Today Rafa Saladini broke the world record going 581.6 km.

Dustin Martin writes:

The three paragliders from yesterday landed together at 582
kilometers. From a surface tow. I believe Glauco foot launched on his hang
gliding flight of 619 kilometers, also yesterday. The paragliders were wondering
if 600 was possible, obviously it is and I wonder how long until they actually
hit 700. They don’t seem to be in the ideal location for longest duration
available. Another hour would make all the difference.

There’s a strange (to me) argument of aesthetics of foot launch Vs towing for a
record flight, while (to me) all downwind dashes seem to be incapable of being
aesthetically ideal. I think the longest paragliding flight will happen in Texas
and will be sufficiently long to make Brazil suddenly less attractive for
recapturing the record. Let’s see.

One day after the FAI received this:

FAI has received the following Class O (Hang Gliding and
Paragliding) World record  claims:

Sub-class : O-3 / Paragliders

Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal

Course/location : Caicó (Brazil)

Performance : 505,6 km

Pilot : Michael Küffer (Switzerland)

Aircraft : Boomerang 11 / Gin Gliders

Date : 09.10.2019

Current record : no record set yet

and

Sub-class : O-3 / Paragliders

Category : Female

Type of record : Straight distance

Course/location : Assu (Brazil)

Performance : 463,00 km

Pilot : Seiko Fukuoka Naville (France)

Aircraft : Enzo 3 / Ozone

Date : 09.10.2019

Current record : 410,72 km (25.10.2018 - Marcella Pomarico Uchoa, Brazil)

and

Sub-class : O-3 / Paragliders

Category : Female

Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal

Course/location : Assu (Brazil)

Performance : 451,5 km

Pilot : Seiko Fukuoka Naville (France)

Aircraft : Enzo 3 / Ozone

Date : 09.10.2019

Current record : 377,00 km (25.10.2018 - Marcella Pomarico Uchoa, Brazil)

and

Sub-class : O-3 / Paragliders

Category : Female

Type of record : Free distance using up to 3 turn points

Course/location : Assu (Brazil)

Performance : 464,4 km

Pilot : Seiko Fukuoka Naville (France)

Aircraft : Enzo 3 / Ozone

Date : 09.10.2019

Current record : 412,3 km (25.10.2018 - Marcella Pomarico Uchoa, Brazil)