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The Model for Harry's Cartoon
The Model for Harry's Cartoon
Yoko's hang gliding vehicle
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Yoko Sano »
Yoko Sano
Crashed a few days ago
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Yoko writes:
I’m really sorry that I have to write about my accident at the worlds on July 17th (Task 3).
On that day, I was lucky to get an early bird launch position. But the place was in the third lane. It’s difficult to bring the glider and take off for a woman. But it was ok, and I could take off as the last one, because I took too much time. So it was difficult to take off for me. But for men, no problem to take off.
I don’t know why but I’m so weak in this year. Finally, I took off. Thank you to the staff for supporting me. I climbed and went on task.
I felt the day’s conditions was not too rough. I got TP1 and I was going back to get next one, but I could not climb there, and then I went to the flatlands. I found a good landing place, but there were a few thermals close to the landing place. They were too rough, so I could not climb out.
Then I approached the landing, but suddenly the wind direction switched. The wind was strong. I decided to land into the wind. It was the last chance to change the way to land. I did my final turn, and was feeling good, but and then suddenly my base bar was blown away. Of course glider and me, and then I seemed to float during a little though I don’t remember. Near me, there was an old wall made of blocks.
Two Italian guys came to me and helped me. I also called Japan team leader. They were 10 minutes from there. So they came to help me, and then a little bit waiting for the helicopter to arrive which took me to the hospital.
I broke my right femur, and have thoracic pressure. I think it was just unlucky, but I could have hit my head on an old wall made of blocks, so I might be a bit lucky.
Now I am still in hospital for surgery and recovery. I have no idea if I can fly back to Japan or not.
Anyway thanks to everyone for giving me your kindness. And thanks to the organiser and staff of the worlds.
And today my team friends came to here. I was very happy to see them and got power! Thanks!
Tomorrow will be last competition day. I will cheer to my team pilots with live track. I wanted to fly more in the worlds.
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2019 Worlds »
2019 Worlds
Results
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|competition|Facebook|Filippo Oppici|Jeff Chipman|Manfred Ruhmer|Marco Laurenzi|Petr Polach|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing T3|Worlds 2019|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano|Zac Majors
Live broadcasts: https://www.facebook.com/hangglidingworldchamp2019/
From the Italian team:
Christian Ciech 1, Alex Ploner 2, Suan Selenati 3, Marco Laurenzi 4, Filippo Oppici 6.
Felix Cantesanu at goal.
Apparently nearby storm cells and some rain on the course caused some pilots to land to be safe. Seventy five pilots in goal.
https://airtribune.com/22nd-fai-world-hg-championship/results
Task 1:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Ciech | ITA | 01:29:04 | 992 | |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | ITA | 01:29:46 | 977 | |
3 | Suan Selenati | ITA | 01:32:28 | 929 | |
4 | Marco Laurenzi | ITA | 01:37:09 | 886 | |
5 | Peter Neuenschwander | SUI | 01:37:37 | 881 | |
6 | Manfred Ruhmer | AUT | 01:37:47 | 875 | |
7 | Filippo Oppici | ITA | 01:37:45 | 869 | |
8 | Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli | BRA | 01:38:03 | 867 | |
9 | Glauco Pinto | BRA | 01:38:00 | 864 | |
10 | Marcelo Andrei Gomes Da Rocha | BRA | 01:38:41 | 862 |
Penalties:
Jeff Chipman 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Zac Majors 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Yoko Sano 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
Petr Polach 100% 0 Airspace Infringement
15 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Christian Ciech, competition, Facebook, Filippo Oppici, Jeff Chipman, Manfred Ruhmer, Marco Laurenzi, Petr Polach, Suan Selenati, Wills Wing T3, Worlds 2019, Yoko Isomoto, Yoko Sano, Zac Majors
2018 European Hang Gliding Championships
Tuesday, a different kind of task
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|Corinna Schwiegershausen|European Championships 2018|Filippo Oppici|Icaro 2000|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|PG|Thomas Weissenberger|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano
Hang Gliding Europeans Class 1 Live tracking:
2D: https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=2149
2D/3D SPLIT beta: livetrack360.com/livetracking/split/2149
Petr Benes down early. Alex Ploner out in the lead with Tom Weissenberger at 3:30 PM.
Alex out in front landed just before goal after a valiant effort. Tom Weissenberger wisely stayed back in the hills and worked slowly to get high enough to make it in way ahead of everyone else.
Carl Wallbank, and the two Czech's, Petr and Dan, came close to goal together, but Dan found a little something over the field that Carl and Petr landed in, and came in second.
Christian Ciech, after apparently flying a paraglider all day, just hung and hung in nothing getting further and further away from goal as Grant Crossingham, who was earlier with but below Christian, worked back in the hills even further downwind.
Then came four pilots who had been much further behind, Jonny, Corinna, Malcolm and Dave Mathews. Christian down 6.5 km out. Grant down. Dave down. Malcolm down. Jonny down a few feet from goal.
Corinna climbing near goal. Yoko climbing three kilometers further back. Corinna third into goal. Yoko lands near Jonny.
Petr Polách writes:
One of the worst conditions I have ever flown in. For the first time I am gonna fill in the task report with negative attitude. And I am not gonna fly in similar condition again.
At several places I had severe problems to keep the wing barely level. I couldn't even control my speed properly. It's only luck nobody got hurt. Peeople climbing severely, then falling five meters down in the gaggles. I only used full VG few times.
Can anyone explain how Thomas Weissenberger did the task so quickly?
So final thought: I like to push myself, but this was even beyond my personal limits.
1 | Weissenberger, T | 02:48:23 |
2 | Vyhnalik, D | 03:04:21 |
3 | Schwiegershausen, C | 03:37:11 |
http://hgeu2018.mk/index.php/res
Task 7:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Weissenberger | Aut | Icaro Laminar 2018 | 02:48:22 | 888 |
2 | Dan Vyhnalik | Cze | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 03:04:20 | 839 |
3 | Corinna Schwiegershausen | Ger | Moyes RX 3 | 03:37:11 | 796 |
4 | Jonny Durand Jnr | Aus | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 763 | |
5 | Christian Preininger | Aut | Moyes Litespeed S3,5 | 756 | |
6 | Yoko Sano | Jpn | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 755 | |
7 | Petr Polách | Cze | Aeros Combat 13,5 GT | 750 | |
8 | Carl Wallbank | Gbr | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 748 | |
9 | Malcolm Brown | Gbr | Wills Wing T2C | 746 | |
10 | Alessandro Ploner | Ita | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 745 |
Two pilots are missing from this scoring, Grant Crossingham and Alexander Barvinskiy, both of whom were near goal. Since the scoring is being done mostly through the use of Flymaster trackers, there appears to be some issue with GPS coordinates. These lack of published results also affect the other standings.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 7 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Ploner | Ita | Icaro 2000 Laminar | 745 | 6045 |
2 | Balazs Ujhelyi | Hun | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 641 | 5715 |
3 | Petr Benes | Cze | Aeros Combat | 462 | 5688 |
4 | Filippo Oppici | Ita | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 683 | 5588 |
5 | Oliver Chitty | Gbr | Moyes RX5 Pro | 651 | 5425 |
6 | Carl Wallbank | Gbr | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 748 | 5349 |
7 | Grant Crossingham | Gbr | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 0 | 5229 |
8 | Christian Ciech | Ita | Laminar Icaro 2000 | 710 | 5203 |
9 | Thomas Weissenberger | Aut | Icaro Laminar 2018 | 888 | 5095 |
10 | Dan Vyhnalik | Cze | Aeros Combat 13.5 GT | 839 | 4967 |
The team standings remain the same.
Nine rigid wing pilots in goal. Austria barely leads Germany in the rigid wing team standings, Wolfgang Kothgasser is the overall leader after winning the seventh task, and four out of seven tasks.
11 topics in this article: Alessandro "Alex" Ploner, Christian Ciech, Corinna Schwiegershausen, European Championships 2018, Filippo Oppici, Icaro 2000, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, PG, Thomas Weissenberger, Yoko Isomoto, Yoko Sano
Corinna gets her world records
Corinna gets her world records
From Brazil
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Kari Castle|PG|record|Yoko Isomoto
FAI Records <<record>> sends:
FAI has ratified the following Class O (Hang Gliding and
Paragliding) World record :
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Tacima (Brazil)
Performance : 405,8 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Previous record : 367,6 km (07.01.2016 - Yoko Isomoto, Japan)
and
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance
Course/location : Tacima (Brazil)
Performance : 407,2 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Previous record : 403.5 km (28.07.2001 - Kari Castle, USA)
and
Category : Female
Type of record : Free distance using up to 3 turn points
Course/location : Tacima (Brazil)
Performance : 411,0 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Previous record : no record set yet
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A bunch of world record claims
A bunch of world record claims
Sasha says, "How good is Forbes?"
Kari Castle|Kathleen Rigg|record|Yoko Isomoto
FAI Records <<record>> sends:
FAI has received the following Hang Gliding World record claims:
Sub-class: O-1/HG with a rigid primary structure/controlled by weight shift
Category: Female
Type of record: Straight distance
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 408.1 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 01.02.2018
Current record: 403.5 km (28.07.2001 - Kari Castle, USA)
Type of record: Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 407.99 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 01.02.2018
Current record: 367.6 km (07.01.2016 - Yoko Isomoto, Japan)
Type of record: Free distance using up to 3 turn points
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 417.2 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 01.02.2018
Current record: no record set yet
Type of record: Distance over a triangular course
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 21.,4 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 12.27.2017
Current record: 200.8 km (01.07.2015 - Kathleen Rigg, United Kingdom)
Type of record: Speed over a triangular course of 200 km
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 37.83 km/h
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 12.27.2017
Current record: 29.96 km/h (01.07.2015 - Kathleen Rigg, United Kingdom)
Type of record: Free Distance around a triangle course
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 213.5 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft: Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date: 12.27.2017
Current record: no record set yet
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2018 Forbes Flatlands revisited
A description after the fact
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Bill Moyes|Forbes Flatlands 2018|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Niki Longshore|photo|record|Steve Blenkinsop|Tyler Borradaile|weather|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano
Oliver Chitty «Oliver Chitty» writes:
The Forbes Flatlands competition which started on the 29th of January and lasted through to the 5th of December made it the first big comp of the year. Having hosted the world championships in 2013 it made its mark in the hang gliding scene as one of the best venues with the most consistent flying conditions to be found during this time. It attracted pilots from all around the world.
This year saw a gathering of pilots for a few practice competition days as the forecasted good weather put on a good show, notably Alexandra “Sasha” Serebrennikova managed to set new women’s declared and open distance female triangle world records during the practice days. She took off from Forbes, flew southwest to West Wyalong, then east to Grenfell before pushing back north west to Forbes to complete her task landing at 7pm. Congratulations Sasha. She commented, “And to think this is only the practice task at Forbes.”
This year the competition head quarters was run at the rugby club in the center of town where all the pilots meet for a 10 am task briefing. It was likely to be hot in excess of 35° Celsius so keeping pilots out of the sun was a priority. The pilots are told the task, start time and any other details they needed for the day. It's usually about two hours before the first launch window opens at 12:30 so it’s nice and relaxed as it only takes about 10 minutes to get to the takeoff field formally known as the Bill Moyes International Airfield.
Day one canned
Day one in any competition is always quite tense. The famous saying rings through everyone’s minds “you can’t win a competition on the first day but you sure as well can lose it.” The task set for day one is a 155km task to the SSE. There is a lot of overcast today and a strong breeze. There are some cumulus forming under the high cloud but a band of rain possibly pushing in from the west. With much discussion between the safety committee and task committee the launch window is pushed back from 12:30 till 2:30 to give the strong winds time to die down. As 2:30 arrives nearly half the field is in the air and climbing well, but maybe too well as a large area of rain starts to descend on course line. The safety committee decide to cancel the day on grounds of safety. The Laminate gliders we fly in competitions really don’t handle well in the rain but everyone makes it down safe back in the start cylinder.
Day two Task 1
The weather for day two looks far more promising, still quite strong winds out of the WSW, but no over development and a 9000' cloud base. With day one out of the way it’s a little more relaxed before take off in the tow field. Our task today takes us north to Trangie, just to the west of Dubbo for 142.8km optimized race to goal with a later start again to let some of yesterday's bad weather clear the area. A challenging cross wind for the first part of the flight which should back later on to a more predominant tail wind. All of the competitors get up and off and there is plenty of room in the 10km start radius. A large proportion of pilots take the first start at 15:00, but quite quickly people are taking different routes on course line. Some pilots take a more direct route keep just left of course line enough to battle the wind, while others push much harder into the cross wind to make the latter parts of the flight easier. First into goal is Atilla Bertok followed closely by Ollie Chitty from the first clock after taking the more direct route and not straying far from course line. It's 10 minutes before the next competitors arrive, Guy Hubbard and a chasing pack of 2nd starters (15:15) with Josh Woods, Steve Blenkinsop and Niki Longshore. Niki also took a decisive day win over the other females in the competition being the only one in goal.
Day 3 Task 2
A switch in the wind brings us a steady northerly flow. This means we will be seeing predominantly blue conditions early on and only 10knts of wind from the north in the boundary layer. With this forecast we have a 185.7km race to goal via 2 turn points finishing at Bookham north west of Canberra. It's noticeably slower in the start cylinder today and climbs are only getting to 7000ft. The first start clock comes around but only a few pilots at the top of the gaggle take the plunge, everyone else seems to be on the same consensus that a later start gate would prove more efficient if the conditions get better. It's only a short time (15 minutes) before the second start is activated. After the second start window opens everyone starts hunting down the lonely few gliders who took the first start. With two large radius turn points along the way there is quite a split of pilots along the course line. Josh Woods takes the day win closely followed by Jonny Durand and Atilla Bertok all taking the 2nd start.
Day 4 Task 3
The ever-reliable southwest wind returns for day 4 task 3 and a 195.2km task to Gulgong airstrip is set. In this wind direction we get a cooler air mass and even better flying conditions. There are talks of getting to over 10,000' today so we are reminded at pilot briefing about the effects and dangers of hypoxia.
Straight off the tow it was obvious today was much stronger than the previous day. Already by 12:30 we were getting close to 10,000' with climbs well in excess of 1000fpm. Almost everyone took the first start today and a good strong gaggle made the first 50km look easy. Niki Longshore was once again one of the top pilots pushing the gaggle and was on glide heading for climbing gliders ahead when she was hit by a incredibly strong patch of rough air sending her glider pointing straight up to the sky with no airspeed left to recover. She very quickly pulled her parachute and was on a descent through a gaggle of gliders from 8000'.
Niki did an incredible job to stop the rotation before landing quite perfectly in a paddock with road access and under the shade of trees. Jonny Durand was first on scene after seeing Niki pull her chute. He descended with her side by side and landed in the field within seconds of her arrival. Many pilots stayed in the area to make sure things were okay before heading back on course. Unfortunately, Niki’s competition would be over after such a strong and dominating start and Jonny would receive his score made from an average of his future total.
First into the Gulgong goal would once again be Atilla Bertok, closely followed by Tyler Borradaile and Josh Woods.
