Editors’ Note: Jeroen Verkuijl, a pilot representing Holland at the Pre-WGC, is flying in the standard class. He is also blogging about the contest at http://pre-mundial.blogspot.com . For another perspective on the contest, check out Jeroen’s blog.
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23:23Z (Jason Arnold): “All are home and on the tie downs.”
According to the unofficial scores, Francois placed 3rd for the day and Sarah 8th in the 15 meter class. The unofficial cumulative rankings for Team USA pilots in 15m class is now: Francois (13), Sarah (16), and Tom (19) of 37 competitors in the class. Peter Deane is 28th out of 52 contestants in standard class.
Scores
Standard-Daily
Standard-Total
15 Meter-Daily
15 Meter-Total
Weather
Accuweather for contest site
Thermal Forecast—13 January
Soaring Forecast 13 January
Tasks
15 Meter Class Task—13 January
Standard Class Task—13 January
Blog and Photos
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Sarah and Paula Drazul are interviewed by local radio personality
Commentary and Photos from Jason Arnold
Yesterday, Sarah, and the only other young woman of the contest ended up landing and rolling out to the same position on the runway. Sarah said,”We looked at eachother for a few moments trying to figure out if the other was a crew member or pilot, then walked over and met halfway between our gliders.” When I arrived with the car and our crew, their voices could be heard over the car’s radio as they were being interviewed live by the man in the photo (a local radio personality). As the only two women registered in the contest it seemed a rarity for them to meet in this way. Paula Drazul flying in the standard class of her national contest here took fifth place in that class yesterday.
