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2022 European Hang Gliding Championship »
Eighth task - 167 km
European HG Championships 2022
(Monte Cucco, Sigillo, PG, Italy)
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
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Longer but faster. 2:47 vs. 3:30 yesterday. 73 in goal. Everyone home before 6 PM.
Task 8:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jochen Zeischka | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:46:45 | 1000.0 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:47:48 | 980.2 |
3 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:47:58 | 976.7 |
4 | Peter Neuenschwander | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 02:49:10 | 963.7 |
5 | Franz Herrmann | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 02:49:46 | 958.7 |
6 | Arne Tanzer | NLD | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:52:09 | 940.3 |
7 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:53:21 | 930.7 |
8 | Joost Eertman | NLD | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:54:06 | 920.8 |
9 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 02:55:35 | 907.7 |
10 | Roland Wöhrle | DEU | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:55:27 | 905.3 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7697.0 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 7456.0 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 7150.0 |
4 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 7117.0 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 7037.0 |
6 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 6921.0 |
7 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6802.0 |
8 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6689.0 |
9 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 6631.0 |
10 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 6595.0 |
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Seventh task - 152 km
European HG Championships 2022
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
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Again another incremental (20 km) increase in the task length from the preceding day. 55 pilots in goal with Mario Alonzi last into goal at 5:47 over two hours later than Christian.. Christian and Alex were on final glide with Christian higher and going faster when Alex stopped to work some lift thinking perhaps that he wasn't going to make it after all.
Pedro 6th, with pilots clumped together. Petr Polach was out in front but had to find some lift in the last cylinder to be able to make it in fourth ten minutes behind Christian.
Task 7:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Lead. Points |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:29:32 | 81.2 | 975.3 |
2 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:39:06 | 105.9 | 936.5 |
3 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:35:48 | 83.7 | 936.4 |
4 | Franz Herrmann | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 03:38:21 | 85.8 | 922.9 |
5 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 03:39:51 | 79.6 | 903.8 |
6 | PEDRO L. GARCIA | USA | Wills Wing T3 | 03:40:22 | 79.6 | 898.7 |
7 | Roland Wöhrle | DEU | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 03:55:57 | 83.7 | 833.6 |
8 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 03:56:29 | 83.5 | 828.8 |
9 | Jiri Gut | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:56:46 | 71.8 | 813.5 |
10 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 03:56:58 | 72.2 | 810.8 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6717.0 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 6479.0 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 6275.0 |
4 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 6263.0 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 6130.0 |
6 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 6047.0 |
7 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5931.0 |
8 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5770.0 |
9 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5758.0 |
10 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5757.0 |
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Sixth task - 135 km
European HG Championships 2022
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
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Tasks getting a bit longer. 58 pilots in goal. Pilots back after 6 pm. Jocken was in first place 22 km out, but on his own and didn't get the last thermal that he needed, while those just behind him stuck together.
Task 6:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Lead. Points |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:09:15 | 106.2 | 989.4 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:08:56 | 92.0 | 984.2 |
3 | Walter Mayer | AUT | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 Pro | 03:08:58 | 86.8 | 975.6 |
4 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:09:24 | 94.7 | 971.4 |
5 | Pedro L. Garcia | USA | Wills Wing T3 | 03:09:16 | 87.7 | 968.1 |
6 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:09:32 | 94.7 | 967.7 |
7 | Juri Bressanello | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:09:49 | 90.7 | 959.1 |
8 | Franz Herrmann | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 03:09:53 | 90.2 | 955.8 |
9 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 03:10:01 | 85.5 | 947.8 |
10 | David Gregoire | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:10:25 | 90.6 | 945.8 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5781.0 |
2 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5524.0 |
3 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5504.0 |
4 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 5447.0 |
5 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5359.0 |
6 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 5319.0 |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 5285.0 |
8 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Aeros Combat C 12.7 | 5226.0 |
9 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 5173.0 |
10 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 5062.0 |
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Fifth task - 110 km
European HG Championships 2022
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
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Shorter task. 80 pilots in goal. Corinna and Gordon didn't fly. Pilots back before 6 pm.
Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:11:27 | 1000.0 |
2 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:11:56 | 982.4 |
3 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:12:13 | 971.3 |
4 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 02:12:50 | 962.2 |
5 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:13:00 | 961.1 |
6 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:12:54 | 957.8 |
7 | Jochen Zeischka | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:13:31 | 955.1 |
8 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:14:10 | 940.0 |
9 | Franz Herrmann | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 02:15:36 | 931.8 |
10 | Akira Nagusa | JPN | Wills Wing T3 | 02:16:32 | 931.2 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 4810.0 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 4670.0 |
3 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 4534.0 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 4520.0 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 4456.0 |
6 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 4419.0 |
7 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 4383.0 |
8 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 4337.0 |
9 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Aeros Combat C 12.7 | 4320.0 |
10 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 4205.0 |
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Fourth task - 200 km
European HG Championships 2022
(Grotta, Monte Cucco, PG, Italy)
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
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Task 4:
21 in goal. Jonny Durand, the second to last pilot in goal at 6:53 PM. Pedro Garcia, the closest pilot to goal to not make it in. Launch open at noon. Pilots in the air for over 6 hours.
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 04:42:21 | 1000.0 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 04:47:10 | 974.3 |
3 | Franz Herrmann | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 04:52:33 | 949.3 |
4 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 04:53:14 | 944.7 |
5 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 04:56:32 | 934.3 |
6 | Peter Siess | AUT | Wills Wing T3 | 04:59:43 | 914.3 |
7 | Joost Eertman | NLD | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 05:01:43 | 901.9 |
8 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 05:03:25 | 900.5 |
8 | Arne Tanzer | NLD | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 05:02:47 | 900.5 |
10 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 05:16:41 | 871.2 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3844.0 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 3811.0 |
3 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3589.0 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3566.0 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 3534.0 |
6 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 3530.0 |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 3520.0 |
8 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3491.0 |
9 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 3440.0 |
10 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 3405.0 |
From Regina Glas. Tomorrow a rest day with strong winds in the forecast.
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Third task
European HG Championships 2022
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship/results
Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Neuenschwander | CHE | Aeros Combat C | 03:04:34 | 1000.0 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:06:11 | 981.7 |
3 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 03:06:45 | 975.9 |
4 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:07:14 | 970.2 |
5 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 03:08:24 | 955.3 |
6 | Jochen Zeischka | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:12:58 | 931.0 |
7 | Roland Wöhrle | DEU | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 03:19:34 | 885.7 |
8 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 03:25:25 | 854.2 |
9 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:27:12 | 848.4 |
10 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 03:28:36 | 836.4 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2869.0 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 2811.0 |
3 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 2717.0 |
4 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 2698.0 |
5 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2695.0 |
6 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | Wills Wing T3 | 2694.0 |
7 | Jochen Zeischka | AUT | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2676.0 |
8 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2655.0 |
9 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 2654.0 |
10 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 2648.0 |
170 km task, 74 pilots in goal. Task deadline is now moved to 8 PM. Last pilot in goal at 6:29 PM.
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Second task
European HG Championships 2022
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Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Lead. Points |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:49:11 | 96.7 | 995.6 |
2 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 02:50:06 | 92.0 | 979.5 |
3 | Vanni Accattoli | ITA | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 Pro | 02:50:59 | 101.1 | 979.3 |
4 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:53:23 | 91.8 | 946.5 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 02:53:58 | 94.3 | 943.0 |
6 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:52:44 | 77.9 | 942.3 |
7 | Christian Ciech | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:52:48 | 78.3 | 939.3 |
8 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:54:07 | 82.9 | 928.2 |
9 | Steve Docherty | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:56:44 | 99.8 | 919.9 |
10 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:55:07 | 77.0 | 914.4 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T1 | T2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 948.3 | 942.3 | 1891.0 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 892.0 | 995.6 | 1888.0 |
3 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 923.7 | 943.0 | 1867.0 |
4 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 930.3 | 928.2 | 1859.0 |
5 | Primoz Gricar | DEU | Aeros Combat GT | 855.6 | 979.5 | 1835.0 |
6 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 906.8 | 914.4 | 1821.0 |
7 | Vanni Accattoli | ITA | Moyes Litespeed RX 4 Pro | 832.4 | 979.3 | 1812.0 |
8 | Petr Polach | CZE | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 859.4 | 946.5 | 1806.0 |
9 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 957.3 | 836.2 | 1794.0 |
10 | Steve Docherty | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 872.8 | 919.9 | 1793.0 |
Steve Blenkinsop last into goal at 6:44 PM, 16 minutes before the close.
