The NSW Canopy Piloting Championships were held at Sydney Skydivers on the weekend. A few keen competitors turned up a few days early to get some practice in before the competition began. By Friday afternoon there were 6-8 swoopers doing hop and pop loads and alternating with the tandem loads.
In all there were 14 competitors, 8 in open and 6 in intermediate. That is a pretty good turnout especially considering the cream of Aussie pilots have just returned from the World Meet in Russia and most were unavailable or could not afford to attend. 6 new competitors in intermediate who have never competed before is also very good to see.
The weather was not quite perfect on saturday with a blanket of cloud hanging around most of the day but it was still high enough for us to throw 1 or 2 competitors out per pass and get the competition flowing along. The cloud also kept the forecast easterlies at bay which helped keep things moving. When the winds come from the east it comes right over the freeway and becomes too turbulent and unsafe on the pond.
The competition began with the speed event. After 3 rounds almost every intermediate competitor was wet and only 2 had posted a score. The open event did not see any blistering runs but a number of competititors continued to post good scores.
After the 3 rounds of the distance event, 4 of the intermediate competitors had posted scores showing an improvement on the speed event. By competition end and 3 final rounds of Zone Accuracy ALL intermediate competitors had posted a score, a fantastic improvement during the day. Special mention should go to Kobi for scoring 1 point in 9 rounds by making the gate in Zone Accuracy, flying to zone 1 and not standing up. Nice one Kobi, not bad for your first competition. It is always good to see people giving it a go and challenging themselves. There were so many smiles around during the day, on the plane, in the pond, packing by the pond, a great atmosphere.
By sunset saturday 9 rounds had been completed and 14 hungry thirsty competitors headed for the free BBQ and bar.
Congrats to the 2010 NSW Champions:
Open Overall
Gold Michael Vaughan
Silver Tom Gilmartin
Bronze Keven Walters
Intermediate Overall
Gold Steve Cowan
Silver Simon Hayter
Bronze John Martin
Thanks to the Australian Parachute Federation and the NSW State Council for funding the sensors and reducing the entry fees for all competitors. Thanks also to Sydney SKydivers for hosting the event, to the judges and volunteers and to Chris Grime for getting in and out of the pond so often to change and fix the course. And finally thanks also to all the competitors for a fun, safe competition.
Bring on the Aussie Nationals in Feb 2011!!!!
Pond photo by Jim Smith
In all there were 14 competitors, 8 in open and 6 in intermediate. That is a pretty good turnout especially considering the cream of Aussie pilots have just returned from the World Meet in Russia and most were unavailable or could not afford to attend. 6 new competitors in intermediate who have never competed before is also very good to see.
The weather was not quite perfect on saturday with a blanket of cloud hanging around most of the day but it was still high enough for us to throw 1 or 2 competitors out per pass and get the competition flowing along. The cloud also kept the forecast easterlies at bay which helped keep things moving. When the winds come from the east it comes right over the freeway and becomes too turbulent and unsafe on the pond.
The competition began with the speed event. After 3 rounds almost every intermediate competitor was wet and only 2 had posted a score. The open event did not see any blistering runs but a number of competititors continued to post good scores.
After the 3 rounds of the distance event, 4 of the intermediate competitors had posted scores showing an improvement on the speed event. By competition end and 3 final rounds of Zone Accuracy ALL intermediate competitors had posted a score, a fantastic improvement during the day. Special mention should go to Kobi for scoring 1 point in 9 rounds by making the gate in Zone Accuracy, flying to zone 1 and not standing up. Nice one Kobi, not bad for your first competition. It is always good to see people giving it a go and challenging themselves. There were so many smiles around during the day, on the plane, in the pond, packing by the pond, a great atmosphere.
By sunset saturday 9 rounds had been completed and 14 hungry thirsty competitors headed for the free BBQ and bar.
Congrats to the 2010 NSW Champions:
Open Overall
Gold Michael Vaughan
Silver Tom Gilmartin
Bronze Keven Walters
Intermediate Overall
Gold Steve Cowan
Silver Simon Hayter
Bronze John Martin
Thanks to the Australian Parachute Federation and the NSW State Council for funding the sensors and reducing the entry fees for all competitors. Thanks also to Sydney SKydivers for hosting the event, to the judges and volunteers and to Chris Grime for getting in and out of the pond so often to change and fix the course. And finally thanks also to all the competitors for a fun, safe competition.
Bring on the Aussie Nationals in Feb 2011!!!!
Pond photo by Jim Smith
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