Record Hunt in Brazil - High Five

October 15, 2019

It is already the fifth stroke in the record year 2019 in Brazil: The Swiss Yael Margelisch once again surpasses the female world track record. Yael Margelisch is happy when she passes the 500km mark in flight. // Source: Swissleague, Y. Margelisch Yael flew 532 kilometers (as the crow flies) or 552 km over three turning points over the Sertao in Brazil on 12 October. So she surpassed the record of Seiko Fukuoka (463 km) from October 9, which had beaten the five days earlier set by Yael record of 443 km. So it's a nice back and forth. And even if Yael's record is surpassed in the future, she has a title in paragliding history: She's the first woman to fly more than 500 km by paraglider , Incidentally, the 532 km was a real team-flying success. Five other pilots flew with Yael most of the route together. So they all made the 500 mark together. Brazil's hang gliders also set records: On October 10, Glauco Pinto came 631 km from Tacima. It was the same day that three Brazilian paraglider pilots set the world record at 581 km (Lu-Glidz reported).

This article has been translated for your convenience and was originally written in Deutsch.