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