Gawler used to run an annual easter regatta/competition but after a long break this only started again from 2008. Still a small event, it hasn't yet returned to the 50 + entries of it's hey day. This year we had 15-20 pilots with 10-13 gliders flying each day.
Day 1 was a typical Gawler blue day 4-5000 feet and late starting. Unfortunately, the weather did a 'Queensland' on us and stopped at 4pm sharp, so only the two earlier finishers on the 2 hour AAT - Graham Parker and Pual Clift made it home. Day 2 was better, still blue but with climbs over 6000 and even some convergence cumulus closer to 7000 feet we had much better speeds. Graham Parker won again from John Nicholls over a 2.5 hour AAT. Day 3 was even better. Still blue but 9500 feet and 115 kph from John Nicholls won him the day, with a few flights just on 300km in the 2.5 hours. Day 4 was the Cu day we had been waiting for. A trough set up to the north with Cu at 11,500 feet. 149kph won Graham Parker the day. John Nicholls' final glide was approx 160km. The newer pilots achieved some personal bests and the coaching in the DG1000 and Grob 103 saw all with big smiles. The results of the comps are at http://soaringspot.com/gawlereaster09/results/ Lyn Ritchie was contest director and did a great job running the event. We look forward to seeing more people next year. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
