Updated by the data entry person of the NZ PG flights database, Tim Percival.
Last updated 13 September 2025.
Here’s the wrap up of the 2025 competition! Weather-wise, Nov, Dec and Feb had less activity compared to previous seasons making January by far the best month for high scoring. January had 49 out of the 80 50+ km North Island flights; and 63 out of the 94 75+ km South Island flights.
Record FAI triangles! Sure, it’s much harder to achieve a nice FAI triangle shape, but with that course type scoring two points for every kilometre, Otago pilots have known for several seasons that, if you can manage them, then flying nice-shaped FAI triangle courses is certainly the way to go to finish top-ranked. So South of Mt Cook, Otago pilots have upped the bar with NZ’s first 200+ km FAI triangle courses! (Details below). North of Mt Cook, season 2025 stands out as a season where several pilots of other regions have taken on the FAI triangle challenge too: regional best distance FAI triangle flights have been flown in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Nelson and in Canterbury north of Lake Ohau. Without exception, those same flights have been the highest scoring XC Champs flights ever recorded for those areas of NZ!
Here are some season highlights:
- NZ’s first four FAI triangles over 200 km (Thomas Rold, Louis Tapper, Leo Chelle & Tapper, flying 208, 213, 211 & 208 km respectively, in time completed order, one scratched from the scoring, all from Coronet Peak)
- NZ’s best and 2nd best FAI triangles by a female pilot (Clemence Cadario, 153 km & 143 km, the longer one also a best as an out-and-back, 93 km)
- NZ’s 7th best open distance (Rold, 188 km, Mt Fox)
- The longest FAI triangle flown north of Mt Cook (Ondrej Wieden, 97.5 km, Long Spur, Canterbury)
- The North Island’s longest FAI triangle (Greg Ellis, 81.8 km, Kaimai, Waikato)
- A new regional FAI triangle record for Bay of Plenty (Aaron Chesterman, 70.1 km, Paeroa)
- A new regional out-and-back record for Wairarapa (James Cato, 64.5 km, Dalefield Road)
- A new regional FAI triangle record for Nelson (Ramon Lavia, 82.9 km, Mt Murchison)
- The Kaimai, Waikato open distance site record matched (Elliot Revell-Nash, 98.4 km)
- The long standing (Jan 1995) open distance record for Takaka Hill, Nelson, bettered (Stew Karstens, 52.6 km)
- 8 FAI triangles over 150 km, and a further 10 more FAI or Flat Triangles over 100 km
- 7 flights over NZ 100 km open distance
- In total, 45 NZ 100 km flights of various course types.
(Hard luck award). Outside of the XC Champs, Louis Tapper flew an epic FAI triangle course from Coronet Peak on Jan 13; but unfortunately for Louis, his instruments failed to record the flight take off, a point very close to controlled airspace. That meant Louis’ flight was deemed ineligible for both a NZ PG XC Champs entry and a NZ XC record claim. Given the flight was declared as compliant, I have noted the flight for statistical purposes: it has a current ranking of 1 for NZ FAI triangle distance (213 km), 2 for NZ out-and-back distance (168 km), and 2 for NZ free flight (3 turn-point) distance (237 km).
2025 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners
|
Title/Category |
Pilot |
Notes |
|
1st place and |
Leo Chelle |
After flying some of the longest open distance flights in the previous two seasons, Leo has secured his first XC Champs title by focussing on FAI Triangle courses – long ones! Leo’s best was a 211.9 km FAI Triangle course from Coronet Peak on Jan 20 which further extended the NZ National FAI Triangle record beyond 200 km, a flight that remained the highest scoring of the season. |
|
1st Runner Up |
Bradley Franks |
Just 30 points behind Chelle, Bradley’s highest scoring flights were also from Coronet Peak: three excellent FAI Triangles of distances 151, 129 and 161 km. |
|
2nd Runner Up and |
Clemence Cadario |
130 points ahead of fourth place, remarkably Clem’s only Champs’ entries, three long triangles, were flown in just an eight day window in January! It was sufficient time for Clem to be the first woman to fly a 150 km FAI Triangle course in NZ by paraglider (Coronet Peak, Jan 13), and defend her NZ Women’s XC Champs title. |
|
Best Rookie (first-time PG2 competitor) |
David Gerner |
Placed 46th overall, David’s flights included a 41 km FAI Triangle course from Treble Cone, Otago; and a 64 km free flight course Treble Cone to Lake Hawea (the best scoring flight of the day, Mar 25). |
|
North Island Champion |
Greg Ellis |
Greg kick-started his North Island scoring on Dec 7 with a 64 km flat triangle course, and jumped to the top of the North Island ranking on Feb 13 by bagging the best ever FAI Triangle course flown in the North Island, 81.8 km from Kaimai! |
|
North Island Best Open Distance |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
|
|
South Island Best Open Distance |
Thomas Rold |
Well done all of the above! (Especially Leo) 🙂 Thank you to all who submitted flights so we could see where there was good flying to be had.
