Updated by the NZ PG XC Champs administrator, Tim Percival.
Last updated 15 April 2009.
Here's the confirmed standings and wrap up of the 2009 competition!
Looking back at the season, weather-wise it seemed a little bit "unusual". It started well, with a good October through to early December, with even the North Island getting some really good days, but then, disappointingly, the high summer months of January and February were largely blown out. March was quite flyable, but suffered from big inversions and stability. The paragliding league competitions, usually a good source of XC flights, had particularly bad luck with the weather. As a result of all this, overall entries this year (100 flights) were one third down on the 5 year average (158 flights), and few qualified for the XC Rover class.
Top placings went to those pilots who were flying during the October to early December favourable period, with the overall winner, Dean Straker, also taking advantage of the extended XC season of his home region of Nelson and doing enough to edge out runner up, Bryan Moore of Wanaka. But it was close! (see: >> Category Winners).
19 flights over 50 points, 12 flown in October to December, 5 in January
2 open distance site records
4 out-and-back site records (with Kaimai's record broken twice: first by Evan Lamberton, then by Jeff Ripley)
The 10 best flights were all flown in the period October to December
3 out of the 10 best flights were flown in the North Island.
(see also: >> 2009 Season Best Flights).
Thank you to all who submitted flights so we could see where there was good flying to be had, and well done on achieving your NZ cross-country kms! :)
2009 NZ XC Champions and Category Winners
XC Champs Table - Final Standings
XC Rover Class
Tandem Class
North Island Table
2009 Season Best Flights of Month
2009 Season Site Best Flights
2009 Season Milestone Flights
January-March Flight Submissions
September-December Flight Submissions
Winter Flight Submissions
|
Title/Category |
Pilot |
Notes |
|
1st place and |
Dean Straker |
To gain his 2nd title, Dean's flights included the longest flight of the season, 96km from Inwoods Lookout, Nelson, and the best open distance of February-March, 39km from Blowhard, Marlborough. |
|
1st Runner Up |
Bryan Moore |
Last year's champion, Bryan's tally this year included 80+km flights from Treble Cone and Coronet Peak. (The only person to manage such a distance from multiple sites this season). |
|
2nd Runner Up |
Jeff Ripley |
Jeff set site records for Pukemore, Puketutu and Kaimai in the process. |
|
2009 Women's XC Champion |
Eva Walton |
On the back of a very good 35km FAI triangle during the Nationals, Eva picks up her 2nd Women’s XC Champ title, 10 years after winning her first. |
|
XC Rover Champion |
Jeff Ripley |
With his tally including the best flights of the season for the North Island sites Pukemore, Kaimai, Paeroa and Moirs, Jeff convincingly takes out his first XC Rover title. |
|
Best Rookie (first-time competitor) |
Rob Boyle |
In his first season of out-landings, Rob has notched up a couple of very respectable 35+km flights, placing him 10th overall. |
|
Tandem Champion |
Daron Brinsdon |
Daron picks up his first Champs’ Tandem class title on his first attempt! |
|
North Island Champion |
Jeff Ripley |
Jeff takes the North Island title with a total of 197 points - the best North Island total for 10 years!1 (See above regarding Jeff's best-of-season flights). |
|
Longest North Island Flight |
Jeff Ripley |
68.9km from Pukemore, Waikato. |
|
Longest South Island Flight |
Dean Straker |
96.5km from Inwoods Lookout, Nelson. |
Well done all of the above! (Especially Dean) :)
(1 In 1999 Shaun Gilbert had the winning XC Champs total of 293 points flying from Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay)
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Dean Straker |
Tasman |
96.5 |
87.4 |
39.5 |
223.4 |
|
2 |
Bryan Moore |
Southern |
86.9 |
81.6 |
52.3 |
220.8 |
|
3 |
Jeff Ripley |
Auckland |
68.9 |
64.6 |
64.2 |
197.7 |
|
4 |
Derek Divers |
Southern |
85.7 |
54.3 |
50.4 |
190.4 |
|
5 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
60.7 |
47.9 |
25.2 |
133.8 |
|
6 |
Martin Krämer |
Southern |
55.8 |
46.8 |
28.2 |
130.8 |
|
7 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
57.6 |
35.4 |
27.0 |
120.0 |
|
8 |
Hamish Foster |
Canterbury |
42.0 |
40.0 |
34.6 |
116.6 |
|
9 |
Russell Read |
Marlborough |
52.4 |
25.4 |
25.0 |
102.8 |
|
10 |
Rob Boyle |
Tasman |
38.8 |
38.6 |
23.6 |
101.0 |
|
11= |
