Club Trophies & Awards

Award	Description	Current Holder	Achievement
Chris Ellison Award	The trophy will be awarded to the pilot who has achieved the longest XC flight from a DHPC site. The trophy will be awarded only on the basis of entries by pilots into the Dunstable league and that have Dunstable set as their primary club in their XC League account. Pilots must also be Full members of the club.	Christopher Hille	188km from Sharpenhoe
Waypoint Challenge	The pilot who scores the most waypoints in the DHPC Waypoint Comp.	Adam Collis	13 Waypoints
Outstanding BCC rep	Must have competed for DHPC in BCC round and will be nominated by Martin McVay.	Vlad Belayev
Pilot development / LAT / Rising Star Award	Nominated by Committee members and awarded by Committee decision.	Will Rice & Dan Gentely
Richard Greaves Award (previously Clubman/woman award)	Non Committee member that has contributed to the overall benefit of DHPC. Nominated by club members or Committee members and awarded by Committee decision.	Jeremy Hine

Best Dressed Pilot Award	In times gone by, DHPC has witnessed appalling standard of dress code as this early footage from Dunstable Downs more than adequately demonstrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPzIPsMVhpM As a direct result of this, the NT insisted on dress code being written into the Sharpenhoe licence agreement since 1986. This states "that all members of the Club gliding on the Licensor’s property shall be suitably clothed". Clause 3.13.16 still safeguards this laudable insistence on standards to this day, a commitment the committee fully supports. To encourage and support an improvement in the tardy standards of attire across DHPC sites the Committee has determined an award for best dressed pilot should be introduced. Photo submission to the Committee, clipped in at DHPC site, awarded by Committee decision.	Paul Robinson
Perfect Partner / Ground Crew Award	Let's face it. Hang Gliding & Paragliding are quite selfish and all consuming. Those that commit to a life of free flight make a pact with the devil and exist in a perpetual state of weather window alertness, unwilling or unable to make the most tenuous of commitments for fear of missing "a day". Our families, other halves, and non flying friends can pay a heavy price for this pitiful, perpetual state of half living, half dreaming, 0.01% flying existence. They never meant to join a paragliding club, but somehow they know what 'post-frontal' means and can reverse a hatchback down a muddy track in the dark. They’re the text-answerers, hill-watchers, and xc-retrievers. We may not always say it, but we cherish and salute you. Email submission by DHPC pilot to the Committee outlining the pain and suffering imposed by the pilot or the acts of outstanding support to the Committee, awarded by Committee decision to a non-flying supporter.	Pavla Munsar
Retrieve story of the year	People do eventually make it back to civilisation after XC excursions. It's all part of the day (or multiple day's) adventure in some cases. Most retrieves are uneventful, many fall into the category of the ridiculous. This award celebrates the art of the retrieve in all its many colourful and obscure forms. Email submission to the Committee, awarded by Committee decision.	Steve Meadowcroft & Martin McVay
Tree hugger award	Most spectacular tree landing at DHPC sites, photo submissions encouraged.	Alan Jacques

The awards for 2025 were presented to the lucky award winners at the AGM. If you would like to nominate someone for the 2026 awards please submit your nominations to the Committee at: committee@dunstablehpc.com.

This is a list of current Trophies and Awards.