Canadian Team Training Camp June 28 - July 6

25 participants flew 23 gliders in two classes, advanced and novice. Thanks to Walter and Udo who generously made their ASW-27s available to Dave and Jerzy.

The first weekend was rained out, so we got a good head start with presentations. Over the course of the week we covered the following topics:

• Task types and strategy
• Soaring weather in southern Ontario
• Effective thermaling
• Optimizing XC speed
• Final Glides
• Scoring Program
• FAI Badges
  

Our first flying day was Canada Day (Tue). The weather improved as the week progressed and we ended up with a total of 5 competition days. There were few landouts since all tasks were turn area tasks. The longest task was set on Saturday, July 5^th with a 3.5 hr AAT. The greatest distance achieved was a touch over 300 km. The day was entirely blue.

The last day was saved by a task change after launch.

All in all it was a great week. We had the opportunity to learn from each other, had great flying in a friendly yet competitive contest and we experienced great cameraderie at bbqs. Thanks to all who came!