We have been making maximum use of the great snow base at Ruapehu - and our season passes. We think there is another good chance for perfect speed riding weather and a few more new Nano enthusiasts are going to the mountain.

Join us! Call me on 021-727 013

Teaching Paragliding

Wings & Waves will be conducting a Instructor and Tandem pilot seminar on behalf of the NZHGPA

Instructor and Tandem pilot Seminar
October 2008
W&W loft in Bayswater

This bi-annual seminar is compulsory for existing paragliding instructors and tandem pilots to maintain their rating and for assistant instructors to obtain an instructor rating.

Anderson, Lukas, Dan, Tom and Josh at Cheltenham

Many local kids have got into kite surfing recently - and they are doing really well! As a result, we had many requests for special rates for students' kite boarding lessons.

Usually, stage 1 (beginner) kite boarding lessons are $160 per person. During the October 2008 school holidays we are offering a special of $120 per person. Here is how you book:

The weather is looking great for Ruapehu 15-16 September. Not much wind, sunny and on Monday / Tuesday the ski slopes are always quite empty. We are thinking about spending Monday at Whakapapa Far West. On Tuesday, we could go up Turoa and walk to the top and speed ride from the crater lake. Join us! Call me on (021) 727 013

To make our NZ XC league more interesting, we have been talking to Manolis who runs the Leonardo online XC web site and can now announce:

NZ online XC League is up and running!

The idea is to give everybody, especially the less experienced pilots a chance to learn from other pilots' long flights, to create more interest in XC flying, to inspire pilots to try a flight or a site someone else has flown from, (to show off mercilessly should you be proud of a great flight) and to keep everyone posted on how the competition is going.

Weather permitting, we are planning our next speed riding session at Ruapehu later this week, 28-30 August 2008.

If you would like to join us for a FREE TRIAL, please contact us asap to find out where and when. Best is to call Reuben on his cell phone on 0274-727 013 or on the landline at 09-446 0020.

On the day, you can have a go on with a Nano on a practicing slope, learn how to inflate, launch and maybe fly. Give Reuben a call!

SupAir safety notice

Some recent SupAir harnesses may have issues with the locking system of the leg and T-bar buckles which may need to be exchanged. Wings & Waves can do these alterations in Auckland - in most cases.

We are planning another speed riding session at Ruapehu on 7 - 8 August 2008, weather dependent, of course.

Free trials and information on speed riding will be available on those days.

Contact us if you would like to sign up for a free trial or if you would like some information.

Join us!

On our recent trip to Ruapehu, we met up with the guys from snow.co.nz to show them what speed flying is all about. Here is what they published on their web site, including a nice video.

Speed Flying 101 As far as nice days go, Whakapapa Ski field couldn’t have turned on the charm any more. We arrived to gentle winds from the north, with not a cloud in sight. Fresh snow from 2 nights ago had ensured all facilities were operating. We’ve organized a slightly different day on the snow today, not your usual method of getting down the hill. Today we try to use a “Gin Canopy”.