NZ Hang Gliding Team - 24th FAI World Hang Gliding Championship, Spain, 13-26 July, 2025

We invite you to help get the New Zealand Hang Gliding team, The Flying Kiwis, airborne at the 24th FAI World Hang Gliding Championship, taking place at Ager, Spain.

From July 13th-26th, 2025, the team will be competing against the Worlds top pilots from over 40 countries. For 12 days, a total of 130 pilots will be racing as individuals and as teams to see who will be crowned the World Hang Gliding Champion, and the World Champion Nation.

With all funds raised to be equally shared amongst the team to cover things like travel costs, accommodation, glider transport and rentals, team merchandise and apparel, and transport. Any financial assistance you can offer, be it large or small, is humbly and gratefully appreciated. We really couldn’t do it without the love and support of our friends and family.

The 2025 Flying Kiwi’s are:

John ‘Booty’ Urlich

Piers Throssell

Ian Miller

Geoff Christophers

Phil Southward

Steve Cronin (team manager/driver)

So watch this space folks. It’s going to be epic. Thank you for your support, whatever that may be.