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On behalf of all competitors the PPO Team would like to thank our sponsors, thanks to whom we could reward the best three pilots in all categories: open, women, serial, sports, Polish and Polish-women. Altogether we gave away prizes worth around 3000 euro. Below we present all sponsors and the prizes:
Polish Paragliding Association
- 1400 euro altogether for the best 3 pilots in the overall ranking, the best woman and the best Polish pilot
- Closed helmet
- Paragliding overalls
- Footrest
- Speed bar
- Thermoactive underwear
- Closed helmet
- Open helmet
- Beskid Paragliding T-shirts
- GPS covers
- Balaclava
- Speed bar
- Flymaster B1 Vario
- Men's polo T-shirt
- Women's polo T-shirt
- 2 men's thermal undershirts
- 2 women's thermal undershirts
- Paragliding rucksack
- Helmet cover
- T-shirt
- Cap
- Wind sock
- GIN hooded jacket
- 3 travel bags
- 3 CD travel boxes
Devin was our sponor for mineral water. Pilots could also taste Red Bull and Jim Beam during the prize-giving and closing party.
Overall Podium
8.00
Right now the sky is fully overcast, but after yesterday, when actually no one believed we could fly a task and in the end we had 66 happy pilots at goal, everything is possible. First pilots briefing at 9.30
Results after Task 4
Open
1. Nikolay Shorokhov (RUS) Gin Boomerang
2. Yassen Savov (BUL) Mac Magus 6
3. Peter Vyparina (SVK) Niviuk Icepeak
Women
1. Marina Olexina (RUS) Gin Boomerang 6
2. Anna Verbitskaya (RUS) Axis Venus 2
3. Klaudia Bułgakow (POL) Gin Boomerang 6
Serial
1. Theuns Koekemoer (RSA) Axis Venus 2
2. Piotr Pawłowski (POL) Nova Triton
3. Bogdan Bazyuk (UKR) Gradient Avax XC2
Sports
1. Bogdan Bazyuk (UKR) Gradient Avax XC2
2. Mykola Struk (UKR) Gradient Avax XC2
3. Michał Maślonka (POL) Advance Sigma 7
12.00
The day is cancelled due to the overcast sky and some drizzle. The prize-giving ceremony starts at 18.00.
9.00
The sky still doesn't look good, but at least it's not raining, we've got some 6/8 of medium clouds and wind around 6 m/s from NNW. We're not giving up so easily and we'll be going up.
16.00
At 15.00 we've started a Race to Goal of 49 km with goal in Bania.
18.00
Many, many, many pilots at goal:
1. Yassen Savov (BUL)
2. Pawel Faron (POL)
3. Nikolay Shorokhov (RUS)
21.25
Standings after Task 4:
1. Nikolay Shorokhov (RUS)
2. Yassen Savov (BUL)
2. Peter Vyparina (SVK)
One of our Sponsors for the event is Flymaster Poland. As a big part of the organization team here are girls, we are very impressed with the Flymaster team line-up:
Below with Yassen Savov, the T2 and T3 winner:
Wednesday has greeted us with thunderous applause. We're waiting for the situation to clear up.
Next Briefing at 12.00 at the Headquarters.
12.15
The Task is cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
At 20.00 we will be having a rescue and first aid training presented by a member of the Polish Tatra Mountain Resue Service. We're gathering by the Headquarters. If it's raining we'll hide at the cinema.
