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 ...
BFAR 2010 - July 3 - 4, 2010
Even
though the weather wasn't the best, tandems were flown,
and everyone had a great time! Thanks to everyone
who came out, helped out, had fun, and supported the
club. Funds raised go directly to maintaining
and sustaining the Bridal Falls flying site, and other
WCSC managed sites.
BC
XC League for 2010 now ON!
Yup,
the season is now open. Make some distance,
log it here, and go for gold.
Click
here for the BC XC League page, with all you need
to know.
2010
Birdmen!
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February 2010
Hawk
Of The Month |
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Congrats
to
Greg
Hemingway
For
Parahawking
in
Nepal
(I'm
very jealous ...)
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March
2010
Eagle
Of The Month |
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Congrats to
Kevin
Ault
For
flying OR Woodside
to
Bear Mtn, twice!
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April
2010
Eagle
Of The Month |
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Congrats to
Justin
Kuhneman
For
his XC flight from
Woodside
west to
his
home in Mission!
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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 a vote is taken at the
following month's club meeting. "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 Tandem hang glider and paraglider
pilots who would be happy to take you up for
a flight!
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(Photo
courtesy of Jon Orders, Gravity Sports, Vancouver, BC) |
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pilot's names are listed here as a BIG thank-you
for helping out so tremendously with this year's
BFAR. If
your name is not listed, and you'd like it to
be, contact a club
director). |
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 are currently training in awesome
summer conditions! Check out our local flying
schools, and other sponsors on the Sponsors
page.
At present, we only have paragliding schools available
in the lower mainland. There are also a couple
of hang gliding options available in the province.
See the links page
for a more complete list of schools and clubs, or
contact a club
director.
Click on the Sponsors
link to find them.
| 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
ads. |
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:
21 July 2010
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