Saturday Summary, May 14, 2005
Visibility: Unlimited
Wind: Wind Variable at 5 mph
Altitudes: 7000 msl
Time Aloft: Hours
Max Lift: 8 kts
Temperature: Max. 80 deg
Comment: Soaring weather all week.
HIGHLIGHTS:
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!
Open Class - Ed Salkeld in his ASH-26E
15 Meter Class - Rick Indrebo in his ASW 27B
Standard Class - Ben Clerx in his ASW 28
Sports Class - To be determined.
The second-place finishers were awfully close and given a break or two might have won their class:
Open Class - Alex Caldwell in his Nimbus 3 who missed first place by 37 pts out of 3000+
15 Meter Class - John Seaborn in his Ventus 2B who missed first place by 51 out of 3500+
Standard Class - Walt Rogers in his Discus 2A who missed first place by 90 out of 3000+
Sports Class - To be determined.
Hello Everyone,
The pictures tell the story.
The soaring was variable from excellent to marginal. Lot’s of landouts, particularly on Friday and way down at my old nemesis, Belridge. The task calling turned out to be a bit more difficult than what the Director and the Weatherman thought. Overall though, the contest was fun for the pilots and crew, and the days were sunny and warm. Evenings at Avenal are always memorable with beautiful sunsets and cool evenings.
Meals provided by Jon Demsky were delicious and timely, including the really big feast on Saturday night after the landouts were retrieved. By 7:30 pm the line for the dinner was long and hungry. By the time the fresh strawberries were served with hot fudge dip, and ice cream, the memories of the landouts were a distant past.
The John Shelton-created T-Shirts sold out even before the end of the contest, in spite of having ordered 20 more than normal. Thanks John for another creative masterpiece for the Avenal contest. We had hoped to see John attend at least the Saturday evening festivities but no such luck. Maybe next year.
Thanks to all the participants, the volunteers, the scorers, the line team, the tow pilots, the Chefs, the families and crew, and all those who continue to make the Annual Avenal Contest a fun place to be early in the season, and a safe place to try out new equipment and rusty skills.
Over the next few weeks more photos will be added as the attendees send them to me.
Cheers,
Harold Gallagher
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Contest Results:
Standard Class
Rank Points ID Name Glider Code*
1 3181 BC Clerx, Ben ASW-28 SSA
2 3091 WX Rogers, Walt Discus 2A SSA
3 2978 2 Serfaty, Serge Discus A SSA
4 2825 EM Condiff, Roy Discus 2Ax SSA
5 2143 VN Hubbard, Tom Discus D2 SSA, F
6 1296 JJ Sinclair, John Genesis II SSA, F
7 1124 3E Alton, Jim Pegasus 10 SSA, NVS
8 0 99 Griffin, Chuck ASW-24 SSA, F
*Codes:
SSA No SSA number on file for this pilot.
F No flight log.
NVS Did not make a valid start.
15 Meter Class
Rank Points ID Name Glider Code*
1 3584 89 Indrebo, Rick ASW-27B SSA
2 3533 A8 Seaborn, John Ventus 2B SSA
3 3244 P7 Ittner, Gary Ventus CA SSA
4 3197 HAL Chouinard, Hal ASW-27B SSA
5 2891 4U Wuenstel, Harry LS-6 SSA
6 2862 CM Crosina, Mario Ventus 2AX SSA
7 2709 GB Norris, Jim Ventus 2AX SSA
8 2583 TK Kurreck, Tim ASW-27 SSA
9 2506 ON Green, Bob Ventus C SSA
10 159 MX Schneider, Mike ASW-20 SSA
11 1965 NF Smith, Steve LS-6 SSA, F
12 761 YC Anderson, Rick ASW-20 MD, SSA, AB
*Codes:
SSA No SSA number on file for this pilot.
F No flight log.
MD Flight less than minimum distance of 50 Miles
AB 25pt Airfield Bonus.
Open Class
Rank Points ID Name Glider Code*
1 3120 5S Salkeld, Ed ASH-26E SSA
2 3083 IB Caldwell, Alex Nimbus SSA
3 2119 F8 Gawthrop, Bill ASH-26E SSA, F
4 1490 MG Green, Mike Duo Discus SSA, AB
*Codes:
SSA No SSA number on file for this pilot.
F No flight log.
AB 25pt Airfield Bonus.
Sports Class:
Results to be posted later.
