SAFA Skysailor Magazine

27 November | December 2023 SKY SAILOR Across the four tasks, pilots flew over 338km at an average speed of 36.5km/h, with report- ed top speeds of over 105km/h. Full results here . PWC Pico Do Gaviao, Brazil 23 to 30 September The last PWC event for 2023. Pilots flew five challenging tasks, each presenting unique conditions including mountains, flat, high or low cloudbase. Overall, Estefano Salgado finished first, followed by Manuel Quintanilla and Vladimir Bacanin in third place. In the Women’s, Johanna Hamne won ahead of Maria Alejandra Mejia, with Khobi-Jane Bowden in third place. All results are available here . Courtesy: PWCA Social Media Photo: Han Yunjo PWC Asian Tour, Mungyeong, Korea 6 to 14 October Initially, the last day Task 6 in Mungyeong seemed hardly taskable. A slight drizzle welcomed pilots at launch, prompting everyone to seek shelter until conditions cleared enough to fly. While Meet Director Goran Dimishkovski conducted the briefing, a wind tech tested conditions and was able to soar above take- off. However, conditions remained variable, leading to some pilots bombing out directly. As a result, the start gaggle was spread out, with some struggling to gain sufficient altitude. Once again, the small 32km task was full of surprises, as overall leader Martin Jovanoski bombed out, losing his overall lead to first Zhenjun Zhao, with Zeljko Ovuka finishing in second ahead of Martin. The women‘s ranking was won by Korean pilot Keiko Hiraki, second Tomoko Yoshikawa and third Jinhee Baek. www.pwca.org