Post 1.499 on May 20 2024 on WEDNESDAY post 1500.
Between the thunderstorm and light rain there was help enough for George and Diana. The JS 3 was in the trailer first with help of many, and the LS 1 got wet again but was in quickly too. And as you see several “young ones” came to the rescue. 2 From the NIJAC even offered help to their club mates George and Diana, to get the gliders in before the storm but they had to rush to the field to pick up their pilot who had just landed.
Well,…1 of the readers shared the names and here you are;Luca to the l and Timbert to the r.
Thanks!!!!
Words combined with pictures!!! It’s a real clear way of sharing our sport.
You might have seen in my last blog, the picture from the 6 Dutch juniors participating in the JWGC in Ostrow in July 2024.
I met a few last Saturday , among them Tim and Jasper. Lars was there as well, he even won the last day.
Both Tim and Jasper, were in Australia during the WGC period in Narromine.
This is Tim helping out to put the glider in the trailer. Evelien really helped hard as well and was soaked from the rain.
Jasper had the time of his life, visiting even my family in Tocumwal. He flew a competition as well in Leeton and was runner up.
History repeats I can nearly say; His dad Edgar, was a friend of our Dennis. I picked him up at the station of Woerden and he stayed with us at several weekends soaring at Terlet, as did Wouter and Niels .
Now my granddaughter Indya travels with him to Ostrow, as his crew. This world is so “small” and recognizable.
By the way Edgar’s dad and Jaspers grand dad, Ben was a colleague of George at Transavia.
No picture from Jasper, he out landed on the last day.
BUT,…I found one later in the day in the glider with his mates among them Tijs Vermeer on the r. son from Marco!
Thies ; relatively new for me, was runner up during that WGC, but had an incident with his glider behind the car on his way to the grid, meaning he could not fly the last days and a “may-be” title was gone. BUT a very well deserved Dutch NATIONAL CHAMPION TITLE is pretty good too.
Former Junior Robbie [Seton] , [I was his TC in Husbos, years ago,] won in the combi class. Robbie and his family are real Keiheuvel [ Belgium] members. Robbie is over the last couple of years the CD at the Keiheuvel comps in August. He was a good young pilot , he still is a good pilot.
The BB team Hans Biesters and his LONGTIME crew, was ready just before the storm and as you can see they were really pleased to have the glider in the trailer in time. This couple “works” together as long as I know them.
It’s always GOOD to be back at Terlet. I lived with my children many years in the caravan on the camping , best place to be!!!Our caravan was a “home” for several young ones. Great fun.
It’s good to see that our granddaughter Indya loves gliding as much as I did .
With my daughter Inge she stood in the pouring rain , even with big smiles, to help granddad and Diana with their gliders. Mind you the youngest was 20 during this National Championship the oldest nearly 75 and that was George.
The open class winner was Francois. I have been at several comps were he participated. In August he travels with Frans ..the photographer of the pictures in my last blog from the prize winners, to Uvalde for the WGC over there. THANK YOU FRANS, got them !!!!!
He allowed a picture as well, straight after the closing ceremony.
Did I see mates from my age??? Yes several, Harold was there, Hans and not to forget Eagle.
I had to have a few words with him, but a NICE picture was allowed.Here you are.
Last but not least a picture of Steven and Marion, specially again for Art in Canada.
Steven and Marion both retired from KLM . Steven bought a new glider the AS33es , he told me he is very happy with it, he won the Nationals as well. He is not so much in the mood anymore for big comps, but the nationals remain on his list.
That was the “story” of Terlet NK 2024 for me. 1 Day ,but enough to catch up again with the atmosphere of soaring I inhaled, for so many years.
A BIG THANK YOU to the very experienced,already for a few years, organizing team with Rik as CD.
Wednesday more about the 2 last BIG days during the Danish Nationals and the start of the FAI SGP in Norway.
Enjoy your 2d Pentecost- day.
Cheers Ritz.
P/S lot’s of rain creates super mushrooms even on the holy grass of Terlet.
P.S 2. I found a much better picture of the thunderstorm from Robert Jungblut
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