SAFA Skysailor Magazine

10 SKY SAILOR September | October 2022 After spending a season hiking and flying through New Zealand, Kinga re- entered the European scene once more by participating in the X-Pyr this year. Day 1 Starting with the run from Hondarribia to La Rhune, 20km on the road and 800m up, what a start of a 600km, seven-day long race! I arrived at the first turnpoint around 12th place, happy with my 2:55 hours. Weather was better than expected, it didn’t really rain. Hike & Fly at its best, five flights, heaps of hiking, including 3200m up... Camping in the hills, well positioned for the next morning’s glide. Day 2 – Wet! Still, our awesome team pulled off three flights which saved me heaps of road walking. We started with a morning glide, the only flight of the morning, and finished with an edgy wet glide of a pass where all three supporters were holding my wet wing before I flew out through the rain. Most light My X-Pyr by Kinga Masztalerz