Updated by the data entry person of the NZ PG flights database, Tim Percival.
Last updated 22 August 2024.
Here’s the confirmed standings and wrap up of the 2024 competition! Being geared up and prepared earlier in the season certainly reaped rewards, with all of the top six placed pilots flying at least one of their best three flights in the period October 22 to November 6. Then the top six completed their scoring on just five subsequent excellent weather days: Nov 26, Dec 27, Jan 7, Jan 15 and Jan 16. Coronet Peak, Central Otago, was again the site of choice this season, especially for big triangles, and even though there were some long gaps between great cross country days, the season has again surpassed the previous for the number of 100 km FAI triangles flown.
One pilot helping a lot with that best season tally of 100 km triangles by contributing seven, was this year’s winner of the Champs, visiting French pilot, Charles de Beaufort!
Here are some season highlights:
- NZ’s 6th and 7th best FAI Triangles (Charles de Beaufort, 171.5 km and Johannes Marburger, 170.8 km respectively, Coronet Peak)
- NZ’s 7th equal best open distance (Thomas Rold, 182.7 km, Coronet Peak)
- NZ’s best FAI Triangle by a female pilot (Clemence Cadario, 138.0 km, also a best as an Out-and-Back, 76 km)
- 4 FAI Triangles over 150 km, and a further 23 more FAI or Flat Triangles over 100 km
- First ever flights of NZ 100 km open distance flown from a West Coast region site, achieved on two consecutive days:
- Ben Kellet, Leo Chelle and Bradley Franks flying 153, 153 & 146 km respectively, NE from Mt Fox on Oct 28
- Kellet and Chelle flying 116 km SW from Kellys Hill on Oct 29 (see also: Airborn Magazine Issue 230)
- The second and third ever flights of NZ 150 km open distance from a site outside of Otago (as above, Kellet and Chelle, Mt Fox)
- First flight of NZ 120 km open distance flown from Lindis Pass, Otago (Tim Marshall, 121 km)
- In total, 13 flights NZ 100 km open distance
- In total, 52 NZ 100 km flights of various course types.
2024 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners
|
Title/Category |
Pilot |
Notes |
|
1st Place |
Charles de Beaufort |
60 points ahead of second place, Charles’ two highest scores were the season’s best and 4th best FAI triangles (171 km and 150 km, Coronet Peak). In total, Charles logged 2,005 XC km in 27 flights during his spring and summer stay in Central Otago. |
|
1st Runner Up and 2024 NZ XC Champion |
Ben Kellett |
As best-placed NZ resident, Ben has defended his XC Champs title with three high-scoring FAI triangles including the season’s third best, 154 km from Coronet Peak on Jan 16. |
|
2nd Runner Up |
Thomas Rold |
Thomas’s flights included the season’s best open distance: 182 km from Coronet Peak. |
|
2024 Women’s XC Champion |
Clemence Cadario |
This season Clemence secured the Women’s XC Champion title by setting the bar higher and flying the longest and third longest FAI Triangle courses ever flown in NZ by paraglider by a female (138 km on Nov 26 and 116 km on Jan 24, both from Coronet Peak). |
|
Best Rookie (first-time PG2 competitor) |
Andy Sarratt |
Placed 81st overall, Andy’s best flight of the spring (before heading overseas) was a 69 km free flight course (27 km open distance) from Long Spur, Canterbury. |
|
North Island Champion |
Mark Macdonald |
Mark’s flights included the season’s best North Island open distance (87 km from Kaimai) and best North Island out and back (84 km from Kaimai). |
|
North Island Best Open Distance |
Mark Macdonald |
87.2 km from Kaimai, Waikato. |
|
South Island Best Open Distance |
Thomas Rold |
182 km from Coronet Peak, Otago. |
Well done all of the above! (Especially Charles and Ben) 🙂 Thank you to all who submitted flights so we could see where there was good flying to be had.
