Watching Sarah Go!

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Sure wish I could have time to Watch Sarah Go! She's America's only pilot participating in the 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship taking place in Zbraslavice, Czech Republic. Today, she appears to be running quite well, AGAIN!

GO SARAH GO!

Today's tracking available at:
http://live.glidernet.org/#c=49.60301,15.04981&z=12&o=1&s=1&l=a&w=0&p=3



Ray

[Dave Leonard]

On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:35:31 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> Sure wish I could have time to Watch Sarah Go! She's America's only pilot participating in the 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship taking place in Zbraslavice, Czech Republic. Today, she appears to be running quite well, AGAIN!
>
> GO SARAH GO!
>
> Today's tracking available at:
> http://live.glidernet.org/#c=49.60301,15.04981&z=12&o=1&s=1&l=a&w=0&p=3
>
>
>
> Ray

Alternative track viewer with more real time scoring estimate info.
http://wwgc.onglide.com/current-day.xml

[Michael Opitz]

At 14:43 01 June 2017, Dave Leonard wrote:
>On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:35:31 AM UTC-6,
wrote:
>> Sure wish I could have time to Watch Sarah Go! She's America's
only pilot
>participating in the 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship
taking
>place in Zbraslavice, Czech Republic. Today, she appears to be
running
>quite well, AGAIN!
>>
>> GO SARAH GO!
>>
>> Today's tracking available at:
>>
http://live.glidernet.org/#c=49.60301,15.04981&z=12&o=1&s=1&l=
a&w=0&p=3
>>
>>
>>
>> Ray
>
>Alternative track viewer with more real time scoring estimate info.
>http://wwgc.onglide.com/current-day.xml
>
Looks like she landed out - 3.3 Km short of the finish..

[Duster]

I know squat about contest rules, but she did land out on a previous day with no penalty. Today her landout was within the final calendar. Does that mean she'll be shy of distance points, but with a good finish? On the last leg, she broke away early from the second pack and just screamed for home. Hope the risk payed off.
Mike

[Duster]

.... cylinder.....

[JS]

On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 8:30:07 AM UTC-7, Michael Opitz wrote:
> At 14:43 01 June 2017, Dave Leonard wrote:
> >On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:35:31 AM UTC-6,
> wrote:
> >> Sure wish I could have time to Watch Sarah Go! She's America's
> only pilot
> >participating in the 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship
> taking
> >place in Zbraslavice, Czech Republic. Today, she appears to be
> running
> >quite well, AGAIN!
> >>
> >> GO SARAH GO!
> >>
> >> Today's tracking available at:
> >>
> http://live.glidernet.org/#c=49.60301,15.04981&z=12&o=1&s=1&l=
> a&w=0&p=3
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ray
> >
> >Alternative track viewer with more real time scoring estimate info.
> >http://wwgc.onglide.com/current-day.xml
> >
> Looks like she landed out - 3.3 Km short of the finish..

Ouch, turned short of the Brtnice turnpoint.
Jim

[Tango Eight]

On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 1:41:21 PM UTC-4, JS wrote:

> Ouch, turned short of the Brtnice turnpoint.
> Jim

Scores have been revised and Sarah did indeed finish, albeit with a small finish penalty (too low). Still in 3rd overall, 237 pts out of 1st. Pretty darned nice going.

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8

[Michael Opitz]

At 18:37 01 June 2017, Tango Eight wrote:
>On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 1:41:21 PM UTC-4, JS wrote:
>
>> Ouch, turned short of the Brtnice turnpoint.
>> Jim
>
>Scores have been revised and Sarah did indeed finish, albeit with a
small
>finish penalty (too low). Still in 3rd overall, 237 pts out of 1st.
>Pretty darned nice going.
>
>best,
>Evan Ludeman / T8
>

"It ain't over 'till it's over!" I have seen all sorts of crazy stuff
happen
on the last day or two of glider contests, especially WGC's... She's in a
good position right now, especially if others screw something up....

RO

[Tango Eight]

Scores coming in now...

T8

[Tango Eight]

Moved up to 2nd overall, 70 pts out of 1st.

Sweet!

T8

[Michael Opitz]

At 22:21 02 June 2017, Tango Eight wrote:
>Moved up to 2nd overall, 70 pts out of 1st.
>
>Sweet!
>
>T8
>

Like I said, I have seen strange things happen in the last day or
two of a WGC. #1 landed out... Now Sarah is 70 points out
of first place, but that will be a very tough margin to make
up, given that there are 3 Germans in the top 10, and they
will most certainly use those numbers to fly as a team to keep
a German on the top of the score sheet for tomorrow night.
They may send one out as a rabbit. They may have one
devoted to sticking with Sarah. They have a lot of options,
where Sarah has no USA team mates of her own to help her out..
You never know until it's actually over though...

RO