Classic Accuracy Competitions Archive

1970
Under the auspices of the British Parachute Association, the first ever Parascending National Championships were held at Netheravon. T McCartney won the individual event and Worcester and Sherwood Forest Regiment won the team event.

1971
The 2nd National Championships were again held at Netheravon where Patricia Bass won the individual event and 7 Squadron RCT won the team event.

1972
There were no national championships this year.

1973
Parascending left the British Parachute Association in this year to form the Association of Parascending Clubs (APC) and R Lambert won the third National Championships.

1974
69 competitors attended the fourth National Championships at Watchfield where B Shaw won the individual title and Greater London North Scouts (John Harbutt, Andy Cowley, T Knight) won the team event. R Lambert won the round competition.

1975
Adrian Holdstock won the fifth National Championships.

1976
D Burns was individual National Champion and Greater London North Scouts were team champions at the Sixth National Championships.

1977
14 year old Ian Parrott won the seventh National Championships both as an adult and a junior, and Greater London North Scouts were crowned team champions.

1978
It was a Parrott family affair at the eight National Championships where Keith Parrott won the individual title and his son Ian won the youth trophy. Greater London North Scouts were crowned team champions.

1979
Andy Cowley won his first individual national title and Harley Chutes won the team event at the nineth National Championships.

1980
It was a year of doubles at the tenth National Championships, where Andy Cowley became National Champion for a second consecutive year and second time in total, and Derek Godfrey won the round canopy title also for a second consecutive year and second time in total. Paraglide won the team event.

1981
An Open Army Championships was held at Spitalgate where John Harbutt won the open competition and Tim Morphy won the army competition. One month later the 11th National Championships were also held at Spitalgate, where a 5 cm electronic DC was introduced for the first time. John Harbutt was on a roll winning individual the title and Paraglide won the team event for a second time.

1982
The 12th National Championships were held at Spitalgate where John Harbutt won the individual title for a second time, and Derek Godfrey won the round category for a third time. Harley Chutes won the team event for a second time.

1983
The second Dutch International Ram-Air Meet was held in Flevohof where Nigel Horder scored a world record four consecutive DC’s on a manually measured 10cm DC. Gordon Colbourne and Chris Dingley completed an all UK individual podium and Harley Chutes won the team event.

The first ever World Parascending Championships were held at North Weald and were sponsored by Fosters. The championships were a non FAI event, but still got good recognition from the Royal Aero Club and the sports council. It turned out to be highly successful for the UK with an all British individual podium where Andy Cowley became world champion followed by Chris Dingley and Ian Marshall. The team event was won by Great Britain B (Andy Cowley, Ian Marsall, Nigel Horder, Ian King, John Wiley, Dave O’Shea) followed by Great Britain A (Chris Dingley, Nigel Legg, Mike Shaw, Gordon Colbourne, Mark Hobson, Andrew Hall) and France in third place.

The 13th National Championships followed straight after the World Championships at North Weald, but poor weather only allowed two rounds to be completed by the 90 competitors. Andy Cowley became National Champion for the third time and 2 Para won the team event.

The first ever Scout Nationals were held at Watton where Dave O’Shea won the leader wing trophy and Pegasus Scouts won the team event.

1984
The second World Parascending Championships was held at North Weald with teams from France, Holland and Austria in attendance. Nine rounds were completed over six days with Great Britain A (Andrew Hall, John Wiley, Dave O’Shea, Nigel Horder) winning the team event and French pilot Paul Grenet taking the individual title.

Mike Shaw won the 14th National Championships at Bassingbourn attended by 57 other pilots and Trac A (Ian King, Dave O’Shea, Nigel Horder) won the team event. Derek Godfrey won a round canopy fun competition and the weekend was made memorable for a mid air collision between Neil Wild (best under 18) flying a tandem and a ‘motorised self inflating wing’ flown by Walter Neumark – all landed safely.

The second Scout Nationals was held at Watton airfield. A Davey won the Scout Wing competition, Brian Newbon won the Leader / Instructor Wing, Ann O’Sullivan won the Venture Round competition and Kent Scouts won the overall team event.

1985
Harley Chutes kicked the year off with a fun winter accuracy competition at North Weald in February. G Coffee won the individual event and Harley Chutes won the team event. Although 75 competitors turned up for the Classic Accuracy National Championships at North Weald in August, a competition could not be validated due to strong winds.

The third World Parascending Championship were held at coastal site in Holland called Maasvlakte for the first three rounds, until high winds dictated that a final round be completed near Nijmegen to validate the competition. Bart Belonge of Holland took the individual title, and France won the team event followed by Great Britain.

The third Scout Nationals took place at RAF West Reynham. K Utting won the Venture Scout Wing competition, G Colbourne won the Leader / Instructor Wing and Central Yorkshire Scouts won the overall team event.

