6 years ago (2017-05-21 17:45:58) :
     Pawel Chrzaszcz has just made it into goal, 6.25 hours after the start gate opened!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 17:41:48) :
     Last pilot in the air, Pawel Chrzaszcz is just coming into view above the trees at goal.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 17:36:12) :
     Marius Teie is just landed

6 years ago (2017-05-21 17:22:11) :
     The last two pilots in the air, Marius Teie and Pawel Chrzaszcz, are making a brave attempt to get to goal.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 16:11:58) :
     Well done to both Gin and Ozone for all the R&D which has gone into the fantastic new wings the pilots were flying today

6 years ago (2017-05-21 16:11:03) :
     The top Gin test pilots Torsten Siegel and Idris Birch and the top Ozone test pilots Luc Armant and Russell Ogden all agree 'it was great to race today on such similar wings'

6 years ago (2017-05-21 16:07:16) :
     The sky above goal is still full of pilots coming in - today has been a great day for a lot of pilots

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:51:22) :
     Laurie Genovese has just landed in goal too

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:51:18) :
     Laurie Genovese has just landed in goal too

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:50:19) :
     First lady M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:49:24) :
     I don't think we've ever had so many spectators at a PWC goal field, great atmosphere, with lound cheers every time a pilot comes in.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:49:20) :
     I don't think we've ever had so many spectators at a PWC goal field, great atmosphere, with lound cheers every time a pilot comes in.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:47:19) :
     M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:47:04) :
     M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:47:01) :
     M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:46:08) :
     Just coming into goal Joachim Oberhauser, Russell Ogden and Christian Biasi

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:45:00) :
     Torsten Siegel and Idris Birch have just arrived in goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:44:39) :
     Torsten Siegel and Idris Birch have just arrived in goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:43:51) :
     Nicola Donini has just landed in goald

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:43:47) :
     Nicola Donini has just landed in goald

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:42:29) :
     Super Final champion Aaron Durogati and Richard Gallon and Julien Wirtz have just landed in goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:42:22) :
     Super Final champion Aaron Durogati and Richard Gallon and Julien Wirtz have just landed in goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:41:17) :
     Pierre Remy and Ulrich Prinz are just coming into goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:41:14) :
     Pierre Remy and Ulrich Prinz are just coming into goal

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:38:23) :
     1 Luc Armant is just coming into goal to massive cheers from the awaiting crowds, what an atmosphere

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:38:16) :
     1 Luc Armant is just coming into goal to massive cheers from the awaiting crowds, what an atmosphere

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:37:05) :
     1 Pierre Remy has got end of speed

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:37:02) :
     1 Pierre Remy has got end of speed

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:36:33) :
     1 Luc Armant is in the lead he has taken end of speed

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:36:29) :
     1 Luc Armant is in the lead he has taken end of speed

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:35:58) :
     have taken the last turn point

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:35:52) :
     Ulrich Prinz, Luc Armant, Pierre Remy, Aaron Durogati and Richard Gallon

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:35:46) :
     Ulrich Prinz, Luc Armant, Pierre Remy, Aaron Durogati and Richard Gallon

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:34:54) :
     In the lead Luc Armant who has taken the last turn point

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:34:49) :
     In the lead Luc Armant who has taken the last turn point

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:32:32) :
     They are on final glide

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:32:26) :
     They are on final glide

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:28:28) :
     Leading lady M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:28:27) :
     Leading lady M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:26:29) :
     They aren't racing at the moment, the are just trying to get enough height to stay in the comp, this is going to be difficult, a lot of the leaders are less than a 100 m off the ground, they are pushing into wind, each little climb they stop for is taking them backwards.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:26:28) :
     They aren't racing at the moment, the are just trying to get enough height to stay in the comp, this is going to be difficult, a lot of the leaders are less than a 100 m off the ground, they are pushing into wind, each little climb they stop for is taking them backwards.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:22:13) :
     The leaders are scraping along the tree covered hillside to the east of HQ, we may yet see the 'hero to zero' phenomenon that we saw so often in the Super Final

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:16:28) :
     Luc Armant, Julien Wirtz and Aaron Durogati are just behind but much higher than Marco

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:16:25) :
     Luc Armant, Julien Wirtz and Aaron Durogati are just behind but much higher than Marco