Julian Daly |
Tasman |
94.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
94.4 |
|
11= |
Wayne Rohrs |
Auckland |
49.1 |
22.9 |
21.9 |
93.9 |
|
13 |
Mark Hardman |
Southern |
91.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
91.5 |
|
14 |
Euan Talbot |
Hawkes Bay |
38.2 |
33.5 |
17.4 |
89.1 |
|
15 |
Nick Stead |
Auckland |
48.9 |
26.2 |
11.0 |
86.1 |
|
16 |
Kris Ericksen |
Wellington |
48.4 |
14.9 |
14.1 |
77.4 |
|
17 |
Xen Zambas |
Auckland |
23.4 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
66.3 |
|
18 |
Ross Johnstone |
Canterbury |
38.2 |
22.0 |
0.0 |
60.2 |
|
19 |
Rob van den Ham |
Tasman |
59.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
59.8 |
|
20 |
Eva Walton |
Auckland |
49.1 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
59.1 |
|
21 |
Kat West |
Southern |
19.7 |
18.2 |
17.5 |
55.4 |
|
22 |
Reuben Muir |
Auckland |
50.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
50.1 |
|
23 |
Grey Hamilton |
Canterbury |
47.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47.0 |
|
24 |
Guy Herschell |
Tasman |
17.5 |
14.0 |
7.9 |
39.4 |
|
25 |
Edward Guy |
Southern |
37.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
37.0 |
|
26 |
Daron Brinsdon |
Auckland |
20.5 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
32.5 |
|
27 |
Anand Srinivasan |
Auckland |
22.7 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
30.8 |
|
28 |
Alan Hills |
Auckland |
20.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20.0 |
|
29 |
Barry Baxter |
Wellington |
14.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.7 |
|
30 |
Andy Maloney |
Wellington |
7.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
F4 |
F5 |
Total |
Sites |
|
1 |
Jeff Ripley |
Auckland |
68.9 |
64.6 |
48.4 |
34.7 |
33.5 |
250.1 |
Pukemore; Kaimai; Treble Cone; Paeroa; Moirs |
|
2 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
60.7 |
47.9 |
22.7 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
144.7 |
Kaimai; Treble Cone; Paeroa; Moirs |
|
3 |
Wayne Rohrs |
Auckland |
49.1 |
22.9 |
21.9 |
17.1 |
0.0 |
111.0 |
Treble Cone; Moirs; Paeroa; Kaimai |
|
4 |
Nick Stead |
Auckland |
34.9 |
26.2 |
11.0 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
81.5 |
Treble Cone; Moirs; Pukemore; Paeroa |
*1 flight per site counts, sites must be at least 50km apart, minimum of 3 sites.
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Daron Brinsdon |
Auckland |
20.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20.5 |
|
2 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
13.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
13.4 |
|
3 |
Eva Walton |
Auckland |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Jeff Ripley |
Auckland |
68.9 |
64.6 |
64.2 |
197.7 |
|
2 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
60.7 |
25.2 |
22.7 |
108.6 |
|
3 |
Euan Talbot |
Hawkes Bay |
38.2 |
33.5 |
17.4 |
89.1 |
|
4 |
Russell Read |
Marlborough |
25.4 |
25.0 |
21.1 |
71.5 |
|
5 |
Wayne Rohrs |
Auckland |
22.9 |
21.9 |
17.1 |
61.9 |
|
6 |
Nick Stead |
Auckland |
26.2 |
11.0 |
9.4 |
46.6 |
|
7 |
Xen Zambas |
Auckland |
23.4 |
21.3 |
0.0 |
44.7 |
|
8 |
Daron Brinsdon |
Auckland |
20.5 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
32.5 |
|
9 |
Anand Srinivasan |
Auckland |
22.7 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
30.8 |
|
10 |
Kris Ericksen |
Wellington |
14.9 |
14.1 |
0.0 |
29.0 |
|
11 |
Alan Hills |
Auckland |
20.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20.0 |
|
12 |
Barry Baxter |
Wellington |
14.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.7 |
|
13 |
Eva Walton |
Auckland |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
|
14 |
Andy Maloney |
Wellington |
7.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
|
Pos |
Pilot |
Club |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Total |
|
1 |
Dean Straker |
Tasman |
96.5 |
87.4 |
39.5 |
223.4 |
|
2 |
Bryan Moore |
Southern |
86.9 |
81.6 |
52.3 |
220.8 |
|
3 |
Derek Divers |
Southern |
85.7 |
54.3 |
50.4 |
190.4 |
|
4 |
Martin Krämer |
Southern |
55.8 |
46.8 |
28.2 |
130.8 |
|
5 |
Nick Taber |
Tasman |
57.6 |
35.4 |
27.0 |
120.0 |
|
6 |
Hamish Foster |
Canterbury |
42.0 |
40.0 |
34.6 |
116.6 |
|
7 |
Rob Boyle |
Tasman |
38.8 |
38.6 |
23.6 |
101.0 |
|
8 |
Julian Daly |
Tasman |
94.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
94.4 |
|
9 |
Mark Hardman |
Southern |
91.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
91.5 |
|
10 |
Wayne Rohrs |
Auckland |
49.1 |
11.8 |
0.0 |
60.9 |
|
11 |
Ross Johnstone |