1986
The BAPC’s first ‘9 day wonder’ was held at RAF Little Rissington in late May where the 15th National Championships were combined with a duration nationals and general fun flying. However, the weather was not good allowing only two rounds to be completed in the accuracy competition and one round in the duration competition. Ian Stanyon beat 45 other competitors to win the individual accuracy title and Trac (Nigel Horder, Mike Shields, Mick Shaw) won the team title for a second time. Willie Langdon won the novice accuracy event and Robin Tait won the duration competition with an incredible 5minutes 22 seconds.

The Army Championships were held at Thorney Island, where Private Andy Shaw won the individual event followed by Copral Del Lazell and Warrant Officer Arthur Bentley. The team event was won by the School of Infantry (John Minton, Del Lazell, Willie Langdon).

Holland hosted the 4th World Parascending Championships at Maasvlakte, but there were only three countries in attendance; UK, Netherlands and Austria. Only six rounds could be completed during a windy week where UK’s Steve Figg and Mike Shields took the first two individual places. The Netherlands won the team event followed by UK B (Steve Figg, S Green, Ian Stanyon, D Williams) and UK A (Alan Ball, John Minton, Mike Shields, Neil Slinger).

1987
The BAPC’s second ‘9 day wonder’ was held at RAF Little Rissington in early August where both the World Parascending Championships and National Championships were held. The World Parascending Championships was the 5th non FAI event, and turned out to be the last ever held. 38 competitors from three countries; France, UK and Netherlands entered where eight rounds were completed in good weather. The UK had amazing success taking all the podiums places in both the individual and team categories. Ian King was crowned World Champion followed by Arthur Bentley and Ken Raines. In the three man teams Andy Cowley, Ian King, Andy Shaw became World Champions followed by John Wiley, John O‘Sullivan, Arthur Bentley in second place and Dave O’Shea, Nigel Horder, Chris Garrood in third place. It was at this event that Andy Shaw set a new world record with three consecutive DC’s on a 5cm electronic pad.

The 16th National Championships followed on after the excitement of the worlds with 85 pilots participating. Three rounds were completed with John Wiley being crowned individual National Champion and Greater London North Scouts crowned team champions. Television star Roy Castle presented trophies at the prize giving ceremony where Sandra Green was awarded best female, Laurence Hallgarth best under 18 and Gary Stone best novice.

1988
The 17th National Championships were held at a windy North Weald were only two rounds could be completed by the 78 competitors in the main event. Ian King became National Champion for the first time and Greater London North Scouts (Ian King, Andy Cowley, Dave O’Shea) won the team event. D Jones beat 24 other competitors to win the novice competition.

The Scout Nationals were held at Topcliffe were Dave O’Shea won the Leader Wing trophy at Central Yorkshire Scouts won the team event.

Daniel Dutot won the French International Friendship competition at Persan Beaumont airfield and Great Britain B (Robin Tait, Andy Shaw, Simon Hurst) won the team event followed by Brize Norton (Arthur Bentley, Gary McHugh, Simon Dow).

1989
Skywings replaced the Skywalker magazine, however, the report on the 18th National Championships did not appear until March 1990! Mick Woodcock won the three round event at Middle Wallop, and Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, Mick Shaw, John Lawrence) were crowned British team champions. John Gabbetis won the novice competition.

1990
The year started with a win for Arthur Bentley at Overpelt in Belgium, and his Brize Norton Team took second place.

66 pilots entered the 19th National Championships at Middle Wallop where the competition was cut short to two rounds. Simon Dow won the event, and Fly High (Mick Woodcock, Andy Booth, Dave Wicks) won the British team title. C Willisee beat 12 other women for the best lady, Arthur Bentley was best veteran, and D Tyrell beat 16 other competitors in the novice competition.

The Brize Norton club were having identity problems when they held an autumn competition at their new home of South Cerney. Willie Langdon won the event and ‘Brize boys’ won the team event.

The Scout Nationals were held at RAF Marham. Colleen Nicholson won the Venture Scout wing competition and Robin Tait won the Leader / Instructor wing competition.

1991
The 20th National Championships were held at Middle Wallop in good weather conditions, however, only four rounds could be completed due to the large entry of 121 pilots that included paragliders for the first time. Steve Conn won the individual title and Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, Dave Jones, Steve Conn) won the team title for a second time. Jane Tripp was best female, Jeffery Williams was best novice and Arthur Bentley picked up the best veteran and Nigel Legg trophies.

The Scout National Championships were hosted by Central Yorkshire Scouts at RAF Topcliffe. Robin Tait won the Leader Wing Category and Pegasus won the Team trophy.

1992
The 21st National Championships were held at South Cerney where 60 pilots completed three rounds in wet and windy conditions where even the marquee blew away! Jane Trip became the first woman since 1971 to win the National Champions and Icarus Wings became team champions. John Dixon was best veteran, AACC most improved team, Mike Pearce best newcomer, and Taff Walker was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy. In the novice event Andy Houston was best of the 12 competitors.

1993
The 22nd National Championships were held at South Cerney where 80 competitors completed eight rounds in good weather conditions. Andy Shaw became National Champion for the first time and his Green Dragons team who won the team event for the third time. Sue Tait and Dave Jessup were jointly awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

At Arnhem Andy Houston narrowly beat Andy Shaw in the five round competition, and Birdwings won the team event. Derek Godfrey won the Mike Shaw Memorial competition at Telescombe with Fly High winning the team event.

