Updated by the data entry person of the NZ PG flights database, Tim Percival.
Last updated 1 October 2022.
Again, weather-wise the season was a mixed bag. For most of December the the weather was quite poor, then during January it got quite epic (at least in the S. Island), and then it got a little bit disappointing again (February). In the top half of the North Island, spring cross-country flying activity got subdued or curtailed by regional COVID-19 lockdowns.
However, when it was on, the quality of the flights flown, especially by Southern club pilots in Otago, was exceptional, and relative to other seasons it was a superlative year for the number of flights over 100 km in distance. Here’s a list of some of the highlights:
- NZ’s FAI Out and Back record broken by 30% (183.8 km, Louis Tapper, Long Gully, Otago)
- NZ’s Female Open Distance record broken twice, the mark is now 141.9 km (Kinga Masztalerz, Moke Spurs-Speed Peak, Otago)
- NZ’s 6th and 8th best open distances (Chris Connolly, 174.5 km and Stevens, 170.5 km respectively)
- Two FAI Triangles over 140 km, and a further 12 more FAI or Flat Triangles over 100 km
- The prestigious Coronet Peak open distance record broken (Connolly, 174.5 km)
- A new regional open distance record for Nelson (Stew Karstens, 127 km) bettering a mark that had stood for 19 years
- A two day out-and-back from Breast Hill Hawea to Mt Cook Village, then back to Hawea/Wanaka, over 100 km open distance each way, by three pilots (Leo Chelle, Jesse Dhue and Dan Pugsley)
- In total, 54 NZ 100 km flights of various course types.
2022 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners
XC Champs Table – Final Standings
North Island Table
Open Distance Table
North Island Open Distance Table
2022 Season Site Best Flights
Season 2022 Milestone Flights
2022 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners
|
Title/Category |
Pilot |
Notes |
|
1st place and 2022 NZ XC Champion |
Louis Tapper |
For his 4th consecutive Champs title; Louis showed what can be done with a paraglider from the more established Otago take off sites; i.e. ones that you can drive up (Long Gully; Treble Cone; Grandview and Coronet Peak); when you have very good and ambitious flight plans: very long triangles and out and return courses! Louis’s total score of 796 points is the highest yet achieved under the NZ XContest Champs scoring regime (and it needed to be high to keep ahead of Kellett in second place). |
|
1st Runner Up |
Ben Kellett |
90 points ahead of third place; Ben’s bivvy flying trips saw him fly from over 25 mountain take offs in Otago and Southland. Ben’s 144 km FAI triangle flight on November 11 from Mt Prospect nudged out Tapper for the the best FAI triangle course of the season and the 9th best NZ FAI triangle ever! |
|
2nd Runner Up |
Glen Stevens |
Glen’s hike and fly visits to take offs in the Ahuriri and Hawea Conservation Parks reaped rewards including a 97 km FAI triangle from Dingle-Ahuriri Pass. Earlier; a Christmas Eve Coronet Peak flight of 170 km was the season’s second best open distance; helping Glen top the open distance table with a 131 km average! |
|
2022 Women’s XC Champion |
Kinga Masztalerz |
Kinga’s mid summer visit to Otago reaped dividends; headlined by a seven hour; 141.9 km open distance flight from Moke Spurs-Speed Peak; a new national Female Open Distance record; and the 3rd best open distance of the season! |
|
Best Rookie (first-time PG2 competitor) |
James Gibson |
Placed 44th overall; James’s spring and summer hike and flys included a 42 km FAI Triangle from Cheeseman and the season’s best open distance from Bealey Spur; 22.9 km. |
|
North Island Champion |
Mark Macdonald |
One of Mark’s flights was the season’s best open distance from Kamai; 83 km; but not in the normal northerly direction; instead it was heading south to very near Lake Taupo! |
|
North Island Best Open Distance |
Shaun Gilbert |
111.7 km from Te Mata Peak; Hawkes Bay. |
|
South Island Best Open Distance |
Chris Connolly |
174.5 km from Coronet Peak; Otago. |
Well done all of the above! (Especially Louis) :) Thank you to all who submitted flights so we could see where there was good flying to be had.
2021/2022 NZ PG XC Champs Final Standings (top 40 places)
For detailed flight information and relative rankings of all NZ resident pilots, see the 2022 PG XC Champs Table at XContest (XContest season name: “2021/22”).
