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We are very glad to announce that Nordic Committee has trusted in us to organize again their Nordic Championship event and some National Championships at Gemona, in Italy).

The Nordic Open is a paragliding competition FAI category 2 organized by Friuli-Venezia Giulia paragliding club in partnership with FlyEvent & Airtribune.

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Flying site

Mt Cuarnan, Gemona

Gemona located in the North East of Italy has hosted a number of international PWC and CAT 2 events over the years.

The Gemona flying arena has a great variety with a mix of Alpine and Flatland possibilities.

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  • 0 Pilots Confirmed
  • 208 Pilots total registered
  • 350 EUR Entry fee
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  • 130 Pilots max allowed
  • 23 Countries presented
  • ✅ All certified wings allowed
  • 🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅
  • left before start of event
  • Registration will open on
    01/12 12:00 (Europe/Rome)

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    The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring

    Live trackers supplied
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    The region supports helicopter rescues

    Helicopter rescue
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    There will be medical rescue services at launch

    Medic on takeoff
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    The region generally has good phone coverage

    Good phone coverage
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    We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly

    Radio coverage
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    There will be vehicles supplied to take you to launch

    Launch Transport
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    There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ

    Retrieve included
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    There are toilets at, or near, the launch

    Toilets on takeoff
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    The organisers will download the tracklogs at HQ for scoring

    Tracklogs managed
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    The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores

    Airtribune blogging
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    There will be daily lunch packs for pilots

    Lunch packs
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    The organisers will give you an ID card with all the essential items listed

    ID Cards
  • The organisers will have free WiFi available at HQ

    Free WiFi
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    There will usually be goal beers for winners

    Goal beers
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    There will be a social evening with food

    Food
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    There will be an organised party during or after the event

    Party
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    You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift

    Free gift
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    This event awards PWCA letters

    PWCA Letters
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    The organisers support reducing the use of unnecessary plastic at the event. This includes NOT giving disposable water bottles

    Plastic reduction

Prize funds and scoring categories

  • OVERALL
  • FEMALE
  • NORDIC CHAMPION
  • NORDIC WOMEN
  • NORDIC SERIAL
  • NORDIC SPORT

Event info

We are very glad to announce that Nordic Committee has trusted in us to organize again their Nordic Championship event and some National Championships at Gemona, in Italy).

The Nordic Open is a paragliding competition FAI category 2 organized by Friuli-Venezia Giulia paragliding club in partnership with FlyEvent & Airtribune.

It will be held from 5-11 July 2026 and will have a practice day followed by 6 tasks. The event is from Sunday to Saturday..

The events objectives are to find a Nordic Champion whilst offering an environment for pilots to compete in a friendly manner and share good times together, promoting a positive atmosphere between competing nations..

2026 event details:
♦ The Event will have a maximum 130 Pilots
♦ Nordic Nations will have priority
♦ The event will have a full Flymaster Live tracking system present for safety.

Flying site

Mt Cuarnan, Gemona

Gemona located in the North East of Italy has hosted a number of international PWC and CAT 2 events over the years.

The Gemona flying arena has a great variety with a mix of Alpine and Flatland possibilities. Enjoy the views of the Alps to the north and Mediterranean coastline to the south.

For this event, we will be using the Bordano HQ/LZ location by the river, with no obstructions and land out options for those that don't make it to goal. The LZ also features a camper van area. It has limited facilities, but there is some electric available, and plentiful water. There is also a bar, showers and toilets. The camper van charge is 60€* per vehicle for the duration of the event.

If camping at the HQ area, you must not camp inside the trees, but on the edge of the track. The trees, although open access, are private property. Thank you for assisting us. Additionally, the tent must not be erected during the daytime. In other words, you can erect the tent in the evening to sleep, but it must be dismantled in the morning each day. It will probably be easier to simply camp at Hotel Willy for the week and use the event transport from Gemona each day.


Selection and entry fee

QUALIFYING
♦ The event is open to all pilots of any level of wing.

SELECTION
Selection Criteria for the Nordic Open:

The selection is in accordance with FAI section 7 rules. The organizing country is Denmark. The other Nordic countries are considered “other nations” under the section 7 rules. This implies that if all positions of the comp are filled with Nordic pilots, the section 7 rules have still been upheld. There is no other quota for other nationalities outside of the Nordic Countries.

1. Starting from February, the first 2 weeks of selection are open ONLY to the top 28 pilots from each Nordic nation, according to WPRS as of 01.FEB.2026 5 of the 28 spaces are reserved for female competitors. The female spots will be allocated to men for a total of 28 if they are not filled.

The pilots are given 7 days to make payment for their entry – and will then revert to the second round of selection if they fail to make payment

2. Weeks 3 to 6 are then open for selection to general Nordic country entries, according to same WPRS. If Nordic pilots with 0 WPRS or equal points register, they will be ranked by time of registration.

If a selected pilot fails to meet the payment deadline, they shall revert to the waiting list, and must contact the organizer directly for re-selection.

3. After week 6, selection is open to all other nations, according to same WPRS.
If a selected pilot fails to meet the payment deadline they shall revert to the waiting list, and must actively contact the organizer to be considered for re-selection.

