The West Coast Soaring Club is the home to paragliding
and hang gliding in the
Vancouver and Fraser Valley regions of British Columbia,
Canada. The coastal
mountains of southwestern Canada boast some of the
best flying on the continent,
with soaring sites to suit all pilot skill levels
and styles. The club's primary
objective is to develop and maintain safe soaring
practices in our area.
Enjoy the site, and come back often!
What's New ...
Paraglider Simulator
Check out this neat little app, written by our own Peter Spear. See if you can get your glider to tumble!
Click here for the PG Simulator
WCSC Annual General Meeting - New Directors! New Directions!
Thanks to all of you who came out to the club's AGM. I think there was over 60 people there. It's great to see so much interest in what's going on in our flying community.
A new board of directors was elected (yes, we had some elections!), and there was lots of great discussion, and decision making. Click here to see your new board of directors and when the meeting minutes are posted, I'll put a link up here as well.
BC XC League - Done for 2011
The BC XC League is finished for 2011. Click here for the BC XC League page, or click here for the final standings for 2011.
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July 2011
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August 2011
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(The WCSC
awards the Eagle Of The Month award to
a WCSC member pilot who achieves
a personal goal, conquers a new challenge, or takes
their own personal flying to a new level.
This could describe a 20 year veteran pilot setting
a new world record, or a novice pilot celebrating
their first 5 km cross country flight.
Nominations are accepted
from the membership, and your board of directors decides on the winner (or a membership poll vote is posted). "Eagles"
take home a special plaque, bragging rights, and
lots of glory. Contact a director with your
nominations now.
Interested
in going for a Tandem flight?
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(Photo
courtesy of Angus
Tapper, Queenstown, New Zealand)
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If
you're just checking out paragliding or hang gliding, and would
like to experience what it's all about, the
best way is to take a tandem flight. Almost
anyone can do it, no experience or exceptional
athletic ability required. Click
here for more details on what to expect
from a tandem flight. Paraglider? Hang Glider? Why not try both!
Click
here for a listing of local tandem hang glider and paraglider
schools and pilots who would be happy to take you up for
a flight!
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Online
Membership Application and Payment Now Active
You
can now submit your membership application and/or
renewal online, and pay using Paypal!
Note
that you do not have to be a Paypal member to
pay online. All you need is a major credit
card. You will be given the opportunity
to become a Paypal member when you pay, but this
is optional.
Also keep in mind that you will still
need to mail in a signed waiver (or deliver it in
person at a meeting, etc.), before your membership
is active. We may eventually have a fax option set
up, but currently mail or hand delivery are the only
options. The waiver wording has changed somewhat this
year, so everyone needs to sign a new one, even if
you've signed one (or several) in the past.
This is all new for the club, and
hopefully makes this process more convenient for
you, as members. Please be patient, and report
any problems or questions you have to the
webmaster.
Click
here for the online membership application / renewal
page
Want to learn
how to fly?
Our sponsor schools
train all year round. Check out our
local flying schools, and other sponsors on the Sponsors
page. We have several local paragliding and hang gliding schools, as well as other options on Vancouver Island, in the Okanagan, and in Alberta.
See the links page
for a listing of additional schools and clubs, or
contact a club
director for more information.
| Looking
for new gear?
Have something to sell? |
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West Coast Soaring Club has an active For
Sale area, located on our forum
page. If you're looking for good new and
used hang gliding and paragliding gear, accessories,
clothing, electronics, and sometimes even vehicles,
check it out.
Click
here to view the For Sale forum.
Anyone can view ads, but you must be a registered
forum user to post your own ads. Ads are
free to post.
Click
here to register as a forum user.
You can then log in to the forum, and post your
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Want
to contact a WCSC Club Director?
Click
here for the About Us page and a full list of
WCSC board members with contact info.
Last updated:
5 Dec 2011