2023/2024 NZ PG XC Champs Final Standings (top 50 places)
For detailed flight information and relative rankings of all NZ resident pilots, see the 2024 PG XC Champs Table at XContest (XContest season name: “2023/24”).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Charles de Beaufort |
Overseas |
342.9 |
300.8 |
276.1 |
919.8 |
|
2 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
309.6 |
281.6 |
266.4 |
857.6 |
|
3 |
Thomas Rold |
Southern |
263.4 |
259.6 |
228.3 |
751.3 |
|
4 |
Glen Stevens |
Southern |
283.2 |
257.1 |
201.4 |
741.7 |
|
5 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
273.0 |
255.8 |
183.0 |
711.8 |
|
6 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
277.1 |
217.4 |
192.2 |
686.7 |
|
7 |
Clemence Cadario (F) |
Southern |
276.0 |
232.8 |
103.2 |
612.0 |
|
8 |
Johannes Marburger |
Overseas |
341.5 |
136.2 |
98.2 |
575.9 |
|
9 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Southern |
205.7 |
176.3 |
163.6 |
545.6 |
|
10 |
Tomas Balik |
Southern |
272.6 |
241.3 |
0.0 |
513.9 |
|
11 |
Jesse Dhue |
Southern |
185.1 |
141.5 |
112.1 |
438.7 |
|
12 |
Warrick Boustred |
Southern |
207.6 |
110.1 |
102.5 |
420.2 |
|
13 |
Tim Marshall |
Overseas |
212.9 |
151.4 |
50.8 |
415.1 |
|
14 |
Doug Patterson |
Southern |
165.3 |
128.0 |
119.9 |
413.2 |
|
15 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
181.5 |
116.7 |
114.0 |
412.2 |
|
16 |
James Gibson |
Canterbury |
168.6 |
114.3 |
106.8 |
389.7 |
|
17 |
Ondrej Wieden |
Canterbury |
181.7 |
99.3 |
69.1 |
350.1 |
|
17 |
Jan Zimmermann |
Southern |
275.1 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
350.1 |
|
19 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
124.7 |
118.2 |
98.5 |
341.4 |
|
20 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
137.1 |
109.0 |
82.1 |
328.2 |
|
21 |
Peter Simek |
Auckland |
165.0 |
90.8 |
63.1 |
318.9 |
|
22 |
Stew Karstens |
Tasman |
116.3 |
106.8 |
92.2 |
315.3 |
|
23 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
111.2 |
94.4 |
78.2 |
283.8 |
|
24 |
Alex Cornford |
Canterbury |
173.4 |
66.2 |
42.8 |
282.4 |
|
25 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
113.7 |
90.1 |
71.6 |
275.4 |
|
26 |
Anthony Saupin |
Southern |
106.2 |
89.0 |
77.9 |
273.1 |
|
27 |
Michal Karnik |
Southern |
89.1 |
88.4 |
84.3 |
261.8 |
|
28 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
101.6 |
96.8 |
61.4 |
259.8 |
|
29 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
102.3 |
95.0 |
51.1 |
248.4 |
|
30 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
Tasman |
92.2 |
82.7 |
61.2 |
236.1 |
|
31 |
Jakub Krauz |
Canterbury |
113.0 |
61.4 |
57.5 |
231.9 |
|
32 |
Irwin Imhoff |
Wellington |
86.0 |
76.0 |
69.1 |
231.1 |
|
33 |
Tim Brown |
Southern |
112.0 |
60.0 |
56.5 |
228.5 |
|
34 |
Ken Beach |
Hawkes Bay |
115.9 |
59.6 |
44.6 |
220.1 |
|
35 |
Rob Hughes-Games |
Canterbury |
118.7 |
70.7 |
28.2 |
217.6 |
|
36 |
Mark Simpson |
Overseas |
115.1 |
50.1 |
40.3 |
205.5 |
|
37 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
115.6 |
50.4 |
36.5 |
202.5 |
|
38 |
Chris Connolly |
Southern |
152.4 |
46.1 |
0.0 |
198.5 |
|
39 |
Ross Johnstone |
Canterbury |
88.5 |
72.0 |
37.9 |
198.4 |
|
40 |
Marika Pechackova (F) |
Southern |
139.5 |
56.8 |
0.0 |
196.3 |
|
41 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
86.7 |
62.0 |
45.1 |
193.8 |
|
42 |
Phil Southward |
Bay of Plenty |
101.4 |
45.8 |
40.1 |
187.3 |
|
43 |
Daniel Diaz Rizo |
Southern |
66.4 |
59.7 |
59.6 |
185.7 |
|
44 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
90.2 |
47.9 |
42.3 |
180.4 |
|
45 |
Joshua Short |
Southern |
74.0 |
62.1 |
43.8 |
179.9 |
|
46 |
Hugo Castanheira |
Auckland |
97.6 |
35.6 |
34.2 |
167.4 |
|
47 |
Rob Gillard |
Waikato |
62.1 |
61.8 |
42.6 |
166.5 |
|
48 |
Charlie Ginet |
Southern |
61.8 |
55.1 |
47.8 |
164.7 |
|
49 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
58.4 |
50.6 |
44.7 |
153.7 |
|
50 |
Bruno Metz |
Auckland |
78.3 |
37.5 |
36.9 |
152.7 |
North Island Table (top 25 places)
(Top scoring from North Island flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
137.1 |
109.0 |
82.1 |
328.2 |
|
2 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
111.2 |
94.4 |
78.2 |
283.8 |
|
3 |
Jesse Dhue |
Southern |
112.1 |
65.9 |
49.2 |
227.2 |
|
4 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
116.7 |