2024/2025 NZ PG XC Champs Final Standings (top 50 places)
For detailed flight information and relative rankings of all NZ resident pilots, see the 2025 PG XC Champs Table at XContest (XContest season name: “2024/24”).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
423.9 |
306.6 |
183.7 |
914.2 |
|
2 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
322.2 |
302.2 |
259.4 |
883.8 |
|
3 |
Clemence Cadario (F) |
Southern |
307.2 |
286.5 |
204.6 |
798.3 |
|
4 |
Glen Stevens |
Southern |
239.5 |
215.4 |
204.5 |
659.4 |
|
5 |
Thomas Rold |
Southern |
417.8 |
236.0 |
|
653.8 |
|
6 |
Louis Tapper |
Southern |
416.4 |
218.8 |
14.1 |
649.3 |
|
7 |
Daniel Diaz Rizo |
Southern |
238.2 |
206.4 |
157.1 |
601.7 |
|
8 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
206.8 |
193.1 |
191.5 |
591.4 |
|
9 |
Anthony Saupin |
Southern |
168.7 |
143.7 |
106.1 |
418.5 |
|
10 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Southern |
183.8 |
119.0 |
101.3 |
404.1 |
|
11 |
Doug Patterson |
Southern |
160.9 |
149.5 |
91.5 |
401.9 |
|
12 |
Tim Percival |
Tasman |
149.2 |
116.8 |
116.4 |
382.4 |
|
13 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
163.7 |
96.2 |
88.1 |
348.0 |
|
14 |
James Gibson |
Canterbury |
149.3 |
121.1 |
72.9 |
343.3 |
|
15 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
121.5 |
109.7 |
108.9 |
340.1 |
|
16 |
Ondrej Wieden |
Canterbury |
195.0 |
67.8 |
66.5 |
329.3 |
|
17 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
110.1 |
108.8 |
106.8 |
325.7 |
|
18 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
123.0 |
106.2 |
82.9 |
312.1 |
|
19 |
Benjamin Porte |
Southern |
145.2 |
106.8 |
51.3 |
303.3 |
|
20 |
James Cato |
Manawatu |
111.8 |
110.1 |
81.2 |
303.1 |
|
21 |
Ramon Lavia |
Tasman |
165.8 |
87.3 |
48.0 |
301.1 |
|
22 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
140.3 |
79.8 |
74.9 |
295.0 |
|
23 |
Andy Sarratt |
Canterbury |
132.1 |
112.1 |
41.4 |
285.6 |
|
24 |
Irwin Imhoff |
Wellington |
127.1 |
88.5 |
66.5 |
282.1 |
|
25 |
Warrick Boustred |
Southern |
125.9 |
90.3 |
64.8 |
281.0 |
|
26 |
Sanae Noguchi (F) |
Southern |
158.6 |
79.5 |
38.9 |
277.0 |
|
27 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
Tasman |
102.0 |
84.3 |
82.0 |
268.3 |
|
28 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
89.2 |
89.1 |
88.3 |
266.6 |
|
29 |
Tomas Balik |
Southern |
264.7 |
|
0.0 |
264.7 |
|
30 |
Bevan Small |
Canterbury |
134.4 |
76.6 |
51.1 |
262.1 |
|
31 |
Greg Allum |
Tasman |
92.4 |
92.2 |
74.8 |
259.4 |
|
32 |
Ross Johnstone |
Canterbury |
100.9 |
92.1 |
59.2 |
252.2 |
|
33 |
Steven Christophers |
Hawkes Bay |
103.1 |
74.3 |
65.5 |
242.9 |
|
34 |
Jakub Krauz |
Canterbury |
103.9 |
85.0 |
50.1 |
239.0 |
|
35 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
89.0 |
72.0 |
71.5 |
232.5 |
|
36 |
Vicki Zadrozny (F) |
Southern |
96.7 |
87.4 |
44.1 |
228.2 |
|
37 |
Andy Thompson |
Southern |
157.2 |
62.9 |
|
220.1 |
|
38 |
Robert Dunkerley |
Southern |
76.1 |
75.2 |
65.7 |
217.0 |
|
39 |
Laetitia Bottollier Curtet (F) |
Southern |
130.6 |
55.1 |
30.3 |
216.0 |
|
40 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
74.7 |
69.5 |
67.8 |
212.0 |
|
41 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
78.9 |
68.7 |
60.0 |
207.6 |
|
42 |
Dan Pugsley |
Southern |
101.0 |
64.3 |
42.1 |
207.4 |
|
43 |
Stew Karstens |
Tasman |
75.2 |
65.7 |
58.9 |
199.8 |
|
43 |
Iata Jorge de Brito |
Canterbury |
101.4 |
58.8 |
39.6 |
199.8 |
|
45 |
Stephen Scott |
Auckland |
77.1 |
67.3 |
43.1 |
187.5 |
|
46 |
David Gerner |
Southern |
82.7 |
64.9 |
37.4 |
185.0 |
|
47 |
Ken Beach |
Hawkes Bay |
74.8 |
67.0 |
42.7 |
184.5 |
|
48 |
Rob Hughes-Games |
Canterbury |
67.0 |
63.9 |
53.2 |
184.1 |
|
49 |
Kieran Paterson |
Southern |
65.1 |
60.4 |
57.9 |
183.4 |
|