Day 5 Task 4
Waking up on the morning of the 2nd of January we are greeted by our competition Whattsapp group with a message of “Briefing 10am, be here ready to fly.”
There had been talks of going big today, the south wind was still blowing but slightly stronger today and even higher bases than yesterday so it looks like the task committee was planning a big one. In 2014 the distance to goal record in a competition task was set at 368km flying from Forbes to Wallygett. Today we have a slight west component to the wind and will be flying 389km to another flying site, Manila.
To make this new record task pilots had to be taking off much earlier than previous days so the first start was 12:00 just 1:30 hours after briefing in town. For many pilots this would be a personal best flight and nearly everyone took the 1st start getting on their way as soon as possible. Even at mid day there were good cumulus clouds and pilots reporting climbs to over 11,000'. A lot of pilots had Niki’s accident on their minds for a while. Glides were noticeably slower for the first portion of the course.
There seemed to be two main routes taken. A few pilots took the direct course line route when other pilots headed further west of course line and followed a line of mountains hoping to use them as triggers. 5 hours later the first pilot called on final glide. Ollie Chitty from Great Britain was first in goal with a time of 05:18:23 just ahead of Jonny Durand with a time of 05:19:27. Tyler Borradaile took 3rd place just a few seconds later. Eventually we would see 16 pilots make the record task with many personal bests broken and smiles all round, except for the retrieve drives who had over a 1000km total journey, the real hero’s of the day.
Sasha took an early bird launch and quickly flew 10km south into the head wind to a declared starting point for her an attempt at breaking the distance to goal woman’s world record, extending her flight to over 407km.
Day 6 task 5
With many pilots not returning back until the early hours of the morning the next task briefing was delayed by a few hours giving people time to rest and recuperate before flying again. A shorter dogleg task via one turn point of 155km was called landing at Wellington airstrip with a start time of 15:00. Today was the polar opposite of the previous day with no clouds and slow climbs. Many pilots were dropped in the first hour struggling to find climbs. Once at the turn point the conditions seemed to get better, but it was a strong crosswind for the final leg. Some people landed short after drifting too far down wind giving a hard final glide. Ollie Chitty took a 2nd consecutive day win once again followed closely by Jonny Durand and Guy Hubbard. Only 9 pilots made the task.
Day 7 Task 6
Finally a day with less wind. Task 6 was called a rest day for the retrieve drivers so we would be flying a closed triangle of 166km. Pilots were starting to look noticeably fatigued after 5 back to back long tasks (and a record task). The towing was slow to get going. Fortunately there were good clouds in the start cylinder and everyone had plenty of room to pick their start. Almost everyone took the first start again at 13:50 with only a few pilots choosing to take the gamble on a later start at 14:10.
The shorter first leg of the triangle with a slight chasing tail wind went quickly but some pilots got low and had to take slow climbs from the foothills at the turn point. Heading northeast into the 2nd turn point the day started to blue out and become a little more tricky. It was here that the fast first starters had a slight time advantage over the stragglers and didn’t waste much time. The wind had picked up slightly and made the final leg of the triangle more difficult as pilots headed over high ground and minimal landing areas. Once they got out onto the flats it was back to good climbs and long final glides of over 30km. Jonny Durand took the day win with a time of 03:33:59 closely followed by a consistently well scoring Rory Duncan, Jason Kath took out 3rd place for the day just 30 seconds behind Rory.
Good music and many goal margaritas were handed out in goal as pilots and retrieve drivers celebrated at last a task with no 5-hour drive home.
Day 8 Task 7
The final task. 7 straight competition days has the field of competitors looking and sounding very tired. We have a weather system passing through the area today and the wind direction could be anything later in the day. We have a task that headed north east to a large 40km radius before turning west into a 50km radius and returning south down to goal at the Peak Hill air strip. Depending on the weather this could be a final 15km strong head wind stint. There was discussion at the pilot briefing if this was safe as we would be crossing over a firing range, but it was eventually agreed that this was the best bet for the conditions forecasted in the local area.
After launch many pilots commented how rough the air was in the 5km start cylinder, some managing better than others to get up, but everyone at least managed to get away for the start. The task saw a fair tail wind for the first 50km on course line before dropping to almost nothing before the first turn point. The faster pilots of the day made a better run after the first turn point and made short work of the 2nd leg. With two very large radiuses there can be quite a few different routes depending on where you intercept the optimum point of turn point. This stretched the field out into many small gaggles. Atilla Bertok took another day win closely followed again by Tyler Borradaile and Rory Duncan seconds later.
The scores for the top three pilots were incredibly close. No one would know the final scores until the prize giving that evening, so at goal it was a quick pack up and off to get home and ready for the presentation
The only pilot to make goal everyday of the competition was Rory Duncan and rightfully so he took the overall win and became national champion by 1 single point from a total of 5880 beating 7-time champion Jonny Durand on 5879. Josh woods took a strong third place after another consistent competition. Alexandra Serebrenikova (Sasha) took 1st place in the woman’s task just ahead of Yoko Sano from Japan.
Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qclk44m13i89euu/AAD9eK_c1GAhzD6goWE0gr6Va?dl=0
12 topics in this article: Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, Bill Moyes, Forbes Flatlands 2018, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Niki Longshore, photo, record, Steve Blenkinsop, Tyler Borradaile, weather, Yoko Isomoto, Yoko Sano
2018 Forbes Flatlands »
2018 Forbes Flatlands
Wednesday, Task 5 Results
Attila Bertok|Forbes Flatlands 2018|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Jon Durand snr|Niki Longshore|Rohan Taylor|Steve Blenkinsop|Yoko Isomoto
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results
Rory goes into the lead as Attila falls down on the big task and doesn't make goal on this task.
Jonny recovers and his points for landing with Niki increase. The Sporting code:
"5.5.1 Assisting Injured Pilots - If a pilot lands or limits his flight to help another pilot, his score for the day shall be his average day-weighted score averaged over his the previous task scores; as the meet progresses that score will be adjusted after each task. The Meet Director may also award extra points."
Sasha just ahead of Yoko, with Niki on the sidelines.
Ollie wins two tasks in a row.
Two tasks to go.
Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oliver Chitty | GBR | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 02:47:40 | 992 |
2 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 02:48:33 | 976 |
3 | Guy Hubbard | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 02:48:46 | 958 |
4 | Gavin Myers | AUS | Moyes LSS 5 | 02:49:25 | 951 |
5 | Rory Duncan | AUS | Moyes RX 3 Pro | 02:50:31 | 941 |
6 | Nils Vesk | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:04:27 | 874 |
7 | Jon Durand Snr | AUS | Moyes RX 4 | 03:04:10 | 859 |
8 | Craig Taylor | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:11:44 | 839 |
9 | Jason Kath | AUS | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 03:40:58 | 758 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rory Duncan | AUS | Moyes RX 3 Pro | 776 | 937 | 698 | 699 | 941 | 4051 |
2 | Jonny Durand | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 271 | 981 | 801 | 979 | 976 | 4008 |
3 | Josh Woods | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 794 | 988 | 906 | 761 | 537 | 3986 |
4 | Oliver Chitty | GBR | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 960 | 910 | 133 | 985 | 992 | 3980 |
5 | Steve Blenkinsop | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 793 | 817 | 881 | 757 | 609 | 3857 |
6 | Tyler Borrdaile | CAN | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 758 | 893 | 915 | 952 | 282 | 3800 |
7 | Nils Vesk | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 755 | 749 | 736 | 675 | 874 | 3789 |
8 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 1000 | 972 | 948 | 285 | 549 | 3754 |
9 | Jason Kath | AUS | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 747 | 591 | 782 | 815 | 758 | 3693 |
10 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 666 | 885 | 899 | 821 | 419 | 3690 |
8 topics in this article: Attila Bertok, Forbes Flatlands 2018, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Jon Durand snr, Niki Longshore, Rohan Taylor, Steve Blenkinsop, Yoko Isomoto
Sasha, another world record?
Sasha, another world record?
She passed goal and kept going for 410 km perhaps
Corinna Schwiegershausen|record|Yoko Isomoto
The goal was an amazing 379 km from Forbes to Manilla.
This 235 mile goal task would be the longest competition task completed. The previous one was 368 km also from Forbes. Yoko set the women's world record declared distance to goal when she made goal that day. Corinna then surpassed that distance in Brazil in November at 406 km (http://ozreport.com/21.223).
Gerolf reports that Sasha made goal and continued on. He says that she did 406+ km, maybe enough to set the new open distance world record.
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3 topics in this article: Corinna Schwiegershausen, record, Yoko Isomoto
2018 Forbes Flatlands »
2018 Forbes Flatlands
Monday, Task 3, Results
Attila Bertok|Forbes Flatlands 2018|Gordon Rigg|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Nick Purcell|Niki Longshore|Rohan Taylor|Steve Blenkinsop|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results
Jonny doesn't get credit for landing with Niki.
Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 03:08:44 | 948 |
2 | Tyler Borrdaile | CAN | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:09:41 | 915 |
3 | Josh Woods | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:10:07 | 906 |
4 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:10:52 | 899 |
5 | Nick Purcell | AUS | Moyes RS 4 | 03:11:13 | 891 |
6 | Steve Blenkinsop | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:11:18 | 881 |
7 | Craig Taylor | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:13:07 | 855 |
8 | Gordon Rigg | GBR | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:14:35 | 848 |
9 | Brad Porter | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:13:54 | 847 |
10 | Yoko Sano | JPN | Wills Wing T2C | 03:27:04 | 783 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 1000 | 970 | 948 | 2918 |
2 | Josh Woods | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 794 | 988 | 906 | 2688 |
3 | Tyler Borrdaile | CAN | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 758 | 887 | 915 | 2560 |
4 | Steve Blenkinsop | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 793 | 808 | 881 | 2482 |
5 | Olav Opsanger | NOR | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 666 | 879 | 899 | 2444 |
6 | Rory Duncan | AUS | Moyes RX 3 Pro | 776 | 934 | 698 | 2408 |
7 | Gordon Rigg | GBR | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 714 | 817 | 848 | 2379 |
8 | Nils Vesk | AUS | Moyes RX 3.5 | 755 | 735 | 736 | 2226 |
9 | Jason Kath | AUS | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 747 | 569 | 782 | 2098 |
10 | Oliver Chitty | GBR | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 960 | 905 | 133 | 1998 |
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World Record Claims
World Record Claims
Corinna's
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Kari Castle|record|Yoko Isomoto
FAI Records <<record>> sends:
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Tacima (Brazil)
Performance : 405.83 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Current record : 367.6 km (07.01.2016 - Yoko Isomoto, Japan)
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance
Course/location : Juatama (Brazil)
Performance : 407.8 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Current record : 403.5 km (28.07.2001 - Kari Castle, USA)
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Two new women's world records?
Two new women's world records?
Approximately 407 km
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Erick Vils|Kari Castle|PG|record|Yoko Isomoto
Preliminary report says that Corinna flew 407 km on Sunday, the 5th. This would be a new women's world record for straight line distance if it holds up. The distance is only approximate at the moment and close to the previous record of 403.5 km. From Tacima, Paraiba, northern Brazil to Quixada, Ceará, Brazil. Eight plus hours of flying (not the 10.5 hours of flying that the paraglider pilots are doing there). She needs to exceed the previous record by 1 km.
The previous record: https://www.fai.org/records?f[0]=field_record_sport:2026&f[1]=field_record_category:1382&f[2]=field_subclass:229&f[3]=field_type_of_record:233
Hang Gliding and Paragliding, O-1, Straight distance, 403.5 km, 28 Jul 2001, Kari Castle, ratified - current record 7080 (Zapata, Texas)
Thanks to Erick Vils.
http://spot.flytrace.com/tracker/map.aspx?group=246
This flight was also to a declared goal (and it would be a new women's declared goal world record) of 405 km. Considering than she landed within five minutes of sundown that is pretty astounding.
The previous record:
Hang Gliding and Paragliding, O-1, Straight distance to a declared goal, 367.6 km, 07 Jan 2016, Yoko Isomoto, ratified - current record, 17797
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2017 Ikedayama Cup »
September 10, 2017, 2:18:29 pm MST -0600
2017 Ikedayama Cup
In Japan
Christian Ciech|Facebook|Gakuta Toba|Icaro 2000|Ikedayama Cup 2017|Yoko Isomoto
http://www.hangpara.jp/hgc/18compe/2017/2017IkedayamaCup/2017IkedayamaCup_overall.html
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | T 1 | T 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Ciech | Icaro 2000 Laminar 14.1 | 941 | 1000 | 1941 |
2 | Genki Tanaka | Combat GT 13.2 | 969 | 970 | 1939 |
3 | Shogo Ota | Combat-C 12.7 | 960 | 904 | 1864 |
4 | Kato Minoru | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 947 | 887 | 1834 |
5 | Shigeto Ishizaka | Litespeed RX | 756 | 909 | 1665 |
6 | Takashi Sunama | Combat GT | 754 | 828 | 1582 |
7 | Yoshihiko Ujiie | Combat GT | 671 | 893 | 1564 |
8 | Gakuta Toba | T2C 136 | 730 | 804 | 1534 |
9 | Hideo Matsuda | Combat | 606 | 815 | 1421 |
10 | Yoko Isomoto | T2C 136 | 563 | 840 | 1403 |
17 points in the task: http://www.hangpara.jp/hgc/18compe/2017/2017IkedayamaCup/2017IkedayamaCup_task2.html
15 points in the second task: http://www.hangpara.jp/hgc/18compe/2017/2017IkedayamaCup/2017IkedayamaCup_task3.html
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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship
August 14, 2017, 6:17:10 pm MST -0600
21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship
Day 6 results
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Bruce Barmakian|Christian Ciech|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Filippo Oppici|John Simon|Petr Polach|Primoz Gricar|Robin Hamilton|Worlds 2017 Class 1|Yoko Isomoto
http://www.cbvl.esp.br/evento/resultado/117
Task 6:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tanaka Genki | Aeros - Combat Gt 13.2 | 03:05:40 | 115.01 | 631 |
2 | Dan Vyhnalik | Aeros - Combat 13.5 Gt | 112.22 | 560 | |
3 | Mario Alonzi | Aeros - 12.7 Gt | 107.09 | 547 | |
4 | Primoz Gricar | Aeros - Combat 13.5 Gt | 107.21 | 546 | |
5 | Roland Wöhrle | Moyes - Rx 3.5 | 105.31 | 543 | |
6 | Bruce Barmakian | Icaro - Laminar 13.2 | 104.38 | 540 | |
7 | Christian Voiblet | Aeros - Combat12 | 99.91 | 522 | |
8 | Petr Beneš | Aeros - Combat 14 | 94.50 | 504 | |
9 | Daimon Koji | Aeros - Combat C 12.7 | 88.85 | 493 | |
10 | Petr Polach | Aeros - Combat 13.5 Gt | 80.34 | 460 | |
11 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro - Laminar Z9 | 78.45 | 454 | |
12 | Christian Ciech | Icaro - Laminar | 78.26 | 453 | |
13 | John Simon | Aeros - Combat C 12.7 | 75.04 | 440 | |
14 | Carlos Roberto Salles | Aeros Combat Gt 12.7 | 65.58 | 415 | |
15 | Miroslav Cap | Willswing - T2c | 64.03 | 413 | |
16 | Robin Hamilton | Moyes - Rx 3.5 | 64.84 | 411 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Alonzi | Aeros - 12.7 Gt | 5241 |
2 | Alessandro Ploner | Icaro - Laminar Z9 | 5170 |
3 | Petr Beneš | Aeros - Combat 14 | 5161 |
4 | Dan Vyhnalik | Aeros - Combat 13.5 Gt | 5132 |
5 | Christian Ciech | Icaro - Laminar | 5121 |
6 | Primoz Gricar | Aeros - Combat 13.5 Gt | 4957 |
7 | Filippo Oppici | Willswing - T2c | 4951 |
8 | Nene Rotor | Willswing - T2c-144 | 4921 |
9 | Robin Hamilton | Moyes - Rx 3.5 | 4858 |
10 | Jon Durand | Moyes - Rx 3.5 Pro | 4826 |
The US has moved into fourth place, far behind Brazil and a little ways in front of Germany.