The organizer may appoint no more than 4 spaces for “Team pilots” or wildcards for the event.

Eligible Nordic pilots: Pilots who appear in the WPRS ranking in the country rankings. This means that each pilot must submit a CIVL ID number to apply.
If pilots apply as being from one of the Nordic countries, and does not appear in the ranking, the organizer doing the selection must seek approval from the Nordic representative who shall investigate the matter with the country in question. The organizer is responsible for checking each pilot against the rankings, and for only allowing Nordic pilots who appear in it into the selection before the deadline of the Nordic selection.

Denmark and Greenland: https://civlcomps.org/ranking/paragliding-xc/pilots?nation=67

Finland: https://civlcomps.org/ranking/paragliding-xc/pilots?nation=80

Iceland: https://civlcomps.org/ranking/paragliding-xc/pilots?nation=107

Norway: https://civlcomps.org/ranking/paragliding-xc/pilots?nation=166

Sweden: https://civlcomps.org/ranking/paragliding-xc/pilots?nation=214

PAYMENT
♦ Payment will be made by Paypal. Details will be sent by email if your application to participate is accepted.
♦ If you receive a payment offer you should pay immediately, otherwise we will offer your place to another pilot on the waiting list.
♦ Do ensure you have read the cancellation policy before making any payment!

INCLUDED
The payment will get you:
♦ One full practice day
♦ Up to six quality tasks
♦ Daily transport to launch for all tasks, including the practice day
♦ Retrieves daily
♦ Daily lunch packs
♦ Trackers, for safety and scoring
♦ Typical tasking/scoring services
♦ T-shirt & other souvenirs as we are able
♦ Discounts for alternative activities in the event of bad weather
♦ Other event benefits, as they are made available
♦ There will be a few social evening with drinks organised.

REQUIRED BY YOU
All Pilots must hold the following:
♦ An FAI Sporting Licence (Don't confuse this with an IPPI card)
♦ Medical/Travel insurance
♦ Third party liability insurance (usually from your National Organisation)
♦ A mobile phone
♦ Recently repacked reserve parachute
♦ Helmet, certified for paragliding use
♦ Harness with certified back protection
♦ 2M Radio capable of 143.900 Mhz FM
If you do not have ALL of the above you will NOT be permitted to participate.


Documents required at registration

  • 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)

    FAI Sporting Licence
  • The organiser requires you to present your National flying licence.

    National Licence
  • You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.

    Signed Application 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.

    Signed Waiver/Release form
  • You must provide the organiser with a copy of your liability (3rd party) insurance documents

    Liability Insurance
  • You must provide the organiser with a copy of your medical, rescue and repatriation insurance. You can purchase Global Rescue cover from Airtribune

    Rescue/Medical Insurance

Cancellation Policy

CANCELLATION BY YOU
Pilots who want to cancel their registration should do it as soon as possible.

♦ A pilot who cancels at least 45 days before the event start can ask for a refund of their deposit, less an administrative fee of €60.
♦ Cancellations received less than 45 days before the event start will lose the deposit and not be refunded. Nothing further will be due.

Cancellations must be informed by email and the date at which the email is received will be used to calculate your refund, if one is due.

♦ Refunds are not immediate. We have one admin day per month.
♦ Your deposit and/or payment is NOT transferable to another pilot. There is a strict selection process and you cannot bypass this by passing your payment to another pilot.
♦ Please ensure you have adequate holiday travel insurance to cover any losses if you later find you are unable to participate.

CANCELLATION BY US
In the event the organisers deem it necessary to cancel, relocate, or reschedule the competition you will be entitled to a partial refund:
♦ Up to 7 days before the event start : 50% of the deposit
♦ Less than 7 days before the event start: A percentage of funds once any costs incurred by the local organiser have been deducted.
♦ 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

Overall - All gliders in the competition
Serial - All gliders EN-D and below
Sports - All gliders EN-C and below
Women - All females

General schedule


Saturday 4 July
You are welcome to attend prior to the scheduled event days for free flying and unofficial practice. Parataxis and camping are available at the HQ location.

REGISTRATION
Sunday 5 July

PRACTICE DAY
Sunday 5 July
Transport will be available at the camping and a suggested task distributed. No retrieves or scoring.

SAFETY BRIEFING
Sunday 5 July
7.00pm: “Mandatory Safety Briefing”

TASK DAYS
1st task Monday 6 April
Last scheduled task Saturday 11 July

PRIZE GIVING
Last task day

Daily schedule

On competition days:

09h00: Headquarters open
09h30: Transportation to take off
10h15: Task and Safety Committee meetings
11h15: Pilot briefing/Task briefing
11h30: Take-off window opens (depending on the actual weather conditions)
16h00: Scoring office opens
19h00: Provisional results (depending on the last pilot being retrieved)

The daily schedule is subject to change. Any changes to the schedule will be posted on the whiteboard in HQ. Changes will be announced by the Meet Director at the Daily briefing

Accommodation and Activities

How to get here


Bordano, Gemona Italy

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Organizers

Luigi Seravalli
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Paragliding Club

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