New Zealand Paragliding National Records


Updated by the NZ PG XC Champs administrator, Tim Percival.
Last updated 01 July 2007.


New Zealand Flights

 

Category

Distance (km)

Pilot

Date

Site

Country

Open Distance

142.4

Grant Middendorf

17/10/2005

Waiorau

Otago

Out-and-Back

75.4

Bryan Moore

16/10/2005

Mt Ida

Otago

FAI Triangle

65.0

Craig Collings

11/11/2000

Helicopter Hill

Canterbury

Declared Goal

57.0

Angus Tapper

14/01/2001

Long Gully

Otago

Female

69.4

Harmony Gaw

14/11/2005

Waiorau

Otago

Tandem

77.4

Stew Karstens

2/11/2006

Blowhard

Marlborough

Previous National Record

Open Distance

130.0

Angus Tapper

9/01/1999

Coronet Peak

Otago

Out-and-Back

73.0

Bryan Moore

30/11/2000

Mt Maude

Otago

FAI Triangle

-

 

 

 

Declared Goal

50.5

first-pilot-in-goal

4/01/1999

Inwoods Lookout

Nelson

Female

57.0

Jasmin Hill/Jill Borst

14/01/2001

Long Gully

Otago

Tandem

48.7

Hugo Brighouse

9/01/2006

Treble Cone

Otago


Overseas Flights by NZers

Category

Distance (km)

Pilot

Date

Site

Country

Open Distance

231

Angus Tapper

21/02/1999

Manilla

Australia

Out-and-Back

112

Paul Sheehan

1997

Piedrahita

Spain

FAI Triangle

94.4

Jeff Ripley

8/2/2007

Bright

Australia

Declared Goal

161

Ross Johnstone

6/03/2002

Manilla

Australia

Female

146

Britta Steude

5/03/2002

Manilla

Australia

Tandem

136

Carl Rust

31/01/2002

Manilla

Australia