Launching commenced at noon and the gate opened for the Club class after 12.30 and for the Open/18m class a little after 1 p.m. and then similarly to yesterday there was quite a long wait before any of the pilots made a start.
The afternoon was a lot calmer with little wind on the ground. Just before 15.30 the first Club class was calling a finish, and then the rest of the Club class followed suit over the next 40 minutes, as some of them had started a good 30 minutes after the first starter.
Conditions have been good with a lot less wind up above compared to yesterday, and reports of 2.5m/sec up to 4 m/sec being enjoyed.
Being a public holiday, there have been a number of local Welkom people visiting the airfield and watching the gliders.
As I write all the pilots have returned to the airfield and appear to have enjoyed their day – one has only just landed, so not the quickest of flights for him!
Till tomorrow
Ecrit le 16 décembre 2011 16:58.
Dernier vainqueur
1. Conrad Gerte
104,79 km/h
2. Gunter Kruger
85,83 km/h
3. Konrad Stark
83,68 km/h
3. Stephan van den Berg
86,25 km/h
Dernière épreuve
Epreuve 11, 21 déc. 2011
Distance de l'épreuve :
139,66 km
/
391,43 km
(259,41 km)
Durée de l'épreuve :
2:15:00
Mise à jour :
21/05/2015 06:38
Epreuve 12, 22 déc. 2011
Distance de l'épreuve :
105,99 km
/
332,65 km
(214,42 km)
Durée de l'épreuve :
2:00:00
Mise à jour :
21/05/2015 06:38