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The National Paragliding Championships return to Bright in February 2025.
This is the final round of the championships where up to 100 Australian and international pilots will compete in cross country races over the mountains and majestic landscapes of the Ovens and Keiwa Valleys.
Flying site
Mystic
Mystic Hill is an excellent site which is often on because it faces the valley wind and cooks up some strong thermals. It is located 2 Km south of Bright just off the road to Wandiligong.
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Registration will open on
01/08 00:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
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Helicopter rescue
The region supports helicopter rescues
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Good phone coverage
The region generally has good phone coverage
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Radio coverage
We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly
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Toilets on takeoff
There are toilets at, or near, the launch
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Airtribune blogging
The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores
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Goal beers
There will usually be goal beers for winners
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Party
There will be an organised party during or after the event
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Free gift
You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift
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Plastic reduction
The organisers support reducing the use of unnecessary plastic at the event. This includes NOT giving disposable water bottles
Contacts
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organiser
- Martin Joyce
- 0411 407974
- brightopencomp@gmail.com
Event info
The National Paragliding Championships return to Bright in February 2025.
This is the final round of the championships where up to 100 Australian and international pilots will compete in cross country races over the mountains and majestic landscapes of the Ovens and Keiwa Valleys.
The Bright Open is a cross-country paragliding competition that will help determine the Australian National Champions and class winners.
Flying site
Selection and entry fee
* Pilots who are not PG 4 (or IPPI 4) may apply in writing to the competition organisers for an exception.
SAFA - MEMBERSHIP - All pilots must be members of the Sports Aviation Federation of Australia for the duration of the event. Please check your membership status BEFORE leaving home. Overseas visiting pilots to Australia will need to obtain a Visiting Pilot Membership
https://members.safa.asn.au/vpm-start.php
NEVHGC MEMBERSHIP - All pilots must be members of the local club (who pay for the launch and landing fields as well as the road to launch) for the duration of the event.
There is a 2 week membership or full year membership available.
https://nevhgc.tidyhq.com/public/membership_levels
IMPORTANT: ALL PILOTS MUST CARRY AND USE PERSONAL TRACKING. YOUR DEVICE URL WILL BE RECORDED PRIOR TO THE FIRST TASK. PILOTS WITHOUT PERSONAL TRACKING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.
(It's the 21st century - if you're not flying with personal tracking - then you should be!)
Spot, Delorme, Garmin or skylines are all suitable tracking devices.
IMPORTANT - No transport is provided, we may use a site which requires 4WD with good ground clearance to access
Registration deadline for Priority places will be 30th September 2023
In accordance with FAI Cat 2 rules and SAFA competition rules, prior to the deadline
50 places are allocated to Australian pilots in order of their National ladder ranking
25 places are allocated to Overseas pilots in order of their WPRS rankings
10 places are allocated to female pilots (inclusive of those who qualify under the above categories)
These allocations are ONLY applicable to pilots who have correctly registered AND paid in full prior to the deadline.
After the deadline, remaining places will be allocated in order of completed registration and payment.
When all places have been confirmed you can join the waiting list by paying the entry fee. Places will be allocated in order of receipt of payment if and when other pilots drop out. Registering and Paying is the only way to secure a place in this event.
Entry Fee: $295 AUD, Late payment fee of $50 applies after the 1st of January 2025
Payment should be made by bank transfer to;
Account name: Martin Joyce
BSB: 306 134
Account : 1138449
For International pilots, payment of the competition fees can be made via paypal;
Please make paypal payments to cemjoy@gmail.com
Please note that payment via paypal is $305. This covers paypal fees!
Documents required at registration
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FAI Sporting Licence
Issued by your local NAC on behalf of the FAI. You cannot normally compete in an FAI event without one. Contact your National Association (NAC)
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FAI IPPI Card
The FAI IPPI card is an International card that states your skill level. It is issued by your National Association and matches the level or your flying Licence
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National Licence
The organiser requires you to present your National flying licence.
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Signed Application form
You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Signed Waiver/Release form
You will need to sign a waiver or release document to show you understand the risks. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
Cancellation Policy
Any pilots who remain on the waiting list after all places have been allocated will have their entry fees returned in full.:
If the Competition has to be cancelled (eg. due to Covid 19 restrictions), with unrecoverable financial commitments, a percentage of the entry fee will be retained to cover these costs.
The retention of funds will be capped at a maximum of 20% of entry fee.
Should this occur, a financial report covering these costs and recovered funds will be made available, upon request, no later than 30 days after the cancellation date.
Prize fund and scoring categories
General schedule
9th February - Mandatory Briefing for all pilots
9th February to 15th Feb - A whole lot of racing!!!
15th Feb - Presentation
Daily schedule
10.45 Pilots briefing; Previous task results, new task summary and relevant information.
12.00 Task window opens
15.00 Goal beers and back slapping
17.00 land by time
20.00 Provisional results
(All times are subject to change)
Accommodation and Activities
How to get here
Bright Brewery,
121 great alpine road,
Bright 3741
Australia
Bright Australia
Plane
The nearest is Melbourne international airport (Tullamarine).
There is a shuttle bus that runs every 10 min from the airport to Melbourne Southern Cross train station.
Check fares and more: http://www.skybus.com.au/
Bus
The VLine bus service connects Bright with Wangaratta. Busses 2-3 times a day.
Check time table here http://www.vline.com.au/
Train
The nearest train stations are Wangaratta and Albury.
Via Wangaratta
There is a train to Wangaratta from Melbourne Southern Cross 3 times a days. It takes about 3 hours to Wangaratta and then you can change for a bus to Bright. Check time table here http://www.vline.com.au/
Via Albury
There is a train going to Albury from Melbourne Southern Cross 2-3 times a days. Check time table here http://www.vline.com.au/ The journey takes about 4 hours. it can be a direct train or with change at Seymour. There is no public bus from Albury only taxi or transfer.
Car
Bright is situated on the Great Alpine Road (B 500) about 75 kms from the Hume Highway (M31) which is the main road connecting Melbourne to Sydney. Bright is just over three hours drive from Melbourne, seven hours drive from Sydney, five hours drive from Canberra and twelve hours drive from Adelaide.
A great circular tour from Melbourne is to travel from Melbourne to Bairnsdale on the Princes Hwy then over the High Country on the Great Alpine Road and then back to Melbourne via the Hume Hwy.
If you are coming from Sydney or Canberra experience the stunning drive via the Snowy Mountains through Thredbo, Corryong to the Great Alpine Road and on to Bright.
BUT which ever way you come leave plenty of time to spend many days based in Bright and exploring the Ovens Valley and Alpine High Country.
NB Chains need to be carried on the Great Alpine Road between Harrietville and Omeo in the snow seasons and also should be carried between Thredbo and Khancoban in winter
Taxi
It is 115 km from Albury and if you arrived there you can take a taxi.
Taxi – based in Bright. Contact 0408 589 370
See other useful "How to get" tips at http://www.brightvictoria.com.au/getting-here.aspx
Downloads
Waypoint files
Organizers
Martin Joyce
Contacts
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organiser
- Martin Joyce
- 0411 407974
- brightopencomp@gmail.com
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