UK Mountain Soaring Championship 2021

Aboyne, United Kingdom,   September 5, 2021 – September 11, 2021

Champions

Open
1 XX Adrian Docherty 478
2 ZA Tony Brown 470
3 115 Robert Tait 411

That's all folks

Adrian Docherty has won the 24th UK Mountain Soaring Championship with Alastair Mutch winning the height gain trophy.

See you all again next year from the 4th – 10th September 2022

Safe Journey Home

Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 11, 2021 at 10:49 AM.

Scrub and Prize Giving

The rain is continuing to fall with little prospect of us being able to set a task today, we have therefore scrubbed the day and will hold prize giving at 11:30.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 11, 2021 at 10:16 AM.

Time Lapse Day 6

The time lapse from yesterday is on YouTube
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 11, 2021 at 8:43 AM.

Rebrief @ 11:00

The weather information keeps changing this morning so we are rebrifing at 11:00.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 11, 2021 at 8:40 AM.

Not enough

The weather did keep improving, but not enough for us to send everyone away. The day has been scrubbed, last launch for the height gain is 18:00 Briefing will be at 09:30 tomorrow morning.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 10, 2021 at 3:20 PM.

Improving weather

The weather is steadily improving this morning, and with that in mind, a task has been set. First launch not before 12:30
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 10, 2021 at 10:38 AM.

Rebrief @ 11:30

Morning all, there is a small possibility of thermals later on today so we are holding a rebrief at 11:30. As I type this I can see small patches of blue sky appearing...
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 10, 2021 at 8:50 AM.

Scrubbed

There is no possibility of a cross country task today. The height gain is available, last launch is at 18:00. 
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 9, 2021 at 11:23 AM.

Todays time lapse

Here is the time lapse taken today looking west from the club house.  
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 8, 2021 at 8:46 PM.

Another Height Climb day

We expect that any thermals today will be blue and are unable to set a cross country task. The height gain competition is still on, last launch will be 18:00. Next briefing will be at 09:30 tomorrow.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on September 8, 2021 at 10:08 AM.

Latest winner

1. Adrian Docherty 81.57 km/h
2. Tony Brown 77.77 km/h
3. Robert Tait 68.66 km/h
Updated: 9/10/21, 4:19 PM

Latest task

Task 1, Sep 6, 2021
Task distance: 54.97 km  /  212.96 km  (130.62 km)
Task duration: 1:30:00
Updated: 9/6/21, 8:30 PM

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