I also asked my Condor group why there was a separate woman's wc for soaring. It was explained to me that it's to encourage women to compete in soaring comps.
The same guy that explained this to me and is a cfi-g, said that Sarah kicks his ass all the time in soaring comps.

Regardless of all above, best of luck to our team and it's sad they are experiencing the massive fires while competing. I cannot imagine it.

R,
Chris