Nicole McLearn writes:

The 2013 Will Muller Cross Country Challenge is now over and it
was one of the most successful Willis in years! Over fifty pilots registered and
flew last week when the weather co-operated. Several days of potential
thunderstorms kept pilots local, but there were also several days that allowed
the pilots to do huge flights and many personal bests. Many happy pilots at
places like Invermere, Canal Flats, and further south, as well as numerous
out-and-return flights to take strategic advantage of the scoring bonuses! For
those watching from the office, the SPOT's provided quite a bit of entertainment
as you were able to follow pilots' progress in near real-time.

To summarize the final results over the week:

Hang Gliding:

1st place Ross Hunter

2nd place Serge Lamarche

3rd place Dave Haas

Women's Hang Gliding:

1st place Beverly Johns

Paragliding 1 (greater than 75km previous cross country experience):

1st place Al Thielmann

2nd place Andrew Berkley

3rd place Max Lautenbacher

Paragliding 2 (less than 75km previous cross country experience):

1st place Darcy Gillis

2nd place Mark Parminter

3rd place Tomohiko Murase

Women's Paragliding:

1st place Lisa Dickinson

2nd place Carrie Corbin

3rd place Magali Lalonde-Legault

Complete results are
here.

~$2000 in prize money plus sponsor swag was given out at the awards ceremony on
Sunday.

Congratulations especially to the Willi Team: Stewart Midwinter, Leif Hanson,
Randy Parkin, John McIsaac, Carrie Corbin, Janet Morris, Dale Osmond, Danny
Wolf, Keith McCullough, and Vincene Muller (and anyone else I've missed). You
guys made this happen!