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First task
European HG Championships 2022
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# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Lead. Points |
Time Points |
Arr. Pos. Points |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Gregoire | FRA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 01:57:47 | 83.9 | 446.0 | 79.6 | 970.6 |
2 | Jon Durand | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:00:27 | 100.1 | 420.8 | 75.3 | 957.3 |
3 | Grant Crossingham | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:00:15 | 87.4 | 422.4 | 77.4 | 948.3 |
4 | Lorenzo De Grandis | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:01:57 | 86.6 | 409.5 | 73.1 | 930.3 |
5 | Dan Vyhnalik | CZE | Aeros Combat C | 02:02:48 | 88.1 | 403.4 | 71.1 | 923.7 |
6 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:05:28 | 91.4 | 385.2 | 69.1 | 906.8 |
7 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:07:56 | 96.3 | 369.4 | 65.2 | 892.0 |
8 | Gerd Dönhuber | DEU | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 02:07:02 | 87.3 | 375.1 | 67.1 | 890.6 |
9 | Pedro L. Garcia | USA | Wills Wing T3 | 02:08:39 | 93.5 | 364.9 | 59.8 | 879.3 |
10 | Trent Brown | AUS | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 Pro | 02:08:05 | 80.9 | 368.4 | 63.3 | 873.7 |
Australian team is first in the European Championships.
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July 10th through 23rd
European HG Championships 2022
(Monte Cucco, Sigillo, PG, Italy)
The maximum number of pilots in the championship is 130 (125 European pilots + 5 non-European wild cards pilots).
The maximum number of pilots constituting a national team is 6.
The maximum number of pilots that may be entered by a NAC is unlimited.
https://civlcomps.org/event/21st-fai-european-hang-gliding-class-1-championship
Pedro Garcia is the only US pilot flying in the competition.
The Australian team:
Twenty one Italians. No indications yet of who is on the various teams and who is flying as individuals.
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2022 British Hang Gliding Nationals
Combined with the 2022 Chabre Open
Airtribune|British HG Championships 2022 & Chabre Open 2022|competition
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The Hang Gliding Competitions Panel is pleased to announce that all required permissions have now been granted, and the arrangements for the 2022 British Hang Gliding Nationals are confirmed. The competition will run in parallel with the 2022 Chabre Open. Details for the combined event are as follows:
Dates: 7th - 13th August 2022
Location: Laragne, France
Competition base: Camping de Montéglin, 26 Av. de Montéglin, 05300 Laragne-Montéglin
Entry fees can be paid by PayPal via Airtribune.
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British Hang Gliding Competition Panel Meeting
2022 Competition Season
Andrew "Andy" Hollidge|British HG Championships 2022 & Chabre Open 2022|British Open Series 2022|Carl Wallbank|competition|Darren Brown|Dave Matthews|French Nationals 2022|Gordon Rigg|Grant Crossingham|Jon Sacre|Kev Gay|Malcolm Brown|Ollie Moffatt|Simon White|Stephen "Steve" Penfold|Steven "Steve" Blackler
Darren Brown writes:
This weekend we held the annual British Hang-gliding Competition Panel meeting. This is where decisions are made regarding the next year's competitions, team selection etc.
The panel has several official positions, which have now been filled as follows:
- Chair: Darren Brown
- Vice Chair: Kev Gay
- Secretary: Simon White
- Treasurer: Steve Penfold
The British team for the 2022 European Championships was also selected:
- Grant Crossingham
- Gordon Rigg
- Andy Hollidge
- Carl Wallbank
- Dave Matthews
- Steve Penfold
Reserves:
- Darren Brown
- Steve Blackler
- Malcolm Brown
Additionally we decided what competitions we intend to hold in 2022 and set dates / locations. Please note all this information is PROVISIONAL and is based upon obtaining the relevant permissions and ensuring the necessary organisation is available and in place. I am posting this in order to keep you informed but be aware some of this information (including dates) could change. The panel are now working on putting everything in place in order that we can officially finalise and publish the dates and locations.
