Today we have news from one of the participating teams. The team Eimers/Seel is the first to introduce the Gordon Bennett witch arrived today by the GER1-team. Only 100 of them are available there for free sale. The pin is a round ‘GroundPin’, and a ‘Ballonpin’ on it. When you want to order one ore more, sent an email to gb2009@ballon.org .... Read more ....

 Competition area (for reference only) The list of “open countries” is defined as follows. • Turkey: no longer within the competiton area because of ATC Mil/Civ-issues • Iceland: no longer because of inability to secure SAR-services  • Europe • excluding some remote islands because of non-existing... Read more ....

In 2008 David won the prestigious Gas Ballooning event the Coupe Gordon Bennett, but flying non-stop for more than 4 days from Albuquerque in New Mexico to the USA/Canada border. Hardcore. This year we’re following DHA as he tries to retain the title, flying out of Geneva in Switzerland, and landing… well, literally wherever the wind takes him.... Read more ....

The leader of the Jersey Balloon team, due to compete in one of the sport’s most prestigious races, has died in a tragic accident. Serge Cuhat from Switzerland died on Friday in the Italian Alps. Serge Cuhat and Sten Adeler, a retired pilot who lives in Jersey, had been preparing to take part in the Gordon Bennet Cup – an exclusive gas... Read more ....

News from the organisation We are getting back to you regarding the accomodation during the Gordon Bennett 2009. The hotel is the Ramada Encore and there are 2 rooms booked for each team starting the 4th September 2009. However, if you wish to arrive 1 day before. Please send us an email as soon as possible. Moreover, Those of you who would like... Read more ....

The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is the most prestigious event in aviation and the ultimate challenge for the balloon pilots and their equipment. The goal is simple: to fly the furthest distance from the launch site. The international balloon competition was initiated by adventurer and newspaper tycoon Gordon Bennett in 1906, when 16 balloons... Read more ....

Start: Paris, Jardin des Tuleries, September 30th, 4 p.m. In Paris, public interest for the first Gordon-Bennett-Race was great. About 250.000 spectators may have been on the launch-field. Also among the aeronauts of the different countries, this new competition caught a lot of interest. Seven different nations entered balloons and with tension... Read more ....

Perhaps the most thrilling of all aeronautic sports is free ballooning.  The feeling one has, as the earth rapidly drops away from the ascending balloon, is one that cannot be described in words.  The earth becomes a map; cities appear as in Toyland, men as mere specs, and farm-lands as a checker board—each field a different color with just enough... Read more ....

The list of “open countries” is defined as follows. • Europe • including Turkey beyond the Bosporus • but excluding some remote islands because of non-existing SAR services • and also with the exception of • Russia • Belorussia • Ukraina • Moldavia • Croatia • Bosnia... Read more ....