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Superfinal
Task 3 - 85 km - schwierig, nur wenige Piloten im Goal... Never give up!
Stefan Wyss,
21. January 2017
Nach einem guten und einem "normalen" brasilianischen Flugtag (vorgestern und gestern) gabs heute recht schwierige Verhältnisse. Die Aufgabe, ein Dreieck über 85 km, liess den Teilnehmern schon von Anfang an viele verschiedene Möglichkeiten, und so war das Feld meist ziemlich auseinander gezogen. Nach einem einfachen ersten Teilstück mussten wir eine grosse Abschattung überqueren, was für viele schon das vorzeitige Ende bedeutete, dabei leider auch Tim, Michi, Pädel und Yaël. Ich war ebenfalls sehr tief, und konnte mich nur mit viel Geduld und ebenso viel Glück wieder hochkämpfen. Never give up! Danach gings, endlich wieder an der Sonne, recht flott vorwärts, die Wolkenbasis war stellenweise über 2000 m hoch und die Thermik bis zu 5 m/s stark! Auf dem Rückweg wurde es dann zeitwese wieder sehr zäh, die Aufwinde seltener, schwächer und schwieriger zu finden. Auch hier musste mit viel Geduld, und möglichst in einer Gruppe geflogen werden, sonst stand man praktisch schon am Boden. Torsten Siegel z.B. war einmal bereits am Landen, als er ganz unverhofft von einer Termik "überrascht" wurde, welche ihn von seinem vermeintlichen Landeplatz wieder zurück ins Rennen beförderte. "Never give up" war heute die richige Devise! Schlussendlich erreichten rund 20 Piloten das Ziel, darunter auch Adi und ich. Jan verpasste es leider nur ganz knapp. Trotzdem kann unsere kleine, aber feine schweizer Truppe die Führung vor der riesigen französischen Übermacht behaupten... ? Morgen geht's weiter, hoffentlich mit wieder etwas sportlicheren Verhältnissen.
Superfinal
Day 2 - Tim wins again! - Swiss day
Michael Sigel,
20. January 2017
The start was about 2 kilometers from the take off in the East, as an Exit cylinder. It was quite easy to stay in the air because we had nice clouds. Then we went to the South for the first turnpoint. First I was a little bit in the back off the first group, but that is not a disadvantage, as it means it is a good position to choose the way to the waypoint. Next turnpoint was direction the West, which was the difficulty off today's task. We got high cloud's and some small cumulus and it was tricky to find the way to the turnpoint. I was with Michael Sigel, Adrian Hachen and Stefan Wyss together. Me and Stefan where lower then Adrian and Michael, but we could catch Adrian before the second turnpoint. From there Petra Sliviva was flying with us. Michi went alone and lost a lot of time because off this. Later we flew to the goal in the South. Together with Adrian, Stephan, Petra and me, we flew almost together some km, before Petra lost the contact. From there it was only us three, way ahead of all the others. Stefan was first over the Goal line, then Adrian and me. Again I could win because of the leading points. Adrian became 2. Stefan 3. and Michael 4. which is again a great result for the Swiss team?
Superfinal
Task 1 - Tim wins!
