Timo's Paragliding Blog

Paragliding adventures of a pilot flying XC in competitions and scoring in the "top of the middle third."
Flight descriptions, Competition tips, recap of results, and US competition schedule.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Kahana Flying

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My last couple of days in Hawaii were forecast to have brisk winds. Kahana was the preferred site and I flew my Firefly speed wing on bo...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

HI Flying

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This year I decided to pass on the Rat Race and (much to my lovely wife's enthusiastic approval) we headed for Oahu instead.  We'v...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

PWC Superfinal - The Final Task

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The PWC Superfinal's final task was a very fast 76 Km. task.  The winners were almost 40k/hr. and the top-60 into goal all flew faster...
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Friday, February 3, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 8

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More good racing today.  The longest task of the competition was called this morning at over 120 Km. The route tasked gave the competitor...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 7 (B)

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Today's weather was an improvement over the last two - sunshine and some good conditions.   A 95 Km. task was called and many had fas...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 7

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Official sites Official PWC site Organiser's website Paragliding World Cup TV Pilot list Live tracking Taskboards ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 6

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Today's task was a 93 Km. task that produced some good racing with climbs to 9000'.  Josh was leading the pack much of the day.  ...
Monday, January 30, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 5

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The 5th task of the PWC Superfinal was held under cloudy skies.  An optimistic task of 68 Km.   The start was very tentative and slow.  I...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

PWC Superfinal - Task 4

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Approach the Lake LZ in Valle de Bravo     Photo by Josh Cohn Today a 7-leg 120 Km. task was flown in strong, rough conditions.  Th...

PWC Superfinal Task 3

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Valle de Bravo has been producing the consistent strong conditions that it is known for.  This will require the pilots to maintain a high ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task 2

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The second task of the Superfinal was a 6-leg 92 Km. task that had 4 of the U.S. pilots in the top-10 and arriving at the ESS within one ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

PWC Superfinal Task ONE

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The first task of the 2012 PWC Superfinal was flown today in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.  The task was a 4 leg task of 62 Km.  with goal at t...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

PWC Superfinal - Valle de Bravo

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Today marks the first task of the 2011 PWC Superfinal in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The U.S. has 5 pilots in the competition - Jack Brown, ...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

A Fun Day of Flying at Cayucos 12_10_11

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Another great day at Cayucos. This time I had a lot of company. Get some air - Tim
Monday, December 5, 2011

A Fun Day of Flying at Cayucos 12_4_11

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Had another fun day on the hill. Conditions looked just barely soarable, but I still got in 90 minutes or so before taking it to the beach....
Monday, November 21, 2011

Back in the saddle / Video

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I've been sitting out the debates regarding comp classes and the latest crop of EN-D wings that are in the pipeline for release next sea...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Dune de Pyla

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Another great video - I've gotta fly more ;-) La Duna de Pyla, Parapente & Timelapse from Marco Campazas on Vimeo .
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Elemental Freedom

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Here is a brief video that I found recently. Nice. Elemental Freedom from Terry Stubbs Jnr on Vimeo . "Paragliding will never los...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Is there life after X-Alps?

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I've been worthless for the last few days, due to my addiction to the X-Alps - and I wasn't alone.  The most active thread on the Pa...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Spectator Sports

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This week has been very rich in stimulus for those of us relegated to spectator status.  Watching the XAlps pilot/athletes endure extreme h...
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Tim
Cambria, CA, USA
In my spare time I fly paragliders for fun and compete in XC competitions. I also throw pots to vent my creative juices in my ceramics studio.

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