(Note that for the NZ PG XC Champs, the XContest table is an approximate table only: it’s possible that some ineligible, solely coastal flights may be incorrectly included).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Louis Tapper |
Southern |
289.9 |
284.4 |
222.2 |
796.5 |
|
2 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
288.4 |
200.6 |
188.6 |
677.6 |
|
3 |
Glen Stevens |
Canterbury |
213.1 |
195.1 |
177.0 |
585.2 |
|
4 |
Tomas Balik |
Southern |
228.4 |
202.1 |
147.5 |
578.0 |
|
5 |
Thomas Rold |
Southern |
212.4 |
149.8 |
134.7 |
496.9 |
|
6 |
Jan Zimmermann |
Canterbury |
217.0 |
147.2 |
109.2 |
473.4 |
|
7 |
Warrick Boustred |
Southern |
200.5 |
130.1 |
128.9 |
459.5 |
|
8 |
Aaron Ford |
Southern |
189.3 |
134.7 |
131.3 |
455.3 |
|
9 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
174.8 |
140.9 |
78.2 |
393.9 |
|
10 |
Stew Karstens |
Tasman |
158.9 |
135.3 |
94.7 |
388.9 |
|
11 |
Peter Groves |
Southern |
154.6 |
133.0 |
96.5 |
384.1 |
|
12 |
Chris Connolly |
Southern |
218.2 |
127.2 |
25.0 |
370.4 |
|
13 |
Dan Pugsley |
Southern |
145.8 |
137.4 |
86.7 |
369.9 |
|
14 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
163.2 |
137.2 |
57.1 |
357.5 |
|
15 |
Jesse Dhue |
Southern |
163.2 |
137.3 |
53.8 |
354.3 |
|
16 |
Petr Poboril |
Canterbury |
122.8 |
121.0 |
106.5 |
350.3 |
|
17 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Auckland |
177.4 |
89.3 |
77.0 |
343.7 |
|
18 |
Clemence Cadario (F) |
Southern |
134.0 |
109.4 |
94.7 |
338.1 |
|
19 |
Mark Hardman |
Southern |
125.5 |
109.4 |
98.9 |
333.8 |
|
20 |
Matt Jeffery |
Southern |
200.2 |
71.3 |
58.9 |
330.4 |
|
21 |
Doug Patterson |
Southern |
134.2 |
109.1 |
80.4 |
323.7 |
|
22 |
Nicolas Sand |
Southern |
165.3 |
80.5 |
65.5 |
311.3 |
|
23 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
111.8 |
104.6 |
91.8 |
308.2 |
|
24 |
Ondrej Wieden |
Canterbury |
136.1 |
91.9 |
77.9 |
305.9 |
|
25 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
113.5 |
100.8 |
90.3 |
304.6 |
|
26 |
Laetitia Bottollier Curtet (F) |
Southern |
117.2 |
107.5 |
77.0 |
301.7 |
|
27 |
Timothy Shoultz |
Southern |
145.8 |
78.0 |
74.6 |
298.4 |
|
28 |
Tim Percival |
Tasman |
105.0 |
101.7 |
90.2 |
296.9 |
|
29 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
106.2 |
94.2 |
79.7 |
280.1 |
|
30 |
Blake Round |
Southern |
134.8 |
81.9 |
57.3 |
274.0 |
|
31 |
Dave Watson |
Southern |
156.8 |
69.8 |
41.0 |
267.6 |
|
32 |
Shaun Gilbert |
Hawkes Bay |
139.6 |
72.8 |
51.0 |
263.4 |
|
33 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
91.6 |
82.1 |
80.9 |
254.6 |
|
34 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
127.1 |
60.3 |
56.1 |
243.5 |
|
35 |
Tim Brown |
Southern |
115.1 |
69.2 |
38.5 |
222.8 |
|
36 |
Joshua Short |
Southern |
85.5 |
68.1 |
64.8 |
218.4 |
|
37 |
Greg Allum |
Tasman |
84.5 |
69.9 |
61.4 |
215.8 |
|
38 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
78.1 |
73.8 |
58.0 |
209.9 |
|
39 |
Irwin Imhoff |
Wellington |
77.5 |
59.9 |
56.6 |
194.0 |
|
40 |
Mal Haskins |
Southern |
78.0 |
59.4 |
55.1 |
192.5 |
North Island Table (top 20 places)
(Top scoring from North Island flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
111.8 |
104.6 |
91.8 |
308.2 |
|
2 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
106.2 |
94.2 |
79.7 |
280.1 |
|
3 |
Shaun Gilbert |
Hawkes Bay |
139.6 |
72.8 |
51.0 |
263.4 |
|
4 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
91.6 |
82.1 |
80.9 |
254.6 |
|
5 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
78.1 |
73.8 |
58.0 |
209.9 |
|
6 |
Rob Gillard |
Waikato |
112.0 |
55.9 |
0.0 |
167.9 |
|
7 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
60.6 |
51.0 |
37.2 |
148.8 |
|
8 |
Anand Srinivasan |
Auckland |
61.7 |
51.1 |
31.1 |
143.9 |
|
9 |
Ken Beach |
Hawkes Bay |
57.1 |