Michael Sigel,
19. January 2017
When we got up to the take off, we could see quite a strong wind from the North-North-Est. For this reason they did a zig zag task to the South. The start was near the take off, Exit Start. It was not so easy to stay high but we could manage it. I took the start and went directly to the ridge; the other pilots took a thermals just after the start. I flew alone direction first turnpoint (to the East). When I turned around the mountain I could see a nice cloud, but this cloud was not working so well and I struggled. This is why the other pilots could catch up again. After the first turnpoint we flew direction West, I stayed with the first group until the second turnpoint. Then we went to the East again, where I was a little bit in the back off the leaders but before the third turnpoint the gap closed. From there we flew to the south, to the End of speed section and goal. It was a nice cloud street, because off this I flew quite early to the goal. Aaron was higher and faster than I was and finished first, but because of the leading points I got first today! Tomorrow looks good again:) Tim
Superfinal
Training day
Michael Sigel,
18. January 2017
Today was the official start of the competition day. The organizer set a 30km training task. However, most pilots were free flying and checked their equipment. Also the conditions were quite weak in the beginning and improved only later. However, as the registration started at 15:00, most pilots could not take advantage of the more sunny conditions later the day. In the evening was the mandatory safety briefing, as well as a free dinner! The weather forecast looks quite good. Keep your fingers crossed :) May be you still remember the tragic mining accident that happened at the Rio Doce that crosses Valadares: https://www.jungewelt.de/loginFailed.php?ref=/2015/11-19/038.php There should be a live tracking on the PWCA-Website.
Superfinal
Arrival in Valadares
Michael Sigel,
14. January 2017
Welcome to the reports for the Superfinal 2016 in Valadares/Brazil. Some of the Swiss team arrived already yesterday, most of the pilots will get there today or tomorrow. Although the forecast was bad with a lot of rain, we went up to the takeoff and could make a really good flight. It will be an interesting competition, as most of the pilots got new gliders. We will do an acclimatization in the next few days and start the comp with the training day on Tuesday, while the first task will be on Wednesday. Stay tuned:) Swiss pilots that are here: Yael Steff Wyss Adrian Tim Davide Jan Pädel Michael
Chile
Yael Margelisch erfolgreich in Chile und Argentinien
Martin Scheel,
18. November 2016
Yael gewinnt beide Bewerbe - Gratulation!
la Réunion
Michael Küffer gewinnt den letzten der 5 Weltcupanlässe auf la Réunion
Martin Scheel,
9. October 2016
Für ein Mal musste sich die Schweizer Delegation nicht von den über 40 anwesenden Franzosen geschlagen geben. Nebst Michael Küffer (Be) behaupteten sich Jan Sterren (Vs, Rang 4) und Michael Sigel (Be, Rang 6) in den top Ten. Geflogen wurden 5 Tagesaufgaben über 70, 63, 56, 55 und 35 km. Das Finale des Weltcups, an dem der PWCA-Weltmeister erkoren wird, findet vom 17.-28.1.2017 in Governador Valadares, Brasilien statt. 1 Michael KÜFFER CHE Gin Boomerang 10 2832 2 Simon PELLISSIER FRA Ozone EnZo 2 2818 3 Andre RAINSFORD ZAF Gin Boomerang 10 2809 4 Jan STERREN CHE Ozone EnZo 2 2790 5 Ludovic ROBERT FRA Ozone EnZo 2 2758 6 Michael SIGEL CHE Gin Boomerang 10 2746 Photos Day 1: https://goo.gl/photos/ebQbnbsjGqwDDzT86 Photos Day 2: https://goo.gl/photos/TTMFkoT2Z9tqmMbe8 Photos Day3: https://goo.gl/photos/WYqKPSyQSqKvC3bJA Photos Day 4: https://goo.gl/photos/TKjcsrFmovxziqdc6 Photos Day 5: https://goo.gl/photos/c1t5L25giCviiaJp8
La Reunion
