Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hey you all,

I received some worrying and some angry (well ...) emails because we are not blogging any more,
but we are, daily and this for over 8 years,
but we use Facebook now,
I know I know some don't like it,
but it makes it so much easier for us,
so if you please ....

Facebook under Doyouwanna
it is public
and if you like it .... like it !

Hope all is well,
down here flying lots lots lots
with lots lots friends
hope you come along,

Nick, Kath y Paco

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Tandem paragliding Alicante

Paragliding season Alicante part III takes off again, after a super spring, a hot summer, we got it more easier now till end of december flying in more smoother conditions.
Sept/okt are excellent months to come down, november and december are more soaring months on our several coastal sites and here and there a big thermalling day inland.

Lets hope we see you again soon,
Nick, Kath y Paco

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Parapente Biplaza Alicante

Biplaza parapente en Alicante.  Llamanos 606 781 180

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Parapente Biplaza Alicante

Tadenm flights over Palomaret, Reconco, Villena, Hondon, Cabo de Santa Pola.  Summer routine.

If you want to check out what we do daily, please go to Doyouwanna on Facebook, everyday we let you knw what we've done.  Thanks !!!!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Hot hot hot Spain

It has been a very very hot june month.   And we have been very very aware of strong winds at height.  And overdevelopments inland.   That's why we have flewn daily, but late afternoon.   Boaty conditions ?  I don't think so.  A bit of everything.  Strong thermals, punchy stuff, relaxed soaring, high cloudbase, low cloudsbase, just what our guests wished for.
Daily info on our public FACEBOOK account.  Daily info.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Never ending flights, day by day


Hello guys, neve rending thermals, and in between never ending soaring days.   It has been awesome lately.  But to get full reports of what we do it is better to follow us at Facebook,  just look for Doyouwanna, and like us !

Today my new wing Skywalk Cayenne4 came in, if you want to hear what I feel about it, check FB.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Caudete

Palomaret, Cabo, Caudete, lots of flying last days.   Temperatures 25 - 30 degrees, depending if close to the refreshing beaches or more inland where a cool breeze is missing.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

 We have bben flying our tits off and you know that.  We haven't stopped this week, every day we had superb flights, good fun. 
French pilots, british and belgian pilots.    All eager to leave early, beat the heat, and get in the air.   I was so knackered by the end of the day that I only blogged on FB, so get FB doyouwanna and you get a more detailled blog from now on.

I just read the new Cross Country magazine, man Bruce Goldsmith is my man.  What he says about the speed of a glider, I can only agree.  I always said that comps are fantastic but are in struggle with the real mean of a paraglider flight.
There is no need to fly that fast, if you want pleeeeaaaaaaase go ahead, but it is for lots of pilots absolutely not necessary.
We can live with a slow flying glider, lots lower stall speed, enjoying high flights still, but also fly low over the hills, smelling herbs, touching treetops, kissing slopes etc... .

Talk to you soon, a new DVD Jocky please, speed to fly is outdated now, and you're the boss !  Excellent words from Jocky as well in the latest XC magazine.


Monday, May 28, 2012

Midsummer feeling

 Midsummer feelings.   Flights, beachtime, a drink,  siesta, flying again, and late home.

Lately I haven't been blogging daily.  Because lots of days got home late because of the flying.  But also because the blogging goes better through facebook.  So if you like this blog,and you want to know what is going on in Alicante with us Doyouwanna, just check facebook and look for Doyouwanna.   Daily updates of what we do.



Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tuesday Toix

 First time always impressive to fly at Toix.   Bullet proof take off, nudist beach landing, flightwith splendid views, and here and there a puff of lavendel scent.

Cracking day.



Saturday, May 19, 2012


Cabo de Santa Pola,

The soap continues.

Lately we had some very serieus accidents at our famous soaring home site Cabo de Santa Pola.    English pilot and spanish pilot both broke their back and both were in the fault flying the site at this time.

Those accidents made so much noise, it was all over in the press.   Politicians of the town Santa Pola, were ordering an urgent meeting.  Police chiefs were invited at the reunion to tell them their story about the accidents etc… .   A big mess.

Now this week we had a reunion with several authorities, politicians, police chiefs etc…

They listened to us and understood we have been neglected for years as an important part of the tourism industry, the sport industry in the region.   But they made us clear that this couldn’t go on forever, that some steps had to be made.

In short, pilots need to be member of the federacion.  Local pilots can stop visiting pilots when meteo conditions are not optimal, or technique of visiting pilot is not adequate to fly our site.   And, believe me that happens as well, when visiting pilots appear with not certified equipment, no reserve etc… .

Information boards will be put on different places near the take off, so nobody can neglect them anymore.   You will be asked to check the conditons through local pilots, school, clubs, us Doyouwanna.

So please, for the love of the sport, please respect this little rules.   They could have been worse.

