New Zealand Paragliding Site Records

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Updated by the administrator of the NZ PG flights database, Tim Percival.
Last updated 14 December 2017.

Open Distance
Out-and-Back
FAI Triangle

About NZ Site Records
Flights Pending PCC Ratification

Related table:
Longest Flights from Individual Take-off Points

Open Distance

Region	Site/Site Group	Distance	Pilot	Date	Take Off
Northland	Kamo	38.5	Gary Sands	31/08/2005
Auckland	Bridges	67.1	Grant Middendorf	28/08/2004
Auckland	Dills Hill	59.1	Wayne Rohrs	24/02/2013
Auckland	Five Fingers	40.0	Jeff Ripley	26/10/2006
Auckland	Moirs Hill	67.2	Evan Lamberton	09/10/2015
Auckland	Pakiri Hill	24.5	Lukas Walton-Keim	31/01/2017
Auckland	Puketutu	64.2	Jeff Ripley	21/11/2008
Waikato	Alans Hill	67.4	Bruce Vickerman	18/03/2014
Waikato	Harrys Hill	26.2	Bruce Vickerman	13/12/2013
Waikato	Kaimai Range	80.9	Mark Macdonald	30/01/2017	(Kaimai)
Waikato	Pukemore	68.9	Jeff Ripley	08/11/2008
Waikato	Puriri Hill	17.5	Bruce Vickerman	25/10/2014
Waikato	Te Hoe - Maungakawa	65.4	Grant Middendorf	01/02/2003	(Te Hoe)
Waikato	Te Kuiti	71.5	Russell Read	01/03/2001	(Awakino Hill)
Waikato	Waihi	55.9	Bruce Vickerman	15/01/2015	(Mt Misery)
Bay of Plenty	Komata	32.4	Bruce Vickerman	14/02/2007	(Black Rocks)
Bay of Plenty	Matawai	21.3	Russell Read	21/01/2002
Bay of Plenty	Mt Edgecumbe	21.0	Russell Read	30/11/1996
Bay of Plenty	Paeroa	78.0	Shaun Gilbert	10/03/2015
Bay of Plenty	Whakaahu	44.6	Bruce Vickerman	28/08/2006
Hawkes Bay	Burma Road	84.5	Shaun Gilbert	04/03/1998
Hawkes Bay	Te Mata Peak	125.0	Shaun Gilbert	10/01/1999
Hawkes Bay	Turiri	94.0	Shaun Gilbert	20/03/2015
Hawkes Bay	Zolas	35.1	Craig Collings	06/02/1997
Manawatu	Heights Road	29.0	Laurie Ross	22/02/2003
Wairarapa	Bennetts Hill	14.8	Mick Kennish	06/02/2014
Wairarapa	Dalefield Road	30.2	Barry Baxter	01/01/2008
Wairarapa	Kourarau	47.8	Mick Kennish	03/04/2015
Wairarapa	Oyster Shell	40.0	Gary Steele	01/11/1997
Wellington	Mt Climie	49.5	Gary Steele	04/01/1997
Wellington	Waikanae	29.0	Russell Read	31/03/1999
Nelson	Barnicoat Range	59.5	Craig Collings	23/10/1995	(Barnicoat)
Nelson	Inwoods Lookout	116.3	Tim Percival	30/12/2002
Nelson	Marybank	44.5	Richard Hadfield	15/10/2003
Nelson	Mt Murchison	95.6	Jeff Ripley	29/01/2008
Nelson	Sherry River	39.5	Bryan Moore	10/01/1995
Nelson	St Arnaud	100.4	Tim Percival	11/02/2015	(Parachute Rocks)
Nelson	Takaka - Riwaka	47.3	Robert van den Ham	10/12/1997	(Brown Acre)
Nelson	Tapawera	34.7	Robert van den Ham	22/02/1998
Marlborough	Benhopai	25.0	Angus Tapper	08/11/2000
Marlborough	Black Birch	21.0	Andy Whyte	28/01/1997
Marlborough	Blowhard	110.2	Dean Straker	02/11/2006
