2nd Round of the British Open Series 2010

Start : 28th May Finishes 1st June Venue: Yorkshire Dales

The Venue

Competition HQ is The Crown Hotel Hawes map

We are grateful to both the Dales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and the North Yorks Sailwings Club for the use of their flying sites
Dave Bluett will be available in the The Crown Hotel Hawes during the evening of 27th May to upload competition waypoints to pilots’ GPS and accept late registrations. This can also be done before the morning briefing on 28th May

Programme

The initial briefing and very late registrations will take place in the car park of the Rope Museum map in Hawes at 09:30 28th May.
After the first morning we will aim for the following routine:

• 09:30 Provisional results available
• De-brief previous days task
• Announcements
• Met brief for the day
• Site for day announced
• Time for the next Task Briefing on the hill.

Scoring will be done at the ?????????? during the evening and details of report by times will be given at the task briefs on the hill.

Other Info

The cost will be £50 for those who have not already entered the whole series and payment should be sent (with a cheque payable to BHPA Hang Gliding Competitions) to Pete Coad at the address given on the entry form. All pilots should be prepared to present their BHPA card at registration and this is essential for any pilot who has not flown in the series so far this year
Meet Director: Pete Coad : 01209 716522
Local Coordinator: Trevor Birkbeck: 07836 342312

FAI Sanction

As well as being a standalone comp in the British Open Series and counting for the overall 2010 Series scores, this is a FAI Category 2 competition for both Class 1 (flexwing) and Class 5 (rigids). This means that if you have a current FAI Sporting Licence you can earn World Pilot Ranking Scheme (WPRS) points and you may also meet the entry requirements for a Category 1 (World or continental championship) if you place in the top 2/3rds of this meet. A minimum of 2 tasks are required to validate a Category 2 competition and there is also a minimum number of competing pilots; this is 15 for the flexwing comp (not a problem) and 6 for the rigids - and we do not always get this number.

ACCOMMODATION LINKS

http://www.mccoy-camping.co.uk/yorkshire/listingsnyorks1.htm
http://www.4hotels.co.uk/uk/hawes.html
http://www.wensleydale.org/hawes/results.asp?LocationKeywords=Hawes
http://www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk/uploads/estate/html/to-Hawes.htm
http://www.dalesandvales.co.uk/accommodation_directory/yorkshire_dales/0013-hawes/index.html
http://www.fairview-hawes.co.uk/
http://www.thorneymirebarn.co.uk/
http://www.pryhousefarm.co.uk/
http://www.bainbridge-ings.co.uk/
http://www.stilwell.co.uk/show_town.asp?Q=hc%7CL4147203

Things to do if its not flyable

http://www.theforbiddencorner.co.uk/accommodation.html
This place is fantastic and I will try and organise a trip their its not cheap but well worth the visit you can spend anywhere between 2 and 6 hours there,

http://www.swaledale-festival.org.uk/
Just North of hawes is swaledale, our comp falls on the same dates as the first week of this fantastic cultural festival this page is worth a look.

May Bank holiday West Burton Near Leyburn has a Market and fair, as does Austwick which is a small village west of Settle.

The three peaks are just south of Hawes and a great days walk if we are blown out not so good if its raining,

White water canoeing is available at west tanfield, near Ripon it’s a bit tame at the moment as the river level are low ,

If anyones interested I might be able to organise a canoe trip from Ripon to Boroughbridge along the river Ure I could take a group of 10 I think.

Climbing wall in Ingleton is fantastic, small intimate but loads of faces and lots of good bouldering pus one or 2 high routes.

There are plenty of safe caves in the Area to the south of Hawes and one or two brilliant ones in Swale dale, caving gear can be hired in ingleton.

Gaping Ghyll is open to the public,29,30,31 May get lowered down the main shaft and hoisted back up after a look round.
http://www.bpc-cave.org.uk/meets.htm don’t know how much it costs.

Towns well worth a visit
Ripon Cathedral, law and order museum, work house museum, One eyed Rat
http://www.oneeyedrat.com/ real ale no nonsense pub. May bank holiday
weekend beer festival.

Skipton has a castle, a market and loads of decent shops. Canals with
boats for hire.

Settle and Ingleton, great little market towns, Ingleton has the three waterfalls walk a round walk of about 3 hours. Small cost as its on private paths

Climbing Kilnsey crag limestone massive overhang, Gordale Scar and Malham tarn excellent family visits dramatic scenery and great climbing. Brimham Rocks National trust open to the public car park costs £2 great scrambling views, and serious climbing and bouldering if you want.

Pateley Bridge not a lot but great galleries and a museum that’s very interesting, Its also downwind of Wetherin a west north west. Visit The dams North of Pateley Bridge Scar house and Angram amazing engineering feats good mountain bike and green lane routes.

Howstein Gorge Upper nidderdale is a great visit and has a via verata. As well as an easy cave with a bit of history. Remind me to tell you the story if you are going. Its an amazing geological feature you have to pay but well worth the visit. http://www.howstean.co.uk/visit-us/how-to-find-us

Thanks to Kevin Gay