www.zeilvliegen.nl

http://leagull.blogspot.com/

Jamie Sheldon's blog here

http://rich-lovelace.blogspot.com/

http://flyingjochen.blogspot.com/

9th of August - the first task: 95 km with three turnpoints, just
kind of ridge soaring back and forth. 37 pilots made goal. I made it to the
goal, but flew very slow. The task winner was Brazilian pilot Alexandre
Trivelato.

10th of August - the second task: 120 km with 5 turnpoints. The ridge soaring
back and forth again, but now with the short part out in the valley. I made it
to the goal but one of the last ones again, at least faster than yesterday:)
Every part of my body hurts - for two month before it was not used to flying.
But I must say it HAPPILY hurts, it hurts the way it SHOULD hurt:) The task
winner was Belgian pilot Jochen Zeischka.

11th of August - another task, even better. 129 kilometers out into the other
valley on the South and back. We haven't flown in that direction before. That is
not an easy place to fly, I must say. One has got to work work work work there
to make it back to the goal. Until the last thermal I didn't believe I'm gonna
make it. But I did!!! Yeahawwwww!:) Gerolf won the day and after he made goal he
climbed up and landed back on the launch (as every day, actually) to drive his
car down.

Results for the first three days are up on the web site linked to
above. The fourth day should be up soon. Fifteen pilots received altitude air
space violations/warnings (no zeros) on the second day, including, I think,
Franco Rinaldi, the meet director for the pre-Worlds.