Marlborough	Canvastown	30.3	Nick Taber	01/11/2015
Marlborough	Havelock	28.0	Russell Read	04/03/2007
Marlborough	Okiwi Bay	23.2	Pepijn Wyffels	05/01/2017
Marlborough	Picton	26.5	Dave Lochead	02/02/1999	(Collins Hill)
Marlborough	Port Underwood	27.6	Russell Read	24/01/2004
West Coast	Denniston - Millerton	61.3	Bryan Moore	26/12/2015	(Denniston)
Canterbury	Avalanche Peak	90.6	Jean Brossard	09/02/2017
Canterbury	Ben Ohau Range	20.0	Bryan Moore	06/12/2006	(Ben Ohau Peak)
Canterbury	Buscot Hill	48.8	Rory Devine	11/12/2012
Canterbury	Craigieburn Range	88.3	Jean Brossard	23/12/2015	(Cheeseman)
Canterbury	Hunter Hills	12.2	Rob Hughes-Games	11/02/2017	(Mt Studholme)
Canterbury	Libretto Range - Lewis	69.2	Tim Percival	24/02/2013	(Mt Faust)
Canterbury	Little River	29.0	Ross Johnstone	30/11/1998
Canterbury	Mt Alexander	14.0	Ross Johnstone	30/12/1997
Canterbury	Mt Cook Range	136.8	Bryan Moore	09/02/2014	(Ball Spur)
Canterbury	Mt Hutt	30.8	Craig Collings	01/12/1996
Canterbury	Mt Isobel	42.0	Martin Thoma	16/01/1997
Canterbury	Ohau Ski Field	60.0	Bryan Moore	02/03/2001
Canterbury	Port Hills	37.9	Ross Johnstone	15/02/2003	(Castle Rock)
Canterbury	Sealy Range	157.3	Grant Middendorf	03/01/2015	(Sealy Tarns)
Canterbury	Tekapo	55.3	Bryan Moore	08/02/2014
Canterbury	Torlesse Range	20.5	Tim Percival	12/09/1998	(Torlesse - Pt 1842)
Canterbury	Wallace Peak	19.5	Craig Collings Rodney Burgoyne	19/10/1997
Otago	Cairnmuir	78.2	Dylan Vickerman	30/10/2015
Otago	Cardrona	196.1	Bryan Moore	05/01/2016
Otago	Coronet Peak	170.4	Angus Tapper	23/12/2014
Otago	Gertrude Saddle	131.7	Bryan Moore	28/12/2014
Otago	Glenorchy E. Ranges	182.7	Nick Neynens	29/12/2016	(Stair Peak)
Otago	Haast Pass	113.1	Rory Devine	20/02/2015	(Brewster Hut)
Otago	Hawea Eastern Ranges	114.1	Gert van Maren	05/01/2016	(Pakituhi Spur)
Otago	Hawea Terrace	23.9	Kat West	15/11/2003
Otago	Lindis Pass	33.3	Bryan Moore	10/10/2014
Otago	Long Gully	95.6	Russell Read	07/02/2002
Otago	Matukituki	126.5	Bryan Moore	29/11/2015	(Sharks Tooth)
Otago	Mt Alfred	79.8	Nick Neynens	02/12/2014
Otago	Mt Ida	59.8	Mark Hardman	10/03/2007
Otago	Mt Iron	54.4	Grant Middendorf	06/01/2003
Otago	Mt Maude	122.1	Bryan Moore	29/12/2016
Otago	Obelisk	43.5	Grant Middendorf	13/11/2004
Otago	Pisa Range	142.4	Grant Middendorf	17/10/2005	(Waiorau)
Otago	Remarkables	81.6	Angus Tapper	08/09/2004
Otago	Richardson Mountains	150.9	Bryan Moore	31/12/2015	(Moke Lake)
Otago	Routeburn	235.8	Nick Neynens	05/01/2016	(Sugarloaf Pass)
Otago	Roys Peak	90.0	Bryan Moore	13/11/2000
Otago	Skyline	64.5	Angus Tapper	17/10/1999
Otago	Treble Cone	152.1	Bryan Moore	07/12/2014
Otago	Waikerikeri	41.3	Grant Middendorf	30/10/2005	(Leaning Rock)

