UK Mountain Soaring Championship 2023

Aboyne, United Kingdom,   3 September 2023 – 9 September 2023

Champions

Open
1 X6 Jordan Richards 2,515
2 3D John Tanner 2,035
3 253 John Williams 2,020

Day 5 - First Launch not before 13:00

The sun is shining so keep hydrated out there :)
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2023 at 10:48.

Great Glen

After a fantastic day yesterday with a number of gliders flying out over the Great Glen to reach the west coast and Ben Nevis, we have set a task back in that direction again today. An assigned area task, duration 3:30 hours with a min distance of 182.22 km and a maximum of 335.96 km You can follow progress at https://glideandseek.com?taskOneUrl=https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/uk-mountain-soaring-championship-2023-aboyne-2023/tasks/open/task-3-on-2023-09-07
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2023 at 09:38.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2023 at 09:43.

Day 4 - Finishers

We have a steady stream of finishers approaching, results will be online soon
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2023 at 16:11.

The start line is open

The start line is open and we have gliders streaming off down track. Keep an eye on their progress at https://glideandseek.com/?taskOneUrl=https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/uk-mountain-soaring-championship-2023-aboyne-2023/tasks/open/task-2-on-2023-09-06&viewport=57.00878,-3.10432,11
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2023 at 12:11.

Day 4 - Task

Breifing is over and todays assigned area task LOK - LEL - BOG - BOA - ABO (259.71 km / 505.93 km) has been set. Task time 4 hours. You can follow the progress here  
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2023 at 08:48.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2023 at 08:51.

Day 4

Morning all, its misty on the airfield this morning, but we are expecting that to clear and have the possibility of another BIG task today, lets see what the met man says this morning at briefing (09:00), more details to follow
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2023 at 07:05.

Day 3 - XC Scrubbed, Height Gain is still available

Following breifing, it has been decided to scrub the cross country for today.Height Gain will still be avaiable with last launch being 18:00.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 5 September 2023 at 09:23.

Height Gain Overall


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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 5 September 2023 at 07:39.

Day 2 Height Gain Results

Glider Pilot               High Point Low Point    Gain3M     Dave Latimer   16016        2433        1358360      Paul & Cook     15046        2054        12992X6      Jordan Richards 14066      2347        117193D      John Tanner     12049       2810          9239R1      Tony Mountain  10832       2985          7847J5       Phil Penrose     11155       3458          7697DD2    King & King     10186        3067          7119115     Robert Tait      10846        3950          68962C      Chris...
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 4 September 2023 at 21:16.

16,000 Feet

Not bad for a Cross Country Scrub day - Flights upto 16,000 feet over the Cairngorm mountains.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 4 September 2023 at 15:18.

Latest winner

1. Jordan Richards 68.03 km/h
2. Chris Dawes 66.23 km/h
3. Mike Stephens 61.70 km/h
Updated: 12/09/2023, 16:03

Latest task

Task 3, 9 Sep 2023
Task distance: 118.74 km  /  290.63 km  (190.54 km)
Task duration: 2:30:00
Updated: 09/09/2023, 09:48

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