Corinna is the leading women in 58th place. Yoko is second behind here at 70th.
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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship
August 11, 2017, 2:20:26 pm MST -0600
21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship
Day 3
Alessandro "Alex" Ploner|Christian Ciech|Christian Pollet|Filippo Oppici|John Simon|Worlds 2017 Class 1|Yoko Isomoto
First - Alex Ploner, Second - Nene Rotor, Third - Mario Alonzi, Fourth - Christian Ciech, Fifth - Christian Pollet, Sixth - Filippo Oppici.
Zac, Derreck, Bruce, and Robin at goal. John Simon landed out just before goal. Yoko at goal.
Alex has reason to be happy:
Photo by Regina Glas.
Primoz, barefoot:
Photo by Regina Glas.
Yoko and team mates at goal:
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Five women, three countries
May 17, 2017, 8:09:38 EST -0400
Five women, three countries
Finally, an update and correction
Akiko Suzuki|Chisato Nojiri|Kathleen Rigg|Yoko Isomoto
http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/mundial-feminino-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017#pilots
# | Piloto | País |
---|---|---|
1 | KATHLEEN RIGG | GBR - United Kingdom |
2 | CHISATO NOJIRI | JPN - Japan |
3 | YOKO ISOMOTO | JPN - Japan |
4 | AKIKO SUZUKI | JPN - Japan |
5 | CLAUDIA TURRA GRAVINA | URY - Uruguay |
The organizers at the 2017 Worlds have corrected their mistaken list of women pilots registered for the worlds. To be valid the competition requires eight women pilots and representation from four countries.
Three women from three other countries are registered for the open world competition which takes place at the same time and place. 145 pilots are registered for 150 positions.
http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/21-fai-mundial-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017#pilots
There has been no word on how pilots other than the original pilots from their national teams will be chosen.
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Still a girl - as of Monday at 1:05 PM
May 15, 2017, 1:07:05 pm EST -0400
Still a girl - as of Monday at 1:05 PM
Rohan Taylor
Akiko Suzuki|Chisato Nojiri|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Kathleen Rigg|Niki Longshore|Rohan Taylor|Yoko Isomoto
http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/mundial-feminino-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017#pilots
# | Piloto | País |
1 | KATHLEEN RIGG | GBR - United Kingdom |
2 | CORINNA SCHWIEGERSHAUSEN | DEU - Germany |
3 | CHISATO NOJIRI | JPN - Japan |
4 | YOKO ISOMOTO | JPN - Japan |
5 | Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA - France |
6 | AKIKO SUZUKI | JPN - Japan |
7 | NIKI LONGSHORE | USA - United States |
8 | ROHAN TAYLOR | AUS - Australia |
And the 2017 Worlds are still for men only.
8 topics in this article: Akiko Suzuki, Chisato Nojiri, Corinna Schwiegershausen, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Kathleen Rigg, Niki Longshore, Rohan Taylor, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Women's Worlds »
Four pilots, two countries
Akiko Suzuki|Chisato Nojiri|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Kathleen Rigg|Niki Longshore|Rohan Taylor|Women's Worlds 2017|Yoko Isomoto
Confusion reigns in Brasilia as the Brazilians can't figure out pilots' gender or intentions. The list of entrants into the women's worlds includes Rohan Taylor, which I'm sure that he is not happy about, as well as three women who are registered for the Worlds, which the Brazilians appear to think are for men only.
http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/mundial-feminino-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017#pilots
# | Piloto | País |
1 | Kathleen Rigg | Gbr - United Kingdom |
2 | Corinna Schwiegershausen | Deu - Germany |
3 | Chisato Nojiri | Jpn - Japan |
4 | Yoko Isomoto | Jpn - Japan |
5 | Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet | Fra - France |
6 | Akiko Suzuki | Jpn - Japan |
7 | Niki Longshore | Usa - United States |
8 | Rohan Taylor | Aus - Australia |
So instead of seven pilots from five countries, which is what they thought that they had yesterday when they wrote to me and assumed that they would get an eighth very soon to make the women's worlds valid (did they just throw in Rohan?), they actually have four pilots (three from Japan) and two countries represented.
# | Piloto | País |
1 | Kathleen Rigg | Gbr - United Kingdom |
2 | Chisato Nojiri | Jpn - Japan |
3 | Yoko Isomoto | Jpn - Japan |
4 | Akiko Suzuki | Jpn - Japan |
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What World Championship will the women be going to in Brasilia?
March 17, 2017, 10:29:58 pm EST -0400
What World Championship will the women be going to in Brasilia?
If less than eight show up, there won't be a Women's Worlds
Chisato Nojiri|CIVL|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Jamie Shelden|Niki Longshore|Yoko Isomoto
Right now if you want to go to the 2017 Women's Worlds in Brasilia you don't know if there will even be one. That requires at least eight women pilots from four different countries. At the last Women's Worlds in Annecy, France, there were twenty one women. But that is Europe, and the cost of getting to Annecy for European women is pretty small. Nothing like making it to Brasilia.
CIVL is very worried that there won't be enough women who want to go and can afford to go to Brasilia to make for an actual Women's Worlds. So right now women could be registering for a competition that won't exist. Not exactly a preferred situation.
If there was only one worlds in Brasilia in August and women were allowed to enter under a 6+1 or 6+2 arrangement, then this uncertainty would go away. Women would have a competition that was definitely happening and if eight women or more from four countries signed up, then a new Women's World Champion would be crowned.
Here are some responses I got to my article about the Women's Worlds linked to above:
Jamie Shelden writes:
CIVL delegates from several countries, including the UK, Germany, Russia, Japan and France were at the CIVL HG committee meeting in February and actively involved in this discussion and decision. I mention these specific countries because these are ones that have female competition pilots that could potentially be chosen for their national (“open”) teams. The delegates from the UK and Germany confirmed that their female pilots would not be chosen for the open team. Francoise, from France, is one that I have heard could be chosen for her national open team. However, the French delegate was at the hang gliding committee meeting and participated in the discussion. He never mentioned that Francoise could be chosen (I don’t know if that was just rumor that I heard or if it is a real possibility) and he voted for the current plan. The Japanese delegate was also actively involved in the committee discussion and also agreed with the current plan. He never mentioned any possibility that any of the female pilots in Japan could potentially be nominated for their national open team.
Sasha is one of the most active proponents of having completely separate women’s worlds, with entirely different starts, tasks, etc. She argued vehemently for this when CIVL had an open meeting of pilots in Krushevo last summer. So, I know this is not a problem for her. I have also heard that she does not intend to compete (either way) in Brasilia.
The bottom line is that I don’t believe this is an issue anyway. Something could change, but my understanding is that there will not likely be 8 women in Brasilia. I have heard that the Japanese will send 2, 1 will come from Germany, 1 from France, 1 from the UK and possible 1 or 2 from the US. So, if 7 women register, they will all be given special treatment and will fly the “open” task with everyone else. If 8 women register, potentially one woman will have to choose. It would be interesting to hear from the French that is a possible issue.
Alexandra, Sasha, <<multikss>> writes:
Lately there was an open letter published which proposed changing the local regulations of the Worlds in Brasilia in a way that women would fly and score together with men. According to this suggestion the Women title would have been given to the female scored the highest in the general list.
Since this letter seemed to open a discussion and get some public attention, I would like to step in and express an alternative opinion on the subject.
My opinion is that having separate tasks for women is better than having the same ones with men. It allows fair competition between women, which is necessary condition for defining the new world female champion. Indeed we have to separate two things -- General Worlds and Women Worlds from each other. In my opinion women would rather need to focus on what they really want to do -- to compete for their national team together with men in order to try wining the World Champion Title or to compete for the Women World Champion Title. I think sitting on two chairs and trying to do all at the same time hurts both ideas, especially it deprives Women Hang Gliding from being taken seriously.
It could be seen in Forbes Worlds that flying the same task with men instantly brings up the opportunity of being helped on the radio by the other male members of the team, which I find un-sporty.
Most of the time in a mixed task women are not in the front rows, so they resort to "follow-up and hang-on" strategy which drifts them off from their own decision making. I strongly believe that we want to define not the best follower but the best leader as a female world champion.
So if choosing from the current option of having separate tasks and the joined task suggested, I would personally stay with what I see is fair, that is the first one.
In addition to said above I'd like to mention a couple more things. My seeing is that the idea of having both male and female Worlds at the same time actually hurts already rather weak attention to female hang gliding. If CIVL has an intention to bring more women in sport by attracting the public to follow the women's competitions, then it would have more significant effect if the competition took place at different from the general World's time. This way it would be taken as a standing alone event. I understand that this option causes a lot problems, such as a need to run the whole Brazilian event for longer time, which is more expensive. For the national federations it would also make additional hassle like for instance organizing the retrieve. But unfortunately the situation in hang gliding is so, that women are presented as a disproportional minority. Minorities in sports inevitably cause more expenses for all sides. That is why it is so important to try to get more women into the sport, rather than mixing them up with men during the Worlds.
It is not a secret that the flying style in FAI-1 comps differs from rather relaxed events of cat. 2. A big part of potential female participants will be discouraged from participating in the FAI-1 competition when they have to stage and fly together with a hundred rather aggressive men.
I understand that nowadays it is very unlikely to make separate women worlds, when we basically see more and more of our female pilots dropping off comps, but essentially these are the points to consider in the future if we want more attention for this part of the sport.
I wrote back to her:
I find it very interesting that we agree. I think that everyone agrees that it would be much better to have a separate women’s championship. The problem is with Brasilia only and the fact that the two competitions present a conflict.
Given that there is going to be a world championship in Brasilia, then it should be one championship to get rid of the conflict.
Corinna Schwiegershausen <<corinna>> writes:
Davis stated: 1) Mostly men making decisions for women.
Davis is right here. Just for your understanding - not even the top 5 women, including me, had been asked and given the pro and contra arguments before this "vote" at the meeting in Salzburg had been made. Françoise had no idea about this decision, neither did Yoko or Chisato when I asked them. The only ones of the whole female world ranking that might have known about this vote and its result were Kathleen, because her husband Gordon was in the meeting, and Jamie of course.
Why were there not more female voices to be heard and seen at the meeting in Salzburg? Well, I would have come immediately and at my own costs, had I been invited to join this meeting that concerns our female hang gliding world! I have actually made the effort to contact and talk to Françoise, Yoko, Chisato and Sasha, I didn´t get an answer from Kathleen or Claudia, but I also talked to Niki Longshore. I talked to the women who are most likely to join the Worlds in Brasilia, which are the ones this topic concerns, and who should have had a voice in this process I think.
To me, this vote seems to have been a faulty process, taking place over the head of these hopefully 8 or 9 women who are concerned, and who could be affected in a very negative way by this decision. It should be revised and a new vote taken by the women concerned, the ones that will compete in Brasilia.
We want to motivate the rest of the flying girls by showing that if you are focused and dedicated, if you keep flying and learning, you can fly the same tasks like the guys, and you can win an overall task in an international comp like Sasha just did in Australia, that you can in fact even rank 15th overall in an open worlds, like I did in Big Spring. It is important that women show up in the top 100 in the world ranking - but if you artificially cut out the ones who are most likely to get there (Françoise, Sasha, Yoko, Chisato and me) by forcing us to decide between either flying a women’s worlds without gaining sustainable world ranking points, or flying in the open with our team (that we are qualified and by our NAC nominated for), thus having the opportunity to score high points in the highest scoring comp in the world, it might probably destroy the possibility to get a valid new women´s world champion, which is also important in our sport!
Jamie said: I seems to me that Corinna wants women to have special treatment at competitions.
Françoise, Sasha and me are nominated by our NACs into the national team of 6, but if you want to put it like that, yes in fact I am asking for a special treatment for the other 5 or 6 women who are likely to compete in Brasilia and eligible to fly a women's worlds, to be allowed to compete in the overall worlds as well, so all of them can score good world ranking points, move up and be "more visible" to the rest of the world - to get into the guys´ heads that women can actually fly, sometimes even quite well. From a safety and endurance point of view, the 8 or 9 women I know of who are likely to join are all able to safely fly with the guys in Brasilia, as most of us have done that for years.
Further on, Jamie states: Encouraging women to compete is better accomplished by working on the women that aren't already competing at the level Corinna is. We don't need to encourage the Corinnas, Francoises and Kathleens of the hang gliding scene, we need to encourage less experienced women to compete - those very women who are NOT planning to come to Brasilia. Combining the events will not encourage those women, it will only satisfy the few that are not in need of encouragement.
But maybe even the Corinnas, Françoises and Kathleens need an encouragement to see what all their investment into our sport is good for? And I'm not just talking about around 6000€ that it costs everyone of us (from Europe) to go and compete at the Worlds in Brasilia, or around 10000€ a year (maybe more for the ones who don't fly on standby…) to keep our gear up to date and going to international competitions, but also about our voluntary, idealistic investment.
Keep in mind that by the current decision on local regulations for Brasilia, CIVL is not just "not encouraging" three of the women who dedicate most time, means and idealism to get into their open national team, but in fact CIVL is PUNISHING us three! Us three hardest, but the other 5 or 6 pretty hard as well. I know you want to do this to help the sport, but in this particular case of Brasilia, you could unfortunately reach the opposite.
I have not only been considering and talking to the top 10 women in the sport, but as you might remember from Monte Cucco and Tegelberg, Jamie, I have always been happy to pull other women along, share sponsorship, and in fact organize several training camps. I have worked voluntarily at the "Ladies Challenge," an international comp in Greifenburg, organized by DHV to support women to fly safer and better in competitions. As I have done this volunteer work for about 15 years now, in fact I know quite a few of the "vast majority" of the world ranking list that you like to talk about. Let's face it - at the moment, only 14 women in the world would be eligible to fly at a women's worlds without exemption, that's why I would like a decision for Brasilia to be made by the women who really are concerned - the ones who will go and compete! Just for this competition.
Apparently CIVL is unmoved by these arguments.