58.7 |
50.4 |
225.8 |
|
5 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
113.7 |
71.6 |
39.2 |
224.5 |
|
6 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
101.6 |
61.4 |
59.6 |
222.6 |
|
7 |
Tim Brown |
Southern |
112.0 |
60.0 |
50.4 |
222.4 |
|
8 |
Ken Beach |
Hawkes Bay |
115.9 |
59.6 |
44.6 |
220.1 |
|
9 |
Doug Patterson |
Southern |
110.3 |
58.1 |
44.9 |
213.3 |
|
10 |
Mark Simpson |
Overseas |
115.1 |
50.1 |
40.3 |
205.5 |
|
11 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
115.6 |
50.4 |
36.5 |
202.5 |
|
12 |
James Gibson |
Canterbury |
114.3 |
49.9 |
37.0 |
201.2 |
|
13 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
86.7 |
62.0 |
45.1 |
193.8 |
|
14 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
95.0 |
51.1 |
47.0 |
193.1 |
|
15 |
Phil Southward |
Bay of Plenty |
101.4 |
45.8 |
40.1 |
187.3 |
|
16 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
90.2 |
47.9 |
42.3 |
180.4 |
|
17 |
Hugo Castanheira |
Auckland |
97.6 |
35.6 |
34.2 |
167.4 |
|
18 |
Rob Gillard |
Waikato |
62.1 |
61.8 |
42.6 |
166.5 |
|
19 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
58.4 |
50.6 |
44.7 |
153.7 |
|
20 |
Charlie Ginet |
Southern |
61.8 |
47.8 |
43.8 |
153.4 |
|
21 |
Bruno Metz |
Auckland |
78.3 |
37.5 |
36.9 |
152.7 |
|
22 |
Bruce Vickerman |
Waikato |
63.1 |
43.1 |
34.8 |
141.0 |
|
23 |
Christopher Adams |
Southern |
60.0 |
44.4 |
36.4 |
140.8 |
|
24 |
Peter Jones |
Waikato |
51.1 |
46.7 |
42.6 |
140.4 |
|
25 |
Stephen Scott |
Auckland |
59.6 |
39.1 |
38.5 |
137.2 |
|
25 |
Jakub Krauz |
Canterbury |
61.4 |
38.9 |
36.9 |
137.2 |
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 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
174.0 |
153.8 |
115.9 |
443.7 |
|
2 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
153.8 |
116.0 |
88.9 |
358.7 |
|
3 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Southern |
141.1 |
130.9 |
83.2 |
355.2 |
|
4 |
Thomas Rold |
Southern |
182.7 |
52.5 |
51.5 |
286.7 |
|
5 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
146.4 |
55.1 |
53.5 |
255.0 |
|
6 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
99.7 |
72.7 |
65.6 |
238.0 |
|
7 |
Stew Karstens |
Tasman |
93.0 |
76.2 |
62.0 |
231.2 |
|
8 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
87.2 |
65.7 |
65.5 |
218.4 |
|
9 |
Glen Stevens |
Southern |
88.6 |
60.8 |
60.2 |
209.6 |
|
10 |
Doug Patterson |
Southern |
87.2 |
73.8 |
47.2 |
208.2 |
|
11 |
Tim Marshall |
Overseas |
121.2 |
48.4 |
38.0 |
207.6 |
|
12 |
Jesse Dhue |
Southern |
113.2 |
49.1 |
42.7 |
205.0 |
|
13 |
Charles de Beaufort |
Overseas |
70.6 |
64.3 |
62.1 |
197.0 |
|
14 |
Warrick Boustred |
Southern |
88.1 |
55.0 |
44.8 |
187.9 |
|
15 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
62.6 |
59.8 |
51.4 |
173.8 |
|
16 |
Johannes Marburger |
Overseas |
62.2 |
59.2 |
51.5 |
172.9 |
|
17 |
James Gibson |
Canterbury |
66.8 |
59.6 |
41.6 |
168.0 |
|
18 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
63.6 |
50.9 |
50.8 |
165.3 |
|
19 |
Chris Connolly |
Southern |
117.0 |
32.2 |
0.0 |
149.2 |
|
20 |
Clemence Cadario (F) |
Southern |
49.7 |
49.6 |
49.4 |
148.7 |
North Island Open Distance Table (top 10 places)
(Ranking based on the maximum distance of a pilot’s North Island flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
87.2 |
65.7 |
65.5 |
218.4 |
|
2 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
62.6 |
59.8 |
51.4 |
173.8 |
|
3 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
49.1 |
45.8 |
42.8 |
137.7 |
|
4 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
43.2 |
42.7 |
31.2 |
117.1 |
|
5 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
40.9 |
37.6 |
37.1 |
115.6 |
|
6 |
Rob Gillard |
Waikato |
49.7 |
49.5 |
13.1 |
112.3 |
|
7 |
Mark Simpson |
Overseas |
49.7 |
29.0 |
25.1 |
103.8 |
|
8 |
Tim Brown |
Southern |
47.3 |
28.9 |
24.8 |
101.0 |
|
9 |
Phil Southward |
Bay of Plenty |
40.2 |
32.1 |
28.5 |
100.8 |
|
10 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
42.8 |
31.7 |
25.3 |
99.8 |
2024 Season Site Best Flights (from entries)
Open Distance
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SL |
|
Auckland |
Dills Hill |
31.6 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
21/12/2023 |
|
|
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
62.6 |
Bruno Metz |