50 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
68.7 |
59.7 |
46.4 |
174.8 |
North Island Table (top 25 places)
(Top scoring from North Island flights).
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
163.7 |
96.2 |
88.1 |
348.0 |
|
2 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
123.0 |
106.2 |
82.9 |
312.1 |
|
3 |
James Cato |
Manawatu |
111.8 |
110.1 |
81.2 |
303.1 |
|
4 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
140.3 |
79.8 |
74.9 |
295.0 |
|
5 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
110.1 |
106.8 |
74.3 |
291.2 |
|
6 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
89.2 |
89.1 |
88.3 |
266.6 |
|
7 |
Steven Christophers |
Hawkes Bay |
103.1 |
74.3 |
65.5 |
242.9 |
|
8 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
89.0 |
72.0 |
71.5 |
232.5 |
|
9 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
74.7 |
69.5 |
67.8 |
212.0 |
|
10 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
78.9 |
68.7 |
60.0 |
207.6 |
|
11 |
Stephen Scott |
Auckland |
77.1 |
67.3 |
43.1 |
187.5 |
|
12 |
Ken Beach |
Hawkes Bay |
74.8 |
67.0 |
42.7 |
184.5 |
|
13 |
Ross Gallagher |
Bay of Plenty |
68.7 |
59.7 |
46.4 |
174.8 |
|
14 |
Dawid Wisniewski |
Auckland |
67.8 |
55.8 |
44.7 |
168.3 |
|
15 |
Phil Southward |
Bay of Plenty |
58.5 |
57.7 |
45.8 |
162.0 |
|
16 |
Bruno Metz |
Auckland |
67.4 |
45.2 |
43.8 |
156.4 |
|
17 |
Sven Ericksen |
Wellington |
60.2 |
55.9 |
33.7 |
149.8 |
|
18 |
Rob Gillard |
Waikato |
78.7 |
54.8 |
14.9 |
148.4 |
|
19 |
Anand Srinivasan |
Auckland |
48.8 |
46.9 |
41.7 |
137.4 |
|
20 |
Peter Jones |
Waikato |
58.2 |
40.4 |
36.0 |
134.6 |
|
21 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
51.5 |
43.0 |
39.8 |
134.3 |
|
22 |
Mark Simpson |
Overseas |
66.6 |
63.8 |
|
130.4 |
|
23 |
Andy Maloney |
Wellington |
68.7 |
41.9 |
12.3 |
122.9 |
|
24 |
Leslie Graham |
Auckland |
62.8 |
30.4 |
28.4 |
121.6 |
|
25 |
Bruce Vickerman |
Waikato |
38.5 |
38.0 |
33.5 |
110.0 |
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 |
Ben Kellett |
Southern |
165.4 |
153.2 |
89.2 |
407.8 |
|
2 |
Tim Percival |
Tasman |
119.3 |
93.5 |
93.1 |
305.9 |
|
3 |
Thomas Rold |
Southern |
188.8 |
89.7 |
|
278.5 |
|
4 |
Bradley Franks |
Southern |
167.5 |
54.9 |
52.8 |
275.2 |
|
5 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
97.2 |
87.8 |
72.8 |
257.8 |
|
6 |
Leo Chelle |
Southern |
90.8 |
89.2 |
54.3 |
234.3 |
|
7 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
98.4 |
66.3 |
54.9 |
219.6 |
|
8 |
James Cato |
Manawatu |
89.4 |
65.0 |
64.4 |
218.8 |
|
9 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
Tasman |
81.6 |
67.5 |
65.6 |
214.7 |
|
10 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
71.3 |
70.7 |
68.9 |
210.9 |
|
11 |
Kinga Masztalerz (F) |
Southern |
112.4 |
46.9 |
44.7 |
204.0 |
|
12 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
88.1 |
59.5 |
53.7 |
201.3 |
|
13 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
71.2 |
57.6 |
57.2 |
186.0 |
|
14 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
63.3 |
59.9 |
56.7 |
179.9 |
|
15 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
70.5 |
54.5 |
49.0 |
174.0 |
|
16 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
59.8 |
55.6 |
53.8 |
169.2 |
|
17 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
63.1 |
55.0 |
48.0 |
166.1 |
|
18 |
Steven Christophers |
Hawkes Bay |
59.5 |
52.4 |
48.3 |
160.2 |
|
19 |
Clemence Cadario (F) |
Southern |
57.8 |
53.4 |
46.1 |
157.3 |
|
20 |
Glen Stevens |
Southern |
51.3 |
50.4 |
48.8 |
150.5 |
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 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
98.4 |
66.3 |
54.9 |
219.6 |
|
2 |
James Cato |
Manawatu |
89.4 |
65.0 |
64.4 |
218.8 |
|
3 |
Mark Macdonald |
Waikato |
71.3 |
70.7 |
68.9 |
210.9 |
|
