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The racing has started! The 30 athletes are now hiking and flying across the 850 km route through the Alps from Dachstein (Austria) to Monaco (France). The competitors must carry all their flying equipment, and either walk or fly. The race goes on day and night, sun or snow, until the first pilot lands in Monaco.
Amongst them are 3 official GIN Team Pilots: Martin Müller, Vincent Sprungli and Kaoru Ogisawa. They
are flying special ultralight version X-Alps Boomerang 5’s.

Age:
40 years old
Marital status:
Single
Place of residence:
Geneva, Switzerland
Flying since:
1990
Job:
Clockmakers

Age:
20 years old, for the last 22 years.
Marital status:
Married
Place of residence:
Annecy, France
Flying since:
1988
Job:
Piano teacher

Age:
47 years old
Marital status:
Married
Place of residence:
Toyama, Japan
Flying since:
1987
Job:
Gin Gliders Test Pilot

Red Bull Special Edition gliders

Gin Gliders is an official partner of the Red Bull X-Alps 2007.
We’ve created a special wing to compete in the race, the Boomerang 5 X-Alps, an ultra-light version of our last World Cup glider, the Boomerang 5.
The Boomerang 5 X-Alps glider, exactly the same as the one Ogi, Martin and Vincent are flying during the race, will be available for sale very soon!

Two more Limited Edition GIN Red Bull X-Alps gliders will also be launched :
- The Zulu Explorer X-Alps, available in all sizes !!
- The Yeti 19 X-Alps: the new Yeti in an extreme light weight size of 19 sqm !!!

More information and news about these gliders coming soon….

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