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Last night was the Awards Banquet for the 2013 New England Cross
Country Competition. Hang-Gliding and Para-Gliding Pilots from all over the
northeast, as well as from NY, and even North Carolina attended the event. We
celebrated last years Cross Country flight winners, as well as the oldest Cross
Country competition in the United States.

Some of the attendees like seasoned Cross Country veterans Jon Szarek and Dennis
Cavanagro, told stories from the origins of the competition, the history of the
Green Jackets (New England distance record), and the red jacket VHGA Sandmen (a
small group of pilots that have made it to the beach from one of our flying
sites). There were 4 of these members in attendance - Jon Szarek, Dennis
Cavanagro, Jeff Bernard, and Randy Brown. Tom Lanning is another legendary
member of the list, past MC, and regular attendee, but his wife Amy had to come
in his stead since he was too busy scraping clouds in Florida (warming up so he
can try to retake first place this year).