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Yoko in Colombia
Yoko in Colombia
The other purple glider
video|Yoko Isomoto
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2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day seven, task six
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Konrad Heilmann|Moyes Litespeed RX|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 6:
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 30.76 | 115 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 16.12 | 84 |
3 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 14.77 | 81 |
4 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 13.52 | 77 |
5 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 11.21 | 70 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3928 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 3780 |
3 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3635 |
4 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 3278 |
5 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 3064 |
6 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2657 |
7 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 2656 |
8 | Shigeto Ishizaka | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2595 |
9 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 2544 |
10 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 2540 |
Sport Task 6:
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 11.21 | 197 |
2 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 8.48 | 166 |
3 | Jose Sandoval | Aeros Discus C | 7.12 | 149 |
4 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 6.87 | 147 |
4 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 6.79 | 147 |
Final Results:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 2281 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 1860 |
3 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 1415 |
4 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 1413 |
5 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 1276 |
6 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 1092 |
7 | Andres Pena | Moyes Litesport | 1056 |
8 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 909 |
9 | Julio Galindo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 903 |
7 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Konrad Heilmann, Moyes Litespeed RX, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day six, task five
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Konrad Heilmann|Moyes Litespeed RX|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 5:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:02:34 | 465 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 02:12:39 | 427 |
3 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:13:25 | 425 |
4 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 02:27:29 | 403 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3895 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 3696 |
3 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3520 |
4 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 3197 |
5 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 3017 |
6 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 2623 |
7 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2587 |
8 | Shigeto Ishizaka | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2562 |
9 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 2495 |
10 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 2463 |
Sport Task 5:
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 11.21 | 130 |
2 | Julio Galindo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 7.44 | 102 |
3 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 7.25 | 101 |
3 | Jose Sandoval | Aeros Discus C | 7.28 | 101 |
5 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 6.91 | 97 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 2115 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 1827 |
3 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 1270 |
4 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 1218 |
5 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 1129 |
6 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 945 |
7 | Andres Pena | Moyes Litesport | 914 |
8 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 766 |
9 | Julio Galindo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 761 |
10 | Jose Sandoval | Aeros Discus C | 724 |
7 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Konrad Heilmann, Moyes Litespeed RX, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day four, Dustin wins big
(Santa Elena "MSLV" LZ, Columbia)
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Facebook|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Konrad Heilmann|Mike Glennon|Moyes Litespeed RX|Raul Guerra|Yoko Isomoto
Going into the valley instead of the hillsides Dustin got to goal fifteen minutes earlier than Rudy. Eighteen in goal. Mike Glennon, meet organizer and director, took over from the task committee to get a task that got pilots to goal.
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 01:36:13 | 1000 |
2 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 01:51:40 | 831 |
3 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 01:54:08 | 785 |
4 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 01:54:10 | 783 |
5 | Shigeto Ishizaka | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:02:00 | 721 |
6 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 02:02:54 | 716 |
7 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 02:06:22 | 695 |
8 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 02:06:56 | 677 |
9 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 02:16:06 | 630 |
10 | Paulo Xavier | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:21:54 | 587 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3430 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 3269 |
3 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3201 |
4 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 2794 |
5 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 2702 |
6 | Shigeto Ishizaka | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2340 |
7 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 2333 |
8 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 2315 |
9 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 2312 |
10 | Raul Guerra | Moyes Technora RX 3.5 | 2195 |
Sport Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 01:03:34 | 180 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 01:11:52 | 161 |
3 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 01:12:33 | 158 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 1162 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 1017 |
3 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 716 |
4 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 614 |
5 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 586 |
6 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 528 |
7 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 439 |
8 | Soraya Rios | Wills Wing Sport 135 | 366 |
9 | Mitch Sorby | Wills Wing U2 145 | 365 |
10 | Jaime Gomez | Wills Wing U2C | 335 |
https://www.facebook.com/hombrespajarocolombia/
10 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Facebook, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Konrad Heilmann, Mike Glennon, Moyes Litespeed RX, Raul Guerra, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day three
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Raul Guerra|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 3:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 01:55:23 | 1000 |
2 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:01:49 | 933 |
3 | Alejandro Trujillo Montoya | Aeros Combat GT | 02:24:27 | 827 |
4 | Alexandre Marchesini | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:24:28 | 823 |
5 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 02:34:59 | 803 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2599 |
2 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2418 |
3 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 2269 |
4 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 2117 |
5 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 2007 |
6 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1750 |
7 | Alexandre Marchesini | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1683 |
8 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 1682 |
9 | Alejandro Trujillo Montoya | Aeros Combat GT | 1659 |
10 | Raul Guerra | Moyes Technora RX 3,5 | 1633 |
Sport task 3:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 01:08:16 | 33.93 | 880 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 27.64 | 624 | |
3 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 25.93 | 606 | |
4 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 25.51 | 601 | |
5 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 22.54 | 524 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 1462 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2C 145 | 1197 |
3 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 983 |
4 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 853 |
5 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 751 |
6 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 655 |
7 | Julio Galindo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 472 |
8 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 471 |
9 | Soraya Rios | Wills Wing Sport 135 | 405 |
10 | Jaime Gomez | Wills Wing U2C | 339 |
6 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Raul Guerra, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
The day clouds over
Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Yoko Isomoto
At goal early:
Shigeto Ishizaka (missed the last turnpoint as it was a little too high for him), Rudy, Alejandro Trujillo, Botinho (Alexandre Marchesini), Daniel, Dustin. Probably the only ones at goal. Yoko came in a little to low at the launch turnpoint also.
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3 topics in this article: Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day two
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Raul Guerra|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 2:
# | Name | Glider | Time | km/h | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:22:27 | 31.0 | 79.01 | 1000 |
2 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 03:14:06 | 22.7 | 79.01 | 789 |
3 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C | 03:15:00 | 22.6 | 79.01 | 782 |
4 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:43:04 | 27.0 | 79.01 | 717 |
Daniel jumped the gun at the first start clock. The other pilots took the second clock. There were two yesterday, instead just one like the first day.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1666 |
2 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wing T2 144 | 1540 |
3 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 1466 |
4 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1418 |
5 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C 136 | 1339 |
6 | Oscar Morales | Wills Wing T2C | 1158 |
7 | Jorge E Garcia L | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 1025 |
8 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 1019 |
9 | Raul Guerra | Moyes Technora RX 3,5 | 969 |
10 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 956 |
Sport Task 2:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 01:05:26 | 534 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 | 01:20:21 | 457 |
3 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 02:03:54 | 334 |
Although not at goal (but at the bomb out LZ) these pilots were together in Sport Class.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Luis Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 145 | 582 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 | 573 |
3 | Juan Luis Palma | North Wing Freedom | 382 |
4 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 281 |
5 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 260 |
6 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 247 |
7 | Hugo Rodriguez | Airwave Klassic | 227 |
8 | Mitch Sorby | Wills Wing U2 145 | 226 |
9 | Jaime De La Calle | Wills Wing U2 145 | 221 |
10 | Soraya Rios | Wills Wing Sport 135 | 209 |
6 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Raul Guerra, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Four at goal
(Santa Elena "MSLV" LZ, Columbia)
Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Yoko Isomoto
Dustin didn't make goal. Yoko did:
She is flying a Wills Wing T2C 136, which she says is perfect even in these very light conditions.
Four pilots made goal according to Konrado, who didn't.
3 topics in this article: Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Hombres Pajaro
Results from day one
competition|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Daniel Vélez Bravo|Dustin Martin|Hombres Pájaro 2017|Konrad Heilmann|Moyes Litespeed RX|Raul Guerra|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/hp2017/results
Task 1:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Camilo Marin Giraldo | Wills Wings T2 144 | 03:10:10 | 80.65 | 919 |
2 | Dustin Martin | Wills Wing T2CX 144 | 03:54:37 | 80.65 | 828 |
3 | Alfredo Tello | Moyes Litespeed 5 | 68.64 | 707 | |
4 | Daniel Velez | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 66.34 | 701 | |
5 | Rudy Gotes | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 62.59 | 666 | |
6 | Juan Fernando Arango | Wills Wing T2 144 | 50.32 | 571 | |
6 | Raul Guerra | Moyes Technora RX 3,5 | 49.61 | 571 | |
8 | Alejandro Trujillo Montoya | Aeros Combat GT | 49.88 | 569 | |
9 | Yoko Isomoto | Wills Wing T2C | 48.98 | 550 | |
10 | Konrad Heilmann | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 45.74 | 526 |
Sport class:
# | Name | Glider | Distance | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jose Sandoval | Aeros Aeros Discus C | 12.20 | 117 |
2 | Daniel Jaramillo | Wills Wing U2 | 12.11 | 116 |
3 | Luis F. arias | Wills Wing Sport 2 | 6.85 | 83 |
4 | Daniel Perea | Wills Wing U2 | 6.57 | 82 |
5 | Anibal Lemus | Wills Wing U2 | 5.71 | 75 |
6 | Mitch Sorby | Wills Wing U2 145 | 4.54 | 65 |
7 | Jaime De La Calle | Wills Wing U2 145 | 4.29 | 63 |
8 | Jaime Gomez | Wills Wing U2C | 4.02 | 60 |
8 topics in this article: competition, Daniel Vélez Bravo, Dustin Martin, Hombres Pájaro 2017, Konrad Heilmann, Moyes Litespeed RX, Raul Guerra, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 6 »
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 6
Goolgowi goal, not as far as Hay
(an airfield at Forbes airports)
André Wolfe|André Wolfe|Attila Bertok|Facebook|Filippo Oppici|Forbes Flatlands 2017|Gerolf Heinrichs|Gordon Rigg|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Niki Longshore|Steve Blenkinsop|Trent Brown|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/forbes/blog
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jonny Durand | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:54:15 | 1000 |
2 | Gerolf Heinrichs | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:55:24 | 973 |
3 | Kato Minoru | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 04:08:19 | 854 |
4 | Attila Bertok | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 04:08:43 | 851 |
5 | Michael Jackson | Moyes LSS 5 | 04:09:01 | 849 |
6 | Christian Voiblet | Aeros Combat C 12.7 | 04:14:17 | 815 |
7 | Trent Brown | Moyes RX 3.5 | 04:15:59 | 805 |
8 | Steve Blenkinsop | Moyes RX 3.5 | 04:20:47 | 777 |
9 | Filippo Oppici | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 04:23:47 | 761 |
10 | Gordon Rigg | Moyes RX 3.5 | 04:23:58 | 760 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jonny Durand | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 3732 |
2 | Gerolf Heinrichs | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 3529 |
3 | Andre Wolf | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 3473 |
4 | Attila Bertok | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 3464 |
5 | Steve Blenkinsop | Moyes RX 3.5 | 3459 |
6 | Michael Jackson | Moyes LSS 5 | 3421 |
7 | Tyler Borrdaile | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 3346 |
8 | Filippo Oppici | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 3317 |
9 | Harrison Rowntree | Moyes RX 3.5 | 3169 |
10 | Adam Stevens | Moyes RX 3.5 | 3071 |
Thirty six (or thirty seven) in goal. Sasha is shown in the results as the only female at goal. Yoko, then Niki is shown not outside the start cylinder (which has got to be incorrect as Airtribune live tracking showed her going down the course line and making goal). Jonny started an hour after the first pilots.
12 topics in this article: André Wolfe, Attila Bertok, Facebook, Filippo Oppici, Forbes Flatlands 2017, Gerolf Heinrichs, Gordon Rigg, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Niki Longshore, Steve Blenkinsop, Trent Brown, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 5 »
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 5
Downwind to Lake Cargellgo
(an airfield at Forbes airports)
André Wolfe|André Wolfe|Attila Bertok|Facebook|Filippo Oppici|Forbes Flatlands 2017|Gerolf Heinrichs|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Niki Longshore|Steve Blenkinsop|Trent Brown|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/forbes/blog
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
Task 3:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Attila Bertok | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 02:48:08 | 1000 |
2 | Jonny Durand | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 02:49:03 | 973 |
3 | Andre Wolf | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 02:49:28 | 965 |
4 | Glen Mcfarlane | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 02:53:36 | 910 |
5 | Gerolf Heinrichs | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 02:59:02 | 857 |
6 | Trent Brown | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:03:22 | 821 |
7 | Olav Opsanger | Moyes RX 4 | 03:03:47 | 818 |
8 | Filippo Oppici | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 03:04:05 | 816 |
9 | Kato Minoru | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 03:04:08 | 815 |
9 | Michael Jackson | Moyes LSS 5 | 03:04:11 | 815 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jonny Durand | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 2732 |
2 | Andre Wolf | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 2715 |
3 | Steve Blenkinsop | Moyes RX 3.5 | 2681 |
4 | Glen Mcfarlane | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2630 |
5 | Attila Bertok | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 2613 |
6 | Tyler Borrdaile | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 2590 |
7 | Michael Jackson | Moyes LSS 5 | 2571 |
8 | Filippo Oppici | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 2556 |
9 | Gerolf Heinrichs | Moyes RX 3.5 Pro | 2555 |
10 | Harrison Rowntree | Moyes RX 3.5 | 2411 |
Forty five in goal. Sasha, Niki and then Yoko in goal. Niki the leading female pilot.
11 topics in this article: André Wolfe, Attila Bertok, Facebook, Filippo Oppici, Forbes Flatlands 2017, Gerolf Heinrichs, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Niki Longshore, Steve Blenkinsop, Trent Brown, Yoko Isomoto
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 2 »
2017 Forbes Flatlands - day 2
Straight to Wellington
(an airfield at Forbes airports)
André Wolfe|André Wolfe|Dragonfly|Forbes Flatlands 2017|John Smith|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Moyes Litespeed RX|Niki Longshore|Steve Blenkinsop|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/forbes/blog__day_2
Vicki writes:
We started late to allow more time for the paddock to dry out. The entrance to the paddock was still boggy at noon so only four wheel drives were allowed in. Parking was by the fence so no cars on the airfield. We had 15 pilots in the early bird launch that towed 15 minutes before the ordered launch started at 2. We have 69 pilots entered in the Open class and 7 in the Sport Class with 6 Dragonflys. We got the whole field away in just under 1.5 hours with about 6 reflys on each line. Launch conditions made everything run smoothly.
Tyler in first, Jonas third. Yoko, Niki, Alexandra short.
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Borrdaile | 02:13:36 | 1000 | |
2 | Lukas Bader | Moyes Litespeed RS4 | 02:13:56 | 986 |
3 | Jonas Lobitz | 02:13:59 | 985 | |
4 | Steve Blenkinsop | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 Technora | 02:14:27 | 975 |
5 | John Smith | 02:18:46 | 916 | |
6 | Nils Vesk | 02:22:06 | 882 | |
7 | Jonny Durand | 02:24:43 | 859 | |
7 | Josh Woods | 02:24:44 | 859 | |
9 | Michael Jackson | 02:25:12 | 855 | |
10 | Andre Wolf | 02:25:42 | 851 |
http://www.hgoutlanders.com/last-task-in-2016/
Rain on day 3 and task cancelled.