53.1 |
25.7 |
135.9 |
|
10 |
Peter Jones |
Waikato |
61.2 |
40.7 |
28.9 |
130.8 |
|
11 |
Craig Miller |
Hawkes Bay |
59.6 |
36.6 |
34.0 |
130.2 |
|
12 |
Rebecca Rae |
Hawkes Bay |
51.3 |
38.4 |
31.9 |
121.6 |
|
13 |
Eden Radonich |
Hawkes Bay |
58.9 |
31.7 |
26.7 |
117.3 |
|
14 |
Pete Martin |
Waikato |
44.1 |
39.5 |
33.4 |
117.0 |
|
15 |
Andy Owen |
Hawkes Bay |
43.8 |
37.3 |
25.2 |
106.3 |
|
16 |
Bruce Vickerman |
Waikato |
72.5 |
18.1 |
14.0 |
104.6 |
|
17 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
52.4 |
27.2 |
23.8 |
103.4 |
|
18 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
40.0 |
36.6 |
25.1 |
101.7 |
|
19 |
Scott Arrell |
Auckland |
52.6 |
28.3 |
0.0 |
80.9 |
|
20 |
Dawid Wisniewski |
Auckland |
51.3 |
15.8 |
0.0 |
67.1 |
Open Distance Table (top 20 places)
(Ranking based on the maximum distance of a pilot’s flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Glen Stevens |
Canterbury |
170.5 |
130.1 |
94.3 |
394.9 |
|
2 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
125.0 |
122.9 |
104.5 |
352.4 |
|
3 |
Stew Karstens |
Tasman |
127.2 |
107.7 |
75.8 |
310.7 |
|
4 |
Louis Tapper |
Southern |
109.6 |
95.9 |
91.5 |
297.0 |
|
5 |
Tomas Balik |
Southern |
118.0 |
92.6 |
77.2 |
287.8 |
|
6 |
Dan Pugsley |
Southern |
116.7 |
109.9 |
57.3 |
283.9 |
|
7 |
Jesse Dhue |
Southern |
130.6 |
109.8 |
43.0 |
283.4 |
|
8 |
Petr Poboril |
Canterbury |
98.3 |
90.6 |
85.2 |
274.1 |
|
9 |
Peter Groves |
Southern |
123.7 |
77.2 |
67.4 |
268.3 |
|
10 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
130.6 |
109.7 |
23.4 |
263.7 |
|
11 |
Jan Zimmermann |
Canterbury |
117.8 |
76.2 |
51.4 |
245.4 |
|
12 |
Mark Hardman |
Southern |
100.4 |
86.9 |
57.4 |
244.7 |
|
13 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
90.8 |
80.7 |
72.2 |
243.7 |
|
13 |
Chris Connolly |
Southern |
174.5 |
49.2 |
20.0 |
243.7 |
|
15 |
Tim Percival |
Tasman |
84.0 |
81.4 |
72.1 |
237.5 |
|
16 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Auckland |
141.9 |
48.4 |
43.1 |
233.4 |
|
17 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
84.9 |
75.4 |
63.8 |
224.1 |
|
18 |
Warrick Boustred |
Southern |
103.2 |
74.5 |
43.8 |
221.5 |
|
19 |
Shaun Gilbert |
Hawkes Bay |
111.7 |
58.2 |
40.8 |
210.7 |
|
20 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
112.7 |
49.5 |
40.0 |
202.2 |
North Island Open Distance Table (top 3 places)
(Ranking based on the maximum distance of a pilot’s North Island flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
84.9 |
75.4 |
63.8 |
224.1 |
|
2 |
Shaun Gilbert |
Hawkes Bay |
111.7 |
58.2 |
40.8 |
210.7 |
|
3 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
83.7 |
59.5 |
50.7 |
193.9 |
Season 2022 Site Best Flights (from entries)
Open Distance
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SR |
|
Northland |
Kamo |
15.8 |
Ernst Pfister |
12/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
29.1 |
Nick Buhaets |
11/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Alans Hill |
17.9 |
Mark Macdonald |
11/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
83.7 |
Mark Macdonald |
19/11/2021 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
62.5 |
Ross Gallagher |
20/11/2021 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
53.9 |
Aaron Chesterman |
23/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Te Mata Peak |
111.7 |
Shaun Gilbert |
17/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Turiri |
37.1 |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Kourarau |
17.8 |
Irwin Imhoff |
22/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
127.2 |
Stew Karstens |
17/02/2022 |
(Barnicoat) |
** |
|
Nelson |
Beebys Ridge |
17.6 |
Cody Pickles |
09/03/2022 |
(Beebys Corner) |
|
|
Nelson |
Birds Clearing |
21.2 |
Greg Allum |
