Paragliding Mecca (Rhossili, South Wales - 2014)

Hello again folks,

Here are some pics and a bit of video from a trip Sam & I did back in 2014 to Rhossili. Sam had retired from paragliding altogether at this point and I was on a hiatus from the sport. As a result, neither of us had a paraglider to play with while on this 3 day break. Our good buddy Brian (Turbo) Tunnard of the Cloud Hoppers Club, kindly lent us his spare ground-handling glider, an ageing bright yellow Sky Yang. It was old and slow but in surprisingly good condition as it had hardly ever been flown.

We never committed to flying the main soaring hill as this glider hadn't been serviced in a long time but we did have a little bit of fun on the ridge along the beach. Here you can see a short film of first me and then Sam performing a 'dune' launch. If the wind had been 2-3mph stronger we might have managed a lengthy flight along the beach but the weather Gods didn't favour us this day.

The scenery and flying site here at Rhossili draws in many pilots from across the UK. Rhossili has also been voted as one of the Top 10 best beaches in the world.

Sam and I usual camp at Rhossili (Hill End camp site, Llangennith) every year for 2-3 days at a time. Besides the flying, we love the deceptively long & clean beach, stunning cliffs and the Worm's head (natural geological feature).

Below are some images (a few taken on full zoom so please excuse the graininess) of Sam & I, the scenery and a couple of hardened pilots making the most of the buoyant air.

Here's me :)

and here's Sam.

and finally a couple of proper pilots and the Worm's Head :)

I hope you enjoyed this little collection from back in 2014. Sam and I always have fond memories of the place.

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Thank you.

Robert.