30.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

Finally, we had a sunny day today. The take-off had perfect wind to start. Task committee decided a 75 km task. I took off fast not to have the same problems like on last day. In the beginning, thermals were nice and smooth but after awhile it become really unpleasant for me. It was booming and it was rough. I didn´t enjoy it at whole lot, on the way it wasn´t any better. With strong wind and broken rough thermals we had a difficult job to make the course. Many people landed before first turn point, including me. I got lower and lower and couldn´t find any climbs. Many people went on further. I heard that over turn point 2 it wasn´t funny at all. I´m now back to Castelo and there are some pilots flying in the direction of goal. I saw Urban, Ogi, Simon, Jan Marc and others. I belive thay managed to get to goal.

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29.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

In the morning waited for long before we went to the take off. Finely it was decided to go. On the way we got some little rain and many people where in doubt about the decision. The task was seated. 49 km more then les the seam like yesterday. After first pilots took off wind stooped and than came from back and side. It was difficult to start in this conditions on so short start. After 2 attempts I jump in to the air and lucky I have flown. After finding some small thermals I managed to get on the cloud base and try to get to pilots who took off much earlier and where already over Castelo. I sow many of them landing in town. some managed to get to next valley. Here I managed to catch some pilots from first groups. Unfortunately wind become to be so strong that it blown hole this weak thermal away. There was no sun at hole. So trying to use every bubble we went slowly foreword. Finely we didn’t managed to get out of this valley. Almost everyone landed in one place. I think 20 pilots managed to go further. One group thru the height mountains in back and one pass place we did land. We will see if this task will be valid.

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28.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

After windy, rainy and weary cold days we have a task. We where supposed to fly 49,9 km. Over the take off was ruff. /when I was here for the last time it wasn’t that ruff and strong. After we left for the task conditions started to be more like normal. When we got one mountain in front of Castelo I herd terrible noise and sow one pilot without glider in free fall and one with two on them on the rescue. The other pilot throw the rescue too and they landed in the forest. I believe it did shocked many pilots that they started to fly more care fool. After Castelo become tricky. There was big shadow over the valley and every one going there where getting low. I decided to stay over Castelo and make more altitude. After I went with Franki, Ogisava, Charles and some more pilots. We where searching desperately for the thermal when Charles got idea to go to smooth steep rocky mountain faced in to wind. He began on the bottom of it and soon he was on the top. We did follow them and made our altitude back quick. After going in to next valley I sow rain coming and soon I heard on the radio that task was stopped. It’s not too good for me cause I was too much in back. But we will see. It’s only first day.

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13.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

Nareszcie poszła konkurencja i w dodatku została rozegrana. Mieliśmy do oblecenia 98 km w linii prostej na południowy zachód. Miejscem które miało odsiać większość pilotów była przełęcz położona na 1600 m oddalona o jakieś 27 km od startu. Później wlatywało się do doliny położonej o jakieś 1000 m niżej niż dolin a w której do tej pory lataliśmy. Prawie całą drogę lecieliśmy z wiatrem. Było bardzo trudno się wykręcić, a tym bardziej podjąć decyzję gdzie lecieć, bo prędzej czy później wszyscy znajdowali się w kryzysowej sytuacji i wykręcali się nisko znad ziemi. Ja poleciałam środkiem doliny i okazała się to najlepsza droga. Udało mi się dołączyć do pierwszej grupy i razem polecieliśmy na przełęcz. Tam wiał silny wiatr, który zdmuchiwał wszystkie kominy, więc trzeba było znaleźć bardzo mocny, żeby się w ogóle wykręcić. O jeden komin przede mną była Ewa, Paweł, Janek i paru innych. Niestety dla nich im uciekł i wylądowali n przełęczy. My z jedna dziewczyna na Swingu i gościem na UP wgryźliśmy się w komin który okazał się wystarczający żeby przelecieć nad przełęczą. Ja poleciałam pierwsza, za mną rzuciła się tylko ta dziewczyna. Długo leciałyśmy razem. Było to bardzo dobre bo świetnie się uzupełniałyśmy. W pewnym momencie została jednak z tyłu i już mnie nie mogła dogonić. Przeskoczyłam na prawą stronę doliny i poleciałam dalej do przodu. Na 30 km przed jeziorem był tak silny boczny wiatr, że zwiało mnie przez jezioro na lewą stronę. Doleciałam jeszcze na 23 km do mety i klęknęłam na łące z krowami. Nagle wszystkie ruszyły galopem na mnie. Szybo zebrałam glajta i poszłam bliżej do krzaków, żeby nie mogły przeze mnie pobiec. One jednak dalej zmierzały w moją stronę. Zatrzymałam się zaczęłam je odstraszać. Stanęły zdziwione i gapiły się na mnie póki się pakowałam. Ponieważ cielaki zaczęły brykać, postanowiłam je pogonić żeby mi nie zniszczyły sprzętu. Krzyknęłam „krzy”, a całe stado nagle się odwróciło i zaczęło takim samym galopem, jak biegło na mnie, uciekać.

Do mety doleciało dziś 17 pilotów. Najdalej z polaków Paweł Barton (14 km przed metą), ja druga i pierwsza z dziewczyn.

Results:
1. Peter Jung DEU
2. Ulrich Prinz DEU
3. Manuel Nübel DEU

Woman
1. Klaudia Bułgakow POL
2. Angela Dachs DEU
3. Karina Sharipowa RUS

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12.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

Due to too strong wind the day was canseled.

Z powodu zbyt silnego wiatru konkurencje odwolano.

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11.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

Today when we got to the take off there was strong wind from the back. We thought we won’t fly today, but than it did change for front. Unfortunately before we finished briefing wind become to bee weary strong. Many pilots took off for 54 m clock started every 20 min task. In my opinion there was much too much wind so I decided to not take off. After 1,5 hoer task was stopped.

to fly or to not to fly

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11.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

Today we got 75 km task to fly. 3 turn points where in the mountains and 3 in the flats after it we go on final glide to footboy field over Piedrahita. Already on the way to the first turn point we could observe big clouds building up in mountains in back of our ridge. I was observing in hole the way. It wasn’t moving very quick toward us so I was continuing to fly the task. I got to group with Achim Joos and we went together in to the flats. Wind up there was strong and it was difficult to get to 4 turn point. In between clouds on back overdeveloped and it did start to rain out of it. It was decided to stop the task cause of this clouds. On the end it was stopped 7 min too fast to have it valid. 30 min after I landed I herd first thunder. Just after I got home started to rain.

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9.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

No task today because of coming storms.

Dzis nie ma konkurencji ze względu na zbliżające sie burze.

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8.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

In memory of Peter Gröger we have rest day today.

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8.9.2008 von photoklaudia.

In the morning it looked we gona have a stabile day and little chance to make the task. After long waiting on the take off for sun coming to the face off mountain we finely took off for 98 km task. After weak beginning of the task conditions improved and thermals shouted us up to 3000 m. It was so nice flying and I was going well when I sow white cross on the landing field. I couldn’t understand way it’s canceled. There was no strong wind, nothing dangerous in the air and then I herd helicopter coming. On the ground I called my friend and had herd that there was serious accident over the take off and that the guy who crashed did dye on the place. It’s so terrible new. The most bad could come.

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