Welcome to the 2006 US National Paragliding Championships
August 27 – September 2 in Sun Valley, Idaho

Great weather and flying conditions made for perhaps the most successful and valid Nationals ever in the USA. A total of 5 tasks were flown with a sum total of 460 kilometers, with a daily average of 92k per task. On day 2, a record was set for the longest task ever called and completed in US paragliding history, 125k! Complete results can be found by clicking on the button to the left. Results for the top finishers are below:

Overall

1st Place ($500) Matt Dadam-USA (Gin Boomerang Sport)

2nd Place ($200) Brian Webb-AUS (Gradient Avax RSF)

3rd Place ($100) Dave Prentice-USA (Gradient Avax RSF)

Womens

1. Nicole McLearn-CAN (UP Trango 2)

Serial Class

1. Darius Lukosevicius (Gradient Aspen 2)

Congratulations to Matt Dadam and thanks to all the pilots that participated, who’s attendance and piloting skills help make this a safe and successful event.

Special thanks to Susan Dyer, Kristy Cassels and Jeff Meyer for all their hard work and help for this event. Also thanks to Tim Meehan and Mark Gaskill for keeping the scoring and website together. And, thanks to all the volunteers that helped make this event possible and to Lisa Tate for creating the wonderful trophies.

The contributions of our sponsors helped host this event One of the most generous local philanthropists is Bigwood Bread, is the title sponsor of this year’s National Championships. Fly Sun Valley and Bigwood Bread welcome you to the wonderful mountains of central Idaho.

Special thanks to our generous sponsors:

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