01/12/2023 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Alans Hill |
57.1 |
Mark Macdonald |
24/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
87.2 |
Mark Macdonald |
10/11/2023 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
45.8 |
Aaron Chesterman |
19/10/2023 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Te Mata Peak |
49.1 |
Aaron Chesterman |
03/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
42.7 |
Barry Sayer |
28/10/2023 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Sunrise |
21.0 |
Aaron Chesterman |
02/09/2023 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Dalefield Road |
34.2 |
Mark Hardman |
30/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
29.1 |
Greg Allum |
26/08/2023 |
(Takaka Hill) |
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
99.7 |
Nick Taber |
29/02/2024 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Nelson |
St Arnaud |
36.4 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
28/10/2023 |
(Parachute Rocks) |
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
47.0 |
Stew Karstens |
21/11/2023 |
|
|
|
Marlborough |
Anakiwa |
Hamish Reid |
01/01/2024 |
|
* |
|
|
West Coast |
Kellys Hill |
Ben Kellett, |
29/10/2023 |
|
* |
|
|
West Coast |
Mt Fox |
Ben Kellett, |
28/10/2023 |
|
** |
|
|
Canterbury |
Libretto Range – Lewis |
62.4 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
08/12/2023 |
(Mt Faust) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Avalanche Peak |
42.7 |
Jakub Krauz |
29/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
94.9 |
Rob Hughes-Games |
28/10/2023 |
(Cheeseman) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Port Hills |
33.0 |
Jan Kurak |
26/11/2023 |
(Mt Cavendish) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
60.8 |
Glen Stevens |
07/01/2024 |
(Ahuriri 1772) |
|
|
Otago |
Lindis Pass |
Tim Marshall |
21/01/2024 |
|
* |
|
|
Otago |
Isthmus Peak |
18.3 |
Léonard Siclon |
11/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
27.1 |
Anthony Saupin |
17/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Mt Iron |
Jack Cano |
24/01/2024 |
|
* |
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
38.1 |
Charles de Beaufort |
17/02/2024 |
(Dingle Burn Homestead Hill) |
|
|
Otago |
Long Gully |
24.1 |
Michal Karnik |
09/03/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Buchanans |
26.0 |
Matt Haes |
17/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
141.1 |
Kinga Masztalerz |
15/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
51.5 |
Johannes Marburger |
29/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Shotover Ranges |
Kinga Masztalerz |
07/01/2024 |
(Advance Peak) |
* |
|
|
Otago |
Cardrona |
31.1 |
Jack Cano |
29/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Glenorchy Eastern Ranges |
12.4 |
Johannes Marburger |
11/02/2024 |
(Precipice Hill) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
182.7 |
Thomas Rold |
15/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Rock And Pillar Range |
Rich Binstead |
25/11/2023 |
(Summit Rock) |
* |
* Site longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
** Regional longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
FAI Out-and-Back
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
84.3 |
Mark Macdonald |
12/01/2024 |
(Kaimai) |
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
61.9 |
Alex Cornford |
07/01/2024 |
(Helicopter Hill) |
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
63.5 |
Glen Stevens |
07/01/2024 |
(Ahuriri 1772) |
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
45.9 |
Michal Karnik |
11/02/2024 |
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
50.6 |
Charles de Beaufort |
09/01/2024 |
(Pakituhi Spur) |
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
71.2 |
Charles de Beaufort |
26/11/2023 |
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
57.2 |
Charles de Beaufort |
07/11/2023 |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
110.3 |
Charles de Beaufort |
16/01/2024 |
|
FAI Triangle and Flat Triangle
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Type |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SL |
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
FAI |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
02/01/2024 |
(Kaimai) |
* |
