World Records set in Zapata, Texas

Standing straight distance records:

Type of record: Swift straight distance
Course/location : Zapata, TX (USA) - Lovington, NM (USA)
Performance : 777.5 km
Pilot : Manfred RUHMER (Austria)
Hang Glider : Aeriane Swift Light
Date: 17.07.2006
Current record: 688 km (18.07.2005 - Robin HAMILTON, UK)

Type of record: Flex wing straight distance
Straight distance: 700.6 km
Date of flight: 17/07/2001
Pilot: Manfred RUHMER (Austria)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Lamera, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Icaro 2000 Laminar Mrx

Type of record: Flex wing straight distance (not FAI)
Straight distance: 438 miles
Date of flight: June 20th, 2002
Pilot: Mike Barber (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Lamera, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Moyes Litespeed

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance
Straight distance: 655.0 km
Date of flight: 18/07/2001
Pilot: Davis STRAUB (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS 145

Type of record: Single Surface flex wing straight distance (not FAI)
Straight distance: 205 miles
Date of flight: July 29th, 2006
Pilot: Davis STRAUB (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Wills Wing Falcon 3 170

Type of record: Female flex wing straight distance
Straight distance: 403.5 km
Date of flight: 28/07/2001
Pilot: Kari CASTLE (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Wills Wing Talon

Type of record: Paraglider straight distance
Straight distance: 423.4 km
Date of flight: 21/06/2002
Pilot: William GADD (Canada)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - South of Ozona, TX (USA)
Paraglider: Gin Gliders Boomerang Superfly

Type of record: Ultralight Sailplane (not FAI)
Straight distance: 608 miles
Date of flight: July 18th, 2005
Pilot: Gary Osoba (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Glider: Silent 2

Previous straight distance record set in Zapata:

Type of record: Swift straight distance
Straight distance: 688 km
Date of flight: 18/07/2005
Pilot: Robin HAMILTON (UK)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Lamera, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Aeriane Swift

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance (not FAI, as exceeded)
Straight distance: 594.0 km (369 miles)
Date of flight: June 27th, 2002
Pilot: Mark Poustinchian
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA), Abilene, TX
Hang glider: Flight Design Ghostbuster

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance
Straight distance: 559.7 km
Date of flight: 10/08/2000
Pilot: Davis STRAUB (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS 145

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance
Straight distance: 502.8 km
Date of flight: 20/07/2000
Pilot: David H. SHARP (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS 145

Type of record: Single Surface wing straight distance (not FAI)
Straight distance to a declared goal : 178.6 miles
Date of flight: July 18th, 2005
Pilot: Bo Hagewood (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Brackettville, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Wills Wing Falcon 195

Type of record: Ultralight Sailplane straight distance
Straight distance: 627.6 km
Date of flight: July 9th, 2004
Pilot: Leo  Benetti-Longhini (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Glider: Silent 2

Type of record: Paraglider straight distance (not FAI, as exceeded)
Straight distance: 208 miles
Date of flight: June 20th, 2002
Pilot: Dave Prentice (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Paraglider: unknown

Type of record: Paraglider straight distance (not FAI, but should have been)
Straight distance: 200 miles
Date of flight: July 27th, 2001
Pilot: Josh COHN (USA)
Course/place: Zapata to Carrizo Springs, TX (USA)
Paraglider: Windtech Nitro

Standing distance to declared goal:

Type of record: Swift straight distance to declare goal
Straight distance: 351 miles
Date of flight: July 29th, 2006
Pilot: Robin HAMILTON (UK)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Sterling City, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Aeriane Swift

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 354.6 km
Date of flight: 28/07/2001
Pilot: David GLOVER (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Rocksprings, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS 145

Type of record: Flex wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 517.23 km
Date of flight: 20/06/2002
Pilot: Lawrence "Pete" LEHMANN (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Big Lake, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Wills Wing Talon 150

Type of record: Flex wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 517.23 km
Date of flight: 20/06/2002
Pilot: Michael BARBER (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Big Lake, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders Litespeed 4

Type of record: Female flex wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 353.4 km
Date of flight: 21/07/2001
Pilot: Kari CASTLE (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Rocksprings, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Wills Wing Talon

Type of record: Paraglider straight distance to a goal (broken later in Europe)
Straight distance to a declared goal : 285.2 km
Date of flight: 22/06/2003
Pilot: Josh COHN (USA)
Course/place: Zapata to Carrizo Springs, TX (USA)
Paraglider: Windtech Nitro

Type of record: Ultralight sailplane straight distance to goal
Straight distance to goal: 560.7 km
Date of flight: July 9th, 2004
Pilot: Leo  Benetti-Longhini (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Glider: Silent 2

Previous distance to declared goal set in Zapata:

Type of record: Flex wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 503 km
Date of flight: 28/07/2001
Pilot: Carlos Alberto Morganti (Betinho ) SCHMITZ (Brazil)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - Mertzon, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders Litespeed 4

Type of record: Rigid wing straight distance to a declared goal
Straight distance to a declared goal : 316.7 km
Date of flight: 20/07/2000
Pilot: David H. SHARP (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS 145

Type of record: Paraglider straight distance to a goal
Straight distance to a declared goal: 309 km (192 miles)
Date of flight: July 27th, 2001
Pilot: Josh COHN (USA)
Course/place: Zapata to Carrizo Springs, TX (USA)
Paraglider: Windtech Nitro

Standing triangle speed records:

Type of record: Swift speed over a triangular course of 25 km (new)
 Course/location : Zapata, TX (USA)
 Performance : 59.33 km/h
 Pilot : Armand ACCHIONE (USA)
 Hang Glider : Aeriane Swift Light
 Date: 21.07.2006
 Current record: 50.40 km/h (20.05.2001 - Davis STRAUB, USA)

Type of record: Rigid wing 50 km FAI triangle speed (exceeded later in Florida)
Performance : 46.6 km/h
Date of flight: June 22nd, 2003
Pilot: Davis STRAUB (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS

Type of record: Rigid wing 100 km FAI triangle speed (not FAI)
Performance : 56.29 km/h (35 mph)
Date of flight: June 25th, 2002
Pilot: Alex Ploner (Italy)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS

Type of record: Flex wing 100 km FAI triangle speed (since exceed in Chelan)
Performance : 42.31 km/h (26.3 mph)
Date of flight: June 25th, 2002
Pilot: Bo Hagewood (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: Aeros

Standing out and return speed record:

Type of record: Rigid wing 100 km out and return speed (exceeded later in Big Spring)
Performance : 27.6 km/h
Date of flight: June 28th, 2003
Pilot: Davis STRAUB (USA)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA)
Hang glider: AIR ATOS

All records are/were/or would have been if not soon exceeded homologated by the FAI unless indicated.
Standing records are the current FAI world records unless indicated.
Previous records were records previously set starting at Zapata.