18 Metre Nationals and Lasham Regionals

United Kingdom,   August 21, 2010 – August 29, 2010

Champions

Lasham Regionals
1 176 Kim Tipple 1,525
2 110 Steve Jones 1,518
3 48 David Findon 1,388
18 Metre Nationals
1 57 Mike Young 2,080
2 80 Andy Davis 2,035
3 10 Gary Stingemore 1,983

Now the serious bit

The bar is doing a roaring trade and the task is being re-flown in great detail
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 8:39 PM.

All back

Everyone is back, results are being uploaded as I type.  Turned out to be a good day, fingers crossed for another one tomorrow.
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM.

All accounted for

A good racing day.
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 6:26 PM.

Finishers

We have finishers in both classes. Several others have turbo-ed back and 51 and 502 have landed out.
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 5:49 PM.

All gone

Everyone has launched and started.....the first of the Nationals pilots started about 3pm so we should have finishers soon.  The sky here is looking good - Sun and cumulus at last!
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 4:42 PM.

We're gonna fly (hopefully)

Task setter has set and A & B tasks for both classes.  We are currently on the A task and hope to launch in the next hour or so (fingers crossed)......
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 12:54 PM.

Briefing at 12.30

Grid before briefing
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 11:01 AM.

Briefing at 12pm

Delayed briefing today due to the lovely (?) weather again.
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 9:16 AM.

It's Friday!

It's Friday and at the moment its still raining
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Written on August 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM.

Scrubbed - again

Yet another bad forecast for today.  Need to have words with the met man!
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Written on August 26, 2010 at 10:11 AM.

Latest winner

1. Kim Tipple 88.80 km/h
2. Steve Jones 87.44 km/h
3. David Findon 87.21 km/h
1. Afandi Darlington 102.26 km/h
2. Gary Stingemore 100.87 km/h
3. Mike Young 100.39 km/h

Latest task

Task 2, Aug 28, 2010
Task distance: 294.96 km
Updated: 5/21/15, 6:32 AM
Task 3, Aug 28, 2010
Task distance: 384.64 km
Updated: 5/21/15, 6:32 AM

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