Danish open HG 2011 final score.

This years Danish open had 5 or lets say 4,5 heats.
Due to the difficult weather it only ranks as an average comp in Denmark.

The results of Danish open HG 2011 is
Winner: Jesper Hassing Denmark
2. place Joakim Hindemith Sweden
3. place Nils Ole Dalby Denmark

Joakim              Jesper            Nils Ole

The result of the Danish Nationals.

New Danish Champion.  Jesper Hassing Dragen 77.

2. place. Nils Ole Dalby XC Sjælland

3. place Tommy Jacobsen Dragen 77

Nils Ole                           Jesper                 Tommy

Best Female pilot in Denmark is Grethe Fasterholdt.

       Grethe                            Flemming

After the price giving we had the traditional dinner.

The 21 winners.



See you all next year.

Last day heat 5

Heat 5. A 56km task was set with goal at Fasterholt.

Again today difficult conditions. NNW winds 15 km/h, a dry day but some cumulus clouds. 

Task of heat 5. 

No pilots turned turnpoint 4.

Day winners shared Jesper and Rob.

Heat 4. Closed circuit.

A 60km task was set. 3 turnpoints and goal at Fasterholt.
Nobody made it to goal.
A northwind at 12 - 20km/h, made the task difficult.

Start area.

Best flight was Jesper, he got turnpoint 3. but landed on the way to goal in Harrild heather moorland.

Jesper

He had several low saves during the flight.

Heat 4 and Jesper's track.

Cloudbase was again today low 1100meters.
On the overall Jesper takes the lead ahead of Joakim.

Retreive car 2.

Heat 3.

A 64,3 km dogleg was set.

Heat 3

First reports from pg pilots was on very strong wind.

A wind dummy testet the condition, 22km/h wind but cloud base in 550meters.

Task was delayed for 1 hour, with start 1400.

Cloud base got higher, late it was near 1000meter.

No pilots made it to goal.

Longest flight was Johnny's he landed 10km before goal.

Unfortunately he missed the turnpoint with few meters.

Johnny's flight.

Day winner Nils Ole.



Grethe

Nils Ole

Peter

Tommy



Heat 2. Race to the beach.

Forecast: strong wind, blue thermals.
A task with a single turnpoint was set. Goal in Norsminde a small harbour at the east coast.
76,7km

Heat 2 task

Wind was direct to 1. tp. Cross wind to goal.

4 pilots made it to goal.

Day winner Joakim.

Charles and Joakim.

Tommy's flight to goal.

Kenneth on tow.

Grethe had a nice flight. Its her first comp, and she is best female pilot.

Grethe and Bo

Rob and Jesper at the goal in Norsminde.

Day 3 canceled.

The day is canceled.
A cold front is passing Denmark.
No chance of a fair heat.
Tomorow will be good but with some wind.
The rest of the comp looks like flyable days.

Jesper and Kenneth having fun.

Heat 1. Weak day.

The weather forecast looked promising.

Briefing

But to early a cloud cover moved in from south and closed down the day.

Rigging gliders. The incoming clouds on the horizon.

Task Dogleg 73,8km
Only 4 pilots managed to go on course.
With south wind and weak thermals the drift  made the task difficult.
Day winner Joakim Hindemith

Joakim's track

Gliders ready for Heat 2.

Day 1. canceled

The day was canceled due to bad weather.
Rain all afternoon.
Tomorrow will be warmer, flyable but with weak thermals.

Volcanic ash in Denmark, no problem for hanggliders.

Last year hanggliders where grounded during the ashcloud over europe.
This year rules have changed, there are no restrictions for flying hangglider.

So if the ashcloud that today closed northern part of Denmark spreads to our competition area, we will have the airspace for our self together with sailplanes and paragliders.

Danish Open HG 2011

Less than 2 weeks to the start of the competition.
Dispensation to fly up to 7000ft approved for the comp.
20 pilots registered.
The 3 remaining places are now open for Danish pilots as well as guest pilots.

The official team is ready to do the work.

For retrieval there will be our old bus with room for 8 pilots and gliders.
A bus will be rented with room for 8 pilots and gliders in our new glider trailer, which hopefully will be ready in a few days.

Looking forward to a great comp.

Flemming Lauridsen