A nice fast wave day to finish. I think some of the speeds were 180 kph or more.
Down to Tarras, across towards the Dunstans,up to the Arrowsmith Range and home. About 400 kms.
So a good contest with plenty of fun, a few very competitive pilots in each class, a larger bunch who just wanted to be here and involved, and a good find in the Contest Director.
Time to head home tomorrow. 22 hours door to door...oh joy.
What's even more interesting is we have a few young up and coming new pilots. With some financial help, coaching and support maybe NZ could be back in the game at the Worlds...especially the Junior Worlds in Australia in 2015.
A quick count up of the number of 2 seat 20 meter gliders in NZ suggest we could hold a 20 meter contest perhaps alongside the Club Class Nationals down here next summer. A good environment for coaching and having fun. I realise we have lots of classes already (18 meter, Standard, 15 meter, Open, Club, and sports or 13.5 meter class) but there is food for thought here. A 20 meter 2 seat class alongside the Club shouldn't devalue or detract from that Class...no doubts others will have a view.
GNM is back in its trailer where I suspect it'll stay for a while now. I'm over gliding for while now...although the Club Class Nationals looms...
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