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:14:03) :
     Marco Busetta has taken the lead but he is very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:14:00) :
     Marco Busetta has taken the lead but he is very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:11:31) :
     'Task setting will really need to try and seperate out the pilots as much as possible as the new wings are really similar', quote from Semih Sayir. Mission accomplished today!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:11:28) :
     'Task setting will really need to try and seperate out the pilots as much as possible as the new wings are really similar', quote from Semih Sayir. Mission accomplished today!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:07:05) :
     Without Kirsty Cameron, who so dominated the 2014 Coeur de Savoie PWC and won the 2016 St Andre PWC, there's a vacancy on the women's podium. I am sure Kirsty and 2 month old baby Noah will be keenly watching the comp and cheering on young up and coming French pilot M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:07:01) :
     Without Kirsty Cameron, who so dominated the 2014 Coeur de Savoie PWC and won the 2016 St Andre PWC, there's a vacancy on the women's podium. I am sure Kirsty and 2 month old baby Noah will be keenly watching the comp and cheering on young up and coming French pilot M

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:00:11) :
     The others are all still trying to climb up to get the third turn point, Luc will be able to use them as thermal markers to help him get the last turn point.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 15:00:08) :
     The others are all still trying to climb up to get the third turn point, Luc will be able to use them as thermal markers to help him get the last turn point.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:58:44) :
     The pilots tend to wait until the final glide to go at max speed as that is the point in the race where your position really counts. This is the point when we'll really see how the new gliders in the comp compare.%D%A%D%A

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:57:32) :
     Luc is the only one to have made the 3rd turn point but he is very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:57:27) :
     Luc is the only one to have made the 3rd turn point but he is very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:55:28) :
     A real reflection of the pilot quality in this Coeur de Savoie PWC is that 28 of the pilots competing here have done what so many competition pilots dream of doing - winning a PWC task. Some of them have done it many, many times even just within the last three years -Maxime Pinot has won at least 7 tasks, Torsten Siegel 6, Yassen Savov 5. There are a lot of very current and very competitive pilots here me thinks and this task has done a great job of seperating them all out.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:55:19) :
     A real reflection of the pilot quality in this Coeur de Savoie PWC is that 28 of the pilots competing here have done what so many competition pilots dream of doing - winning a PWC task. Some of them have done it many, many times even just within the last three years -Maxime Pinot has won at least 7 tasks, Torsten Siegel 6, Yassen Savov 5. There are a lot of very current and very competitive pilots here me thinks and this task has done a great job of seperating them all out.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:50:58) :
     They've made the transition and are climbing on the other side of the valley.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:50:51) :
     They've made the transition and are climbing on the other side of the valley.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:47:11) :
     Felix Rodriguez Fernandez is also right up with the leaders. There is a great article (with very scary photo) about Felix in the March 2017 edition of our partner Parapente Mag.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:45:20) :
     Once they make the valley crossing they'll probably have enough height to get turn point three and four and end of speed.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:45:16) :
     Once they make the valley crossing they'll probably have enough height to get turn point three and four and end of speed.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:42:29) :
     The leaders are climbing on the hill to the east of HQ. They need to get as much height as possible to make the transition just before turn point 3.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:42:24) :
     The leaders are climbing on the hill to the east of HQ. They need to get as much height as possible to make the transition just before turn point 3.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:40:08) :
     French champion Jonathan Marin, is also up with the leaders.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:40:03) :
     French champion Jonathan Marin, is also up with the leaders.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:39:13) :
     The leaders have just come into view of the goal field, half way to the 3rd turn point.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:33:07) :
     Those still on their way to the second turn point are taking a very different route over launch rather than crossing the valley early, lets see if that works any better, if it's faster they might catch up with the leaders.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:33:01) :
     Those still on their way to the second turn point are taking a very different route over launch rather than crossing the valley early, lets see if that works any better, if it's faster they might catch up with the leaders.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:30:50) :
     Nicola Donini, Ulrich Prinz and Luc Armant are on the ridge to the east of the main road, neck and neck with Ogi.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:30:41) :
     Nicola Donini, Ulrich Prinz and Luc Armant are on the ridge to the east of the main road, neck and neck with Ogi.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:28:02) :
     Kaoru Ogisawa's route in the middle of the vally seems to have paid off, he's caught up with the leaders. 'Ogi' competed a lot in Japan last year and won the Japanese league. He hasn't taken part in a PWC for many years, but chose this one for his come back as he loves it here and really wants to fly Gin's new Boomerang 11.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:27:59) :
     Kaoru Ogisawa's route in the middle of the vally seems to have paid off, he's caught up with the leaders. 'Ogi' competed a lot in Japan last year and won the Japanese league. He hasn't taken part in a PWC for many years, but chose this one for his come back as he loves it here and really wants to fly Gin's new Boomerang 11.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:22:10) :
     The leaders are working their way back to the ridge they were originally on. Honorin Hamard is in front but very low - 160m above the ground.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:22:06) :
     The leaders are working their way back to the ridge they were originally on. Honorin Hamard is in front but very low - 160m above the ground.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:19:27) :
     Ulrich Prinz is climbing, and at nearly 400m above the ground level, at 1100m so he's pretty comfortable.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:19:27) :
     Ulrich Prinz is climbing, and at nearly 400m above the ground level, at 1100m so he's pretty comfortable.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:16:00) :
     Nicola Donini, son of Italian champion Luca Donini is at the front trying to maintain in 0.4

