Hang Gliding Added to XContest

An Hang Gliding XC competition has been officially added to the New Zealand National XC Championship. You will notice at the left of the XContest New Zealand XC Champs landing page a list of new Hang Gliding Categories. All New Zealand Hang Glider pilots are encouraged to submit their flights and join in the competition.

The PG and HG XC Championships are individual competitions and are scored separately. Lets get in behind this effort to share flights, engage in some friendly competition and to hone our flying skills.

Simply head to XContest and Register for the New Zealand competition and start submitting your flights. Here is a set of instructions to help you on your way - Instructions

Championship Results

Season Wrap Up

(April 1st 2020 to March 31st 2021)

Another great season finished with lots of huge flights taking place. The south was cranking with most of the season's big flights coming out of Coronet Peak heading north. No surprise that the southern club won the club competition with almost double the points of second place. Big congratulations to Louis who has again won the XC Championship for the 3^rd season in a row. Can this man be beaten?

Lots of great XC competitions also taking place this season and a big shout out to all the event organizers around the country!

Here's a few highlights:

• These ripper flights from Ben and Aaron from Coronet Peak to Mt Cook Village,
  (Kellett, 172km, Coronet Peak), (Ford, 169km, Coronet Peak)
• Another big FAI triangle from Louis, (Tapper, 172km, Coronet Peak)
• Highest scoring flight in the North Island from Matt, (Taggart, 99km, Kaimai)
• This awesome open distance site record flight from Mark, (Macdonald, 97km, Kaimai)
• Fourteen NZ 100km+ flights

2021 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners

* 1st place and 2021 NZ XC Champion: Louis Tapper

* 1st Runner Up: Ben Kellett

* 2nd Runner Up: Thomas Rold

* 2021 Women's XC Champion: Clémence Cadario

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Check out all the results and see how you did here