29/12/2021 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Inwoods Lookout |
84.0 |
Tim Percival |
09/03/2022 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
98.3 |
Petr Poboril |
02/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
St Arnaud |
90.8 |
Nick Taber |
04/01/2022 |
(Mt Robert) |
|
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
29.0 |
Nick Taber |
15/10/2021 |
(Takaka Hill) |
|
|
Marlborough |
Blowhard |
34.0 |
Nick Taber |
21/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Marlborough |
Mt Tarndale |
20.0 |
Chris Connolly |
08/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Avalanche Peak |
27.1 |
Tomas Balik |
14/03/2022 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Black Range |
22.9 |
James Gibson |
15/09/2021 |
(Bealey Spur) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
52.1 |
Petr Poboril |
17/01/2022 |
(Long Spur) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
94.3 |
Glen Stevens |
17/01/2022 |
(Dingle-Ahuriri Pass) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Organ Range |
85.2 |
Petr Poboril |
03/01/2022 |
(Shale Peak) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Sealy Range |
130.6 |
Jesse Dhue |
15/01/2022 |
(Sebastopol) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Tekapo |
35.5 |
Kinga Masztalerz |
18/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Cairnmuir |
57.6 |
Ben Kellett |
09/11/2021 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Cardrona area |
28.0 |
Jan Zimmermann |
22/10/2021 |
(Motutapu 1594) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
174.5 |
Chris Connolly |
14/01/2022 |
|
* |
|
Otago |
Glenorchy Eastern Ranges |
33.6 |
Ben Kellett |
11/02/2022 |
(Mt McIntosh) |
|
|
Otago |
Haast Pass |
67.4 |
Peter Groves |
14/01/2022 |
(Brewster Hut) |
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
112.7 |
Bradley Franks |
14/01/2022 |
(Breast Hill) |
|
|
Otago |
Hawkdun Range |
71.2 |
Louis Tapper |
18/11/2021 |
(Saddle Ridge) |
|
|
Otago |
Humboldt Mountains South |
107.2 |
Clemence Cadario |
30/11/2021 |
(Mill Creek) |
|
|
Otago |
Lindis Pass |
103.2 |
Warrick Boustred |
31/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Long Gully |
130.1 |
Glen Stevens |
16/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Lowburn Tow Launch |
33.9 |
Pete Helliwell |
09/11/2021 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Matukituki |
38.2 |
Bryan Moore |
08/02/2022 |
(Shotover Saddle) |
|
|
Otago |
McKerrow Range |
51.4 |
Ben Kellett |
21/10/2021 |
(Mt White) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Ida |
54.8 |
Glen Stevens |
23/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
51.2 |
Peter Groves |
30/11/2021 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Pisa Range |
52.0 |
Ben Kellett |
03/11/2021 |
(Mt Pisa) |
|
|
Otago |
Richardson Mountains |
141.9 |
Kinga Masztalerz |
14/01/2022 |
(Moke Spurs-Speed Peak) |
|
|
Otago |
Rock And Pillar Range |
10.7 |
Doug Patterson |
28/11/2021 |
(Summit Rock) |
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
63.3 |
Aaron Ford |
11/02/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Shotover Ranges |
77.2 |
Peter Groves |
06/11/2021 |
(Mt Siberia) |
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
100.4 |
Mark Hardman |
18/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Waikerikeri |
55.2 |
Ben Kellett |
15/01/2022 |
(Leaning Rock Spur) |
|
|
Otago |
Young Range |
60.8 |
Peter Groves |
07/11/2021 |
(Makarora Knoll) |
|
|
Southland |
Eyre Mountains |
38.5 |
Ben Kellett |
22/09/2021 |
(Hummock Peak) |
|
* Ratified Site Record
** Ratified Site and Regional Record
Ratified FAI Out-and-Back Site Records
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SR |
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
45.7 |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/01/2022 |