PWC la Reunion -Victory for Michael Küffer
Michael Sigel,
9. October 2016
So, auch dieser Weltcup ist vorbei. Es gab Gestern noch einen letzten 35km Lauf bei windigen Bedingungen. Während die bis anhin Führenden (Ludovic und Michael S.) mit grossem Rückstand ins Ziel kamen, lief es Michael K. deutlich besser. Auch Jan Sterren hat nur wenige Minuten auf den Sieger Simon Pellissier verloren. Die Bedingungen waren vor allem am Anfang vom Rennen sehr schwach, wurden dann aber besser. Leider sind sowohl Christoph, als auch Kusi abgestanden und sehr weit zurückgefallen. Doch: Michael K. hat es auf den ersten Platz gereicht und Jan wurde vierter!! Bei den Frauen hat Klaudia Bulgakov souverän gewonnen. Die Teamwertung gewannen wir (Küffer, Sigel, Rainsford und Delferriere) mit dem GIN Team. Leider konnten wir mit dem kleinen Team die 40 Franzosen nicht mehr abfangen, wurden aber zweite in der Nationenwertung. Jörg war leider ab dem zweiten Tag krank im Bett, während Gabi den Flow nicht so richtig gefunden hat. Die Schweizer: 1 Michael KÜFFER CHE Gin Boomerang 10 GIN Gliders 4 Jan STERREN CHE Ozone EnZo 2 pixon-ch.com 6 Michael SIGEL CHE Gin Boomerang 10 GIN Gliders - JACK&JONES - Naviter 18 Christoph TRUTMANN CHE Ozone EnZo 2 birdwing.ch 19 Markus ROSCHI CHE Gin Boomerang 10 UP International 38 Simon BONFADELLI CHE Ozone EnZo 2 74 Joerg EWALD CHE Ozone EnZo 2 Flytec 76 Gabriela METTLER CHE Niviuk Peak 4
La Reunion
Task 5 - 41km cancelled due to wind
Michael Sigel,
6. October 2016
As the locals forecasted today, the trade winds shifted more to a northern direction. Because of that the flying area is much less protected. On the takeoff the boundary with no wind and the wrong trade winds (50-70km) was clearly visible only a few kilometers to the north-west. This in mind, the task committee set a local 41km task. While the conditions were good in the beginning, they got more and more turbulent. Because of that the task was stopped and cancelled after 55 minutes. Update: They expect strong northerly wind and quite a lot of rain tomorrow morning. For this reason tomorrow (Friday) is cancelled
la Réunion
Task 4: 55 Km in better conditions, Swiss day!
Michael Küffer,
5. October 2016
Today, the feared north wind stayed away and a 55km Task was set, an out and return around the tricky corner to the flat parts on the other side with landing in St. Leu. Conditions were remarkably better than yesterday and climbing to cloudbase at 1’300m was no problem. As expected and discussed before the task, the most difficult thing was (again) the part after 5km around the corner with headwind. Like in the two tasks before, many pilots bombed out there. We (5 Swiss pilots and a bunch of French guys) found ourselves in a gaggle with a comfortable lead over the second group. The thermals were quite nice and reliable with beautiful clouds. After 15km, I chose a line over the plains closer to the sea and had some fantastic thermals while the rest of the group closer to the mountains struggled with a lot of shade and weak climbs. I managed to get in front and after we turned around, Jan caught up. Together we flew back to goal quite defensively in weaker conditions. 10 minutes later, Michael Sigel flew over the line in third position! Christoph and Markus followed within 20 minutes, also in the top 15. Overall, there are now 5 Swiss in the top 10. In the nations ranking, we could catch up a little but it will probably be almost impossible to beat an army of 40 French pilots... Life’s still good down here, we just came back from the beach and tonight is the first pilots dinner in St. Leu. We still don’t know if the scary north wind will strike soon, our experience so far has shown that neither the forecast nor the weather judgement of local pilots can be trusted… We’ll see!