It was a good year for Mick Woodcock winning the Avon Eagles competition at Hamgrove Park and the Army Air Corps competition at Middle Wallop. Mick also won the Leader Wing trophy at the Scout Nationals that were held at West Raynham. Pegasus Scouts won the scout team event.

1994
Mick Busby beat 80 other pilots over four rounds at a wet and windy 23rd National Championships at South Cerney. However, due to problems with documentation, Andy Webster was awarded the national title. Green Dragons A (Andy Shaw, John Lawrence, Steve Willis) were crowned National team champions for the fourth time also because of the documentation problem. Lloyd Bentley was best youth, Fiona Macaskill was best female and veteran, and Nick Daccus was best novice.

In Europe, Thierry Molina won both the GIPS competition in France and the Airborne trophy in Holland.

1994 also saw club competitions at Odiham (Pheonix Flyers), Bristol (Avon Eagles), South Cerney (Birdwings) and Brand Hatch (Green Dragons).

1995
48 pilots entered a re-run of the 24th National Championships at South Cerney in October following poor weather on the original August date. Andy Shaw won the seven round event to be crowned National Champion for a second time and Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, John Lawrence, Steve Willis) were National Team champions for a third consecutive year and fifth in total. Sue Henry was best female and Andy Houston best veteran.

In Europe, Andy Houston won the 5th International Friendship Challenge in France and Nico Philipsen won the 5th Airborne Trophy in Holland, with John Lawrence taking a creditable third place.

1995 also saw club competitions at South Cerney (Birdwings) and at the All Out event at RAF Kemble (Avon Eagles) where Andy Houston took the win.

1996
54 pilots attended the 25th National Championships at Middle Wallop in windy conditions where five rounds were completed. Derek Godfrey won the individual title and Central Yorkshire Scouts (Andy Webster, James Goldsborough, Richard Jessup) won the team title. John Lawrence was best veteran, Sue Kay best female, Brian Harris best novice and Dave Jessup was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy.

In Europe, Thierry Vasseur won the 6th International Friendship Challenge in France and Said Mahalaine won the Airborne Trophy in Holland, with Arthur Bentley taking a creditable third place.

On the domestic front Martin Robe won the Fly High competition, Andy Houston won both the Green Dragons and Avon Eagles competitions and Charlie Grantham won the Birdwings competition. At the end of the year Andy Houston’s consistency allowed him to win his Accuracy League.

1997
The Scout Nationals were held in July at North Luffenham airfield in a mixed bag of weather, where Kent Scouts won the over all team trophy. Ben Haworth won the Scout Round class, Matt Polley the Venture Round class, Carol Bignell the Leader Round class, S Rowe the Venture Scout Wing Class and Andy Webster the Leader Wing Class.

The 26th Classic National Championships were held at Middle Wallop where 65 pilots completed five rounds in windy conditions. Andy Webster became National Champion for a second time and Central Yorkshire Scouts (Andy Webster, James Goldsborough, Richard Jessup) became Team Champions also for a second time. Arthur Bentley was best veteran, Liz Lawrence best female, Mark Bignell most improved and Ray King best novice.

The European Grand Prix was born this year, however, it did not get off to a good start with a blown out competition in France. Eric Pinot won the UK leg followed by Andy Webster and Andy Booth. James Goldsborough won the Dutch leg with Andy Shaw in third place. This left James Goldsborough and Andy Webster as joint overall points leader in the Grand Prix, however, Andy Webster became the first winner of the Grand Prix trophy on the tie break distance score rule.

1998
The 27th National Championships were held at Middle Wallop where seven rounds were completed in thermic conditions by 75 competitors. Andy Webster became national champion for a third time and Birdwings (Arthur Bentley, Chris Haynes, Geoff Bailey) became Team Champions for the first time. Darryl Janaway beat the other 28 competitors in the novice competition.

In the European Grand Prix Thierry Vasseur won in the France, Eric Pinot won in the UK with Martin Robe taking third place, Said Mahalaine won in Belgium and Holland with Derek Godfrey and Andy Shaw taking second and third places respectively at the Dutch event. But Andy Webster with three podium places to his name won the individual title for the second time.

1999
Derek Godfrey made a good start to the 1999 season winning both the Fly High St Georges competition and the Green Dragons 25th anniversary competition, both events taking place on Warlingham common. Parascending had a big presence at the all-out event at Wroughton thanks to the Green Dragons Dakar tow vehicle.

84 pilots entered the 28th National Championships at Middle Wallop, and good weather allowed eight rounds to be validated. Eric Pinot won the event following a jump off with Andy Shaw who became National Champion for a third time. GIPS won the team event and second placed team Central Yorkshire Scouts (Andy Webster, Don Bodill, Robin Tait) won the British title for a third time. Matt Polley was best youth and Martin Robe was best veteran at the increased veteran age of 50.

The national competition was also the pre-event for the first ever FAI Paragliding Accuracy World Championships, and the Slovenians were able to demonstrate their accuracy talents on paragliders for the first time in the UK. UK won the team event followed by France, Slovenia and Holland.

In the European Grand Prix 16 year old Francois Barriot won the French Grand Prix at Epernay. Lex van Die won the Belgium Grand Prix at Horst where Derek Godfrey and John Lawrence joined him on the podium. Andy Shaw won the Airborne Trophy at Arnhem where Andy Houston and John Lawrence joined him on the podium. Eric Pinot won the overall European Grand Prix title with Derek Godfrey taking third place. Derek Godfrey’s consistent high standard of flying throughout the year allowed him to become the first winner of the National Accuracy league.

The Scout Nationals were held at RAF Barkston Heath. Matt Polley won the Scout Wing competition, Robin Tait won the Leader / Instructor Wing and Greater London South West & Surrey Scouts won the overall team event.

2000
Year 2000 saw the UK host the first ever FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships at Middle Wallop using classic accuracy rules. Competition for the final eight Great Britain team places was intense as numerous squad training camps took place in the build up to the World Championships. Only four nations attended the event, with the UK, Dutch and an American (John Eiff) opting to fly squares and a Slovenian team flying paragliders. Great Britain (Dave Fairey, Derek Godfrey, Andy Houston, Chris Haynes, Andy Webster, John Lawrence, Neil Slinger, Andy Shaw) were crowned team world champions and John Eiff was crowned individual world champion with Dave Fairey taking third individual place. John Eiff started the competition with an unofficial world record of four consecutive DC’s on a 3cm electronic pad.

77 pilots entered the 29th National Championships at Middle Wallop for a shortened two day competition on the weekend following the World Championships. Only three rounds could be validated due to the weather, with low winds on the Sunday slowing down proceedings. Thierry Vasseur of France won the event, and second place Andy Shaw became National Champion for a record fourth time. Glen Stockton took second place individual to add to his win in the Scout National Championships. GIPS won the team event and second placed team Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, Dave Fairy, Brian Harris) won the British title for a sixth time. Matthew Polley won the youth trophy, Martin Robe won the veteran trophy, Jayne Houston won best female, and Howard Aldridge was best novice.

In the European Grand Prix, Thierry Vasseur won in France, and Thierry Molina won in Belgium with Arthur Bentley taking second place, but Said Mahalaine was crowned overall European Grand Prix champion.

There were five club competitions this year starting with a win for Graham Cooper at the Kent Kestrels fun competition on Middle Wallop airfield. Mike Busby won the Fly High St Georges competition at soggy field at Shadoxhurst. John Lawrence won the Green Dragons competition on home turf and Andy Webster won the Birdwings competition at South Cerney. Chris Haynes’ win at the Kent Kestrels competition at Middle Wallop allowed him to take the National Accuracy League title.

2001
57 pilots attended the 30th National Championships at South Cerney in good weather conditions where a lot of records where achieved. Martin Robe, Derek Godfrey, Charlie Grantham and Andy Webster all scored two consecutive DCs to equal the current record. Derek Godfrey and Andy Webster achieved the lowest score ever over three rounds by of 1cm. Derek Godfrey achieved the lowest score ever over four rounds of 2cm. Martin Robe won the event posting three DCs and achieving the lowest ever score over five rounds of 5cm. Central Yorkshire Scouts (Don Bodill, Andy Webster, James Goldsborough) won the team title for a fourth time. Jane Houston won best female, Ben Haworth won best youth, Martin Robe won best veteran and Mark Dann won best newcomer and best paraglider pilot. Gary Ounsworth won the most improved award and Nikki Spence the Nigel Legg award.

In the European Grand Prix Eric Pinot won in France, Said Mahalaine won in Belgium, Martin Robe won in the UK and Jacques Lecamus won in Holland. But a consistent Derek Godfrey with three podium finishes to his credit took the overall Grand Prix crown with Martin Robe taking second individual place also with three podiums to his credit. Birdwings became the first winners of the ‘Les Richards’ overall team trophy.

Birdwings hosted three competitions this year with Andy Houston and Martin Robe sharing the honours at a delayed 2000 winter competition, Geoff Bailey won the summer competition and Neil Slinger won the winter event. Martin Robe won the Fly High competition, but the National Accuracy League title was not awarded this year due to a technicality involving the Foot and Mouth Disease.

The Scout Nationals were held at North Luffenham where Ben Haworth won the Venture Round and Wing events, Simon Sykes (Snr) the Leader Round and Andy Webster won the Leader Wing competition for a fourth time. 14th Wimbledon won the team events.

2002
The 31st National Championships were held at South Cerney, but did not have Grand Prix status this year. 37 pilots completed five rounds were John Lawrence became National Champion and Birdwings (Geoff Bailey, Arthur Bentley, Don Bodill) became Team Champions for a second time. Jonathan Parkinson was best young pilot to add to his Scout National title, Martin Robe was best veteran, Andy Shaw best paraglider pilot, Don Hicks most improved pilot, and Howard Aldridge was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy. Michael Shaw beat 18 other pilots in the novice competition.

