Competition News

Today was Task 6, a 77 km race with a strong southerly wind around 25 km/h. The take-off was quite sketchy with the wind strength, making the launch phase a bit tense. The start was set at 14:00, which turned out to be perfect timing — we were already well positioned about 8 minutes before the start opened.
The task was designed as a square. The first leg to the north was relatively straightforward, followed by a leg to the east with plenty of cumulus clouds and some very nice lines, allowing good progress.
The southern section was much more technical, with strong headwind and higher terrain to cross. Fortunately, we had enough altitude to manage it. At the last turnpoint before ESS we were still around 40 pilots together, so the race was wide open. The final section towards the south was quite decisive, with a 17 km glide into goal.
Thermals were weak, giving an average glide ratio of around 7, which made efficiency and decisions even more important. A few pilots from the leading group landed before ESS, which reshuffled the results again.
Results — Task 6
1 Davide Sassudelli
2 Haris Lepesis
3 Noé Court
18 Michael Sigel
26 Tim Bollinger
38 Dominik Breitinger
43 Jean Morisetti
55 Mathieu Devaud