Monday, November 24, 2014

The Dream of the Paragliding Girlfriend

It is no secret that the paragliding world is dominated by men.  Many of us men have partners with little or no interest in paragliding and we wish for a girlfriend who would also fly with us.

This is not to say that there are not female paragliding pilots.  Females make excellent paragliding pilots.

In this void of females one female has created quite a stir.  Her name is Lauren Martins from the UK.  She is not only an incredible pilot able to do tasks and distances worthy of notice but she happens to be very attractive as well.  She is not who you would picture flying the most advanced wings.  But here she is our little anomolie in the sport and I'm sure that will change over time but here's to you Lauren for creating the paragliding fantasy for many of the guys in the sport as you will quickly see if you look at her facebook page full of adoring fans.

You will find her on paragliding forums as one of the most outspoken contributors with very strong opinions especially about glider size which she often complains does not meet her expectations for the lighter small pilot.  I am glad she starts these discussions and keeps the sport innovating and improving.