In the European Grand Prix Sylvian Bonte won in France with Andy Webster taking third place, Derek Godfrey won in Belgium with John Lawrence taking third place, Andy Webster won in Holland with Derek Godfrey in third place. Derek Godfrey’s consistency won the overall Grand Prix title for a second time with Andy Webster taking second place. Icarus Wings won the best team with Birdwings in second place.

On home soil Derek Godfrey and Martin Robe shared the honours at the Skylincs St Georges competition, and Andy Webster won the Green Dragons May Day competition. Derek Godfrey and Martin Robe went on to share the National Accuracy League title.

2003
The 32nd National Championships were held at South Cerney where four rounds were completed by 49 competitors in windy conditions. Andy Webster won a jump-off with Derek Godfrey to become National Champion for a fourth time and Icarus Wings (Derek Godfrey, Simon Godfrey, Andy Webster) became Team Champions for a second time. Alex Houston beat 12 other pilots in the novice competition, and Chris Haynes was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Thierry Vasseur won in the UK with Andy Webster taking third place, and Derek Godfrey won in Holland. But a consistent Nico Philipsen won the individual title for the first time with Derek Godfrey taking second place. GIPS won the overall team title with Icarus Wings taking third place.

Ken List won the Birdwings summer fun competition, and Derek Godfrey and Andy Webster shared the National Accuracy League title.

2004
48 pilots entered the 33rd National Championships at a windy South Cerney where only three rounds could be validated. Eric Coltat of France won the event, and second place Andy Shaw became National Champion for a record fifth time. GIPS won the team event and second placed team Icarus Wings (Derek Godfrey, Simon Godfrey, Andy Webster) won the British title for a third time. Elodie Lascombes of France won the youth trophy and Nick Laking was best paraglider pilot.

Eric Coltat went on to win the 2004 European Grand Prix having won all three Grand Prix competitions including the last ever Arnhem competition. Andy Shaw took second place at the UK leg and Chris Haynes took third place at the Dutch leg. French club GIPS won the European Grand Prix team event with Green Dragons in second place.

John Lawrence won the Birdwings competition, and was joint winner of the 2004 National Accuracy League with Chris Haynes.

2005
In this year the term ‘classic accuracy’ was officially announced to differentiate the classic accuracy fall over on landing competition rules from the FAI stand up competition rules.

The 34th Classic Accuracy National Championships celebrated its 35th anniversary at South Cerney! Five rounds were completed in good accuracy conditions by 29 pilots. Said Mahalaine of France won the event, and second place Derek Godfrey became National Champion for a second time. Falcon Air won the overall team title and second placed team Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, John Lawrence, Gary Ounsworth) won the British title for a seventh time. Peter Moree claimed a double with best newcomer and best paraglider pilot. Arthur Bentley was best veteran, Liz Lawrence best female, and C Morris best novice.

In the European Grand Prix, Victor Remmers won in France with Gary Ounsworth taking third place, Said Mahalaine won in the UK with Andy Webster taking third place, Nico Philipsen won in Holland with Derek Godfrey and Andy Shaw also making it on the podium. Nico Philipsen became European Grand Prix champion for a second time with Derek Godfrey in third place. Falcon Air won the team trophy with Birdwings in second place.

Andy Webster made history at the Birdwings competition, when he became the first paraglider pilot to win a classic accuracy competition, and Arthur Bentley celebrated becoming a granddad at 60 by winning the National Classic Accuracy League.

2006
28 pilots attended the 35th Classic Accuracy National Championships at a wet and windy Thorney Island where only three rounds could be validated. Derek Godfrey was crowned National Champion for a third time and Birdwings (Don Bodill, Arthur Bentley, Chris Haynes) were also crowned National Champions for a third time. Simon Hobson was best novice, Tony Blacker best newcomer, Chris Haynes best veteran and Simon Sykes Snr most improved. Gary Onsworth was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to parascending accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Thierry Vasseur won in France, Derek Godfrey won in the UK with Chris Haynes taking third place, and Arthur Bentley won in Holland. But it was a consistent Nico Philipsen with two second places to his name, who won the overall Grand Prix title for a record third time, with Arthur Bentley taking second individual place. Falcon Air won the best team with Birdwings in second position as in the previous year.

Jacques Lecamus won the non Grand Prix competition in Belgium and Arthur Bentley won the Birdwings competition allowing him to also win National Classic Accuracy League for a second time.

2007
The 36th Classic Accuracy National Championships were held at Thorney Island in glorious sunshine where eight rounds were completed by 26 pilots. Andy Webster became National Champion for a fifth time after Derek Godfrey threw away the lead in the penultimate round. Birdwings (Arthur Bentley, Andy Webster, Don Bodill) became Team Champions for a fourth time. Romain Lecamus was best young pilot, Alan Owen best newcomer, John Lawrence best veteran, Andy Shaw best paraglider pilot, Harvey Jeal most improved and Liz Lawrence was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to parascending accuracy. In the novice competition Billy Elliston beat eight other pilots to claim victory.

