https://www.dhv.de/web/piloteninfos/wettbewerb-sport/drachen-szene/live-berichte/german-open-2017/

http://www.dcb.org/wettbewerbe/german-open-hg/2017/

The task today is an elapsed time seed run to Wellmitz over 116 km. The goal
Wellmitz is located east of Altes Lager at the border to Poland. Start time is
11:15.

The wind was sporty with gusts up to 36kmh. The wind was from the west
throughout the course line. A large shaded area with virga was nearby, then it
dissipated quickly and the flexis started towing. The tows were sporty, but all
pilots were hot to fly this second task after days of not flying.

The promised working heights up to 1,700m were never reached. Most pilots flew
the course between 1,000-1,300m. The top pilots were able to come back in the
start circle and restart their start times.

The pilots did not go in the direction of the Fläminger Höhenzug. Instead, they
flew zigzagging across the forest. Often, the pilots crawled the entire flight
at low altitudes. Lukas worked almost exclusively between 800-1,000m, but
nevertheless flew far.

A large number of pilots made it to the Schwielochsee, after which it seemed to
be painful. Ultimately, six pilots landed at the finish line. Two Flexis:
Corinna Schwiegershausen and Jonas Willemeit. Four Rigid: Volkmar Kienöl, Dirk
Ripkens, Tom Schreiner, Carlos Punet (Spain). Naoki Itagaki (Japan), however,
made it to Wellmitz, but he dove further across the Oder River and found himself
in Poland again.

It must be mentioned: the aerotow launches were faster than ever before. The
tugs and helper team deserve great thanks for the experienced work. And
amazingly, there was not a single weak link break today despite the violent
gusts and turmoil and all landed safely.

Corinna in first: