Craig Collins

Craig Collings was born in New Zealand in 1968. 

As a teenager Craig would go treking for days at a time in the New Zealand mountains until he finially saw Paragliding and learnt to fly in 1993. 

Craig flew and competed in New Zealand, becoming NewZealand Champion 4 times before moving to Bright, Australia.

Craig also flies sailplanes: "I just love being in the air and soaring, whether it is paragliding or gliding I feel free when I am flying".

In recent years, Craig has been less active in high level competition, but will fly a GIN Tribe at the Canungra Cup in October 2011. 

Results:

4 times Australian Paragliding Champion 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

4 times New Zealand Paragliding Champion 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998

1st 2008 Bright 321 competition Bright Australia

1st 2008 Australian Paragliding Nationals, Killarney

1st 2004 Canungra Paragliding Competition

1st 2002 Manilla Paragliding Open

1st 2002 Australian Paragliding Open, Bright

1st 2002 Canungra Paragliding Compeitition

1st 2001 Australian Paragliding Open, Manilla

1st 2000 New Zealand Paragliding National