La Reunion
Task 3 - 56km
Michael Sigel,
4. October 2016
When we arrived on the takeoff, the task committee was already busy setting a task. The conditions seemed to be similar to yesterday, but the North wind should be stronger. Indeed, the big waves with white caps caused by strong winds are almost at the normal landing. That’s why the task was set to go to the South. After window open, pilots were still waiting, because the thermals in front of the takeoff were weak. But on the North side – caused by the convergence of the strong North wind – the thermals were strong and reliable. Thermals were so strong that the clouds produced a lot of shadow at the airstart (5km) and further to the first turnpoint. Like yesterday, the crux was to go around the corner as high as possible. But again, more than half of the field was too low to make it. Most of the Swiss pilots did very well but still found themselves scratching low on the slopes to the next plain. Because the sky was 100% overcasted, we had to fight for every meter. Luckily the conditions improved a lot and the cloudbase rose from 800m to 1400m. Especially our first group got a really nice cycle to the first and then back to the second turnpoint. Probably because of that, we got too enthusiastic and went too low into the final glide. Because of the rather strong South wind in this region we could not get it and had to fly back. 10min later Ludovic (local pilot) got a better line and managed to get to the ESS and down to the goal at the beach. All of my fellow pilots had to land, while I was scratching 50min between 300m and 500m just within a stone’s throw of the ESS. Finally I got a good climb and managed to get to goal as last – but also as second pilot. Michael Küffer also made the ESS, but had to land before the goal line. Also the other Swiss were flying well: 2. Michael Sigel 3. Michael Küffer 7. Markus ROSCHI 11. Christoph TRUTMANN 12. Jan STERREN The locals told us that the conditions do not look very nice for tomorrow, as the trade winds turn even more to the North...
La Reunion
Task 2
Simon Bonfadelli,
3. October 2016
Mit über 60km wurde heute ein recht ambitiöser Task gesetzt. Dabei wurde zwar dem auf NNE drehenden Passatwind Beachtung geschenkt und der Task Richtung Süden angesetzt. Jedoch wurde die Feuchte der Luftmasse stark unterschätzt. Die Stratocumuli waren so dicht, dass knapp 20 Piloten noch vor dem Luftstart der schwächelnden Thermik zum Opfer fielen, so auch Joerg und Gabi. Nach den angenehm starken Bedingungen gestern, war die Thermik heute verbreitet sehr schwach und das Höhe machen eine Geduld- und Ausdauersache. Mit den ca. 10 - 15 kmh Gegenwind und spärlichen Thermiken standen jedoch diejenigen, die nicht bereit waren sich für schwache Schläuche Zeit zu nehmen bald am Boden. Leider wurden aber auch diejenigen Piloten, die es schafften sich auf die Südwestseite der Insel zu kämpfen nicht belohnt und mussten in der völlig abgeschatteten Ebene nach knapp der Hälfte des Taskes landen. So die zwei Michi, Jan und auch Roschi. Da nur drei Piloten die Nomaldistanz von 30km erreichten, wurde der Task mit einer maximalen Punktzahl von 439 stark abgewertet. Hoffen wir auf weniger Feuchte und mehr Sonne morgen.
la Réunion
Task 1
Markus Roschi,
2. October 2016
Heute wurde am Startplatz mit bester Aussicht auf den IndischenOzean ein 70km-task angesetzt. Dieser führte grösstenteils im Zickzack-Style an der vom Inselwind geschützten Westseite entlang. Tricky: der zweite Wendepunkt im Norden. Weil das Gelände meist gleichmässig schwach über eine Riesenfläche abfällt, fühlt sich's hier an, wie optimiertes Flachlandfliegen. Wenn also Gegenwind im Spiel ist, wird's hier schnell ziemlich taktisch. Teamleader Sigel empfiehlt uns deshalb, hier auf den "Defensivmodus" zu schalten. Dies funktionierte bei mir tiptop. Ich flog also den ersten Teil bewusst angriffig und über's Flat habe ich mich an die zwei offensiven Franzosen gehalten("mal schauen, was die machen"). Während des Rennens ging es thermisch zum Teil relativ zackig nach oben. So gut, dass es die abgestorbenen Zuckerrohrblätter beinahe haufenweise nach oben beförderte. Sigel setzte angriffig und früh den Anflug Richtung Ziel an. Einige andere und ich machten mehr Höhe, und optimierten seine Linie. Während wir so in einem Gegenwind-Hitchcock-Finale extrem knapp ins Ziel gleiteten, musste Sigel nochmal kurz Höhe machen und die erste Zehnergruppe und ihre Ausreisser ziehen lassen. Andernfalls wäre er ganz vorne dabei gewesen. Besonders noch: Gabi Mettler fliegt nach uns den Endanflug früh und clever via Küste und kann in den viel besseren Konditionen voll beschleunigen. Zum Schluss ein Rätsel (u.A. für Stephan Wyss): Bild3. Weshalb läuft das Krustentierchen nicht weg?
