunlap this weekend and conditions were reasonably good compared to Woodrat, OR and here on the coast, ...

Big Congratulations go out to Jack Brown, who won the PWC last week in Korea. His consistency allowed him to top the results in the two-tas...

The annual discussion flurry about "Serial V. Open Class Competitions" has flared up this month. . . The ignition point was a let...

I must admit, I'm a bit biased against Powered Paraglider pilots. . . Most of the ones I've met have been, well, a bit, um . . . odd...

In his new book on XC competition flying, “ Flying Rags to Glory ,” Mads Syndergaard writes extensively about the subconscious and its abili...

Good news from Eric's Facebook post -

A recent dispatch from Antoine Laurens indicates things are going well for the guys.  He writes: The other day , i had a call with Brad…. ...

Driving past Cayucos at 11 am The XC Skies forecast models all said Friday might be sporty so I headed up to Cuesta for some rodeo action...

The U.S. Paragliding Team Inc. is a non-profit corp. set up to help subsidize the expenses of our U.S. PG team.  They have made it easy to ...

Killing time in Sikkim.  Photo from Eric's Facebook post. The latest news out of Sikkim is good, relatively.  The guys are comfortab...

The news out of India is a bit disturbing.   According to the Telegraph , out of Calcutta, Eric and Brad have been arrested in the small, la...

At this very moment, a couple of paraglider pilots are doing something special. They are truly exploring areas of Western Nepal that have n...