Task Winner Jeff Shapiro
Scores on-line HERE
Other blogs:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
Tom's Blog
Ben's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
Jonny's video from Goal
22 April 2010
Rob Kells Memorial – The Florida Ridge – Day 4
Task 2 - 104.6km
Task Winner Jeff Shapiro
Scores on-line HERE
Other blogs:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
Tom's Blog
Ben's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
Jonny's video from Goal
Task Winner Jeff Shapiro
Scores on-line HERE
Other blogs:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
Tom's Blog
Ben's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
Jonny's video from Goal
20 April 2010
Rob Kells Memorial – The Florida Ridge – Day 4
Task 2
A 105km task with 1 turnpoint has been set for today.
Update later...........
A 105km task with 1 turnpoint has been set for today.
Update later...........
Rob Kells Memorial – The Florida Ridge – Day 3
TASK 1
A short task today (48k) and I was not expecting to fly again as it was pants in the morning. The sky opened out and the cu started a popping even with the amazing amount of rain yesterday. It was nice to see so many smiling faces when we were setting up this morning. It makes such a change. I had to drink to the weather gods last night to make it happen of course;-) The guys are all sucking on beers back here at the Ridge laughing and frolicking in the evening sun.
I landed 10km short in an overcast sky but I really enjoyed flying the new wing. It will take a little bit of dialling into but is very similar in handling to the Combat so shouldn't be too hard I hope. Tomorrow looks better as the ground should have dried out a lot so we might get a nice high base.
Scores on-line HERE
Other blogs:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
Jonny's video from Goal
A short task today (48k) and I was not expecting to fly again as it was pants in the morning. The sky opened out and the cu started a popping even with the amazing amount of rain yesterday. It was nice to see so many smiling faces when we were setting up this morning. It makes such a change. I had to drink to the weather gods last night to make it happen of course;-) The guys are all sucking on beers back here at the Ridge laughing and frolicking in the evening sun.
I landed 10km short in an overcast sky but I really enjoyed flying the new wing. It will take a little bit of dialling into but is very similar in handling to the Combat so shouldn't be too hard I hope. Tomorrow looks better as the ground should have dried out a lot so we might get a nice high base.
Scores on-line HERE
Other blogs:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
Jonny's video from Goal
18 April 2010
17 April 2010
Rob Kells Memorial - The Florida Ridge - Day 1
First day of the Rob Kells Memorial Comp at The Florida Ridge today
It's raining in the sunshine state or at least it has been. Dustin set off on the 76k task and landed 30k short even though the task was stopped. It right pissed it down with more forecast tomorrow:-( It's still warm though and the glider is flying right nice!
Both Jamie and Jonny are blogging away:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
It's raining in the sunshine state or at least it has been. Dustin set off on the 76k task and landed 30k short even though the task was stopped. It right pissed it down with more forecast tomorrow:-( It's still warm though and the glider is flying right nice!
Both Jamie and Jonny are blogging away:-
Jamie's Blog
Jonny's Blog
and there's more at The Oz Report Blog
3 April 2010
It's been a long six months :-)
It's been a long time since I posted on here - six months!
Over the winter months I moved to Facebook which seems to be the best way to keep in touch with all my flying ‘friends’and allowed me to dream of flying vicariously through their postings and blogs!
Flying for me during the past six months has been minimal due to the appalling weather we have had in the UK. Can you believe it is now Spring and yet we have more snow forecast?
At this time I should be in Bassano, Italy for the competition but due to a premonition of bad weather I binned that idea in favour of Florida which is where I’m heading on 14th April….. for a whole month to fly in the Rob Kells Memorial Competition and the Flytec Race & Rally.
The comp at Bassano has just had its first task (as predicted weather has not been great). There is some good reporting going on out there from:
The Comp Blog (how good is your Italian?)
Matjaz
Steve Leeman Facebook The UK Hang-Gliding Shack
Mark Stewart @ Twitter
Results Task 1
Primoz was the Winner of task 1 (photo by Steve Leeman)
Over the winter months I moved to Facebook which seems to be the best way to keep in touch with all my flying ‘friends’and allowed me to dream of flying vicariously through their postings and blogs!
Flying for me during the past six months has been minimal due to the appalling weather we have had in the UK. Can you believe it is now Spring and yet we have more snow forecast?
At this time I should be in Bassano, Italy for the competition but due to a premonition of bad weather I binned that idea in favour of Florida which is where I’m heading on 14th April….. for a whole month to fly in the Rob Kells Memorial Competition and the Flytec Race & Rally.
The comp at Bassano has just had its first task (as predicted weather has not been great). There is some good reporting going on out there from:
The Comp Blog (how good is your Italian?)
Matjaz
Steve Leeman Facebook The UK Hang-Gliding Shack
Mark Stewart @ Twitter
Results Task 1
Primoz was the Winner of task 1 (photo by Steve Leeman)
30 September 2009
10 September 2009
12 August 2009
British Open Series - Round 3
The last round of the BOS takes place 28 Aug - 2 September 2009.
This is a FAI Category 2 competition for both Class 1 (flexwing) and Class 5 (rigids).
Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire, England
Dates: Friday 28 August to Tuesday 1 September 2009
HQ: Powis Arms Pub
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GSP upload competition waypoints: from Thursday evening 27 August
Accommodation: Camping at the Powis Arms Pub - £5 per night. Tel: Gerry McLaren on 01588 680254 to book.
MORE INFORMATION HERE
This is a FAI Category 2 competition for both Class 1 (flexwing) and Class 5 (rigids).
Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire, England
Dates: Friday 28 August to Tuesday 1 September 2009
HQ: Powis Arms Pub
View Larger Map
GSP upload competition waypoints: from Thursday evening 27 August
Accommodation: Camping at the Powis Arms Pub - £5 per night. Tel: Gerry McLaren on 01588 680254 to book.
MORE INFORMATION HERE
9 August 2009
Laragne Storms
An unbelievable but v exciting and humbling day as the storm came from nowhere very very quickly. We all agree that we’ve never experienced a storm like it – In the orchard there were tents under 4inches of water and abandoned.
The storm started around 2pm and wasn’t over by 7pm. At some points there was a little flash of lightening and a bang immediately after which felt like someone shooting you in the head and some people screamed either in fear or delight?
The Party was ruined
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