French paragliding championship

From June 5 to 11, 2023, Bourg-Saint-Maurice will host the French paragliding championship. The 120 best French pilots and 30 international pilots are expected.
The main take-off will be at the Fort de la Plate. Known to the competitors, this site has been used for many years and can accommodate a large number of pilots.The main landing is at Les Ilettes. Unavoidable, it is one of the largest landing sites in Savoie.

PRINCIPLE OF A ROUND :
Several beacons must be flown over to validate the course. A beacon is a GPS point and a radius around this point. The pilots must enter this virtual cylinder to validate this beacon. For a round, there are usually 3 to 8 beacons to validate which make a course between 50 and 150 km to do without landing. The first one to complete the course wins the round and scores 1000 points. The following ones will have a decreasing number of points compared to the first one. The sum of all the rounds of the week determines the champion.

PROGRAM :
- Monday June 5: registration and training round.
- Tuesday June 6: Round 1.
- Wednesday June 7: Round 2.
- Thursday, June 8: Round 3 and party.
- Friday, June 9: Round 4.
- Saturday June 10th : Race 5.
- Sunday June 11 : Round 6, prize-giving and party.

TYPICAL DAY :
9:30 am : departure of the shuttles.
10h30 : Briefing.
11am-12pm : opening of the take-off window.
1pm : beginning of the round.
6pm : end of the run.