Professional Photographer Norman Collins
has created an album of his Winelands Paragliding Open images

http://winelandspara.shutterfly.com

Daily Tasks, Overall and Class Results for the Winelands Paragliding Open in Porterville South Africa are now available (read More..)  

WINNERS OVERALL

1. Andre Rainsford-Alberts
2. Wim Verhoeve
3. Nevil Hulett

LADIES

1. Khobi-Jane Bowden (32nd overall)

2. Gaynor Schoeman (35th)

3.  Des Pansi (40th)

For ALL the Results - read on...

Congratulations Khobi, Andre, Wim and Nevil!

Dessie, you were leading all the way... I feel for you. Thank you for your insight, your talks, your  crash course in GPS FLYTEC 5020 training, the encouragement you gave me when I was struggling those first two tasks and your friendship.  You were so incredibly unselfish and supportive, I hope one day I can be there for you as you were for me in this competition.  You blow me away with your sense of comradery girlfriend.  Thank you to husband Arnold as well for including me in your retrieve.  I owe you both a seafood dinner in Cape Town at the very least. Until we meet again .... Fly high and fly far.  You are still the long distance SA Champion I aspire to beat :-)

To Seby Coupy, it was my immense luck to share the same house with such a competent and friendly competition pilot so willing to share his knowledge in a manner that I could understand. All the many little things you shared about competition flying each morning over breakfast I hope to put into good practice over the coming months and years. Thank you.

To Walter Neser.  Thank you for test flying my new wing and explaining to me how to fly it. Your insight helped me tame my fears and be pro-active. Swing Astral 6 Review by Walter Neser (Professional SIV-ACRO and test pilot) and Gaynor Schoeman (Intermediate Female moving up a Class)

More about the competition:

I may write more later, but for now, suffice to say, it was a magic competition, everyone was incredibly friendly, I enjoyed making my first Goal  in a traditional competition and was satisfied to make Goal a second time the very next day. I actually enjoyed the tasks for what they were and I learned so much in four days I can hardly believe it.

Great experience!

DAILY TASK RESULTS (No Task 1)
TASK 2