18 Metre Nationals and Lasham Regionals

United Kingdom,   21 August 2010 – 29 August 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

Prospects not good!

Briefing at 10am but no need to grid. We have plenty of wind and drizzle.
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Written on 26 August 2010 at 09:10.

Briefing

10am briefing but no gridding yet......
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Written on 25 August 2010 at 08:59.

Wednesday?

The team are like coiled springs ready to leap into action. But will there be any? Only the weather gods know!
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Written on 25 August 2010 at 07:26.

A finisher - the one and only

Woo hoo....task setter, met man and director all looking slightly relieved -we have ONE finisher!!!  Everyone else landed out or landed back  but it seems as though we have a competition day in both classes.
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 19:03.

No finishers yet...

We have a couple of landouts, a few pilots landing back but no finishers yet.  We are expecting some soon though.
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 17:50.

All launched

Start line for the 18m opened at 15.49. Regionals start line will open at 16.10.
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 16:02.

At last!

Ist glider in the 18m Nationals is in the air, on task D.
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 15:08.

Minimum Tasks Set

We are now on Task D.  The wind has dropped (slightly) so first launch will be 15.06 - have fun!!!
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 14:49.

Another rebrief

All competitors, rebrief in the Brown Elephant at 14.40
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 14:31.

New Tasks

I think Pete Masson (task setter) is having fun playing with SeeYou.  We are now on Task C for the Nationals & Regionals competitors.
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Written on 24 August 2010 at 12:42.

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, 28 Aug 2010
Task distance: 294.96 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:32
Task 3, 28 Aug 2010
Task distance: 384.64 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:32

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