Chrigel Maurer führt, Lars Meerstetter aktuell an Vierter, Noe Court an Fünfter und Silvan Wüthrich an neunter Stelle! Die weiteren Schweizer alles andere als abgeschlagen folgen auf den aktuellen Rängen 16 (Nicola Bourqui) und 27 (Sebastian Weber). Es bleibt spannend und noch ist nichts entschieden - ausser wohl der Sieg von Chrigel Maurer!

Due to the increase in north-easterly winds, we moved launch to Grandvillard, which is much better protected from this kind of wind. Launch was a little wild and steep, which caused a few desperate dives after ballast bags and helmets that were rolling down the hill - and also a few less-than-elegant launches. Conditions in the air were reported to be strong and at times more turbulent than expected by the task committee, especially on the ridge behind the Charmey launch. Most of the field managed those challenges and was rewarded with a beautiful flight out to the western-most hills of the Fribourg Alps before coming back to Charmey via a detour to the south. Unfortuantely, there were three incidents today: Two pilots lost control of their gliders at altitude and came down under their reserve parachutes. While one walked away unscathed, the other had to be helicoptered out due to ultimately minor injuries. And at the very end of the day, in tricky shifting wind conditions at the Charmey landing field, one pilot stalled their glider from a few meters altitude, leading to another helicopter rescue due to what turned out minor injuries. Speedy recovery to the injured pilots, and a huge thank you to everyone reporting and assisting. Overall: 1. Roger Aeschbacher 2. Stephan Morgenthaler 3. Steve Cox Women: 1. Sarah Zimmermann 2. Manuela Pfrunder 3. Agnieszka Zaborowska Sports Class: 1. Gaëtan Gerber 2. Frédéric Monnet 3. Sarah Zimmermann Junior: 1. Jean Morisetti 2. Exbrayat Jules 3. Noël Oberle Photos: Martin Scheel According to the latest models, the north-easterly winds should be weaker tomorrow than today. We see a 50% chance for a task from Vounetz, and will make the final decision tomorrow at 9:30. We will only go up for a task if the wind is considerably less than today and allows for safe launches from Vounetz. We do not consider another task from Grandvillard launch.

The pilots are on their way to the launch site. Due to the wind, the launch site was moved to Grandvillard today—a move that the organizing committee handled very well from a logistical standpoint. Now we can look forward to an exciting 74-kilometer task. Conditions are expected to be similar to yesterday’s, with slightly more wind and a slightly higher chance of thunderstorms. The task has taken these conditions into account.

Das XPyr 2026 ist in vollem Gange. Mit dabei insgesamt 6 Schweizer Teams. Aktuell in Führung, wie es sich gehört, Chrigel Maurer. Auf den Plätzen folgen als Vierter Lars Meerstetter, als 14. Sebi Weber, 20. Silvan Wüthrich, 23. Nicolas Bourqui und 27. Noe Court. Herausragende Leistungen aller Schweizer Teams bis jetzt. Viel Erfolg und häbet Sorg! ***** L'XPyr 2026 bat son plein. Au total, six équipes suisses y participent. Chrigel Maurer est actuellement en tête, comme il se doit. Il est suivi par Lars Meerstetter (4e), Sebi Weber (14e), Silvan Wüthrich (20e), Nicolas Bourqui (23e) et Noe Court (27e). Toutes les équipes suisses ont réalisé des performances exceptionnelles jusqu'à présent. Bonne chance et prenez soin de vous!

Task 1 is complete, the race ended with a photo finish between Stephan Morgenthaler and Dominik Breitinger. After 2:24:33, Stephan took the win with a lead of 4 seconds only. We have 55 pilots in goal. Those who made it reported an intense, but beautiful flight. Overall: 1. Stephan Morgenthaler 2. Dominik Breitinger 3. Joel Fuchs Women: 1. Sarah Zimmermann 2. Andrea Habegger 3. Manuela Pfrunder Sports Class: 1. Frédéric Monnet 2. Gaëtan Gerber 3. Sarah Zimmermann Junior: 1. Jean Morisetti 2. Noël Oberle 3. Arnaud Hirschi Photos: Martin Scheel Plan for tomorrow: The conditions will be very similar to today concerning thermals, thunderstorms (or the lack thereof). The only change is that the wind may be a little bit stronger. We do not want to risk sitting at Vounetz and not being able to launch. So we move to Grandvillard for the launch. To make that work, we need your collaboration: Pick up your live tracker and be ready at the parking lot at 10:00 tomorrow morning, including drinking water and ballast - there is no water at the Grandvillard launch. We will then drive half the field directly to the launch in little buses. The rest of us will take the public bus to the nearest station, where the shuttle will pick us up and also drive us to launch. A little adventure, but this way we will get to fly again. Thank you for helping us make this work.

The first task is set! The route covers a little over 96 kilometers. Starting from Charmey, the route heads to Stockhorn in the Bernese Oberland, then on to Albristhorn, then via Lenk to Les Moulins, and finally the last leg via Grandvillars to Goal near Charmey.