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with light winds and sea breezes. The plan was to run 2
rounds of each discipline back-to-back. Miles Moloney The third round was all up last down four minutes and
entered for only Sunday as he had the flu during the early three flights. There was heaps of score separation. The
days of SoarChamos. With a short day scheduled, we fourth round was three flights with 3, 3, 4 minute maximum
managed four rounds for both F3K and F5K. in challenging conditions, providing even more score
separation. Stinky did extremely well, finishing in second
There were nine entries in F3K and eight in F3K. Thermal place only a wee bit below the first place position. Final
action was weak at the start in F3K, Despite that, six of the flights were around 2.00pm on Sunday in time for pack up
pilots managed to get a 5-minute flight in 7m working time. refreshments and prizegiving.
Another short task was then flown 2 x 3-minute flights in F3K Results F5K Results
7m working time which half of the field achieved. 1 Joe Wurts 4000 1 Joe Wurts 3979.1
2 Peter Glassey 3930.5 2 Andrew Stiver 3939.1
F5K was the same first task as F3K, although launch 3 Andrew Hiscock 3890.2 3 Kevin Botherway 3825.7
height came into play to provide an extra differential on the 4 Richard Thompson 3674.0 4 Peter Williams 3771.1
5 Peter Williams 3669.5 5 Richard Thompson 3224.7
results. Round two of F5K was a 1,2,3,4 flight which as the 6 Miles Maloney 3581.4
wind built was proving tricky to get a three- and four- 7 David James 2998.4 6 Peter Glassey 2987.3
2794.7
7 Andrew Hiscock
minute flight. Then back to F3K for 3 x 3minute flights with 8 Stew Cox 2373.1 8 David Crook 766.9
Joe, Peewee and Andrew Hiscock full flights, and scores 9 David Crook 2079.4
were starting to separate. Then the 1,2,3,4 for round four,
which had much more score separation. Joe had flown very well throughout Soarchamps and had
well deserved wins in all the events cleaning the complete
Lunch was prepared and served by Joe (pulled pork table of trophies, including Soarchamps champion!
returned by popular demand), a great spread as usual.
The wind was getting stronger, which made for a bit more Thank you so much to everyone a great turnout with lots of
challenges in the last two rounds of F5K. enthusiasm and fun throughout a great weekend of
soaring.

South Island F5J Open

Canterbury, New Zealand

Friday, Saturday
& Sunday 6 - 8
December 2024

PLUS
Enquires to - David Griffin
GPS Triangle Racing Camp david@griffin.org.nz
- Demonstrations, Tutorials, Competitions
Phone - 021352595
Wednesday, Thursday 4 - 5 December 2024

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