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2008 WRE, clouds, rains start

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The eye of Dolly is just off Brownsville, TX (Zapata, Texas)

Light winds and some rain.  We waiting for the slowly moving Category II hurricane.

Gary Osoba writes:

Well Hello, Dolly
   Looking slow, Dolly
Staying down in Mexico
   Where you belong

You're looking wet, Dolly
   Can't fly yet, Dolly
But when things dry out
  We hope that we go strong!

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Women's and Rigid Worlds

The first task (Montecucco, Italy)

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12700

http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/

Kathleen is the only girl in goal so far and will likely be the only one period.  .  Very well done Kathleen!!!  Looks like Robert Reisinger was first and Alex Ploner second for Class 5.

Of course Manfred was first for the Swifts.

http://www.cucco08.org/

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No word on the Belgian Nationals

From Laragne (Laragne-Montéglin, France)

http://www.hangglidingchampionship.be/en/index.html#

Last we heard it was too windy to fly.

The latest word: http://rich-lovelace.blogspot.com/

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2008 Colombian Nationals

Daniel Velez wins (Roldanillo, Colombia)

Daniel Velez and Rob Kells write:

With weather that allowed flying five of seven days, with technical and tricky conditions and tasks between 35 and 60 km, the Colombian Open Hang Gliding Championship is complete.  Daniel Velez won four out of five tasks, and finished second on one task; flying a Wills Wing T2C 144 against a Litespeed, Icaro, and Airborne.

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Dustin's Dolly inspired cross country clinic

Go cross country with the pilot who just flew the longest flight since 2002 (Leakey, Texas, USA)

Dustin Martin <<flydustin>> writes:

Any pilots coming to Leakey, TX, who are interested in a radio assisted cross country clinic to improve their skills can contact me at some point before the 27th of this month to arrange lessons.  A tandem glider will be available for very basic training, otherwise it will be air to air radio assisted flying.  Maximum two students per day.

Only requirements are a radio for communication and a gps for easy retrieval.  Days will consist of a morning weather and equipment briefing along with some quick route planning, followed by an open or out and return flight, then a debrief of the flight that afternoon.  Radios need to be in perfect working order to get the most out of the flight.  My number: 480.620.1686 email: <flydustin>

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Dick Johnson, sailplane legend, dies

Acting as a thermal sniffer for a competition (Midlothian, Texas, USA)

Story, here and here.  The contests here.  Notice here.

Dick on Google.

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