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Event info
The British Open Competitions 2019 will comprise for the first time a Winter Open at the beginning of the year and a British Championship Open during the summer.
The British Winter Open will be held in Roldanillo, Colombia from Saturday 26th January 2019 to Saturday 2nd February 2019.
Flying site
Roldanillo is the principal home for paragliding and hang gliding events in Colombia. Located on the west side of the Valle del Cauca at the foot of the Cordillera Occidental the town sits at an elevation of 966 meters and has an average annual temperature of 23°C.
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Prize funds and scoring categories
- Overall
- Sports Class (EN-C)
- Reynolds (Sub95kg)
- Womens
- British Overall
- British Sports
Contacts
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Chairman BHPA Competitions
- Guy Anderson
- guy@guyandersonwines.co.uk
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Colombian Federation Organiser
- Luis Fernando
- flyluchofly69@icloud.com
Event info
The British Open Competitions 2019 will comprise for the first time a Winter Open at the beginning of the year and a British Championship Open during the summer.
The British Winter Open will be held in Roldanillo, Colombia from Saturday 26th January 2019 to Saturday 2nd February 2019.
Registration and practice task will be on 18th January and final task will be on 25th January.
Selection and entry fee
Your registration requires approval that you meet the minimum Pilot Entry Requirements for the British Paragliding Open Competitions 2019.
Register here
Approved pilots will be invited to pay for each competition according pilot rank (see below).
Payment for the Winter Open, Roldanillo, Colombia will begin on Saturday 6th October 2018.
Your place at a competition is not confirmed until we have received your payment for the competition. The Pilot Lists show the current status of your registration.
Pilot Ranking
Pilots are listed for each competition in ranked order and confirmed entry to the competition will be prioritised based on rank.
Pilots will be ranked for each Open competition as follows:
‘Winter’ Open, Roldanillo, Colombia
Pilots will be ranked by date/time of registration (NOT date/time of payment).
British pilots will be listed by rank first, followed by pilots of all other nations by rank. British pilots will be invited to pay first in ranked order, followed by pilots of other nations one week later, also in ranked order.
IMPORTANT: When you register for a competition, if you do not enter your ‘correct’ FAI and CIVL numbers then you will not be ranked correctly. Note: if you are a British pilot your FAI number is your BHPA number. Also when you register you will be required to enter your ‘FAI Sporting Licence Nationality’. This is not another nationality you happen to hold, nor is it where you were born, or where you currently live, but is the country that issued your Sporting Licence (‘United Kingdom’ for BHPA issued licences).
Once a competition is full, pilots will be added to a waiting list and then if a place becomes available it will be offered to the next highest ranked pilot on the list. The pilot will receive an email from us inviting them to pay their entry fee and will have 1 week to do so before the place is offered to the next highest ranked pilot on the list.
Payment
The entry fee for 2019 will be £220 for each Open competition.
Fees and dates will be strictly adhered to. Payments are made on our website via PayPal with a Credit Card, Debit Card, or using your own PayPal account. PayPal uses data encryption for the protection of your card details. The pilot entry fee includes the fee charged by PayPal for administering your online payment. We do NOT accept cheques or American Express. If you wish to pay for more than one person’s entry fee on-line you must do so logged-in as each pilot.
If you are offered a place at a competition venue, at the start of the competition, then you must pay your pilot entry fee in cash, in the local currency.
The pilot entry fee for each competition is set according to the real cost of organising and hosting the competition. We do not aim to make a profit.
Please Contact Us if you have a difficulty making payment.
Refunds
For each competition entered, any pilot who cancels their registration will be given a refund as follows:
Cancellation date more than 60 days before competition start date: 50% refund
Cancellation date between 60 and 30 days before competition start date: 30% refund
Cancellation date less than 30 days before competition start date: 0% refund
The following caveat applies:
Any pilot proving (with medical certificate) incapacity to compete through illness/injury should Contact Us the British Paragliding Competitions Panel as soon as possible. Any refund, if appropriate, will be decided by the British Paragliding Competitions Panel. Refunds will NOT be issued to ill/injured pilots cancelling within 7 days of the start of a competition regardless of personal circumstances, rather pilots should contact their travel insurance provider for advise on any compensation due.
Cancellation of a Competition by the Organisation
In the event the organisers deem it necessary to cancel, relocate, or reschedule the competition before the first scheduled day you will be entitled to a refund of any entry fees paid to the organisers.
After the start of the competition any refunds will be at the sole discretion of the organisers.
The organisers will not be liable for any costs incurred by anyone attending, or intending to attend the event, or any consequential losses arising from the cancellation, relocation, or rescheduling of the event.
Prize fund and scoring categories
General schedule
Daily schedule
Accommodation and Activities
How to get here
Cl. 10 #6-99, Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Roldanillo Colombia
Plane
Most international flights layover in Bogota's "El Dorado International Airport". The international and domestic terminals are connected by a shuttle. From Bogota take the quick domestic flight to Armenia, Pereira, or Cali where you can easily find ground transport to Roldanillo. For cost and convenience we highly recommend you fly into Pereira.
If you would like the organization to pick you up from Cali or Pereira please contact us with a detailed itinerary and plan. We would also appreciate a call or email during your layover in Bogota confirming your on time arrival.
Local airport taxis are safe and offer competitive pricing for 1 or 2 pilots with gear. Groups should contact the organization for pickup. Budget travelers can find buses to Roldanillo from Pereira, Cali, or Armenia. The bus terminals and airports are separate.
Pereira
Recommended city to fly into. 1 and 15 minute drive to Roldanillo.
Cali
The second most important airport in Colombia. Cali's “Alfonso Bonilla Aragon” airport services domestic and international flights and adds new international routs regularly. 2 hour drive to Roldanillo.
Armenia
Smaller airport and city with less service. 1 and 30 minute drive to Roldanillo.
Bus
From the bus terminals in Pereira, Cali, or Armenia look for the Roldanillo's local bus company De Occidente for safe and comfortable transport.
De Occidente: www.deoccidente.com/roldanillo/
The company is comfortable servicing international Paraglide pilots and very helpful.
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Organizers
8 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1RJ, United Kingdom
Telephone: 0116 289 4316
Fax: 0116 289 8741
Email:office@bhpa.co.uk
Contacts
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Chairman BHPA Competitions
- Guy Anderson
- guy@guyandersonwines.co.uk
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Colombian Federation Organiser
- Luis Fernando
- flyluchofly69@icloud.com
Socials
Category | Tagline | Participant | Phone | Description | Price |
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British Open Colombia
British Open Colombia, 2019
British Overall
- JuanSebastian Ospina Restrepo (561)
- Martin Long (546)
- Guy Anderson (311)
Reynolds (Sub95kg)
- Cristian Agudelo (303)
- Joanna DiGrigoli (504)
- Rasa Grigoraitiene (517)
Sports Class (EN-C)
- Sergi Ballester (313)
- Brett Janaway (530)
- Morgan Hollingsworth (527)
Tasks and results
Task 1
27 Jan, 2019
84.1 km — Race to goal
Task 3
29 Jan, 2019
73.0 km — Race to goal
Task 4
30 Jan, 2019
84.6 km — Race to goal
Task 5
31 Jan, 2019
86.9 km — Race to goal
Task 7
02 Feb, 2019
51.3 km — Race to goal