Out-and-Back

Region	Site/Site Group	Distance	Pilot	Date	Take Off
Auckland	Dills Hill	65.8	Jeff Ripley	24/01/2016
Waikato	Kaimai Range	64.1	Evan Lamberton	29/11/2015	(Kaimai)
Bay of Plenty	Paeroa	29.4	Wayne Rohrs	27/02/2014
Hawkes Bay	Burma Road	15.2	Peter Elliott	25/10/2004
Hawkes Bay	Te Mata Peak	50.7	John Morgan	13/03/2016
Nelson	Barnicoat Range	29.0	Stew Karstens	02/08/2006	(Barnicoat)
Nelson	Inwoods Lookout	48.5	Ferdy van Schelven	31/01/2008
Nelson	Mt Murchison	91.0	Stew Karstens	14/12/2014
Nelson	St Arnaud	45.4	Tim Percival	09/04/2010	(Parachute Rocks)
Nelson	Takaka - Riwaka	24.6	Tim Percival	12/09/2007	(Takaka Hill)
Marlborough	Blowhard	50.8	Tim Percival	08/03/2013
Canterbury	Craigieburn Range	62.4	Tim Percival	26/01/2013	(Tims Knob)
Canterbury	Libretto Range - Lewis	30.5	Nick Taber	13/11/2015	(Mt Faust)
Canterbury	Port Hills	22.5	Ross Johnstone	30/12/2003	(Castle Rock)
Canterbury	Tekapo	48.8	Mike McManaway	19/12/1994
Otago	Cardrona	108.7	Bryan Moore	04/01/2016
Otago	Coronet Peak	89.4	Angus Tapper	11/12/2012
Otago	Hawea Eastern Ranges	63.6	Bryan Moore	25/12/2004	(Grandview)
Otago	Long Gully	38.6	Bryan Moore	12/12/2012
Otago	Mt Ida	75.4	Bryan Moore	16/10/2005
Otago	Mt Maude	116.1	Gert van Maren	22/11/2017
Otago	Pisa Range	91.4	Grant Middendorf	24/12/2011	(Waiorau)
Otago	Remarkables	29.2	Simon Battaglia	25/10/1995
Otago	Roys Peak	102.7	Nick Neynens	16/12/2014
Otago	Treble Cone	110.3	Grant Middendorf	23/12/2014

FAI Triangle

Region	Site/Site Group	Distance	Pilot	Date	Take Off
Bay of Plenty	Paeroa	24.7	Evan Lamberton	18/02/2013
Wairarapa	Kourarau	30.1	John Morgan	05/01/2008
Marlborough	Blowhard	56.9	Tim Percival	08/03/2013
Canterbury	Craigieburn Range	65.0	Craig Collings	11/11/2000	(Helicopter Hill)
Canterbury	Little River	29.3	Ross Johnstone	02/01/2004
Otago	Cardrona	147.7	Bryan Moore	04/01/2016
Otago	Hawea Eastern Ranges	65.3	Grant Middendorf	17/11/2013	(Breast Hill)
Otago	Pisa Range	42.9	Petr Valek	13/12/2006	(Waiorau)
Otago	Roys Peak	134.1	Nick Neynens	16/12/2014
Otago	Treble Cone	160.9	Louis Tapper	22/11/2017

About NZ Site Records

1. A 3-D GPS track log of the flight must be presented for all site record claims. (This has been a requirement since April 1, 2009).

2. To qualify as a new record, the existing record must be broken by more than 1% for records up to 100km, or by at least 1km for records over 100km.

3. The Out-and-Back flight type is straight line distance from a start point to any turn point, then back to the start point. (The ‘2-Turn Point Triangle’ flight type where the start and end point is located between the two remote turn points, although scored in the XC Champs, is not a flight type that a site or national record is currently kept for).

4. The FAI Triangle flight type is a triangle defined by 3 turn points, and Turn Point 1 is also the start and finish point. The smallest side of the triangle shall not be less than 28% of the total distance.

5. Mis-close of Out-and-back and Triangle flights. Since the start of the 2006 NZ XC Champs season, there has been an allowance for pilots not completely returning to their starting point when flying an Out-and-Back or Triangle type of flight task. The ‘mis-close’ amount has varied, but it is currently up to 2% of the flight distance. If the pilot returns to within that ‘mis-close’ distance from their start point at the end of their flight, then they are deemed to have achieved the Out-and-Back or Triangle flight, and so be eligible for a site record. (However, when there is a ‘mis-close’, then the mis-close distance itself is not scored). The ‘mis-close’ distance is documented in section 6.6.2 of the NZHGPA Paragliding Competition Manual.

6. Flights qualifying as a record in more than one category. Sometimes one flight can be the site best flight for more than one type of flight task. For example a site best triangle flight may, when measured, turn out to be the best out-and-back flight for that site too. However, it is possible there will be cases where the administrator of the flights database has not noticed that. If this is the case for one of your flights, then please let the administrator know (currently Tim Percival), so they can update these records accordingly.

7. For more information regarding site records, refer to the Competition Rules that can be found via a link on the Paragliding Competition Downloads page.

Flights Pending PCC Ratification

At the end of the NZ paragliding season, the Paragliding Competition Committee (PCC), or their nominated scruntineer, will usually check the validity of flights of the season that have bettered an existing site record, but only for flights of recognised, commonly-flown sites. The checking is to determine whether or not the flight has met all requirements for a valid paraglider record flight (as per rule 6.5.1, Validation of Flight, of the NZHGPA Paragliding Competition Manual).

If you are reading this and you wish to have a flight of yours, flown from a rarely-visited take-off, ratified and recognised as a record for that take-off, then the onus is on you to submit your flight to the PCC for verification.

The table here lists some of the NZ take-offs from which a flight has been recorded, but which to date do not have any PCC-verified flights.