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:13:43) :
     Nobody has really managed to get away from the turn point, they are all really low trying to survive.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:13:32) :
     Nobody has really managed to get away from the turn point, they are all really low trying to survive.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:12:29) :
     Kaoru Ogisawa has taken a different route out on his own in the main valley, he's got a cleaner airflow and has more ground clearance than the others but he has still to take the turn point.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:12:24) :
     Kaoru Ogisawa has taken a different route out on his own in the main valley, he's got a cleaner airflow and has more ground clearance than the others but he has still to take the turn point.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:10:17) :
     The valley wind should be behind them now which should help as they fly north east to turn point 3

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:10:12) :
     The valley wind should be behind them now which should help as they fly north east to turn point 3

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:08:51) :
     The leaders have just taken the 2nd turn point but they are all very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:08:41) :
     The leaders have just taken the 2nd turn point but they are all very low

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:04:37) :
     There is a lot of cirrus about, Laurie Genovese is low (155m above the ground) at the end of the ridge but looks like she has got a climb.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:04:31) :
     There is a lot of cirrus about, Laurie Genovese is low (155m above the ground) at the end of the ridge but looks like she has got a climb.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 14:01:40) :
     Flying Scotsman Brendan Reid has just taken the lead. Go Scotland

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:57:08) :
     Talking of which, Laurie has just taken the lead, she is always very well placed overall in Cat 2 comps and usually on the women's podium. Definitely one who will be fighting for a top women's place in this PWC.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:56:57) :
     Talking of which, Laurie has just taken the lead, she is always very well placed overall in Cat 2 comps and usually on the women's podium. Definitely one who will be fighting for a top women's place in this PWC.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:54:44) :
     The task setting committee are Laurie Genovese and Andreas Malecki

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:53:57) :
     The cyclinder for turn point 2 is at La Rochette, sadly for the pilots rapidly approaching it on a very nice little ridge, the ridge is about to peter out, they'll have a lot of work to do to get the turn point - well done the task setting committee.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:51:11) :
     The lead group are all taking a climb, Luc is at the top of the climb

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:48:41) :
     Luc Armant is still out in front with Ulrich Prinz behind him

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:47:22) :
     The leaders have now crossed the valley and connected with the ridge on the south east side of the valley.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:44:16) :
     Xevi Bonet Dalmau is with the leaders too, he's a real podium magnet. He's one of the most consistent podium reaching pilots. %D

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:41:48) :
     What an amazing sight watching a steady stream of pilots straight lining it high above the goal field - they're all at about 1400m, nobody is stopping, nobody is turning, they're all full on racing.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:35:25) :
     Alexandre Jofresa is with the lead gaggle, he's an experienced XC pilot, he did an amazing FAI triangle of 280 km in July 2016 from Col Agnel with turn points at Pic de Chamatte, Roche Courbe and Grand Queyras.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:33:24) :
     The lead gaggle have just come out from behind the cliffs and into view of the landing field.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:31:28) :
     Aaron Durogati is in second place just behind Luc. There is a great article about 2016 Super Final winner and Fashion victim, Aaron DUROGATI, in our partner XC magazine's April 2017 issue, he's pictured heavily camouflaged, wearing a suit and with no underwear showing!!!!! %D%A%D%A

