DDSC Easter Regatta 2023

McCaffery, Australia,   1 April 2023 – 9 April 2023

Tuesday 2nd April

Tasks set First launch scheduled for 1130. Probably send a sniffer first.

Launch order Sports then Club.

Tracking on livegliding.com

Written by: Bob Flood on 4 April 2023 at 00:45.

Monday, they have started

First launch Sports class at 1130, followed by Club class. Gate opened Sports Class 1205 and Club Class 1300. It's now 1354 and the leaders are more than half way around. Maybe the tasks are underset! Lets see what happens. Live traking at livegliding.com.
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Written by: Bob Flood on 3 April 2023 at 03:56.

Monday 3rd April !st Day for scoring

Sunday tasks and weather matched and all pilots had a great time. Today is the first day for scoring and NOT a Practice Day, my bad in the setup. Slightly larger tasks today and Sports Class launch first at 1100.
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Written by: Bob Flood on 3 April 2023 at 00:29.

so sad

Day Cancelled :( Thick low, mid & high cloudfailed to clear. Four pilots launched in a mostly vain attempt to soar. GGU managed to delay the inevitable by 52 mins, so gets the days duration prize!
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Written by: Bob Flood on 1 April 2023 at 06:27.

Sat 1st Practice day

The weather is looking VERY ordinary. A very small task has been set for anyone wanting to see the local area. We are not expecting many to launch.
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Written by: Bob Flood on 1 April 2023 at 03:02.

How we score this Regatta

The DDSC Easter Regatta is a low profile fun event designed to introduce inexperienced pilots to competition flying, while still making it interesting for the experienced pilots. Handicaps are based on the GFA unballasted list and then adjusted with a pilot factor based on cross Country and comp experience. Placegetter - International Comps 1.20Competitor - International Comps 1.15Placegetter - Aust Nationals 1.10Competitor - Aust Nationals 1.05Placegetter - State Comp 1.00Competitor - State Com...
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Written by: Bob Flood on 31 March 2023 at 04:25.

Latest task

Task 2, 4 Apr 2023
Task distance: 134.81 km  /  331.01 km  (228.97 km)
Updated: 04/04/2023, 09:18
Task 1, 1 Apr 2023
Task distance: 40.62 km  /  116.47 km  (32.57 km)
Updated: 01/04/2023, 10:24