The mission of the Paragliding World Cup Association is to put on the world’s premier paragliding competitions, and to promote the growth of the sport around the world through partnerships with local organizers, local officials, and organizations involved in the sport.
PWCA Structure
The PWCA is a non-profit organization. All income is re-invested to improve future competitions. The Paragliding World Cup Association (PWCA) is an association of pilots, the PWCA members. The members elect the PWCA committee to run the organization.
PWCA EVENTS
WORLD CUP SEASON
The World Cup season contains of number of Superfinal selective events and one Superfinal. Details on selection procedure are to find in RULES
PRE WORLD CUP
Pre-PWCA events provide a way for pilots to earn letters in order to qualify for the main PWC tour, as well as a mechanism to vet new potential competition locations and organizers.
ASIAN TOUR EVENTS
The PWC Asian TourEvents are also selective for the Superfinal, and are aimed at growing the sport in Asia by hosting world-class events, helping create new venues for the sport, and training new organizers.
Any cross country paragliding event organizer wishing to organize any of the PWCA events are invited to contact the PWCA office at pwca@pwca.org.
PWCA COMMITTEE
Goran Dimiskovski
President 2008 - present
Laura Sepet
Executive Secretary
Martin Scheel
Treasurer elected in 2021
Bill Hughes
General Secretary elected in 2021
Eduardo Sanchez Granel
Member
elected in 2021
Washington Luis Peruchi
Member
elected in 2022
Martin Jovanoski
Member elected in 2021
Anca Tabara
Member elected in 2022
Baptiste Lambert
Member elected in 2022
Tim Rochas
Member elected in 2022
Ferdinand Vogel
Member elected in 2024
Daniel Dimov
Member elected in 2024
Wally Arcidiacono
Member elected in 2024
Eduardo Sanchez Granel
Member
elected in 2021
Washington Luis Peruchi
Member
elected in 2022
Martin Jovanoski
Member elected in 2021
Anca Tabara
Member elected in 2022
Baptiste Lambert
Member elected in 2022
Tim Rochas
Member
elected in 2022
Ferdinand Vogel
Member elected in 2024
Daniel Dimov
Member elected in 2024
Wally Arcidiacono
Member elected in 2024
PWCA HISTORY
The Paragiding World Cup Association was founded on 9th August 1991 in Verbier, when the first Pilots Committee was elected. The creation of the PWCA was motivated by the fact that the only strong competition that pilots could attend was the World Championship, but selection to this event is dependent on national federations and only limited number of pilots per country can participate. Pilots dreamed about a high level competition, where pilots qualify themselves purely with their own results, with no limits of participant numbers per country.
Since the beginning of its history Paragliding World Cup has been a leader in innovation and pushing not only competitive paragliding sport, but also the development of competition wings, scoring systems and new rules.
PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP PRESIDENTS
PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS
Superfinal Format
Man
2024: Maxime Pinot (FRA) 2023: Honorin Hamard (FRA) 2022: Honorin Hamard (FRA) 2021: Luc Armant (FRA) 2018: Pierre Remy (FRA) 2017: Michael Sigel (SUI) 2016: Aaron Durogati (ITA) 2015: Stefan Wyss (SUI) 2014: Maxime Pinot (FRA) 2013: Ayumu MIYATA (JPN) 2012: Aaron Durogati (ITA) 2011: Peter Neuenschwander (SUI) 2010: Yann Martail (FRA) 2009: Charles Cazaux (FRA)
2008: Andy Aebi (SUI) 2007: Christian Maurer (SUI) 2006: Christian Maurer (SUI) 2005: Christian Maurer (SUI) 2004: Oliver Rössel (GER) 2003: Achim Joos (GER) 2002: Alex Hofer (SUI) 2001: Patrick Bérod (FRA) 2000: Andy Hediger (SUI) 1999: Kari Eisenhut (SUI) 1998: Peter Lüthi (SUI) 1997: Jimmy Pacher (ITA) 1996: Christian Tamegger (AUT) 1995: Hans Bollinger (SUI) 1994: Jimmy Pacher (ITA) 1993: Richard Gallon (FRA) 1992: Uli Wiesmeier (GER)