2012 WGC Uvalde

WGC Items at SSA Booth

The SSA has very few remaining posters from the 1991 WGC. If you want one of these rare posters and are here at Uvalde, rush over to the SSA booth in the big white tent and grab one before they’re gone forever.
WGC 2012 programs and one-of-a-kind Texas boot-shaped WGC drinking glasses are also for sale at the booth, as are three remaining WGC polo shirts. SSA’s Rhonda Copeland and husband Bud have been manning the booth all day, every day. If you’re on site and want one of these items, you’d better get them now!

The Home Stretch! The Real Deal Day 13

We have made it to the last day here in the U.S. Team room!  And after yesterday’s performance, what a success to begin on!  First and foremost, a big congratulations to Dick Butler (DB) and Ron Tabery (SS) who took open class yesterday with …

Last Day [Tom – before flying]

Storms forecast for this afternoon. ;)3 places to re-gain today. The 3hr AAT is well set with room to move re storms.Everyone shaken by the mid-air yesterday, thankfully the pilot who bailed was OK.Suprised we have not had more the way some of these gu…

Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds

Good morning again with news from the last WGC 2012 pilots’ meeting!The focus today was on safety and on relating yesterday’s accident. As I already posted last night, yesterday afternoon we had a mid-air collision between 2 gliders: FB – Louis Bouderl…

August 18 914(CDT) 1414(UTC)

Weather today is a little more uncertain.  There is a boundary of unstable air mass lying across the northern task area.  There is mid level cloud intrusion from the NW almost to Uvalde and greater instability in the sea breeze front to our S…

The climax…..UPDATED!

Ready for the last day of soaring at the 32 WGC here in Uvalde. The sun is shining and I hope the thunderstorms which I saw on the radar on TV will pass N. from us as they predicted!!!. Hope Dan tells us later at briefing that there is a nice window to fly in,…

Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds

Good morning on Day 13 at the WGC!Today is the last competition day and a moderate one as task lenght. Today is also the day we will know the winners and we will have the farewell party! A lot of things happening today.The weather presents a threat of …

Day 12

Yesterday David and I tried an early start together to avoid the day ending too early. It didn’t work well, my result 20th, David’s 31st. Today I started with a fast group including the Jonkers and Ronald Termaat, Uys and Ronald got ahead of me in …

Martin Lessle says:

Well done SA pilots and crew, and take note you are with the best so it is not easy, but most of all enjoy yourselfs, that is when the fun starts and you will do well.