There were only two valid competitions in the European Grand Prix after the Dutch leg was blown out. Jacques Lecamus won in France, and Xavier De Sailly won in the UK allowing him to win the overall Grand Prix title. Andy Webster also took third place at the UK leg. Tarbes Bigorre won the best team with Birdwings in second position.

In the UK John Lawrence won the Birdwings competition and Arthur Bentley won the National Classic Accuracy League for the third time.

2008
The 37th Classic Accuracy National Championships were held at North Luffenham for the first time where only three rounds could be completed in a mixed bag of weather by 27 pilots. Andy Webster became National Champion for a record sixth time and Green Dragons (John Lawrence, Gary Ounsworth Billy Elliston) became Team Champions for an eighth time. Billy Elliston cleared up just about everything else winning best youth, newcomer and paraglider pilot. Jim Knipe beat four other pilots in the novice competition and Ann Underwood was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Xavier de Sailly won in France, Eric Coltat won in the UK, and the Dutch leg was blown. Xavier de Sailly claimed the individual Grand Prix title for the second consecutive year. GIPS won the team title with Birdwings taking third place.

Gary Ounsworth won the Birdwings competition, and some high placings allowed Andy Webster to win the National Classic Accuracy League for the second time.

2009
The 38th Classic Accuracy National Championships were again held at North Luffenham where four rounds were completed by 21 pilots. Andy Shaw became National Champion for a record equalling sixth time and was also the first person to win the National Champions flying a paraglider. Green Dragons (Andy Shaw, Billy Elliston, Simon Sykes) became Team Champions for a ninth time. Simon Sykes Jnr was best youth and most improved pilot, and Robin Mills was best newcomer. Irek Urbanski beat 11 other pilots in the novice competition, and Simon Skyes Snr was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Eric Coltat won in France, and Xavier de Sailly won in both the UK and the Netherlands delivering him his third consecutive individual Grand Prix title. Gary Ounsworth took a third place at the Dutch leg and John Lawrence took overall individual third place in the Grand Prix. GIPS won the team title followed by Birdwings in second place.

There were no domestic competitions this year, and John Lawrence won the National Classic Accuracy League for the second time based on his Grand Prix positions.

2010
Due to poor weather it took three attempts to complete the 39th Classic Accuracy National Championships at Warlingham where four rounds were completed in one November day by 15 pilots. Derek Godfrey claimed his fourth individual national title and Icarus Wings (Derek Godfrey, Andy Webster, John Lawrence) became Team Champions also for a fourth time. Gary Ounsworth was best veteran and his son Joe was best youth. Derek Godfrey was the most improved pilot, and Don Bodill was best paraglider pilot. Marshall Hall beat seven other pilots in the novice competition and Andy Shaw was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Xavier de Sailly won in France with Martin Robe taking third place, Jacques Lecamus won in Holland with Arthur Bentley taking second place. Jacques Lecamus claimed the individual Grand Prix title for the first time with Arthur Bentley and Martin Robe taking second and third places respectively. GIPS won the team event with Scout Rebels in second place.

Andy Webster won the Green Dragons competition, and John Lawrence won the Birdwings competition this year. Arthur Bentley won National Classic Accuracy League for the fourth time.

2011
The 40th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where poor weather only allowed the completion of three rounds by 21 pilots. Martin Robe became National Champion for a second time and best veteran, and Scout Rebels (Simon Sykes Snr, Simon Sykes Jnr, John Lawrence) became Team Champions for the first time. Simon Sykes Jnr was best youth and paraglider pilot, and Simon Sykes Snr most improved pilot. Katie Sykes beat four other pilots in the novice competition, and Taz Spence was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Said Mahalaine won in France with Arthur Bentley taking third place, Martin Robe won in the UK, and three Brits were on the podium in Holland with Arthur Bentley taking the win followed by John Lawrence and Simon Sykes Snr. Jacques Lecamus took a second consecutive individual Grand Prix title with Martin Robe taking third individual place. Scout Rebels won the team title followed by Birdwings in second place.

There were no domestic competitions this year, and Martin Robe won the National Classic Accuracy League for the second time based on his Grand Prix positions.

2012
The 41st Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where poor weather only allowed the completion of two rounds by 17 pilots. Simon Sykes Jnr became National Champion for the first time and was also best youth, and Beyond Extreme (Don Bodill, Andy Webster, Nick Simmons) became Team Champions for the first time. Don Bodill was best paraglider pilot, and Joel Lecamus most improved pilot. Jim Knipe was best novice, and Stuart Short was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Thierry Vasseur won in France, Jacques Lecamus won in the UK with Simon Sykes Jnr and Don Bodill joining him on the podium, John Lawrence won in the Netherlands and was joined by Arthur Bentley in second place. Jacques Lecamus took a third consecutive individual Grand Prix title with John Lawrence taking second individual place. GIPS won the team title followed by Scout Rebels and Birdwings in second and third places respectively.

