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X-Africa
Objective World Record
Northern Cape, South Africa
2023/2024 paragliding cross country campaign
2023/2024 paragliding cross country campaign
Rules
Rules
Fly as far and as fast as you can. This is the objective of this flying campaign
No set start window | Pilots decide to launch and start racing whenever they feel appropriate.
No turn point
No set window closing time | Pilots must land no later than 30min after official sunset.
Venue
Venue
With a surface of over 500,000 km², the Northern Cape and Free State provinces of South Africa together form an immense play ground of flatlands.
Registration
Registration
Pilot selection will be done on the basis of their flying profile. Anyone with a FAI competition pilot licence can pre-register in order to apply for selection.
The goal of this event is to bring some of the world's best pilots together and set a new paragliding World Record.
The goal of this event is to bring some of the world's best pilots together and set a new paragliding World Record.
A new world record distance is expected to be achieved during this unprecedented flying campaign event.
Organisation
Organisation
VolerMieux
VolerMieux
XC tours operations
Patrice Hartmann
Patrice Hartmann
Organiser
South African FAI judge
Venue
Venue
The base camp is mobile, and set on various launching sites in the Northern Cape of South-Africa depending on the weather forecast. Accommodation for pilots may be facilitated in hotels in towns nearby the chosen launching site of the day.
The base camp is mobile, and set on various launching sites in the Northern Cape of South-Africa depending on the weather forecast. Accommodation for pilots may be facilitated in hotels in towns nearby the chosen launching site of the day.
Click below to pre-register!
Click below to pre-register!
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