Hang gliding & paragliding on the Sonoma Coast
Sonoma Wings is the local club for hang glider and paraglider pilots. We look after flying sites, fly together, and keep each other safe.
Sonoma Wings is a hang gliding and paragliding club, based in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.
There are 4 things that we, as a club, are dedicated to:
- Encouraging a sense of community among area hang glider and paraglider pilots.
- Establishing and preserving flying sites in a way that protects the rights and property of land owners.
- Promoting safety and education.
- Making the USHPA rating system more accessible to area pilots.
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Goat Rock
Coastal ridge soaring above Goat Rock State Beach. Club-administered site.
St Helena
Mountain launch above the Napa and Sonoma valleys. Club-administered site.
Hull Mountain
Historic high-mountain site, home of long cross-country flights.
St John
Historic site and launch point for the classic valley records.
Elk Mountain
Historic Lake County site with big summer thermals.
Vista Point
Coastal site from the club’s flying history.
Flight reports
Flying Hull Mountain 2018
Last week I went up to Lake Pillsbury/Hull Mountain to check out the roads and LZ. Roads: The county road in from Potter Valley to the LZ is really in...
St Helena to Red Bluff
An untypical few days of very cold weather were the prelude to this day of wonderful soaring. I launched at 1:31 into a powerful cycle and immediately...
Elk Mountain to Dixon
Sunday I headed for High Glade along the back ridge after watching Rich and Vince losing lots of altitude going to Pitney. The only trouble was, the...
Vista Trail to Dillon Beach
Launched at just after 2 in 25ish winds. Just a tad of west cross. Leo and Scot were off within minutes after me. Bee-lined for the Grade and had just...
St John to Salyer
Matt Terkiele and Ken Muscio met me in Stonyford for the ride up St. John. They were on their way back from Chelan and points north where the flying had...
St. John to Yreka
Scot Huber’ story of setting the site record at St. John. Saturday’s flight: 52.7 miles, 3 hrs 22 minutes, valley route. Sunday’s flight: 51.8 miles, 3...