Canterbury |
38.2 |
22.0 |
0.0 |
60.2 |
|
12 |
Rob Van Den Ham |
Tasman |
59.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
59.8 |
|
13 |
Kat West |
Southern |
19.7 |
18.2 |
17.5 |
55.4 |
|
14 |
Russell Read |
Marlborough |
52.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
52.4 |
|
15 |
Reuben Muir |
Auckland |
50.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
50.1 |
|
16 |
Eva Walton |
Auckland |
49.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
49.1 |
|
17 |
Nick Stead |
Auckland |
48.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
48.9 |
|
18 |
Jeff Ripley |
Auckland |
48.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
48.4 |
|
18 |
Kris Ericksen |
Wellington |
48.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
48.4 |
|
20 |
Evan Lamberton |
Auckland |
47.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47.9 |
|
21 |
Grey Hamilton |
Canterbury |
47.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47.0 |
|
22 |
Guy Herschell |
Tasman |
17.5 |
14.0 |
7.9 |
39.4 |
|
23 |
Edward Guy |
Southern |
37.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
37.0 |
|
24 |
Xen Zambas |
Auckland |
21.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
21.6 |
|
Month |
Pilot |
Region |
Site |
Type |
Dist.(km) |
Points |
Date |
|
April |
Derek Divers |
Otago |
Treble Cone |
OD |
22.8 |
22.8 |
12/04/2008 |
|
August |
Jeff Ripley |
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
OD |
17.8 |
17.8 |
10/08/2008 |
|
October |
Mark Hardman |
Otago |
Treble Cone |
OD |
91.5 |
91.5 |
5/10/2008 |
|
November |
Dean Straker |
Nelson |
Inwoods Lookout |
OD |
96.5 |
96.5 |
8/11/2008 |
|
December |
Bryan Moore |
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
OD |
81.6 |
81.6 |
24/12/2008 |
|
January |
Martin Krämer |
Otago |
Treble Cone |
OB |
46.5 |
55.8 |
10/01/2009 |
|
February |
Nick Stead |
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
OD |
26.2 |
26.2 |
22/02/2009 |
|
March |
Nick Taber |
Canterbury |
Tim's Knob |
OB |
48.0 |
57.6 |
14/03/2009 |
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SR |
|
Auckland |
Moirs Hill |
33.5 |
Jeff Ripley |
15/01/2009 |
|
|
|
Auckland |
Puketutu |
64.2 |
Jeff Ripley |
21/11/2008 |
|
* |
|
Waikato |
Pukemore |
68.9 |
Jeff Ripley |
08/11/2008 |
|
* |
|
Bay of Plenty |
Kaimai Range |
26.9 |
Jeff Ripley |
06/12/2008 |
(Kaimai) |
|
|
Bay of Plenty |
Paeroa |
32.3 |
Jeff Ripley |
07/12/2008 |
|
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
Te Mata Peak |
38.2 |
Euan Talbot |
27/12/2008 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Dalefield Road |
14.7 |
Barry Baxter |
12/04/2008 |
|
|
|
Wairarapa |
Kourarau |
25.4 |
Russell Read |
26/01/2009 |
|
|
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
11.3 |
Nick Taber |
14/01/2009 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Nelson |
Inwoods Lookout |
96.5 |
Dean Straker |
08/11/2008 |
|
|
|
Marlborough |
Blowhard |
39.5 |
Dean Straker |
15/03/2009 |
|
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburns |
39.0 |
Hamish Foster |
06/12/2008 |
(Cheeseman) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
81.6 |
Bryan Moore |
24/12/2008 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Pisa Range |
85.7 |
Derek Divers |
20/11/2008 |
(Waiorau) |
|
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
91.5 |
Mark Hardman |
05/10/2008 |
|
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
SR |
|
Bay of Plenty |
Kaimai Range |
53.8 |
Jeff Ripley |
06/12/2008 |
(Kaimai) |
** |
|
Nelson |
Barnicoat Range |
22.5 |
Nick Taber |
14/01/2009 |
(Barnicoat) |
|
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburns |
48.0 |
Nick Taber |
14/03/2009 |
(Tim's Knob) |
|
|
Otago |
Coronet Peak |
9.8 |
Wayne Rohrs |
04/01/2009 |
|
|
|
Otago |
Pisa Range |
21.6 |
Derek Divers |
12/10/2008 |
(Waiorau) |
* |
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
49.8 |
Rob van den Ham |
06/12/2008 |
|
* |
|
Region |
Site/Site Group |
Distance |
Pilot |
Date |
Take Off |
|
Canterbury |
Craigieburns |
27.3 |
Ross Johnstone |
13/12/2008 |
(Cheeseman) |
|
Otago |
Treble Cone |
36.0 |
Derek Divers |
10/01/2009 |
|
* Site record
** Regional record
|
Pilot |
Milestone Achieved (km) |
Flight Date |
Open Distance |
Site Name |
|
Derek Divers |
50 |
05/10/2008 |
54.3 |
Treble Cone |
|
Derek Divers |
75 |
20/11/2008 |
85.7 |
Waiorau |
|
Julian Daly |
75 |
08/11/2008 |
94.4 |
Inwoods Lookout |
|
Rob Boyle |
25 |
12/10/2008 |
38.6 |
Inwoods Lookout |
(Note: Milestone stickers will be posted out in June).