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9 topics in this article: André Wolfe, Dragonfly, Forbes Flatlands 2017, John Smith, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Moyes Litespeed RX, Niki Longshore, Steve Blenkinsop, Yoko Isomoto
Christmas in Forbes
Christmas in Forbes
Away from the mountain (of food) in Grong Grong
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Dragonfly|Facebook|Tullio Gervasoni|Yoko Isomoto
Tullio Gervasoni sends:
Couldn't have been a better Christmas day: race to goal to Grong Grong, 186 km, cloudbase 2700 meters with Yoko, Gerolf, Alexandra Serebrennikova.
Far away from the useless mountain of food and Panettoni, from the last minute gift and all the related bullshit. Special thanks to Marco Carelli for having delayed his Christmas lunch and doing the right job with the Dragonfly.
Merry Christmas, my friends
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5 topics in this article: Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, Dragonfly, Facebook, Tullio Gervasoni, Yoko Isomoto
Yoko back on the horse
Yoko back on the horse
After three breaks in her pelvis last April
Facebook|video|Yoko Isomoto
https://www.facebook.com/yokoisomoto/videos/pcb.656111017884038/656058727889267/?type=3&theater
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Yoko's record ratified
July 15, 2016, 7:53:54 MST -0600
Yoko's record ratified
Straight distance to a declared goal
Kari Castle|record|Yoko Isomoto
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Forbes, NSW (Australia) - Walgett, NSW (Australia)
Performance : 367.6 km
Pilot : Yoko Isomoto (Japan)
Aircraft : T2C / Wills Wing
Date : 07.01.2016
Previous record : 353.4 km (21.07.2001 - Kari Castle, USA)
3 topics in this article: Kari Castle, record, Yoko Isomoto
Reimburse Corinna
July 7, 2016, 9:13:12 MST -0600
Reimburse Corinna
Flew to Japan with Yoko
Corinna Schwiegershausen|Yoko Isomoto
https://www.generosity.com/volunteer-fundraising/if-the-insurance-does-not-pay-we-do
As you may know Corinna helped organizing Yoko´s transport home from Orlando to Osaka and supported her on the long journey. Please help to cover Corinna´s costs of 480€ (around 535$) for the air fare as the insurance doesn't want to pay.
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2 topics in this article: Corinna Schwiegershausen, Yoko Isomoto
Getting ⁢Yoko⁣ back to Japan
Corinna comes to the rescue
April Mackin|Belinda Boulter|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Yoko Isomoto
Belinda writes:
It's been so wonderful to see the love and support for Yoko Isomoto during her last weeks in the hospital, after a hang glider crash in Florida resulted in a broken pelvis. She has really appreciated the messages and visits that have helped her forget the pain while she recovers in a strange country (her first visit to the U.S.). April Mackin and the hospital social worker Candace Snyder have been working hard to find a way to get Yoko home safely - but interaction between the hospital and the travel insurance company has been difficult and frustrating.
Then Corinna Schwiegershausen wrote to me that she wanted to visit Yoko, asking for her details. When I told Corinna that we were stumped about how to get Yoko home, Corinna sprang into action. She first called Ecky the German team's official doctor, then she called the insurance company in Denmark. A big part of that problem was that Candace was not allowed to make international calls, and given the time difference it was hard to get a meaningful response. Given Yoko's condition and pain, she clearly needed to be accompanied during her whole journey, by someone who knew how to care for her. Corinna managed to cut through all that red tape and find a solution.
The arrangements were completed this morning. Corinna will be flying from Munich to Orlando on Tuesday. On Wednesday she will pick up Yoko from the hospital, take her to the airport, get her settled on a Lufthansa plane in a business class bed, keep Yoko company on the flights to Osaka via Frankfurt (making sure she gets Lufthansa's special attention and TLC), and make sure that Yoko gets to her Japanese rehab facility in the Osaka area. Corinna can do this because she is a Lufthansa flight attendant with plenty of seniority, and because she otherwise wouldn't be flying that week (in other words, she's using her vacation time).
Yoko is so happy that she will have the company of another female hang glider pilot during this difficult journey. And right this minute Corinna looks a lot like Wonder Woman to me :-).
We have a special flying community, where strong competitors are also strong and generous supporters of one another. I'm so grateful to be a small part. Thanks to all of Yoko's friends, and to all of you who help each other in times of need.
We are still working on getting her settled in Japan and into the orthopedic hospital in the town where she lives. The hospital claims that it is full and can't take her. We are writing to people in Japan to help get this worked out.
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Taking care of Yoko
June 9, 2016, 6:01:02 MST -0600
Taking care of Yoko
Working to get her back to Japan
Belinda Boulter|Facebook|Quest Air|Tullio Gervasoni|Yoko Isomoto
Since Yoko Isomoto, the Women's World Champion, hurt herself competing at the Quest Air Open, Tullio, Belinda, April, and many others have been working to get her back to Japan for rehabilitation and to cheer her up during her stay in the hospital in Orlando.
Belinda, Delores, and Yoko.
It has been extremely difficult to get this all working given the nature of her injuries with a broken pelvis. Good news is coming.
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Belinda and Tullio visit Yoko in the hospital
Making the best of a bad situation
Belinda Boulter|Tullio Gervasoni|Yoko Isomoto
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Thanks to Airtribune for Live Tracking to help us find Yoko
May 14, 2016, 11:17:29 EST -0400
Thanks to Airtribune for Live Tracking to help us find Yoko
Belinda could see where she grazed the top of the tree
Airtribune|Belinda Boulter|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/2016-quest-air-open-national-championships/blog__day_3
Yvonne and Belinda were able to get to Yoko and retrieve her glider. The Center Hill fire department was about a mile away and fortunately the landowner called 911 as Belinda did and they got to Yoko right away.
Airtribune Live Tracking makes pilots safer.
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Broken pelvis
May 11, 2016, 7:18:08 EST -0400
Broken pelvis
Surgery today and then three days in the hospital
Yoko Isomoto
The orthopedist used his phone to translate Japanese. Yoko will be in surgery this morning for three breaks in her pelvis. She feels such shame for her incident.
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2016 Quest Air Open National Championships »
May 10, 2016, 10:15:13 pm EST -0400
2016 Quest Air Open National Championships
Day 4, even more drama
Belinda Boulter|competition|Davis Straub|PG|Quest Air|Quest Air Open Nationals 2016|Raul Guerra|Richard Lovelace|Robin Hamilton|Tullio Gervasoni|weather|Wills Wing T2C|Yoko Isomoto|Zac Majors
https://airtribune.com/2016-quest-air-open-national-championships/results
With a call for light winds and cu's already filling up the sky, but with this strange local weather forecast for 100% cloud cover, the task committee made up a small triangle for the sport class, about 34 km, and a 90 km one for the open. We would again be crossing over the wooded area to the south of the prisons going from the Gross turnpoint to the northwest of Quest to the Turnpike and highway 33 intersection.
The launch opened at 1 PM and all the pilots in the open launch period took off and promptly landed again. The sky was full of cu's but it was shaded over Quest. The rigid wings went right after the open launch and they and the ordered launch pilots stayed up and the day was on. The open launch pilots were very quickly back in the air again after the rest of us.
I quickly found 300 fpm and climbed to 5,400' as I watched most of the field high above me. Many of them headed south to get under a cloud street that went toward the first turnpoint. I really didn't have that option as I was climbing in whatever I was in and going up quickly and leaving the start cylinder just in time.
There was a big fire in the Green Swamp to our southwest. The smoke from it was killing the lift down wind of it, but it looked like we could go just a little north of the smoke and there were plenty of cu's ahead of us.
Larry and I were together and headed west along highway 50 finding a couple of 300 fpm thermals to 5,500'. Lots of pilots were with us.
West near interstate 75 and having run under a big black cu that didn't produce anything we worked 100 fpm from 3,000' to 3,300'. With this not working out we traversed over forest areas with few landing areas and down to 2,300' found a 160 fpm thermal. We were only 6.5 kilometers from the Gross turnpoint and drifting toward it.
Topping out at a mere 3,500' we saw pilots climbing just past the turnpoint so we headed for them. We found 300 fpm at 1,700'. We climbed to 4,900' and headed east toward Bushnell and the turnpoint at the Turnpike. There were good looking cu's south (upwind) of the course line and even better looking ones just to the downwind side of the course line. We went to the upwind side to find 250 fpm to 4,200'.
When it gave out I pushed along a line of cu's heading along the course line. Ahead of us the smoke from the fire had killed all the cu's and perhaps all the lift between us and almost to the turnpoint twenty kilometers away. It looked like we might be gliding to the ground.
We headed east south of the forested area looking for anything to keep us up. Down to 1,300' AGL Larry spotted Andy Hollidge turning at 800' off to our northeast. We came and joined him at 800' and found 34 fpm. This took us back to 1,300' as we drifted northwest toward the forest.
Then Andy headed north over the forest having seen some vultures going up. Down to 600' he started turning. As we watched he started to get up and we went for it also. Coming in at 700' AGL with sparse landing areas mixed in the forest we found lift that while quite weak at first, managed to average 160 fpm as we climbed to 4,300'. I was happy to tell Belinda when I got back to 1,500' that I wasn't landing in the forest without nearby roads and saw that I could make it downwind to the edge.
There was a cu forming to our northeast south of the prisons and Larry spotted it and off we went. 250 fpm to 6,000'. It was at this point that we heard the cry for help from Yoko although we could barely make out what she was saying. We got Belinda on the radio and after about five minutes got it all worked out. Help was on the way.
It was an eleven kilometer glide to the next real cu that was now on the east side of the smoke dampened region. Larry led out and went toward the good looking cu with the pilots turning underneath it, but failed to find the lift. I went to it and starting turning in 220 fpm lift. Larry went to the turnpoint but then came back low under us.
I headed to the turnpoint at the Turnpike with only 3,500' but found some weak lift on the other side under pilots. Then headed south to see if there was lift under some cu's. It was weak.
Heading further south to get under some wispies I found 150 fpm, but then saw the pilots high behind me climbing under a much better looking cu and going back a kilometer found 360 fpm to 6,600'. Some pilots got to 7,200' in this thermal and were able to glide into goal against a headwind.
There were thick high clouds coming from the west and they were shading the ground and blocking out the sun. We were getting the last of the sun in this thermal next to the turnpoint. Ahead it was all shaded but there were some cu's that were left over. This was the 100% cloud cover.
I hit too much sink and had to stop for 160 fpm over shaded ground and under very thin cu's. That got me to goal high when the strong headwind disappeared.
Task 4:
# | Name | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robin Hamilton | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:03:55 | 1000 |
2 | Tullio Gervasoni | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 03:35:04 | 829 |
3 | Zac Majors | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 03:35:55 | 823 |
4 | Olav Opsanger | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:35:59 | 804 |
5 | Richard lovelace | Wills Wing T2C 144 Carbon | 03:37:38 | 776 |
6 | Cory Barnwell | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:45:40 | 752 |
7 | Andrew Hollidge | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:48:08 | 750 |
8 | JD Guillemette | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:30:02 | 746 |
9 | Davis Straub | Wills Wing T2C 144 | 03:49:47 | 734 |
10 | Raul Guerra | Moyes RX 3.5 | 03:53:08 | 705 |
Results are preliminary and there are no overall results published yet. The sport class is not correctly scored yet.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1664107570
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/1401339
http://wxc.fai.org/module.php?id=22&l=en&date=20160324&contest=INT&gliderclass=hg1
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/10.5.2016/17:37
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/ranking-hg-open/
14 topics in this article: Belinda Boulter, competition, Davis Straub, PG, Quest Air, Quest Air Open Nationals 2016, Raul Guerra, Richard Lovelace, Robin Hamilton, Tullio Gervasoni, weather, Wills Wing T2C, Yoko Isomoto, Zac Majors
Broken hip and pelvis
May 10, 2016, 8:09:58 pm EST -0400
Broken hip and pelvis
Yoko clipped a tree trying to land in a too small field.
(County Road 569, near Center Hill, FL)
Belinda Boulter|Yoko Isomoto
Belinda Boulter|Oleg Bondarchuk|Yoko Isomoto
Belinda Boulter|Oleg Bondarchuk|Yoko Isomoto
She is in the Orlando hospital where they life flight all the trauma cases. Belinda Boulter, the meet director, is with her.
Yoko called Larry and I on the radio saying (we thought) that she needed help. She speaks very little English and her voice is barely audible on the radio so we could not make out whether she was hurt or just her glider. Fortunately we had just spoken with Belinda who is monitoring our frequency. Belinda was also tracking Yoko and other pilots on Airtribune so she had at least some coordinates for her although not updated for twenty minutes. I had her call 911 and send an ambulance to those coordinates. Yoko was getting desperate so we figured she had to be hurt.
At the same time the land owner came by to check out the hang glider and saw that Yoko was hurt and called 911. The ambulance was there quickly and they called in the helicopter. One of the EMT's got on the radio and assured Larry and I that Yoko was being cared for.
Belinda and Yvonne were already on their way and they together broke down the messed up glider and communicated with the EMT's. They then went and picked up Oleg.
A day full of drama.
Lots of pain. Pain killers I assume have been administered. X-rays have been taken.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/woman-slams-into-tree-while-hang-gliding
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_072f51ce-ec70-515b-a5a3-d659160486c2.html
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Anna has twice now come out ahead of Yoko
May 8, 2016, 10:59:59 pm EST -0400
Anna has twice now come out ahead of Yo
Her winning ways
Facebook|Yoko Isomoto
At goal.
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Quest Air Cross Country
May 2, 2016, 6:46:56 pm EST -0400
Quest Air Cross Country
Majo goes on her second cross country - 61 km
Davis Straub|Facebook|Niki Longshore|Quest Air|Tom Lanning|Yoko Isomoto
I was having my wellness visit with my primary care doctor in the morning then getting a firmware update and oil change for my truck so I didn't setup the task for the crew that wanted to head north. Not even a cat herder today.
Three pilots had a driver and four didn't. I gave Yoko a triangle task to the north and she made it back so no need there.
She wrote:
Very nice practice day
Thanks to Davis Straub for giving me 52km task setting. I made a goal but the task had a 20 km last leg was against wind and it was difficult for me. Actually when I towed I was going to land soon, but when I did final turn, I hit a thermal. And then during the task I was going to land out twice.
Zac and Majo didn't have a driver but Majo was ready to go cross country downwind.
Tom, Michael, and Niki were ready to try for 100 miles up highway 301 and they had Don as a driver.
The problem was that they were all sitting around going over the task in the club house when they should have launched two hours previously. With the chance of over development pretty high they needed to fly early before things got clouded over.
Cory Barnwell just showed up and is now headed north to pick up Majo and Zac who flew 61 kilometers to north of the Villages. Looks like they made it almost to Leeward. We haven't heard from the crew going longer yet.
Majo in the air, 53 km out from Quest.
Tom Lanning writes:
Five hours in the saddle today for 163 km (101 miles). Quest to Starke with just the right amount of drama. Started with a low save at the field with Niki Longshore, running at base avoiding cloud suck with Michael Williams, and landing as the sea breeze oozed through from the west. I'll sleep well tonight!
Nicki landed north of Ocala when the required glides got a bit too long.