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:26:52) :
     Everyone seems to be following the same ridge run back down from Annecy, except for Yassen who is still taking the tourist route - he was also seen wandering around with an iron this morning!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:23:29) :
     The conditions are quite difficult, stable and with capped and broken thermals, it's not easy going but not beyond the pilot's here.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:21:51) :
     The leaders have just got back onto the Dent d'Arclusaz - the cliffs opposite HQ.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:19:54) :
     The lead gaggle of six have broken away from the rest now and are about to come into site of the goal field - unfortunately they then have another 2 turn points to get.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:13:47) :
     Charles Cazaux is just behing Luc, he's the only person to have won both the Worlds and the Super Final. I can't list his top ten places here as they won't all fit onto the scroll bar on the top of the live leaderboard!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:12:02) :
     Luc Armant is still in the lead, he's the brains and mad professor looks behind Ozone's new Enzo 3, he'll be very happy with his new toy today.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 13:05:50) :
     The leaders are now all coming back down Roc des Boeufs

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:58:13) :
     Yassen Savov, who never ceases to amaze us, is apparently still flying - that has to be the lowest of all low saves and once again Yassen is well and truly doing his own thing!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:53:37) :
     %D%AYassen Savov took quite a different route from everyone else today but unfortunatley it doesn't seem to have worked and he has landed south of Doussard.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:46:59) :
     The leaders are all very close together barely 2 km seperate the top 30 pilots.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:45:24) :
     Ulrich is consistently in the top 10 in the PWC, Europeans and Worlds and has lots of experience of flying in different locations around the world from Chelan in the US, to Lanzarote to the Karakorum in Pakistan.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:43:47) :
     Ulrich Prinz is in the lead, he knows this area really well and can probably see his own house from where he is at the moment!%D%A

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:42:56) :
     The first 30 have all got the turn point and are coming back down the Dents De Lanfon

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:42:50) :
     The leaders have now all got the first turn point Pierre Remy, Luc Armant and Ulrich Prinz

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:30:39) :
     Those who have cossed the lake have now started to climb in 1 and 2

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:30:29) :
     As you would expect crossing the lake, nobody is climbing.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:30:25) :
     They're all travelling in excess of 50 kmph

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:30:16) :
     All the pilots are pretty high, above 1200m

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:30:11) :
     Pierre Remy is about to start crossing the lake heading towards Talloires

6 years ago (2017-05-21 12:11:27) :
     The Leaders, Honorin Hamard, Pierre Remy, Luc Armant and Maxzime Pinot are approaching Lake Annecy racing along the Roc Des Boeufs.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:38:02) :
     What an amazing site, about 50 giders all climbing above the Col du Frene before heading over the back into the Massif des Bauges

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:29:25) :
     The start is now open, off they head to Annecy, let's hope nobody goes for a dip in the lake.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:21:26) :
     The pilots are already well spread out on their way to the start. They are all on the ridge behind take off, some thermalling, some just going for it.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:10:23) :
     The pilots all see to be getting up quite easily today - all set for a great task.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:06:49) :
     They then need to wait for the start to open at 13.30 to the west of the Dent d'Arclusaz - the long rocky ridge above HQ at Chamousset

6 years ago (2017-05-21 11:04:43) :
     Most pilots are flying south to get the house thermal to give them enough height to get up onto the ridge behind the Montlambert launch.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 10:54:54) :
     There is a real launch frenzy at the moment, snowy peaks in front of launch, pilots climbing out above launch.

6 years ago (2017-05-21 10:53:21) :
     Young test pilots Idris Birch and Honorin Hamard are just taking off

6 years ago (2017-05-21 10:48:49) :
     Window opens at 12.50 the 1st pilots are off!

6 years ago (2017-05-21 10:48:13) :
     The task today looks great, up to Parmelan by Annecy, then down to Allevard before heading back towards HQ for a last 2 turn pts before goal at the farm