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Some figures from the 1st Island of La Palma Challenge 2005:

- 1.350 visitors to the island thanks to the Challenge, with an average stay of 2 weeks;
- 512 pilots, 115 of which registered for the Challenge, from 11 different countries;
- 36 pilots qualified for the Final, including: the World Champion, the PWC Champion, the European Champion, a former European and PWC Champion, the Spanish Male and Female Champions, the leader of the Spanish League and many other topranking pilots;
- 10.000 km were flown in round 1 and 4.300km in the final week
- 5 tasks were flown in the Final and the Winner flew a total distance of 334 km, a daily average of 66,8 km;
- the longest distance flown in a task was 109,8 km (by the eventual winner, Maurer) in 3 hours, i.e. an average speed of 36,6 km/h!
- strongest thermal registered by a pilot in the Final was +7m/s
- the event website (www.desafioisladelapalma) was visited 44.917 times by people from 81 different countries from December 2004 to the beginning of October 2005
- 23.000€ prize money, of which 12.000€ was for the winner (Chrigel Maurer, European and PWC Champion)

In the words of the Winners:
Chrigel Maurer, Winner of the 1st Challenge: “It’s a very original competition, plus the biggest prize money I’ve ever won in paragliding!”

Charles Cazaux, Runner-up: “A real fun event in the perfect spot for winter flying and training.”

Kari Eisenhut, 3rd: “A marvellous competition, great people and a really friendly atmosphere. And the island is incredibly beautiful!”

Read the articles published by: www.ojovolador.com
	1st Challenge Island of La Palma A unique and exciting paragliding competition in which 110 km were flown in one task, in Canarias! READ the full story!
	An interview to the winner: Chrigel Maurer takes the gold! An interview to the winner of an incredible 1st prize of 12,000 euros. Swiss pilot Chrigel Maurer talks about racing in the sky, and more... Read the interview here!