|
* |
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
30.8 |
Greg Allum |
29/01/2022 |
(Takaka Hill) |
* |
|
Otago |
Long Gully |
183.8 |
Louis Tapper |
31/01/2022 |
|
† |
* Ratified Site Record
† Ratified National Record
Flat Triangle
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
74.6 |
Rob Gillard |
08/01/2022 |
(Kaimai) |
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
53.1 |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/01/2022 |
|
|
Wairarapa |
Kourarau |
39.9 |
Irwin Imhoff |
22/01/2022 |
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
34.0 |
Sam Hamill |
23/01/2022 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
32.1 |
Greg Allum |
29/01/2022 |
(Takaka Hill) |
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
62.4 |
Richard Castro |
20/02/2022 |
(Long Spur) |
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
133.8 |
Ben Kellett |
14/01/2022 |
(Dingle-Ahuriri Pass) |
|
Canterbury |
St James Range North |
39.9 |
Jakub Krauz |
25/02/2022 |
(St James 1781) |
|
Otago |
Cairnmuir |
100.1 |
Ben Kellett |
09/11/2021 |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
89.8 |
Thomas Rold |
25/02/2022 |
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
118.0 |
Glen Stevens |
30/11/2021 |
(Mt Prospect) |
|
Otago |
Long Gully |
193.2 |
Louis Tapper |
31/01/2022 |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
88.7 |
Peter Groves |
30/11/2021 |
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
39.2 |
Matt Jeffery |
05/01/2022 |
(Hill End) |
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
52.9 |
Doug Patterson |
06/11/2021 |
|
FAI Triangle
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SR |
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
36.9 |
Ross Gallagher |
29/01/2022 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
45.8 |
Aaron Chesterman |
21/01/2022 |
|
** |
|
Canterbury |
Avalanche Peak |
58.8 |
Tomas Balik |
14/03/2022 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
68.0 |
Ondrej Wieden |
08/11/2021 |
(Long Spur) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
97.6 |
Glen Stevens |
11/02/2022 |
(Dingle-Ahuriri Pass) |
|
|
Otago |
Cairnmuir |
49.1 |
Tomas Balik |
14/09/2021 |
(Clyde) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
114.2 |
Tomas Balik |
15/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
144.2 |
Ben Kellett |
30/11/2021 |
(Mt Prospect) |
|
|
Otago |
Lindis Pass |
101.0 |
Tomas Balik |
31/01/2022 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
142.2 |
Louis Tapper |
05/11/2021 |
|
|
* Ratified Site Record
** Ratified Site and Regional Record
Season 2022 Milestone Flights
NZHGPA Cross-Country Milestone Achievement stickers are awarded the first time a pilot surpasses the ‘milestone’ distances of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 or 200km (open distance) on a hang glider or paraglider in New Zealand. The next table lists the pilots who achieved milestone paraglider flights during the 2022 season.
In the North Island, three pilots surpassed NZ25km for the first time; and three acheived an often hard-to-get North Island 50km: Robbie Kerr flying from Te Mata, and Simon Craddock and Mark Curtis flying from Kaimai.
In the South Island there was an extraordinary run of favourable conditions for cross-country during a roughly five week period starting on Christmas Eve and continuing to the end of January. And on a few days it seemed like the ‘stars aligned’ – groups of pilots together on the right days and at the right sites – resulting in clusters|bunches of milestone flights being recorded together on those days. The best example was January 14 when 20 milestones were achieved, including six NZ100km, three NZ125km and one NZ150km milestone flights!