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Quest Air Cross Country
May 2, 2016, 7:48:41 EST -0400
Quest Air Cross Country
Flying together to Williston for half a day of flying
Belinda Boulter|John Armstrong|Niki Longshore|PG|Quest Air|Richard Lovelace|Rich Lovelace|Tom Lanning|Yoko Isomoto
Belinda Boulter|Flytec 6030|John Armstrong|Niki Longshore|PG|Quest Air|Richard Lovelace|Rich Lovelace|Tom Lanning|Yoko Isomoto
https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_17
The early morning forecast called for 7 mph out of the southeast at 2 PM at 2,000'. Both RAP and NAM called for the same wind velocity. The night before 10 mph was predicted. Good lift, high top of lift, and no cu's. That last bit is almost impossible. There are always cu's when the wind is out of the southeast.
In fact the cu's started very early in the morning and it wasn't long before there were nice cloud streets to the north northwest. A satellite image from later in the day:
Given the wind and our desire to get Niki on her Icaro Orbiter a nice flight we decided to go downwind. On the previous day with strong east southeast winds while Zippy was able to go upwind to Wallaby and back, Niki couldn't get south of Quest and Michael Williams on a Litespeed took two hours to get as far as highway 474. Half an hour to get back.
I called for a noon launch as the sky was looking great early. Michael Williams said he would drive but Belinda wanted to drive for us. I rounded up Niki, Yoko and Tom Lanning to fill out the team for Belinda to drive for. Four pilots in the truck. Michael did not want to fly and was still very happy to drive.
Richard Lovelace then showed up, I had forgotten about him, and I said that he had to get Michael to drive. I should have asked him to go get Michael and we would work out a short and long retrieve situation. Don, our usual retrieve guy, was off visiting his daughter.
Zac had a cross country student, Mike Duffy, so I wanted folks to get with Mike to make the retrievals work. It was herding cats.
I wanted a team to work with Niki and stay together the whole flight to Williston. It is only a little over 100 kilometers and we could make it a race to goal instead of a race to Georgia. The RAP forecast called for zero lift just past Gainsville, so that was another reason to fly as fast as possible to a not so distance goal.
I induced everyone to get going for the noon launch and pilots were preparing when it turned out Yoko didn't have airspace on her instrument and we would be going by the Ocala airfield. Also Richard didn't have the waypoints. The waypoints that have been up on the competition web site for five months. The waypoints that he flew last year.
How could the women's world champion not have the airspace on her Brauniger Compeo+ and why did we find out about it at the last moment? I was pissed. I also don't speak Japanese.
I continued getting prepared while Rich and Yoko swapped SD cards in attempt to get waypoints on Rich's 6030 and airspace on Yoko's Compeo+. They failed with the airspace.
The idea was for four of us to launch at noon, but Yoko was still dealing with Richard and no one had contacted Michael about retrieval. What a bloody mess. Niki, Tom and I lined up just after noon and with a sky full of cu's took off.
We all hooked up together and headed from cloud to cloud to the north northwest with a 9 to 10 mph southeast wind. It was easy going and consistent lift even if it wasn't so strong. Early in the day we expected light lift.
We paralleled the turnpike and we were easily able to stay east of the swamp around Lake Panasofkee. Tom and I lost track of Niki just west of the intersection of I75 and the turnpike and because her radio over modulates we were having a great deal of difficulty understanding where she was. Our goal was to stick together and that is what we kept focusing on.
Over the golf course at Marion Oaks Tom and I hung around waiting for Niki to catch up with us. We would ask here questions with yes or no answers and could generally make out where she might be. Belinda in the truck was able to understand her better and relayed to us.
We finally saw her a little to our east about 2000' below us and we were at cloudbase at 5,000'. We stayed near her as she climbed up.
I moved over the the northwest to get over some rising smoke and Tom and Niki joined me. We had to stay a little to the west of the course line to stay out of Ocala airspace at this point. It was easy to do and we had a good visual on the airport.
The lift was improving now and the clouds were much more defined. We didn't get low and were always able to find the next thermal under the clouds. We were all sticking together now.
I followed Niki to a thermal 20 kilometers out. Tom was back and a bit lower. We climbed to over 5,100'. I wasn't thinking that much about it then but we had goal on a glide at this point with plenty to spare. I was still in caretaker mode.
Niki saw that she had goal by 1,200' and went on final glide as I headed to the next good looking cu. There was no reason to climb to 5,800' 16 kilometers from goal, but I kept looking around for Niki. Finally I went on glide flying over Tom who was working lift so that he could test his adjustments to his glider by flying fast into goal. I was flying at 45 mph and as I approached goal there was Niki below and in front of me basically making it to goal first. That felt great.
We three made it to goal by 3:30 PM (for the start of the Warriors-Trailblazers game) and broke down quickly. There was no wind at goal.
We heard that Yoko had landed about half way out and that Michael had picked her up. We got on the radio and heard from Rich Lovelace that he was 25 kilometers out from Williston. We told him to land in a spot that we could easily find and that we would pick him up on the way back. Yoko and Rich had launched at least an hour after u,s which did not make us happy as the whole idea was to fly together. Partially my fault for not getting Rich to understand what we were doing.
Niki had a great flight and is more prepared for the upcoming competition.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=1873053171
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/1392488
http://wxc.fai.org/module.php?id=22&l=en&date=20160324&contest=INT&gliderclass=hg1
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/1.5.2016/16:05
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/ranking-hg-open/
Thanks to John Armstrong.
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Quest Air Cross Country
April 29, 2016, 11:38:46 pm EST -0400
Quest Air Cross Country
Dawdling around the Green Swamp
Niki Longshore|PG|Quest Air|Yoko Isomoto|Zac Majors
https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_16
With a forecast of very light winds and a high cloud base we planned to launch at noon. After our failure two days ago to get much traction on our attempt going around the swamp we were ready to make the attempt again with even better prospects with lighter winds.
After Majo launched and stayed up at 10:30 on Thursday we thought that we should at least try to get going at noon. That would also help us deal with any issues of over development which were predicted for late in the afternoon.
After Timothy had his lunch I was off first with Niki Longshore, Michael Williams, Yoko Isosmoto and Zac Majors in line behind me. There were only a few scattered cu's about and Timothy took me toward the nearest one to the west just south of Osborn field. The lift was weak and easy to hang around in, but the cloudbase was low at 3,500'. It was early. I needed to hang on and hang tight as I waited for the rest of the crew.
Moving to cu's to the north by the Ginseng grow houses I was joined by Niki and Michael. We just hung in the light lift and waited for Yoko and Zac to launch and catch up with us. We were five kilometers northwest of the launch.
Mike headed west toward the scattered cu's that formed a bit of a line over the Green Swamp along the course line. I headed north west to the north side of highway 50 and the north east end of the Green Swamp toward some nice looking cu's but a few kilometers north of the course line, but also, over open landable fields. Niki followed.
We climbed up at the nursery on the north side of 50 as we watched Michael low ahead of us running hard to the north to get over landable fields. He was soon on the ground. He tactic of going right smack dab over the Green Swamp did not work out unlike twi days previous given the light lift and low cloudbase.
I pushed 5 kilometers ahead to the west along the highwaytelling Niki that I would scout out the next thermal. There was a small cu 6 kilometers ahead and I found lift just before it. Zac had caught up with Niki, but no one knew where Yoko was. We heard her now and then on the radio. The ham operators were checking up on us.
The line of cu's over the swamp continued to build and near the lumber yard at the intersection of highways 50 and 471 I headed south into the swamp a couple of kilometers to get under the better looking cu's. Nike and Zac were slowly following to the north.
Following the line of cu's west I left behind landable fields and carefully worked the continued weak lift climbing to 4,200' making it easy to get across the forested areas. Niki and Zac stuck to the north side of highway 50 and over landable areas.
Niki was struggling to the north as I made the turnpoint to the west at the 5 kilometer cylinder around I75 and highway 98. The cu's were getting fuller and more distinct. I was finding some lift that averaged over 200 fpm.
I headed south and glided for 10 kilometers to find 200 fpm over a horse farm on the western edge of the swamp. A short distance away I found even better at 300 fpm to 5,100'. Meanwhile Niki had landed back before the first turnpoint and Zac had to dig himself out from 500' near Niki.
After a nine kilometer glide I got over the landfill, a usually reliable source of lift and there was 250 fpm there for me. After climbing to 4,800' I headed southeast over the swamp toward the turnpoint at the bottom at the intersection of highway 471 and 98 and it all went to pot.
I found some lift but then lost it and headed back toward landable areas and finally all the way back to the landfill down to 1,300'. Meanwhile Zac had dug himself out and had made up the 12 kilometers that he was behind me when I headed out toward the turnpoint and was high and climbing to my east over the swamp. I climbed out over the landfill at 240 fpm on average to 2,700' and then moved to a better cu and found 300 fpm to 3,700'.
I kept moving to better cu's and better lift toward the turnpoint and climbed at 400 fpm to 5,100' five kilometers out. In the meantime I heard from Zac that he just made the turnpoint and not wanting to head along the course line to the northeast over the swamp toward the goal at Quest headed east. He got down to 2,000' before finding 150 fpm to work.
As I headed to the turnpoint I noticed that it was blue in that direction but there were great cu's to the northwest of the turnpoint over the swamp. At 3 kilometers out from the turnpoint north of it over 471 I decided to shave the corner and head for the lift that was promised to the east. I found over 400 fpm in the next thermal to 5,200'. Zac was struggling after he left 200 fpm.
I went on a 11 kilometer glide toward nice looking cu's on the south eastern edge of the swamp. Zac meanwhile was digging himself out from 500' again to my south. The sink was light over the edge of the swamp and under scattered cu's finally I found 300 fpm to 5,400'. We heard every now and then a faint Yoko on the radio but had no idea where she was.
Plenty high and over the swamp I decided to stay over the swamp and headed for cu's to the north. It looked like I had bale out options if it all went pear shaped. I was in no hurray as I was waiting for Zac to catch up so that we could fly together. This was no competition as we are supposed to be working together. And besides I had just blown off the last turnpoint.
A few kilometers south and west of the Seminole glider port and over the Van Fleet bike trail in the swamp I found 250 fpm to almost 6,000'. Getting this high turned out to be a mistake. I had been watching the cu's ahead and it looked like there is a cloud street all the way into goal from just north of the glider port. That cloud street would provide way more lift than we needed.
Racing ahead now given all the extra altitude that I had I soon found myself not losing much and having to pull in harder and harder to try to get down. Zac was chasing me and only a kilometer behind when I was none out. Fortunately that kilometer was enough to get me to goal just ahead of him but way way too high as he skimmed in and landed quickly.
Yoko was still in the air and as we watched cu-nimbs form way to our west and cast a shadow over Quest we waited for her return. I went off after putting everything away to do some mowing and didn't even see that she made it in until much later. The exploding cu's did not stop the lift to the south of Quest.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=1697490329
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/1390649
http://wxc.fai.org/module.php?id=22&l=en&date=20160324&contest=INT&gliderclass=hg1
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/29.4.2016/16:16
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/ranking-hg-open/
Looks like a day to go to Georgia tomorrow, but I'd rather stay local.
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Quest Air Cross Country
April 29, 2016, 8:27:23 EST -0400
Quest Air Cross Country
Racing for home ahead of a cu-nimb
Niki Longshore|PG|Quest Air|Yoko Isomoto|Zac Majors
https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_15
On Wednesday I really didn't want to be in the air as it was just unpleasant. The air kept jerking me around and although I had a low safe at 650' AGL, it just did not feel like a day to go around the Green Swamp.
On Thursday, Majo launched around 10:30 and despite the lack of cu's at that hour (they soon showed up), she stayed up for an hour and a half. When she landed no one had remembered that she was flying and couldn't remember when she was hauled up and who did it because it wasn't Zac who didn't know she was flying either. Her first words were why was no one else flying. That got everyone going.
Actually it was a good idea to get going early as there was a 30% chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. But it took us a while to get organized.
I wasn't hauled up by Zac Majors until almost 2 PM. Niki Longshore and Yoko Isomoto were next in line behind me. Unlike on Wednesday the air was actually pleasant and fun to fly in.
Niki and I got together right away with good radio communication but without a radio on Yoko we didn't connect up with her.
The sky was full of cu's and we were concerned about over development as some of the cu's had high tops. We climbed to cloud base at 5,000' and flew from one grey bottom cloud to another pushing against the light west wind that varied between 3 and 8 mph as we headed north to the Turnpike and highway 33 intersection. Niki and I stayed at about the same altitude so it was easy to fly together.
The lift was often less than 200 fpm on average, but in some thermals got to 300 fpm. We found 286 fpm just south of the turnpoint and let the 8 mph west southwest wind push us in a generally north direction hanging on to 5,200'.
On our way north we noticed that the forested area south of the prisons a ways to our west was shaded by a large cloud. When we got a good look at it it wasn't high, just spread out. It looks like it could be trouble but wasn't yet.
As we made the Turnpike turnpoint and headed south southwest toward the Center Hill turnpoint the big cloud to our west and in the direction of Center Hill suddenly started getting quite vertical. In fifteen minutes it had gone to a quiet cloud to a roaring cloud.
We decided that going toward it was a bad idea and headed south southwest upwind to the nearest good looking clouds. The cu's in the direction of the Center Hill turnpoint were also uninviting having been damped down by the emerging cu-nimb.
I pushed a little too far and fast for Niki who went for a little closer cloud than the good looking ones that I went toward. Down to 1,500' I finally got to the upwind edge of the cu and found 70 fpm on average, and enough to keep me up and occupied.
Meanwhile Niki was struggling and down to 500' just a little north of me. She thought that she was landing when she found the lift and worked hard to stay up. In the third thermal under this cloud I finally got something over 100 fpm and Niki was right below me but still low. She drifted back downwind and starting climbing well, as I got up to 3,200' and high enough to head up wind to some small but promising clouds.
The cu-nimb was now exploding right in front of us and we could see the rain and the top of the cu-nimb starting to come toward us. It was still quite a ways away so there was plenty of sunlit ground between us and its shade. I was 15 km out from Quest and Niki was a few kilometers north of me.
I found over 200 fpm in my little cu's to 4,500' and turned to head for Quest as fast as I could to escape any negative consequences from the cu-nimb. Niki, behind me, was not happy about our situation either.
There were cu's ahead and I was getting light sink so I only had to take three turns on the way in just to be safe. By the time I got to Quest the high out flow from the cu-nimb was about to shade the area around Quest and the Quest landing field also. There was no discernable wind direction near the ground.
I picked a direction and landed. Yoko came in a few minutes later. She knew the task, but I never saw her on the course so don't know if she did it. Niki came in soon after Yoko.
