Sutton Bank weekend

Well, the weather didn't pick up: we were stuck with a stubborn though weakening front lying north-south over most of Britain. It rained on Sunday, Saturday and Monday were actually quite pleasant- if you were doing anything that didn't need rising air..

The only notable bit of flying was by Mike Armstrong who grabbed the short thermal window on Saturday to get round the organisers' "fun" task of around 75 KM across the moors. Mike also made the best performance on the simulator on Sunday.

One down, three to go.

Welcome to 2008

Let's hope this year is better than last year (or the one before........

So far we've had the pre-season captain's meeting. There are a few personnel changes (of which more anon). The only rule change is a new intellectual challenge to pilots and (more so) to scorers; we're going to allow AATs, although only in the Pundit class. Updated rules are now posted.

Venues and dates for 2008 are:

• Sutton Bank May 3^rd,4^th and 5^th
  
  
• Pocklington May 24^th,25^th and 26^th
  
  
• Dishforth June 7^th and 8^th
  
  
• Rufforth August 2^nd and 3^rd
  
  

August 9^th and 10^th will be either a reserve weekend or a fun weekend at Camphill, depending on whether we need a reserve.

Captains and Committee

Here's who to see at your club if you're interested in competing:

• Burn: Soaring Steph (sorry, Steph, missed the surname): burn@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  
• Camphill: John Klunder: camphill@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  
• Dishforth/Bowland: Mike Blocksidge: dishforth@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  
• Pocklington: Richard Haliburton: pocklington@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  
• Rufforth: Tom Hollings: rufforth@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  
• Sutton Bank: Dave Latimer: suttonbank@yorksinterclub.org.uk
  
  

The committee has changed: after several years of sterling service Rob Nichols has finally retired; we still look forward to seeing him as a competitor. The current team is:

Chairman: Dick Brisbourne (Rufforth)

Treasurer: Pam Shuttleworth (Rufforth)

Scorers: Dick Brisbourne (Rufforth), Chris Teagle (Sutton Bank)

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