It was a busy Clubhouse this morning, and the tasks were set ..... Well, it was a slow start with a clear blue sky and then at about midday the clouds started to pop up and it turned into a really good thermic sky.
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| Task week grid (Sally Hender) |
Novice
NH2 - Knowstone - North Tawton - NH2 Club 100km
Silver distance - Release at Hembury Hill - Barnstaple
Pundits
NH2 - Knowstone - North Tawton - Blandford - Frome - NH2 301km
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| Clubhouse was packed for briefing (Sally Hender) |
So 5 Pundits set off for the 300K task, and Pete Startup 230 won on handicap beating Ron & Dan Johns 711, Simon Minson SM. Phil Morrison and Nick Jones DD3 shortened the task turning back at Sherborne, and Wyn Davies W7 completed 177km also cutting off the eastern end.
NH2 - North Tawton - NH2 - Clyffe Pyppard - NH2 326km
Meanwhile Pundit 6 Dan Hender JDP decided on a slightly different task to enable a potential Diamond claim, but having declared Wantage, the sky was very flat in the east, and he missed out on the 300k paperwork as he had turned short, but actually completing 326Km.
NHL - Bodmin - NHL 212km
Simon Leeson and Mark Courtney with a private hire of JZK completed O/R to Bodmin.
The Club 100 was completed by Alan Rappaport FWH, Rich Roberts V5, John Borland FAJ ( no start line), with Rich at 85.4kph, but Alan winning on handicap with SF27 (with a failed battery).
Congratulations to Dave Perriam DG1 for completing Silver distance and Silver badge (and just missed the 100km Endorsement because of the start line) with an out and return to Barnstaple.
Congratulations to Shaun Dayman JDD for completing Silver Distance and Silver height (and just missed the 100km Endorsement because of the start line) with an out and return to Barnstaple.
"The Cu out towards North Devon was positively inviting and didn't fail to deliver out and back. There was even a nice Cu waiting for me at Barnstaple. Navigation a doddle - just followed the Link Road! Bumped into Dave (not literally) on the way back from South Molton. On arrival back at North Hill there was yet another thermal to afford me the opportunity of getting my height gain in addition to my distance." - Shaun Dayman
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| Alan, Shaun, Dave all flew 100kms (Jill Harmer) |
Completing the line up was Mark Wallis who landed at Eaglescott, but congratulations for completing Silver Distance and Silver Badge.
Flying locally in the good conditions were Geoff Lawrence HES, Ashley Thomas 877, Andy Williams FUN, Rob Hender LRD, Mark Layton 477, Steve Westlake and Dave Weeks KEK and JB and Sally Hender HCX, and later Robert Lee DKU, Jeff Taberham 380 and Nick Harrison JDD.
Sally Hender "After launching the whole grid for the task week, tasks, JB and I took the penultimate launch of the day. I had a great flight in HCX with JB, went out to Tiverton then across to Wellington, practicing my turns, sharing the flying (JB gaining us height, me loosing it!).
Flew for 1 hour 40 mins, before having to come back to help with the booked group evening. To loose the height we had gained, JB threw some loops and chandelle’s getting us back down after an ‘epic’ flight!"
Many thanks to Stuart Procter for tugging with Bumblebee.
In the evening, several members helped with the Group evening booked by Bridport Round Table. - J&P
