Matthijs Groeneveld

Netherlands

Interview

• When did you start paragliding?:

  In 2012 Queenstown New Zealand

• What is your current material (glider, harness)?:

  GTO3, Gin Genie race 4

• What is your flying weight?:

  125 kilos

• How many flights do you have?:

  Thousands

• What is your longest flight?:

  200km flat triangle

• Link to your XContest flights:

  https://www.xcontest.org/2022/world/en/pilots/detail:theflyingdutchmatt

• Why would you like to fly in the GIN team?:

  I would like to race in a good team of friends and try to show that the GTO3 belongs in the top ranks of the SRS series

• What are your latest/best results?:

  2023 SRS BGD edition, Pedro Bernardo, 1st place

• What do you like about Gin Gliders?

  Their handling

• What are your objectives for the next two years?:

  Getting the Gin team on the podium in the SRS series

• Do you have Instagram? Youtube?:

  Instagram: @theflyingdutchmatt