The cu-nimb blew itself out, but we had plenty more cu-nimbs around us and then after to the east south east. No rain or thunderstorms here, but elsewhere there were.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=1610153944
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/1389830
http://wxc.fai.org/module.php?id=22&l=en&date=20160324&contest=INT&gliderclass=hg1
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/28.4.2016/17:55
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/ranking-hg-open/
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5 topics in this article: Niki Longshore, PG, Quest Air, Yoko Isomoto, Zac Majors
Yoko looks like she is ready to tow at the Quest Air Open
April 8, 2016, 10:41:46 EST -0400
Yoko looks like she is ready to tow at the Quest Air Open
The Women's World Champion
Facebook|Quest Air|record|video|Yoko Isomoto
https://www.facebook.com/yokoisomoto/videos/vb.100004554363416/557179721110502/?type=2&theater
My flight of 367.6km in Forbes was accepted by Japan NAC as a new overall Japanese record of distance to goal (not only for women).
http://www.aero.or.jp/record/rec-hang.htm
http://flyteam.jp/news/article/61874
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2016 Quest Air Open National Championships »
Parts 1 and 2
Bruce Barmakian|Greg Dinauer|James Stinnett|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Larry Bunner|Oleg Bondarchuk|Quest Air|Quest Air Open Nationals 2016|Robin Hamilton|Tullio Gervasoni|Yoko Isomoto|Zac Majors
Who's who is coming to the Quest Air Open.
Jonny Durand,
Zac Majors,
Yoko Isomoto,
Oleg Bondarchuk,
Olav Opsanger,
Robin Hamilton,
Tullio Gervasoni
Pedro Garcia,
Bruce Barmakian,
Larry Bunner,
Greg Dinauer
James Stinnett
Many of the top hang glider pilots in the world and in the US.
The slots are almost full. It is oversubscribed, but not all pilots are confirmed. First confirmed gets enrolled.
https://OzReport.com/2016QuestAirOpen.php
https://OzReport.com/2016QuestAirOpentwo.php
12 topics in this article: Bruce Barmakian, Greg Dinauer, James Stinnett, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Larry Bunner, Oleg Bondarchuk, Quest Air, Quest Air Open Nationals 2016, Robin Hamilton, Tullio Gervasoni, Yoko Isomoto, Zac Majors
2016 Quest Air Open National Championships (both parts) »
Top pilots are coming to Florida
Chris Zimmerman|CIVL|Davis Straub|Greg Dinauer|James Stinnett|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Larry Bunner|Oleg Bondarchuk|Patrick Kruse|Quest Air|Quest Air Open Nationals 2016|Robin Hamilton|Yoko Isomoto|Zac Majors
Fifty one pilots have signed up for the Quest Air Open National Championships. There are only sixty slots available. If you want to come to the competition it would be best to register now, fill out the waivers and pay for your spot as that determines who gets to come.
https://OzReport.com/2016QuestAirOpen.php
- Speaking of who is coming, we have:
- https://airtribune.com/2016-quest-air-open-national-championships/pilots
- Jonny Durand, Australia, world number 1 (http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&ladder_id=1&)
- Zac Majors, world number 3, US ranked number 1, (https://OzReport.com/19.202#3)
- Yoko Isomoto, Japan, current women's world champion, (http://www.fai.org/civl-events/civl-champions/161-civl/35703-fai-champions-of-the-past-hanggliding-class1-women)
- Oleg Bondarchuk, Ukraine, world number 20, winner last year,
- Tulio Gervansoni, Italy, world number 24,
- Malcolm Brown, Great Britian, world number 41,
- Robin Hamilton, world number 46, US ranked 7,
- James Stinnett, world number 52, US ranked 4,
- Larry Bunner, world number 64, US ranked 6,
- Davis Straub, world number 70, US ranked 3,
- Olav Olsen, world number 95,
- Chris Zimmerman, US ranked 8,
- Greg Dinauer, US ranked 10,
- Patrick Kruse, US ranked 11.
Five women pilots are entered, the most in quite a while.
Seven sport class pilots and four ATOS pilots (again the most in quite a while).
Most of these top pilots are also coming in the Quest Air Open (part 2):
https://OzReport.com/2016QuestAirOpentwo.php
https://airtribune.com/qao22016/pilots
Twenty five pilots have already signed up for this high level competition.
14 topics in this article: Chris Zimmerman, CIVL, Davis Straub, Greg Dinauer, James Stinnett, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Larry Bunner, Oleg Bondarchuk, Patrick Kruse, Quest Air, Quest Air Open Nationals 2016, Robin Hamilton, Yoko Isomoto, Zac Majors
Vicki's wrap on the Forbes Flatlands
Vicki's wrap on the Forbes Flatlands
So happy that Jonny won.
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Bobby Bailey|Gerolf Heinrichs|Gordon Rigg|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Michael "Zupy" Zupanc|record|Steve Blenkinsop|Trent Brown|Vicki Cain|Wesley "Wes" Hill|Wills Wing T2C|Yoko Isomoto
Vicki Cain <<Vicki>> writes:
Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2016
What started out looking like it was going to be the worst Forbes comp ever turned out to be one of the best! I think we'll be talking about this one for a long time to come! It's all about the numbers! Our 10th consecutive Forbes Flatlands competition. 62 Pilots from 13 Countries 22 Crew from all over All together in 1 place, for 10 days, doing what we love, having fun, seeing old friends, making new friends and making the most of this amazing sport.
Conditions turned on for task 4 to allow us to set the longest task ever in a hang gliding competition. 368 km from Forbes to Walgett. A massive 26 pilots made the task, that's 41% of the field!
It was a personal best flight for all at goal except for Jonny Durand, Len Paton and Guy Hubbard. And a World Record flight for the only female pilot to make goal, the current World Champion Yoko Isomoto. And the Forbes mantra rings true "How Good is Forbes!"
All this made possible by so many people. Thank you: Meet Director: Wesley Hill. Operations: Thea O'Connor. Launch Director: Michael Zupanc. Goal Marshall: Rob Van Der Klooster. Bill and Molly Moyes and the tug pilots Bobby Bailey, Steve McCarthy, Bruce Crerar, Blaino and Marco Carelli. Launch crew: Richard Nevins, Sue Nevins, Lizzy Nevins, Jack Nevins, Yes the whole Nevins family! Christina Quinn, Tony Hanlon, Annie Crerar, Bena, Linda Zupanc. The Task Committee: Gerolf Heinrichs, Jonny Durand, Bruce Wynne. Safety Committee: Gordon Rigg, Lukas Bader, Nils Vesk. Protest Committee: Steve Blenkinsop, Glenn McFarlane, Trent Brown.
We set 6 Tasks totaling over 1000 kms with the leaders averaging 160 km per day, that's close to 100 miles per day! The consistent flying at Forbes is why we come back year after year. How good is Forbes!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Top 10 Open Class
10th Olav Opsanger Norway Moyes RX 3.5
9th Gavin Myers Australia Moyes RX 5
8th Fredy Bircher Switzerland Moyes RX 3.5
7th Lukas Bader Germany Moyes RS 4
6th Josh Woods Australia Moyes RX 3.5
5th Len Paton Australia Moyes RS 4
4th Glen McFarlane Australia Wills Wing T2C 144
3rd Jason Kath Australia Wills Wing T2C 144
2nd Michael Jackson Australia Moyes LSS 5
And a most deserved win with a dominant performance, and his 6th Forbes Flatlands title
1st Jonny Durand Australia Moyes RX 3.5
Women Class: 1st Alexandra Serebrennikova Russia Moyes RX 3
Sport Class: 1st Noel Bear Australia Moyes Gecko 155
Forbes A Grade Award: 1st Josh Woods Australia Moyes RX 3.5
Forbes Council Encouragement Award: Howard Jones Australia Moyes RX 3.5
Thank you to all the pilots and their support crews for making the trek to Forbes, we hope you had the time of your life ; )
Full results can be found at www.forbesflatlands.com
Photo credits to Michael Zupanc Peak Pictures and Christina Quinn.
13 topics in this article: Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, Bobby Bailey, Gerolf Heinrichs, Gordon Rigg, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, Michael "Zupy" Zupanc, record, Steve Blenkinsop, Trent Brown, Vicki Cain, Wesley "Wes" Hill, Wills Wing T2C, Yoko Isomoto
The women's world record at Forbes
The women's world record at Forbes
I was contacted to help get this record claim going.
Kari Castle|record|Wills Wing T2C|Yoko Isomoto
Records <<record>> sends:
Sub-class :O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Forbes, NSW (Australia) - Walgett, NSW (Australia)
Performance : 367,6 km
Pilot : Yoko Isomoto (Japan)
Hang Glider : Wills Wing T2C
Date : 07.01.2016
Current record : 353.4 km (21.07.2001 - Kari Castle, USA)
4 topics in this article: Kari Castle, record, Wills Wing T2C, Yoko Isomoto
2016 Forbes Flatlands, day 6 »
2016 Forbes Flatlands, day 6
Hopefully results later today.
Facebook|Forbes Flatlands 2016|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|photo|record|Yoko Isomoto
Results will be here: http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
Liz Nevin's photo of Jonny making it to goal:
Wills Wing writes:
Congratulations to World Champion Yoko Isomoto for making the record 364km task at Forbes on her T2C 144
6 topics in this article: Facebook, Forbes Flatlands 2016, Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr, photo, record, Yoko Isomoto
2016 Forbes Flatlands, day 6 »
2016 Forbes Flatlands, day 6
They set the new world record
Facebook|Forbes Flatlands 2016|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|record|Steve Blenkinsop|video|Yoko Isomoto
http://www.flytrace.com/tracker/map.aspx?group=280
Twenty five pilots made the goal 368 kilometers to the north in Walgett, breaking the previous world record for a task called and made in a competition of 346 km. Phil, Tulio, Glen, Gordon, Rowan show at goal. Jonny. Yoko Isomoto. Lenny. Jacko. Fredrico, Gavin, Michael. Malcolm, Steve Blenkinsop. Justinas. Tony, Simon, Gerolf. Josh Woods. Lukas. Nils. Howie. Guy. It's about midnight there now. Looks like they made it there at about 7:30 PM, some later. There was a strong tail wind. They would have been in the air seven or more hours. Long drive home and a task tomorrow?
Len Paton in first.
Glen in goal:
Tulio in goal:
Len Paton at goal:
Photo by Liz Nevins. Her video from goal: https://twitter.com/flymoyes/status/685010096850534400/video/1
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Women's world ranking
Women's world ranking
A new number one
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|CIVL|Claudia Mejia|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Yoko Isomoto
http://civlrankings.fai.org/FL.aspx?a=326&ladder_id=1&ranking_date=2014-09-01&female=1&
Rank | Name | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1
o: 68
|
Alexandra Serebrennikova
CIVL ID: 30169
|
Russia | 163.9 |
2
o: 101
|
Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet
CIVL ID: 6325
|
France | 138.2 |
3
o: 105
|
Corinna Schwiegershausen
CIVL ID: 1377
|
Germany | 136.4 |
4
o: 168
|
Yoko Isomoto
CIVL ID: 12517
|
Japan | 92.9 |
5
o: 190
|
Claudia Mejia
CIVL ID: 11343
|
Colombia | 83.2 |
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6 topics in this article: Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, CIVL, Claudia Mejia, Corinna Schwiegershausen, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Yoko Isomoto
The 2014 Worlds - final results
The 2014 Worlds - final results
Last day devalued, especially for women
Manfred Ruhmer|Yoko Isomoto
Manfred Ruhmer|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014/pageukclasssportresult
Mario Alonzi won the Sport Class, Yoko Isomoto is the new Women's World Champion, Tim Grabowski is the ATOS World Champion, Manfred is the Swift/Archaeopteryx World Champion.
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2 topics in this article: Manfred Ruhmer, Yoko Isomoto
More from Annecy
More from Annecy
Drug testing and more
Manfred Ruhmer|PG|weather|Yoko Isomoto
The ATOS pilot mentioned above apparently touched the cliff face with his wing tip and fell sliding down among the rocks.
A number of top pilots were drug tested after the task today. The results won't be available for a month or more. I would love to see the results. Too much Red Bull?
The women's championship is up in the air (no results published yet). Isomoto went down early (it was a tough day with a low inversion). Very low scores likely for the women and other classes also. We'll see. Weather forecast is for poor weather tomorrow, the last flying day. .
I got this note:
You have to realize that La Forclaz-Montmin seems to be the largest site in Europe, hence the World. On a good summer day (not today), they count around 1000 flights including 600 tandems by professionals. Apparently over the landing zone an Atos and a paraglider tandem pro collided. The paraglider had his lines cut and threw the chute. The Atos pilot held his chute in his hands but did not need it. So a single incident (that got reported as three), no injuries.
Seems like they are holding onto the results as this will be the last day as after the death there will not be a flying day on Friday.
Everyone bombed out, including Manfred, except Hediger.
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The 2014 Worlds - updated scoring
Problems fixed
The 2014 Worlds - updated scoring
July 2, 2014, 1:44:11 pm MDTA.I.R. ATOS VR|Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Chisato Nojiri|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014/pageukclass5result
ATOS cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 4358 |
2 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 4261 |
3 | Friedl | AUT | Atos VR10 | 4127 |
4 | Mayer | AUT | Atos VR | 4039 |
5 | Selenati | ITA | Atos VR | 3837 |
6 | Parcellier | FRA | Atos VR | 3828 |
7 | Geppert | AUT | Atos VR | 3827 |
8 | Meissl | AUT | Atos VR | 3683 |
9 | Kosaka | JPN | Atos VRS | 3579 |
10 | Hollidge | GBR | Atos VR 10T | 3463 |
Women cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 3765 |
2 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 3755 |
3 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 3700 |
4 | Kucherenko | RUS | Aeros Combat | 3558 |
5 | Nojiri | JPN | Aeros Combat 09 | 3428 |
6 | Petrova | RUS | Aeros Combat 12,8 GT | 3364 |
7 | Serebrennikova | RUS | Moyes Litespeed S3 | 2995 |
8 | La Nube | COL | Wills WingT2C | 2951 |
9 | Walbec | FRA | Wills Wing T2 136 | 2930 |
10 | Rigg | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 2308 |
The 2014 Worlds - day eight
Only the Swift/Archaeopteryx make it to goal
The 2014 Worlds - day eight
July 1, 2014, 4:46:08 pm MDTA.I.R. ATOS VR|Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Chisato Nojiri|Christian Pollet|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Suan Selenati|Wills Wing|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
Women Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Dist. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 56,07 | 647 |
2 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 54,63 | 637 |
3 | Serebrennikova | RUS | Moyes Litespeed S3 | 49,72 | 588 |
4 | Petrova | RUS | Aeros Combat 12,8 GT | 49,15 | 581 |
5 | Walbec | FRA | Wills Wing T2 136 | 46,73 | 551 |
6 | Kucherenko | RUS | Aeros Combat | 46,38 | 546 |
7 | La Nube | COL | Wills WingT2C | 46,27 | 543 |
8 | Isomoto | JPN | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 39,56 | 447 |
9 | Nojiri | JPN | Aeros Combat 09 | 36,60 | 416 |
10 | Rigg | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 29,66 | 350 |
http://corinnaflies.blogspot.de/2014/07/task-5-semnoz-85km-around-3-turnpoints.html
A tough, stable day today with a base barely higher than 1800m gave us a late launch and a hard time in the air. We could take off at 3pm, and the race started at 3.30,...
It won't be a high scoring day though because nobody made goal today. Rain tomorrow, but a good day on Thursday hopefully.