4 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
Auckland |
88.1 |
59.5 |
53.7 |
201.3 |
|
5 |
Nick Buhaets |
Auckland |
71.2 |
57.6 |
57.2 |
186.0 |
|
6 |
Aaron Chesterman |
Hawkes Bay |
63.3 |
59.9 |
56.7 |
179.9 |
|
7 |
Greg Ellis |
Waikato |
70.5 |
54.5 |
49.0 |
174.0 |
|
8 |
Barry Sayer |
Hawkes Bay |
59.8 |
55.6 |
53.8 |
169.2 |
|
9 |
Bernie Massey |
Northland |
63.1 |
55.0 |
48.0 |
166.1 |
|
10 |
Steven Christophers |
Hawkes Bay |
59.5 |
52.4 |
48.3 |
160.2 |
2025 Season Site Best Flights (from entries)
FAI Triangle and Flat Triangle
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Type |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SL |
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
71.2 |
FL |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
23/03/2025 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
FAI |
Greg Ellis |
13/02/2025 |
(Kaimai) |
† |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
FAI |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/01/2025 |
|
** |
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Te Mata Peak |
26.4 |
FAI |
Steven Christophers |
02/03/2025 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
33.9 |
FAI |
Barry Sayer |
06/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Dalefield Road |
73.4 |
FL |
James Cato |
22/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Peel Range |
31.2 |
FL |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
03/05/2024 |
(Lake Peel Track) |
|
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
24.2 |
FL |
Steve O’Shaughnessy |
21/09/2024 |
(Takaka Hill) |
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
50.1 |
FL |
Stew Karstens |
21/03/2025 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
FAI |
Ramon Lavia |
20/01/2025 |
|
† |
|
|
Nelson |
St Arnaud |
FAI |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
07/05/2024 |
(Parachute Rocks) |
* |
|
|
Canterbury |
St James Range North |
FAI |
Ben Kellett |
13/02/2025 |
(St James 1640) |
* |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
FAI |
OndrejWieden |
17/11/2024 |
(Long Spur) |
** |
|
|
Canterbury |
Port Hills |
14.9 |
FAI |
Ross Johnstone |
13/03/2025 |
(Mt Cavendish) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Hunter Hills |
21.3 |
FL |
Rob Hughes-Games |
12/11/2024 |
(Mt Studholme) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
62.7 |
FL |
Glen Stevens |
30/11/2024 |
(Ahuriri 1772) |
|
|
Otago |
McKerrow Range |
99.0 |
FL |
Glen Stevens |
23/11/2024 |
(Kidds Bush) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
50.6 |
FAI |
Kinga Masztalerz |
14/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
48.2 |
FL |
Anthony Saupin |
17/12/2024 |
(Pakituhi Spur) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Iron |
FAI |
Warrick Boustred |
14/01/2025 |
|
* |
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
119.7 |
FAI |
Glen Stevens |
01/12/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
80.5 |
FAI |
Doug Patterson |
13/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
FAI |
Leo Chelle |
20/01/2025 |
|
†† |
* Site longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
** Ratified Site Record
† Ratified Regional Record
†† Ratified National Record
FAI Out-and-Back
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SL |
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
23/03/2025 |
|
** |
|
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
70.1 |
Greg Ellis |
13/02/2025 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/01/2025 |
|
** |
|
|
Wairarapa |
Dalefield Road |
James Cato |
22/02/2025 |
|
† |
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
73.5 |
Ramon Lavia |
20/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
Ondrej Wieden |
17/11/2024 |