La Reunion
Arrival and training day
Michael Sigel,
1. October 2016
Hello and welcome to the reports from the Paragliding World Cup in La Reunion. Yesterday finally all Swiss arrived well here in Saint Leu on the west side of this island in the Indian Ocean. After arriving in the landing field for lunch, all locals told us that this is a morning flying site. Therefore we were not sure, if we should even go up to the takeoff. But as the conditions still looked good, we went to the take off just over the town. Light winds and an breathtaking view welcomed us there and we were quite in a hurry to get in the air. Thermals worked well and most of the Swiss pilots were flying around. After one hour I decided to top land a little south of the take off and Jan and Michi K. joined. It was followed by an amazing flight into sunset. Today was the official training day, but only Simon raced with the others. Most of us just flew around and got to know the area. Again some of us top landed on an amazing spot. After landing the local told us, that the conditions are much better than usual, because the cloud base is 300-400m higher, with stronger thermals than usual. Well, as we know from the past, this is likely to change, as the competition starts tomorrow. The inscription was in a restaurant at the beach, followed by a nice apero. However, the pilot level is quite low and only some 80 pilots are in the competition. Swiss pilots in this comp: Michel Küffer Jan Sterren Jörg Ewald Simon Bonfadelli Markus Roschi Gabriela Mettler Christoph Trutmann Michael Sigel
XC-League
Kick-Off Meeting XC-League
Martin Scheel,
1. October 2016
Am Kick-Off Meeting der XC-League (mit Chrigel, Kate und Martin) vom 30. September 2016 wurde ein erster Entwurf für das Sportreglement XC-League ausgearbeitet und vieles im Detail besprochen. Wichtig: Spätestens ab 15. Februar 2017 kann man sich für die XC-League unter swissleague.ch anmelden. Saisonstart ist offiziell der 1. März 2017. Am Wochenende vom 11./12. März 2017 findet ein erstes Einfliegen statt, mit Apero und Theorie.
Sicherheitstraining Axalp 24.09.2016
Sicherheitstraining Axalp
Gernot Seitz,
27. September 2016
Die Swiss League hat ihr letztes Sicherheitstraining in dieser Saison mit X-Dream Fly an der Axalp durchgeführt. Ideale Bedingungen für ein Siku, schönes Wetter, wenig Wind und am Startplatz nichts los. Das ganze wie gewohnt, von Dani Loritz und seinem Team perfekt organisiert. Beginn am Morgen um 8 Uhr mit Theorie im Hotel Brienzerburli in Brienz, danach ging es los. Insgesamt waren 3 Flüge möglich. Neben den gewohnten SIV-Manövern, kam das Verhängertool von Dani zum Einsatz, verhängte Seite durch impulsiven Steuerimpuls um 90° negativ wegdrehen lassen.
Swiss League Cup Final
Swiss League Cup Final: Canceled
Martin Scheel,
15. September 2016
I think it has been clear for most of you: The weekend is canceled. We are in the middle of a low pressure system. The path of the center does change in every prognosis a little bit, but in any case, we will not get a taskable window of nice weather. Even the Tessin could get lots of clouds or rain ... Next events: 1.-8.10. Paragliding World Cup La Réunion 26.11. Swiss League Meeting / Sportfeier at Verkehrshaus Luzern
St. Andre
Task 3
Michael Sigel,
8. September 2016
Today’s task was cancelled before the start due to strong winds.
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