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 3765 |
2 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 3755 |
3 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 3700 |
4 | Kucherenko | RUS | Aeros Combat | 3558 |
5 | Nojiri | JPN | Aeros Combat 09 | 3428 |
Sport Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Dist. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kovacs | HUN | Aeros Discus C 15 | 35,96 | 321 |
2 | Alonzi | FRA | Aeros Discus C 15 | 32,26 | 299 |
3 | Mathurin | FRA | Moyes Litesport 4 | 29,73 | 283 |
3 | Pollet | FRA | Moyes Litesport | 29,81 | 283 |
5 | Masalimov | RUS | Aeros Discus C | 29,21 | 277 |
5 | Ujhelyi | HUN | Aeros Discus C 14 | 29,08 | 277 |
7 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 28,87 | 274 |
8 | Honings | NED | Icaro Orbiter styl-plus | 26,73 | 248 |
9 | Fernandez Montero | ESP | Wills Wing Sport 2 155 | 26,41 | 245 |
10 | Doeland | NED | Seedwings Spyder | 26,18 | 240 |
No cumulative yet.
ATOS Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Dist. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 112,64 | 918 |
2 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 110,79 | 906 |
3 | Friedl | AUT | Atos VR10 | 109,26 | 896 |
3 | Mayer | AUT | Atos VR | 109,39 | 896 |
5 | Parcellier | FRA | Atos VR | 106,56 | 870 |
6 | Selenati | ITA | Atos VR | 106,14 | 865 |
7 | Yamamoto | JPN | Atos VR10 | 106,10 | 862 |
8 | Meissl | AUT | Atos VR | 105,63 | 858 |
9 | Hollidge | GBR | Atos VR 10T | 101,26 | 791 |
10 | Raumauf | AUT | Atos VR10 | 100,82 | 784 |
No cumulative yet.
Swift/Archaeopteryx Task 6:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Aeriane Swift Light | 02:48:11 | 1000 |
2 | Hediger | ARG | Ruppert Archaeopteryx | 02:55:33 | 888 |
3 | Bott | FRA | Aeriane Swift Light | 02:56:21 | 860 |
4 | Cox | SUI | Bright Star Swift | 03:00:20 | 828 |
5 | Maag | SUI | Aeriane Swift Light | 03:20:16 | 697 |
6 | Porter | USA | Aeriane Swift | 03:29:55 | 665 |
7 | Ruppert E | SUI | Ruppert Archaeopteryx | 03:40:18 | 582 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Aeriane Swift Light | 5661 |
2 | Cox | SUI | Bright Star Swift | 4784 |
3 | Bott | FRA | Aeriane Swift Light | 4680 |
4 | Hediger | ARG | Ruppert Archaeopteryx | 4519 |
5 | Ruppert E | SUI | Ruppert Archaeopteryx | 4165 |
6 | Porter | USA | Aeriane Swift | 3307 |
The 2014 Worlds - day seven
The 2014 Worlds - day seven
The scoring
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Wills Wing|Yoko Isomoto
Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Manfred Ruhmer|Moyes Litespeed RX|Wills Wing|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014/pageukclasssportresult
Women Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kucherenko | RUS | Aeros Combat | 01:37:39 | 952 |
2 | Walbec | FRA | Wills Wing T2 136 | 01:43:03 | 873 |
3 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 01:43:39 | 848 |
4 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Moyes Llitespeed RX3 | 01:46:28 | 815 |
5 | Serebrennikova | RUS | Moyes Litespeed S3 | 01:46:47 | 807 |
6 | Isomoto | JPN | Moyes Litespeed RX3.5 | 01:46:24 | 798 |
7 | Rigg | GBR | Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5 | 01:50:33 | 766 |
8 | Petrova | RUS | Aeros Combat 12,8 GT | 01:50:05 | 749 |
9 | Burlachenko | UKR | Aeros Combat 12 GT | 02:04:52 | 635 |
10 | Sakurai | JPN | Aeros Combat 09 | 02:09:08 | 604 |
There are errors in the task scoring.
Cumulative:
Not out yet.
Sport Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alonzi | FRA | Aeros Discus C 15 | 01:04:12 | 755 |
2 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 01:04:36 | 740 |
3 | Salvenmoser | AUT | Seedwings Skyrunner XR | 01:08:32 | 685 |
4 | Woehrle | GER | Moyes Litesport 4 | 01:11:22 | 654 |
5 | Fernandez Montero | ESP | Wills Wing Sport 2 155 | 01:11:47 | 644 |
Cumulative:
Not out yet.
Swift/Archaeopteryx Task 5:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruppert E | SUI | Ruppert Archaeopteryx | 02:37:54 | 1000 |
2 | Ruhmer | AUT | Aeriane Swift Light | 02:54:54 | 817 |
3 | Cox | SUI | Aeriane Swift | 02:55:26 | 796 |
4 | Bott | FRA | Aeriane Swift Light | 03:06:20 | 714 |
5 | Obweger | AUT | Aeriane Swift Light | 03:07:39 | 711 |
Cumulative:
Not out yet.
ATOS Task 4:
Not ready for prime time yet.
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8 topics in this article: Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, Corinna Schwiegershausen, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Julia Kucherenko, Manfred Ruhmer, Moyes Litespeed RX, Wills Wing, Yoko Isomoto
The 2014 Worlds - day four
A new Japanese top women pilot?
The 2014 Worlds - day four
June 27, 2014, 8:44:30 pm MDTA.I.R. ATOS VR|Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Chisato Nojiri|Christian Pollet|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Manfred Ruhmer|Suan Selenati|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014
Women Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Litespeed RX3.5 | 02:18:41 | 967 |
2 | Walbec | FRA | T2 136 | 02:19:54 | 958 |
3 | La Nube | COL | T2C | 02:29:39 | 847 |
4 | Petrova | RUS | Combat 12,8 GT | 02:33:48 | 802 |
5 | Kucherenko | RUS | Combat | 02:38:14 | 787 |
5 | Nojiri | JPN | Combat 09 | 02:35:02 | 787 |
7 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Llitespeed RX3 | 02:48:07 | 732 |
8 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Litespeed | 02:49:42 | 722 |
9 | Serebrennikova | RUS | Litespeed S3 | 02:48:08 | 709 |
10 | Yakoh | JPN | Z9 | 03:53:33 | 455 |
Cumulative:
Name | Nat | Glider | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Litespeed RX3.5 | 2518 |
2 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Llitespeed RX3 | 2269 |
3 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Litespeed | 2236 |
4 | Nojiri | JPN | Combat 09 | 2230 |
5 | La Nube | COL | T2C | 2140 |
Sport Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 01:35:56 | 861 |
2 | Alonzi | FRA | Discus C 15 | 01:36:10 | 844 |
3 | Ujhelyi | HUN | Discus | 01:54:29 | 691 |
4 | Woehrle | GER | Litesport | 02:04:29 | 633 |
5 | Mathurin | FRA | Litesport | 02:06:14 | 618 |
6 | Salvenmoser | AUT | Skyrunner XR | 02:06:17 | 617 |
7 | Pollet | FRA | Skyrunner | 02:24:34 | 524 |
8 | Preininger | AUT | Skyrunner XR | 02:27:33 | 510 |
9 | Mainente | FRA | Sport 2 | 02:49:13 | 436 |
10 | Cuisset | FRA | 02:50:57 | 424 | |
11 | Fernandez Montero | ESP | Sport 2 155 | 02:53:37 | 421 |
12 | Okada | JPN | Mast'R | 02:53:37 | 418 |
12 | Giammichele | AUS | Lite Sport | 02:51:16 | 418 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 2248 |
2 | Alonzi | FRA | Discus C 15 | 2224 |
3 | Ujhelyi | HUN | Discus | 1971 |
4 | Mathurin | FRA | Litesport | 1709 |
5 | Kovacs | HUN | Discus C 15 | 1604 |
ATOS Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Selenati | ITA | Atos VR | 02:10:46 | 1000 |
2 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 02:11:38 | 967 |
3 | Friedl | AUT | Atos VR10 | 02:13:33 | 926 |
4 | Geppert | AUT | Atos VR | 02:14:13 | 903 |
5 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 02:13:46 | 902 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 2506 |
2 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 2486 |
3 | Mayer | AUT | Atos VR | 2392 |
4 | Chopard | FRA | Atos VR 11 | 2362 |
5 | Geppert | AUT | Atos VR | 2322 |
Swift/Archaeopteryx Task 4:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Swift Light | 03:05:07 | 1000 |
2 | Cox | SUI | Swift | 03:09:27 | 911 |
3 | Bott | FRA | Swift Light | 03:14:42 | 859 |
4 | Hediger | ARG | Archaeopteryx | 03:18:41 | 815 |
5 | Porter | USA | Swift | 03:27:49 | 758 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Swift Light | 3844 |
2 | Cox | SUI | Swift | 3160 |
3 | Bott | FRA | Swift Light | 3106 |
4 | Hediger | ARG | Archaeopteryx | 2937 |
5 | Ruppert E | SUI | Archaeopteryx | 2583 |
The 2014 Worlds - day three
Results from all classes
The 2014 Worlds - day three
June 26, 2014, 4:24:59 pm MDTA.I.R. ATOS VR|Chisato Nojiri|Christian Pollet|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Manfred Ruhmer|Worlds 2014|Yoko Isomoto
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014
Rigid Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 04:13:42 | 995 |
2 | Hanfstaengl | GER | Atos VR | 04:15:37 | 958 |
3 | Mayer | AUT | Atos VR | 04:16:25 | 929 |
4 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 04:22:51 | 905 |
5 | Chopard | FRA | Atos VR 11 | 04:27:17 | 857 |
6 | Laverdino | ITA | Atos VR | 04:28:58 | 855 |
7 | Nicol | GBR | Atos VR | 04:28:55 | 839 |
8 | Yamamoto | JPN | Atos VR10 | 04:29:54 | 826 |
9 | Kosaka | JPN | Atos VRS | 04:29:51 | 817 |
10 | Friedemann | GER | Atos VR | 04:30:17 | 806 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grabowski | GER | Atos VR 14 | 1846 |
2 | Mayer | AUT | Atos VR | 1723 |
3 | Kirchner | GER | Atos VR | 1717 |
4 | Chopard | FRA | Atos VR 11 | 1656 |
5 | Geppert | AUT | Atos VR | 1573 |
Sport Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alonzi | FRA | Discus C 15 | 02:25:45 | 1000 |
2 | Kovacs | HUN | Discus C 15 | 02:26:59 | 964 |
3 | Ujhelyi | HUN | Discus | 02:30:45 | 924 |
4 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 02:33:48 | 889 |
5 | Pollet | FRA | Skyrunner | 03:14:56 | 712 |
6 | Preininger | AUT | Skyrunner XR | 03:13:09 | 709 |
6 | Mathurin | FRA | Litesport | 03:17:36 | 709 |
8 | Fernandez Montero | ESP | Sport 2 155 | 03:49:53 | 599 |
9 | Williams | USA | U2 | 04:04:15 | 562 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zin | FRA | Icaro Mast'r | 1385 |
2 | Alonzi | FRA | Discus C 15 | 1380 |
3 | Ujhelyi | HUN | Discus | 1278 |
4 | Kovacs | HUN | Discus C 15 | 1277 |
5 | Mathurin | FRA | Litesport | 1086 |
Women Task 2:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Litespeed RX3.5 | 02:44:16 | 981 |
2 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Litespeed | 02:44:47 | 958 |
3 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Llitespeed RX3 | 02:45:36 | 944 |
4 | Nojiri | JPN | Combat 09 | 02:52:56 | 885 |
5 | La Nube | COL | T2C | 03:12:40 | 744 |
6 | Kucherenko | RUS | Combat | 03:21:37 | 694 |
7 | Petrova | RUS | Combat 12,8 GT | 03:26:59 | 673 |
8 | Salamone | USA | RX3 | 03:45:21 | 569 |
9 | Yakoh | JPN | Z9 | 04:07:00 | 486 |
10 | Rigg | GBR | Litespeed RX 3.5 | 04:12:35 | 476 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isomoto | JPN | Litespeed RX3.5 | 1558 |
2 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Llitespeed RX3 | 1543 |
3 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Litespeed | 1520 |
4 | Nojiri | JPN | Combat 09 | 1449 |
5 | La Nube | COL | T2C | 1299 |
Swift/Archaeopteryx Task 3:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Time | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Swift Light | 05:38:44 | 980 |
Cumulative:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruhmer | AUT | Swift Light | 2844 |
2 | Cox | SUI | Swift | 2249 |
3 | Bott | FRA | Swift Light | 2247 |
4 | Hediger | ARG | Archaeopteryx | 2122 |
5 | Ruppert E | SUI | Archaeopteryx | 2043 |
9 topics in this article: A.I.R. ATOS VR, Chisato Nojiri, Christian Pollet, Corinna Schwiegershausen, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Julia Kucherenko, Manfred Ruhmer, Worlds 2014, Yoko Isomoto
The women get together
The women get together
Conditions put them short of goal
Akiko Suzuki|Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Chisato Nojiri|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Yoko Isomoto
Akiko Suzuki|Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova|Chisato Nojiri|Corinna Schwiegershausen|Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet|Julia Kucherenko|Yoko Isomoto
The top ten results for women on day one:
# | Name | Nat | Glider | Dist. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dieuzeide-Banet | FRA | Llitespeed RX3 | 44,04 | 599 |
2 | Kucherenko | RUS | Combat | 42,70 | 584 |
3 | Isomoto | JPN | Litespeed RX3.5 | 41,75 | 577 |
4 | Serebrennikova | RUS | Litespeed S3 | 40,88 | 567 |
5 | Petrova | RUS | Combat 12,8 GT | 40,98 | 566 |
6 | Nojiri | JPN | Combat 09 | 40,87 | 564 |
7 | Schwiegershausen | GER | Litespeed | 40,73 | 562 |
8 | La Nube | COL | T2C | 40,79 | 555 |
9 | Suzuki | JPN | Laminar | 39,78 | 536 |
10 | Toyer | FRA | T2C | 39,47 | 533 |
Thanks again to the organizers for publishing their results in HTML.
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6 topics in this article: Akiko Suzuki, Alexandra "Sasha" Serebrennikova, Chisato Nojiri, Corinna Schwiegershausen, Francoise Dieuzeide-Banet, Yoko Isomoto
Adventurers of the year, 2012
Paragliding, etc.
(Mt Everest, Khumjung, Sagarmatha, Nepal)
Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa|PG|Sano Babu Sunuwar|video|Yoko Isomoto|Yoko Sano
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/adventure/adventure-sports/adv-aoy-2012-sunuwar-sherpa/
2012 Adventurers of the Year: Sano Babu Sunuwar & Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa
With nearly 72,000 votes cast, we are thrilled to announce the 2012 People's Choice Adventurers of the Year: Nepalis Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa. Their dream to complete the Ultimate Descent—climbing Mount Everest, paragliding down, then kayaking to the sea—truly embodies the spirit of adventure. With borrowed gear and a bare-bones budget, there were no corporate sponsors nor social media campaigns, just the essentials for adventure—vision, creativity, and friendship.
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6 topics in this article: Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa, PG, Sano Babu Sunuwar, video, Yoko Isomoto, Yoko Sano