Pocos de Caldas / Brazil

2010 - Changes to the Paragliding World Cup Rules

There are some changes to the rules for scoring in the Paragliding World Cup - this document details the main changes.

STOP PRESS - Animations from Brazil now available

We are please to announce that we now have the animations from the two tasks in Brazil.

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - A New Video !!

Jean Mi Ara has sent us a video made during the Pocos de Caldas Paragliding World Cup - we thought we should share it....

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - Video Update

Philippe has finished processing the last few videos made in Pocos de Caldas and they are now here ...

You can view all the videos from this event by clicking Videos - Clips and Reports on the left or HERE 

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - 10th April 2010 - Prizegiving Ceremony

The prizegiving was a fun event. It was held in a very nice restaurant in Pocos and was followed by a band and a lot of dancing - a very nice finish to the week.

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - Problem with IGC files for Task 2

There was a (very) minor mistake in the way the IGC files for Task 2 were posted which meant that nobody could get a copy to download.

Apologies to all for the error - the link is now fixed - the files can be downloaded here or from the link above.

Text by Chris

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - Paragliding World Cup 2010 - Event 1 - Final Results

The downloads are complete and the results are ready. Winning task 2 in a time of 1 hour 58 mins 49 seconds is Aljaz Valic (Slovenia / Mastercard - Kovk).

First woman in task 2 is Kamira Pereira (Brazil / Sol Sports) with a goal time of 2 hours 13 mins 3 seconds.

The winning team for Task 2 is Team Parapente

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - 10th April 2010 - Day 7 - Task 2 - Update [16:30]

Its being an epic afternoon - we got a quote from Aljaz Valic stating that the task was well set and the timing was perfect - this is supported by the fact that we now have 83 pilots in goal and there are probably more to come..

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - 10th April 2010 - Day 7 - Task 2 - 63.7km Race to Goal

The race is on - the task is a 63.7km Race to Goal - the map is below.

Window open is in 20 minutes at 11:45 - the Start is one hour later at 12:45

Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - 10th April 2010 - Day 7 - Morning [08:50]

Its the final day and its a beautiful morning here in Pocos de Caldas. The sun is out, the sky is clear blue and there is a light breeze blowing in the town. It looks like a nice day to paraglide.