XC League 2008 Results
Congratulations to all of this year's winning pilots. The prize-giving will be at the
Sport Leisure and Aviation Show
on Saturday 29 November at the NEC, at 3.00pm.
| Overall XC League | |
| Richard Westgate | 606.7km |
| Women's League | |
| Helen Gant | 276.7km |
| Club League | |
| Avon | 1610.3km |
| Winter League | |
| David Thomson | 225.6km |
| Weekend League | |
| Steve Parsons | 353.6km |
XC League 2008 Prizes
Many thanks to all our sponsors for supplying prizes to the value of £250 for each category.
In addition to these, the XC League provides cash prizes to the top three and trophies
for all the winners.
| XC League Top 3 | |
| 1st: | Richard Westgate, 606.7km |
| Prize: | £125 cash |
| 2nd: | Kai Coleman, 507.6km |
| Prize: | £75 cash |
| 3rd: | Jim Mallinson, 491.8km |
| Prize: | £50 cash |
| Prizes by: | XC League |
| Longest Flight (straight line) | |
| Winner: | Richard Westgate, 126.0km, Liddington to Brighton, 16th July |
| Prize by: | Richard Westgate, SimplyGradient - Gradient |
| Longest Declared Goal Flight | |
| Winner: | Adrian Thomas, 60.5km, Rybury to Oxford, 26th July |
| Prize by: | Andy Talbot, Niviuk UK - Niviuk |
| Longest FAI Triangle | |
| Winner: | Graham Steel, 42.3km, XClent, 27th July |
| Prize by: | Pat Holmes, UK Airsports - Gin, Airwave |
| Best Placed Female | |
| Winner: | Helen Gant, 24th (276.7km) |
| Prize by: | Rob Arnold, Mac Paragliders UK - Mac |
| Longest Tandem Flight (over 30km, straight line) | |
| Winner: | Tim Guilford, 96.2km, Combe Gibbet to Wareham, 6th June |
| Prize by: | Brad Nicholas, Snowdon Gliders - Gradient |
| 54° North Cup– Highest Scoring Flight North of 54° Latitude | |
| Winners: | Steve Etherington and Martin Sandwith, 110.2km, declared FAI triangle from Tinto, 27th April |
| Prize by: | Rob Arnold, Mac Paragliders UK - Mac |
| Highest Scoring Flight on a DHV 1-2, CEN B or Standard glider | |
| Winner: | Ken Wilkinson, 94.8km, Rybury to Aylesbury, 15th August |
| Prize by: | Chris Dawes, Airways Airsports - Ozone |
| Best Placed DHV 1-2 or CEN B or Standard Pilot | |
| Winner: | Ken Wilkinson, 19th (304.1km) |
| Prize by: | Nicky Moss & Mark Watts, Axispara - Axis |
| Top 3 in the Women's XC League | |
| Winners: | Helen Gant (276.7km), Judith Mole (203.5km), Kirsty Cameron (186.8km) |
| Prize by: | Hugh Miller, Cross-Country Magazine |
| Club League | |
| Winner: | Avon, 1610.3km |
| Prize by: | Andy Talbot, Niviuk UK - Niviuk |