(Long Spur) |
** |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
60.0 |
Glen Stevens |
30/11/2024 |
(Ahuriri 1772) |
|
|
Otago |
McKerrow Range |
62.8 |
Glen Stevens |
23/11/2024 |
(Kidds Bush) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
59.4 |
Matt Haes |
23/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
43.7 |
Anthony Saupin |
17/12/2024 |
(Pakituhi Spur) |
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
68.6 |
Glen Stevens |
01/12/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
51.9 |
Sanae Noguchi |
13/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
150.1 |
Leo Chelle |
20/01/2025 |
|
|
* Site longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
** Ratified Site Record
† Ratified Regional Record
Open Distance
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SL |
|
Auckland |
Dills Hill |
20.5 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
02/12/2024 |
|
|
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
59.5 |
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
14/12/2024 |
|
|
|
Waikato |
Alans Hill |
Mark Macdonald |
23/10/2024 |
|
** |
|
|
Waikato |
Waihi |
17.8 |
Mark Macdonald |
18/11/2024 |
(Hospital Hill) |
|
|
Waikato |
Kaimai Range |
98.4 |
Elliot Revell-Nash |
12/01/2025 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
34.0 |
Aaron Chesterman |
15/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Whakaahu |
28.1 |
Matthew Taggart |
09/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Te Mata Peak |
55.6 |
Barry Sayer |
28/04/2024 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Burma Road |
56.7 |
Aaron Chesterman |
16/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Dalefield Road |
35.5 |
James Cato |
22/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Peel Range |
16.1 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
29/04/2024 |
(Lake Peel Track) |
|
|
Nelson |
Takaka – Riwaka |
Stew Karstens |
25/09/2024 |
(Takaka Hill) |
** |
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
119.3 |
Tim Percival |
19/10/2024 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Nelson |
St Arnaud |
93.5 |
Tim Percival |
14/02/2025 |
(Parachute Rocks) |
|
|
Nelson |
Mt Murchison |
97.2 |
Nick Taber |
20/01/2025 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Libretto Range – Lewis |
65.6 |
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
22/01/2025 |
(Mt Faust) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburn Range |
40.6 |
Ondrej Wieden |
01/12/2024 |
(Long Spur) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Little River |
15.1 |
Jakub Krauz |
06/04/2024 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Hunter Hills |
Rob Hughes-Games |
06/10/2024 |
(Mt Studholme) |
** |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dingle Burn-Ahuriri Divide |
65.9 |
Shane Tighe |
23/02/2025 |
(Dingle-Ahuriri Pass) |
|
|
West Coast |
Mt Fox |
Thomas Rold |
03/11/2024 |
|
* |
|
|
Otago |
Haast Pass |
59.6 |
Matthew Moore |
23/11/2024 |
(Brewster Hut) |
|
|
Otago |
McKerrow Range |
48.5 |
Glen Stevens |
23/11/2024 |
(Kidds Bush) |
|
|
Otago |
Mt Maude |
46.0 |
Matt Haes |
23/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawea Eastern Ranges |
56.2 |
Ben Kellett |
12/11/2024 |
(Breast Hill) |
|
|
Otago |
Lindis Pass |
63.8 |
Mitchell Hancock |
17/02/2025 |
(Longslip Mountain) |
|
|
Otago |
Matukituki |
39.9 |
Matthew Renaud |
17/01/2025 |
(Shotover Saddle) |
|
|
Otago |
Buchanans |
26.0 |
Matt Haes |
17/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
50.4 |
Glen Stevens |
11/11/2024 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Roys Peak |
51.3 |
Glen Stevens |
12/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Hawkdun Range |
20.8 |
Stephen Gullick |
01/12/2024 |
(Hawkdun 1658) |
