On Jun 18, 5:02 am, Tim Hanke wrote:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/a...e?AID=20088061...

Two sailplanes forced down in Warren, Vermont
Pilot Rick Roelke of Bedford, N.H., looks at his sailplane in
Blueberry Lake in Warren after landed short of Sugarbush Warren
Airport on Tuesday. He and pilot John Dezzuitti of Lakeside, Conn.,
were competing in a week-long soaring competition when both pilots
landed short of the runway when heavy rain and downdrafts hit their
aircrafts. Both pilots were unhurt, but while Roelke was able to
retrieve his glider undamaged, Dezzuitti's plane was estimated by him
as a total loss.

"Short of the runway" seems to be a bit of an understatement!

Mike