Post 1.542 on August 31 2024
CLOSING CEREMONY and Prizegiving;
Rich; “Medals will be given out for the top 3 competitors and certificates will go to a predetermined number of pilots in each class. There will also be two trophies that will be presented during the awards ceremony. One is the Goran Ax Memorial Trophy which is awarded to the pilot who achieves the highest accumulated marking distance in the Open Class during the entire World Gliding Championship. Also, the Robert-Kronfeld – Challenge Cup will be presented to the pilot flying the World Gliding Championship in the Open, 18m or 20m classes that have flown the longest marking distance flight during the Championship regardless of the type of task.”
The containers have to be packed again asap and sent to the harbor .Busy job, the less nice one I remember. Some started VERY early.
The South African Gliding Team started already straight after the comps :”And that’s a wrap! We’re furiously packing containers today and tomorrow, then closing ceremony at 9am.”
Found in my files this great picture from Sarah, here without Karl. Now world champion in the 20 m class WITH Karl in Uvalde and WWGC champion in Lake Keepit in 2020. Karl was never world champion but he was runner up in Chateauroux in 1978 . Now at age 86 WORLD-CHAMPION.
And another nice picture now from 18 m class pilot Stefan shared by his proud club members from Segelfluggruppe Donauwörth-Monheim with the message; WE ARE WORLD CHAMPION.
The prizes have been handed over, the flag is presented for the next WGC to Tabor I believe in 2026 and I wait till the official pictures from the winners will be shared. Here is already one shared by Pasi;
That was FUN!! This 38th WGC in Uvalde.
Though it was very intensive, it was a pleasure to write from home and THANK you for all the news I was allowed to quote.
When I have the pictures I share them in the next blog CU then.
Cheers Ritz