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Old January 21st 05, 07:36 PM
John Seaborn
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Default Grand Prix in St. Auban

The FAI has announced a new style of racing to be tried at France's
famous St. Auban national gliding center in early September 2005. A
single entry will be allowed per country and all participants will race
in the 15 Meter class. Included in the new racing format as departures
from the classic approach are a regatta start, multiple circuits of a
course close to the field, maximum turnpoint altitudes for spectator
enjoyment, and many more. The objective is to raise media and spectator
awareness of sailplane racing, and the event is a bit of an experiment
with a new format. Pilots ranked using the US Team Selection ranking
are eligible and invited to apply.
See the US Team web site for more. www.ssa.org/UsTeam/

John Seaborn

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Old January 22nd 05, 12:32 AM
Shawn
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John Seaborn wrote:
The FAI has announced a new style of racing to be tried at France's
famous St. Auban national gliding center in early September 2005. A
single entry will be allowed per country and all participants will race
in the 15 Meter class. Included in the new racing format as departures
from the classic approach are a regatta start, multiple circuits of a
course close to the field, maximum turnpoint altitudes for spectator
enjoyment, and many more. The objective is to raise media and spectator
awareness of sailplane racing, and the event is a bit of an experiment
with a new format. Pilots ranked using the US Team Selection ranking
are eligible and invited to apply.
See the US Team web site for more. www.ssa.org/UsTeam/

John Seaborn



John,

Any plans for a demonstration in the US? Maybe some of the regionals
could try it as a task for a practice day?

Shawn
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Old January 23rd 05, 01:43 AM
Roy Bourgeois
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John:

Probably a dumb question - but what's a "Regatta start"?


Roy





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Old January 23rd 05, 05:09 AM
Jeffrey Banks
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This was done in 2003 and the igc files are still posted on the following
site.



http://www.cnvv.net/gpf/accueil-gpf.htm



I found them under the "Task" button



Download the zip file and..



Load them up in See You, sync and watch the race.



Yeff















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Old January 23rd 05, 11:36 AM
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"Regatta start" means everybody starts at the same time, almost in line
abreast. That also means the number of sailplanes has to be limited,
for obvious safety reasons.


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