I read the Skywings article from Steve Walsh, Attitude may 2012.   If you are british, read last alinea, and you will understand how I feel sometimes.  

For three years already we ask you to fly with a 5 euro helmet sticker.   This 5 euro goes to a special account, to maintain the sites clean and hassle free.   You only pay 5 euros for a whole year and this for flying all the sites near Alicante.
Flying with this sticker doesn’t mean though, that you can do whatever you want on our sites. 


For a very affordable democratic price, you can be guided, fly more than anyone else, and safer.   Andmaybe most important, fly together with the local pilots.

If you don’t agree with all this above, maybe you shoud choose another destination to play.

Hope to see you all guys,
Nick, Kath y Paco
Ps: I read the Skywings article from Steve Walsh, Attitude - may 2012.   If you are british, read last alinea, and you will understand how I feel sometimes.   

Friday, May 18, 2012

El Cid

 I saw a werewolf with a chinese menu in his hand
he was walking in the streets of Soho in the rain
he was looking for a place called Lee Hu Fooks,
he was gonna get a big dish of beef chow Mein

Woke up with this song and was till humming it when we were at the beauty and the beast, El Cid,
loved by some, hated by others,
I love El Cid,
and I hope all our pilots did as well,
talk to you mañana










Wednesday, May 16, 2012

 Adriaan, FrankA, Birgit, Hesther, Marcel, FrankB, all ready to jump off the hill like lemmings.

This time at Reconco, first day of strong easterlies, my favourite hill.  And bingo, it was right on.  1550 m ASL, just not good enough to go XC towards Villena, Caudete etc...   Only when 1600 is reached we go.
But still memorable as most of the pilots flew this one first time.




Monday, May 14, 2012

May day flights


Inland flights, late afternoon as we have to cope with a heatwave.   Thermals too strong, winds at take off too gusty.  So we leave late in the afternoon after enjoyng the heat near the beachfront.  Nothing wrong with that, when we still fly for hours later in the day.






Flights cancelled for the competition at Caudete.  Always tricky organising flights in Caudete.  Lots of times it is too cross, southwest.  The forecast hast be followed days before in that area, and once there be sure you take off soon, before the breeze kicks in.  Cause that breeze can kick in very very strong at times, and above all kill all the thermals.   And thats just why we drove the extra kilometers to get high cloudbase and those famous Caudete thermals.

But no sweat,, Hondon, Carrasquete flights no worries for the non competitors.   Much respect for the youngsters who took over organising the comps nowadays.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Hot air in Alicante

With 30 degrees hot air, there was hardly any wind at take off.   It was overall hot hot hot.   Lovely to jump in the pools, great to bathe in the sea, but for flying it was hard work. 

Ok, nothing wrong with hard work.   Thermals were weak, olyu 1.5 m/s, but big, so we had to boat around for ages to get above the hills.   Which was very relaxing, but doing several tandems in these conditions it tires you out a lot.  

So, I am sitting down near my pool, puffing.


Saturday, May 12, 2012

Aweome weather down here

A friend of mine, posted me my blog was not updated.  Well here we are, we have been flying our tits off.  Almost every day we come home late, bit tired after the flying, after the being our all day in this awesome weather.  Really a great time to be here and enjoy the sport.
But not only that, the beaches, the sun, the tapas, the company, makes it all so nice.

Hope to see you all !

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Rough as fuck

Little champ Thomas groundhandling.

As rough as fuck it was in Cabo de Santa Pola, never was that rough before.  Was glad to be safe down.  Winds were on, but once in the air, I was very much surprised by the horrible conditions.  So we just chilled and parawaited .... until now...

Flying thermals, again and again

Palomaret, splendid flying late afternoon.   Story has been told several times.  This site works 465 days a year, thermals are present 26 hours a day.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Early morning foto of Penon d Ifach en Calpe, an tablecloth, orographic over the rock.

Later on of course blue sky, and high temperatures upper twenties.   Southwesterly winds on our hill, giving us all what wante, needed and loved.

Exact right timing at take off, not too early as too much west, not too late as 45 min later white horse were appearing.  But once in the air, you could fill your booths was you pleased.

Lenticulares in the back, inland I don't think it was the best place so.
  


4 m/s thermals, not bad today

 Late starts today.  At night it is still only 12 degrees, during the day temp rises up to 26 degrees.  Big difference, thermals present.   4 m/s thermals, lovely ones, not punchy, nice to play around with.

 Amin sleeps, Gaby and Elisabeth read, Michael is preparing to go.

Surprised Ariel, grinning Manolo.
 Never seen this before, a Go Pro hanging on a line behind the glider.  To me it looked a bit dodgy, what if a collapse makes you turn and the camera get stuck in the lines.  Camera good be fucked couldn't it .... .

 Gay photographer