Andy Webster won the Birdwings competition and some high placings allowed Martin Robe to win the National Classic Accuracy League for the third time.

2013
The 42nd Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney in November following a blown out August bank holiday event. The event was also needed to validate the European Grand Prix after the Dutch leg had been blown out. Wet and windy weather meant that only four rounds could be completed by 11 diehard pilots in the re-run. John Lawrence became National Champion for a second time and was also the most improved pilot. Birdwings (Arthur Bentley, Martin Robe, Gary Ounsworth) became Team Champions for the fifth time. Andy Webster was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

Only two legs of the European Grand Prix were validated this year with Jacques Lecamus winning in France, and Thierry Vasseur winning in the UK with John Lawrence taking third place at the same event. Thierry Vasseur took the individual Grand Prix title, with Martin Robe taking third place. GIPS won the team title followed by Birdwings and Scout Rebels in second and third places respectively.

Arthur Bentley won the Birdwings competition and some high placings allowed Martin Robe to win the National Classic Accuracy League for the third time.

2014
The 43rd Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where eight rounds were completed by 18 pilots. Martin Robe became National Champion for a third time with a record breaking scoring sequence of 4, 1, 2, 4, 0, 0, 2, 0cm claiming the lowest scores over three to eight rounds by a UK pilot. Birdwings (Arthur Bentley, Martin Robe, Gary Ounsworth) became Team Champions for the sixth time. Joel Lecamus was best youth, Matt Bignell best newcomer, Marshall Hall most improved, Simon Sykes best paraglider pilot, and John Lawrence was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Francois Barriot won in France scoring three consecutive DCs on the way to claim a European record. Francois also won in the UK with Martin Robe taking second place, Gilbert Rastouil won in the Netherlands with John Lawrence taking third place. Francois Barriot won the individual Grand Prix title with John Lawrence taking third individual place. GIPS won the team title followed by Birdwings and Scout Rebels in second and third places respectively as in the previous year.

John Lawrence won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for the third time.

2015
The 44th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where seven rounds were completed by 28 pilots. Dave Crowhurst became National Champion for a first time and was also best newcomer having crossed over from the BPA. Parachuting Upwards (Dave Crowhurst, Ester Reynolds, Jimmy Frith) became Team Champions for the first time. Ester Reynolds was best lady, Martin Robe best veteran, Pierre Asteix best youth and most improved. Simon Sykes Jnr best paraglider pilot for the second consecutive year and third time in total, and was also awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Francois Barriot won in the UK helped by three consecutive DCs to equal his own European record. Bruno Lautard won in France and the Netherlands to claim the overall individual Grand Prix title. GIPS won the team title with Birdwings taking third place.

John Lawrence won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for the fourth time.

2016
The 45th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney in October, and was a re-run of the blown out August event. No overseas pilots attended and six rounds were completed by 13 pilots. Dave Crowhurst became National Champion for a second consecutive time. Scout Rebels (Simon Sykes, John Lawrence, Katie Lawrence) became Team Champions for a second time. Katie Lawrence was best youth, William Lawrence most improved, and Simon Sykes Jnr best paraglider pilot for the third consecutive year and fourth time in total. Lynda & Victoria Ounsworth were awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Adeline Ferroni won in France, there was no valid competition in the UK, Pierre Asteix won in the Netherlands with Simon Sykes Jnr taking third place. Bruno Lautard won the individual Grand Prix title for a second consecutive year. PTB GIPS won the team title with Birdwings taking third place.

Simon Sykes Jnr won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for the first time.

2017
The 46th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where excellent weather allowed the completion of 11 rounds by 22 pilots. Andy Webster became National Champion for a record seventh time after Dave Crowhurst threw away the lead on the last round. Scout Rebels (William Lawrence, John Lawrence, Katie Lawrence) became Team Champions for the third time. John Lawrence was best veteran, Pierre Asteix best youth, Romain Lecamus most improved pilot, and Simon Sykes was best paraglider pilot for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in total. Jess Coghlan was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Francois Barriot won in France, and Bruno Lautard won in the Netherlands with Dave Crowhurst taking third place. Pierre Asteix won in the UK leg claiming the best ever scoring sequence over 6 to 11 rounds, and at the age of 18 became youngest winner of the individual Grand Prix title. Dave Crowhurst took second overall individual place. GIPS won the team title followed by Must Get Beer and Scout Rebels in second and third places respectively.

Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for the first time.

2018
The 47th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where only four rounds could be completed by 23 pilots. Simon Sykes Jnr became National Champion for the second time flying a paraglider, which was also his fifth consecutive win on a paraglider and sixth time in total. Scout Rebels (Simon Sykes, John Lawrence, Katie Sykes) became Team Champions for the fourth time. Laura Jaguelin was best lady and youth, Bruno Lautard best veteran and John van der Reijden most improved pilot. Alan Buckingham was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Thierry Vasseur won in the UK, and Bruno Lautard won in both France and the Netherlands to win a third individual Grand Prix title. Simon Sykes Jnr took third individual place in the UK leg and third place in the overall Grand Prix flying a paraglider. GIPS won the team title followed by Scout Rebels in second place.

Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition claiming the best ever scoring sequence over 9 to 11 rounds by a UK pilot. Simon Sykes Jnr won the National Classic Accuracy League for the second time.

2019
The 48th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where excellent weather allowed the completion of nine rounds by 24 pilots. Dave Crowhurst became National Champion for a third time, and Green Dragons (Dave Crowhurst, Andy Shaw, Jamie Robe) became Team Champions for a record tenth time. Bruno Lautard was best veteran, Richard Bissett best newcomer, and William Lawrence was best paraglider pilot, best youth and most improved pilot. John Tew was best of two novices, and Maj Dave Martin was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

In the European Grand Prix Francois Barriot won in France, Bruno Lautard won in the UK with Dave Crowhurst taking third place, and Thierry Vasseur won in the Netherlands with Andy Shaw taking third place. Thierry Vasseur took the overall individual Grand Prix title for a second time with Katie Sykes taking third individual place flying a paraglider. GIPS won the team title followed by Scout Rebels and Green Dragons in second and third places respectively.

Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for a second time.

2020
2020 was badly affected by Covid, and no competitions took place. A fun flying weekend took place at Abingdon airfield on the August bank holiday, and Jonathan Parkinson was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy for his work as Treasurer.

2021
The 49th Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney airfield where disappointing weather only allowed the completion of three rounds by 21 pilots in the main event. Richard Bissett was crowned National Champion and best veteran, and Parachuting Upwards (Richard Bissett, Dave Crowhurst, Les Carroll) became Team Champions for a second time. Les Carroll was best newcomer, Paul Tyron best youth, Ben Woodcock most improved pilot and Katie Sykes best paraglider pilot. Jason Baxter was best of three novices, and Dave Crowhurst was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy.

There was no European Grand Prix series again due to Covid. Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition and Simon Sykes won the National Classic Accuracy League for a third time.

2022

2022 would see the 50th Classic Accuracy National Championships, and to celebrate such a milestone the British Accuracy Cup series instigated by Andy Shaw. The series consisted of four rounds with separate classic and paragliding accuracy competitions taking place in parallel using separate targets and judging teams. Pilots who could fly squares and paragliders were allowed to enter both competitions.

Jamie Robe won the 12 round competition at Warlingham in round one, and Scout Rebels won the team event. Dave Crowhurst won the 2 round competition at Warlingham in round two, and Green Dragons won the team event. Andy Webster won the 4 round competition at South Cerney in round three, and Scout Rebels won the team event. Romain Lecamus won the 11 round competition at South Cerney in round four, and GIPS won the team event.

Round 4 was also the 50^th Classic Accuracy National Championships where 8 rounds were completed by 21 pilots. Simon Sykes Jnr became National Champion for a third time, and Scout Rebels (Simon Sykes, Katie Sykes & John Lawrence) became Team Champions for a fifth time. Dave Crowhurst was best veteran, Jon van der Reijden best paraglider pilot, Peter Moree most improved pilot, and Arthur Bentley was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy for a second time.

In the European Grand Prix Bruno Lautard won at Persan Beaument, France with Dave Crowhurst taking third place, Simon Sykes won in the UK and Richard Bissett won at Terheijden, Netherlands. Romain Lecamus took the overall individual Grand Prix title with Dave Crowhurst taking individual third place. GIPS won the team title followed by Green Dragons and Birdwings in second and third places respectively.

Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition at the end of the year, and Jamie Robe won the National Classic Accuracy League, this year held over seven competitions.

2023

The 51st Classic Accuracy National Championships took place at South Cerney where a mixed bag of weather allowed the completion of 8 rounds by 18 pilots over four days. Dave Crowhurst became National Champion for a fourth time, and DRAW (Dave Crowhurst, Richard Bissett & Andy Webster) became Team Champions. Dave Crowhurst was best veteran, Myrianth Ewington was best lady and newcomer, William Lawrence was best paraglider pilot, and Tyron Paul was most improved pilot. Colin Jones was best of 4 novices, and Judith Freeman was awarded the Nigel Legg trophy for services to accuracy for the second time.

In the European Grand Prix Pierre Asteix won at Persan Beaumont, France, Romain Lecamus won in the UK with Dave Crowhurst and Andy Webster taking second and third places respectively, and Bruno Lautard won at Terheijden, Netherlands with Matt Bignell and Andy Webster taking second and third places respectively. Jamie Robe took the overall individual Grand Prix title and was followed by Andy Webster and Tyron Paul. Green Dragons won the team title followed by Birdwings and GIPS in second and third places respectively.

Dave Crowhurst won the Birdwings competition and also the National Classic Accuracy League for a third time.

This year also saw the introduction of the Classic Accuracy Squad under the leadership of Dave Crowhurst. Six training camps took place over the year at Rutland and South Cerney with Dave Crowhurst topping the selection league at the end of the year.