|
|
Otago |
Shotover Ranges |
41.6 |
Mitchell Hancock |
09/01/2025 |
(Vanguard Peak) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
167.5 |
Bradley Franks |
23/02/2025 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Cairnmuir |
28.1 |
Kinga Masztalerz |
02/01/2025 |
(Clyde) |
|
|
Otago |
Dunstan Mtns South |
34.7 |
Blake Round |
09/03/2025 |
(Lilico Spur) |
|
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* Site longest flight ever, no record claim made as yet (at time of writing)
** Ratified Site Record
Note: Some flights have been excluded from these site best tables because the flight track log showed the pilot making use of an opened GAA, but nothing about that was noted in the comments of the flight post, e.g. flights from the Port Hills to Akaroa that seem to have made use of G853 Lyttleton.
Season 2025 Milestone Flights
NZHGPA Cross-Country Milestone Achievement certificates 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 2025 XC Champs season through to the end of March.
Well done all these pilots, and special shouts out to North Island 50 km pilots Nick Buhaets, Dawid Wisniewski, Greg Ellis, Stephen Scott, Andre Amaro and Leslie Graham; and North Island 75 km pilots Emlyn Revell-Nash, James Cato and Graham Surrey. And in the South Island, there was Bradley Franks joining the NZ 150 km ‘club’ (just 14 paraglider members).
|
Pilot |
Milestone Achieved (km) |
Flight Date |
OD Distance |
Site Name |
|
Iata Jorge de Brito |
25 |
20/04/2024 |
Long Spur |
|
|
Benjamin Scrimgeour |
25 |
4/10/2024 |
Paeroa |
|
|
Allan Ringot |
25 |
10/10/2024 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
James Tyrrell |
25 |
4/11/2024 |
Cheeseman |
|
|
Ryan Yong |
25 |
23/11/2024 |
Brewster Hut |
|
|
Matthew Moore |
25 & 50 |
23/11/2024 |
Brewster Hut |
|
|
Peter Sykes |
25 |
31/12/2024 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Nick Buhaets |
50 |
7/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Dawid Wisniewski |
50 |
9/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Greg Ellis |
50 |
9/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Stephen Scott |
50 |
9/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Dave Offner |
25 |
10/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Andre Amaro |
50 |
10/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Emlyn Revell-Nash |
75 |
12/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
James Cato |
75 |
12/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Leslie Graham |
25 & 50 |
12/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Graham Surrey |
50 & 75 |
12/01/2025 |
Kaimai |
|
|
Phil Williams |
25 |
13/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Andy Thompson |
25 |
15/01/2025 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Daniel Diaz Rizo |
50 |
15/01/2025 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Pat Jackson |
50 |
15/01/2025 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Hanna Zhionberg |
25 |
16/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Jack Maynard |
25 |
16/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Magnus Maynard |
25 |
16/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Ramon Lavia |
50 |
16/01/2025 |
Mt Murchison |
|
|
Brendon Sinclair |
75 |
16/01/2025 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Tobias Joechle-Rings |
75 |
21/01/2025 |
Mt Robert |
|
|
David Gerner |
25 |
31/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Kieran Paterson |
25 |
31/01/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Petr Kotyk |
25 |
2/02/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Bear Heart |
25 |
12/02/2025 |
Treble Cone |
|
|
Stephen Gullick |
25 |
12/02/2025 |
Coronet Peak |
|
|
Bradley Franks |
150 |
23/02/2025 |
Coronet Peak |