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
26.4 |
FL |
Andy Owen |
02/09/2023 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
19.4 |
FAI |
Ken Beach |
18/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
36.4 |
FL |
Stew Karstens |
31/03/2024 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
22.5 |
FAI |
Phil Williams |
10/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Libretto Range – Lewis |
FL |
Irwin Imhoff |
29/02/2024 |
(Mt Faust) |
* |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
91.4 |
FL |
Johannes Marburger |
28/10/2023 |
(Cheeseman) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
86.7 |
FAI |
Alex Cornford |
07/01/2024 |
(Helicopter Hill) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
128.6 |
FAI |
Glen Stevens |
07/01/2024 |
(Ahuriri 1772) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Port Hills |
19.0 |
FAI |
Ross Johnstone |
07/01/2024 |
(Mt Cavendish) |
|
|
Otago |
Cardrona |
54.8 |
FL |
Mark Hardman |
27/12/2023 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
171.5 |
FAI |
Charles de Beaufort |
16/01/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
64.4 |
FAI |
Charles de Beaufort |
09/01/2024 |
(Pakituhi Spur) |
|
|
Otago |
McKerrow Range |
30.3 |
FL |
Lukas Buetikofer |
07/01/2024 |
(Kidds Bush) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
45.0 |
FAI |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
25/02/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
104.7 |
FL |
Charles de Beaufort |
07/11/2023 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Ruby Island (Tow Launch) |
FAI |
Ben Kellett |
22/03/2024 |
|
* |
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
150.4 |
FAI |
Charles de Beaufort |
26/11/2023 |
|
|
* Site longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
Season 2024 Milestone Flights
NZHGPA Cross-Country Milestone Achievement stickers are awarded the first time a NZ resident pilot surpasses the ‘milestone’ distances of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 or 200 km (open distance) on a hang glider or paraglider in New Zealand. (Flights qualify if at least 2/3 of the flight distance is flown inland).
The next table lists the pilots who achieved milestone paraglider flights during the 2024 XC Champs season through to the end of March.
Well done all these pilots, and a special shout out to James Cato in achieving an often hard-to-get North Island 50km; and Thomas Rold joining the NZ 150 km ‘club’ (just 13 paraglider members).
|
Pilot |
Milestone Achieved (km) |
Flight Date |
OD Distance |
Site Name |
|
James Cato |
50 |
4/04/2023 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Andy Sarratt |
25 |
28/10/2023 |
Long Spur |
|
|
Bevan Small |
25 |
28/10/2023 |
Long Spur |
|
|
James Gibson |
50 |
28/10/2023 |
Cheeseman |
|
|
Laetitia Bottollier Curtet |
75 |
28/10/2023 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Marika Pechackova |
25 |
6/11/2023 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Gustavo Iglesias |
25 |
12/11/2023 |
Moirs Hill |
|
|
Jan Kurak |
25 |
26/11/2023 |
Mt Cavendish |
|
|
Brooke Whatnall |
50 |
26/11/2023 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Sanae Noguchi |
50 |
26/11/2023 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Seba Baruffaldi |
25 |
30/11/2023 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
50 |
8/12/2023 |
Mt Faust |
|
|
Kyle Zhou |
25 |
18/12/2023 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Anthony Saupin |
50 |
7/01/2024 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Thomas Rold |
125 & 150 |
15/01/2024 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Pat Jackson |
25 |
17/01/2024 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Chris Goodrick |
25 |
26/01/2024 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Morgan Coster |
25 |
26/01/2024 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Peter Simek |
25 & 50 |
29/01/2024 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Alex Cornford |
50 |
30/01/2024 |
Long Spur |
|
|
Dawid Wisniewski |
25 |
8/02/2024 |
Paeroa |
|
|
Josef Kral |
25 |
11/02/2024 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Albert Moniod |
25 |
12/02/2024 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Michel Verhagen |
25 |
12/02/2024 |
Kaimai |
(Stickers will be sent out in September).