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The GIN Wide Open, Meduno, May 19-26th
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Paying for your entry. Gin Gliders have donated some fantastic prizes including a brand new paraglider a brand new harness and a brand new reserve parachute. That's all in addition to a huge bag of goodies to give out throughout the event. Gin Seok Song and his team of test pilots and engineers live for one thing: making the best possible paragliders and ensuring you have fun flying them. Cross Country magazine are the official media partners for the event. They will be sending along some of their te...
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. What type of pilot is it open to? How much flying experience do I need? Can I enter if I’ve never really used my GPS before? The GIN Wide Open is the prefect training ground to really get to grips with your GPS unit. Not only will learning how to use a GPS properly help during the competition, but it will also transform your personal XC flying. What prizes are there? One week’s paragliding holiday in Morocco. How are the prizes given? What is an IPPI card? What is a Sporting License.
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GIN Wide Open StJean Montclar 2016
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Paying for your entry. The GIN Wide Open is first and foremost a fun paragliding competition and flying event. Less about flying the latest hot-ships and more about achievable tasks. Less about winning and more about fun flying in a stress-free environment. The venue for 2016 is Saint Jean Montclar, located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Southern French Alps. With the huge Serre-Ponçon Lake below and high Alps behind, the scenery is truly spectacular. Status - FAI Cat2. The GIN Wide...
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS and RESULTS. St Jean Montclar News. For the Daily news and annoucements. We are pleased to announce the following sponsors for the 2016 GWO. Naviter (Oudie 3 and Seeyou). We have over 30,000 of prizes to give at this years event including new paragliders, harnesses, instruments, holidays and much more! Please take a moment visit the websites of our sponsors. click here. What is the GIN Wide Open? Task briefings and debriefings. Top pilots flying with you.
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. St Jean Montclar News. For the Daily news and annoucements. We are pleased to announce the following sponsors for the 2016 GWO. Naviter (Oudie 3 and Seeyou). We have over 30,000 of prizes to give at this years event including new paragliders, harnesses, instruments, holidays and much more! Please take a moment visit the websites of our sponsors. click here. What is the GIN Wide Open? Task briefings and debriefings. Top pilots flying with you. Lots of coaching and tips.
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. France, where we are holding the competition, has some of the best rescue services in the world. Indeed it is one important consideration we gave a heavy weight to when choosing Saint Jean Monclar as the GIN Wide Open venue for 2016. There are at least 3 helicopters on stand-by in the region. Typical response time for a helicopter is 20 mins and for mountain rescue, 15-25 mins. The nearest hospital is located in Gap, 30km from Saint Jean Montclar. St Jean Montclar News.
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The GIN Wide Open. Programme
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Paying for your entry. GIN Wide Open Programme 2016. Saturday 18 June: Check in and Introduction at HQ. 3pm 6pm: GPS Turnpoint Upload GET THEM HERE. 8pm 9pm: “Using your GPS effectively” Toby Colombé. Sunday 19 June Practice Day. 8:30am: “Mandatory Safety Briefing” - Brett Janaway and Toby Colombé. 9am: Chairlift to launch. 4pm - 6pm: GPS Download and late uploads. 6pm - 7pm: Task debrief with detailed track log analysis - Toby Colombé. Monday 20 June Task 1. 8am: Introductory and Safety Briefing. 3pm - ...
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. Please ensure that your registration has been processed before. You arrange payment. If your entry is not marked as 'Pay Now' then do not pay. Once you have been invited to pay, your entry is not confirmed until you have paid. If you do not pay in the time given your entry will be moved back to the waiting list. Competition cost: 195 GBP. You can arrange payment via our Paypal account, which is secure and accepts international payments. To email address paypal@flywideopen.org.
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. The competition has been organised by Brett Janaway and Toby Colombé, two very well known British paraglider guides. Together they have pulled together a team who are all very well qualified in their areas of expertise. Toby is a BHPA Instructor and current member of the British team. He holds World and European records for XC flying, and several years of guiding experience with Passion Paragliding. Together with Brett, he is co-organiser of the GIN Wide Open. Nathaneol is a comput...
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The GIN Wide Open. Get ready for the fun!
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Paying for your entry. Below is a summary of the more important rules relevant to registration. A full set can be downloaded here. All Pilots must hold the following. A minimum of IPPI4 (or equivalent national licence). FAI Card (Sporting License). GPS which records a 3D track log. Medical insurance (including rescue and repatriation). Third party liability insurance (750,000 minimum). All the above will be checked at registration. Recently repacked reserve parachute. Helmet certified to EN966. We have o...
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