Overall, relative to other seasons, it was certainly a superlative year for the number of NZ100km and NZ125km milestone flights flown! The tally of NZ100km pilots increased by 10 to 37, a 33% increase! The tally of NZ125km pilots increased by 6 to 19, a 45% increase!
Well done all these pilots, with special congratulations to the new members of the paragliding NZ100km ‘club’.
|
Pilot |
Milestone Achieved (km) |
Flight Date |
Open Distance |
Site Name |
|
Matt Jeffery |
25 |
23/11/2021 |
32.4 |
Roys Peak |
|
Christopher Adams |
25 |
29/11/2021 |
40.1 |
Treble Cone |
|
Laetitia Bottollier Curtet |
25 |
30/11/2021 |
49.6 |
Mt Maude |
|
Christopher Adams |
50 |
30/11/2021 |
51.3 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Chris Cain |
25 |
29/12/2021 |
29.7 |
Long Gully |
|
Anthony Saupin |
25 |
2/01/2022 |
33.5 |
Mt Murchison |
|
Mark MacKenzie |
25 |
2/01/2022 |
34.3 |
Mt Murchison |
|
Johnny Lawry |
25 |
4/01/2022 |
37.3 |
Te Mata Peak |
|
Greg Allum |
25 |
4/01/2022 |
38.3 |
Inwoods Lookout |
|
Robbie Kerr |
50 |
4/01/2022 |
57.4 |
Te Mata Peak |
|
Joshua Short |
50 |
5/01/2022 |
68.4 |
Mt Hyde |
|
Michele Invernizzi |
25 |
8/01/2022 |
27.7 |
Kaimai |
|
Simon Craddock |
50 |
8/01/2022 |
50.8 |
Kaimai |
|
Benjamin French |
25 |
14/01/2022 |
39.4 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Damian Chaparro |
25 |
14/01/2022 |
39.4 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Sam Hamill |
50 |
14/01/2022 |
58.4 |
Barnicoat |
|
Nina Harrap |
50 |
14/01/2022 |
61.4 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Charlotte O’Leary |
25 |
15/01/2022 |
31.6 |
Treble Cone |
|
Jessica Green |
50 & 75 |
15/01/2022 |
77.7 |
Treble Cone |
|
Andrew Herbert |
25 |
23/01/2022 |
34.0 |
Kaimai |
|
Jan Franta |
25 |
28/01/2022 |
32.5 |
Treble Cone |
|
Wil Killip |
25 & 50 |
28/01/2022 |
50.2 |
Treble Cone |
|
Jack Cano |
25 & 50 |
31/01/2022 |
54.2 |
Longslip Mountain |
|
Vicki Zadrozny |
50 |
31/01/2022 |
57.1 |
Lindis Pass |
|
Robert Dunkerley |
50 |
31/01/2022 |
58.4 |
Lindis Pass |
|
Thomas Wright |
25 |
11/02/2022 |
30.4 |
Roys Peak |
|
Mark Curtis |
50 |
12/03/2022 |
53.6 |
Kaimai |
|
Clemence Cadario |
100 |
30/11/2021 |
107.2 |
Mill Creek |
|
Thomas Rold |
100 |
30/11/2021 |
107.2 |
Mill Creek |
|
Glen Stevens |
125 & 150 |
24/12/2021 |
170.5 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Leo Chelle |
75, 100 & 125 |
14/01/2022 |
109.7 |
Breast Hill |
|
Jesse Dhue |
50, 75 & 100 |
14/01/2022 |
109.8 |
Breast Hill |
|
Dan Pugsley |
50, 75 & 100 |
14/01/2022 |
109.9 |
Breast Hill |
|
Bradley Franks |
100 |
14/01/2022 |
112.7 |
Breast Hill |
|
Kinga Masztalerz |
100 & 125 |
14/01/2022 |
141.9 |
Moke Spurs-Speed Peak |
|
Chris Connolly |
75, 100, 125 & 150 |
14/01/2022 |
174.5 |
Coronet Peak |
|
Jesse Dhue |
125 |
15/01/2022 |
130.6 |
Sebastopol |
|
Warrick Boustred |
75 & 100 |
31/01/2022 |
103.2 |
Lindis Pass |
|
Jan Zimmermann |
100 |
16/02/2022 |
117.8 |
Long Gully |
|
Stew Karstens |
125 |
17/02/2022 |
127.2 |
Barnicoat |
(Stickers will be sent out in August).