British National Championships:
- Local Organiser: Ollie Moffatt
- Location: Laragne, France
- Dates: Sunday 7th August to Saturday 13th August 2022
- The competition is aimed at backing directly onto the French Nationals, which will be held in Aspres, France from 31st July to 6th August 2021 (2022?). This will give pilots the opportunity to enter both competitions.
British Open Series Round 1:
- Local Organiser: Kev Gay
- Location: Yorkshire Dales
- Dates: Sunday 29th May to Saturday 4th June 2022.
British Open Series Round 2:
- Local Organiser: Jon Sacre
- Location: Builth Wells, Wales
- Dates: Sunday 4th September to Saturday 10th September 2022.
As new chair, I would like to thank all the panel members for their support and efforts over this weekend and in particular to the new panel members, Gordon, Ollie and Nick, who injected new ideas and enthusiasm.
We will keep you informed of any new developments and confirm dates/locations for the competitions as soon as we are able.
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British Team for the 2018 Europeans
Already selected
Carl Wallbank|Darren Brown|Dave Matthews|Europeans 2018|Gordon Rigg|Grant Crossingham|Ollie Chitty
The Competition Panel are pleased to announce that a team has now been selected for the 2018 European Championships in Macedonia. The current published team size is for 5 members. It is anticipated the number of team places will rise to 6.
The panel would like to congratulate the selected team, who are:
1. Grant Crossingham
2. Gordon Rigg
3. Dave Matthews
4. Carl Wallbank
5. Ollie Chitty
6. Darren Brown (1st reserve)
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Dutch Nationals
Dutch
From Laragne
Dutch Nationals 2008|Grant Crossingham|Malcolm Brown
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I am shattered! It was a very hard task today. I only know of 2 Brits that made it into goal ~ Malcolm Brown and Grant Crossingham.
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British Nationals – not just for Brits »
Betinho Schmitz|Claudio Deflorian|Francoise Mocellin|Gordon Rigg|Grant Crossingham|Jim Bowyer|Jim Lee|Kathleen Rigg|Richard Walbec|Robin Hamilton|Tim Cook
By Jim Bowyer
Monte Cucco Day 3 We actually got a met forecast today. It said weather same as yesterday (which was a boomer), no wind and no clouds. Bad weather coming from the north late in the day but probably will not reach the central area of Italy until Tuesday. To contradict this there was a moderate SW breeze on launch, although this did get a lot lighter while pilots rigged. Local advice is that there was likely to be very little wind away from the hill and the forecast was probably accurate.
The task was set as a 53 km run to Trevi in the south, followed by a 40 km northeast run across new territory to Camerino before flying into the Tre Pizzi goal field. This proved to be an error as the wind proved to be a stiff south westerly and height was difficult to gain.
The attrition rate was high in the early part of the course with the Fabriano gap claiming a lot of gliders and the Nocera Umbra area a lot more. Even top pilots were not immune and Jim Lee was an early casualty at about 30 km. However enough pilots got around the first turnpoint and most of the way to the second to give the task a high validity - although most of those decked it somewhere between 85 and 95 km of the 109 km course.
Steve Cook was the only pilot to prove that the task was do-able and he managed it in just under 4 hours. New boy Grant Crossingham was second at 93.4 km with yesterdays task winner, Richard Walbec, down just behind him at 93 km. Betinho came in 3rd.
The overall positions now show Steve as the overall leader, 130 points clear of Richard Walbec with Betinho Schmitz in third place with Gordon Rigg the next Brit in 6th place, Shaun Kimberley at 8th and Robin Hamilton 9th. This gives Steve a clear lead in the British Nationals at this point. Kathleen Rigg is now leading the ladies with Francoise Mocellin in second and Susi Van Kessel in third place.
Claudio Meijo did not have a good day; she finished up in the bottom landing field and compounded her misfortune by dropping her drogue 'chute in front of her base bar. Concussion followed by a trip to Gubbio hospital was the result. Let's hope she's back fit and well before the end of the comp.
Day 4 High winds cause the cancellation of the day.
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11 topics in this article: Betinho Schmitz, Claudio Deflorian, Francoise Mocellin, Gordon Rigg, Grant Crossingham, Jim Bowyer, Jim Lee, Kathleen Rigg, Richard Walbec, Robin Hamilton, Tim Cook