Worlds 2007, Day 3

The game is on! Today started out very overcast, but the sun burnt through the clouds and the Cu came on fast, so a 46km task was set which tried to keep pilots clear of the areas likely to OD. The course went 30km east, and 16km back to Manilla, with goal at the Caravan park. The climbs were slow and caution was needed to make it to goal today.

It was a elapsed time race, no departure or arrival points. It was weird, but at 4:30 there were still 40 pilots in a gaggle over launch, they were gone by 5pm, but I don't think any of them made goal - high cloud shaded the sun out at 6pm and goal closed at 6:30....

One interesting note: Thomas Rold, Kiwi, was the first to launch, the first to leave the gaggle, and the first to cross the goal line (but not the fastest elapsed time).

As I write this, the downloading is still happening, but here is who made goal:

USA
Tom and Josh in goal, Tom just ahead of Josh.

Australia:
Heike, Craig C, Viv, James, Andrew in Goal.

New Zealand:
Thomas, Middy, Harmony in Goal.

Canada:
Only Nicole in Goal.

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