3rd Round (Final) of the British Open Series 2010

Start : Sat 26th June Finishes Wed 30th June Venue: Mid Wales

Venue

This will be the same as for 2009 i.e. the Powis Arms in Lydbury North. This is now confirmed.
This event will be taking place in the Welsh Border Marches, from Sat 26th Jun to Wed 30th June inclusive with the HQ in the Powis Arms. We will be using sites belonging to the Lond Mynd Soaring Club , The Mid Wales HGPGC and the North Wales Club, according to availability and conditions.
Dave Bluett will be at the pub from Friday evening to upload competition waypoints to pilots’ GPS units and accept late entries.
There is a camp site attached to the Powis Arms, still only £5/person/night and it is recommended that you book in advance for this facility. Caravans (or electric hook up) will be £15 per night and rooms at the pub are still available at the time of writing. The cost of rooms will be discounted for any hang glider pilot staying there for the duration but you will have to ring the landlord to negotiate this yourselves. Gerry McLaren's number is 01588 680254 and his website is in the links below.

Programme

The initial briefing and late registrations will take place in the car park or inside the Powis Arms at 09:30 Aug 28th
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 wil be done at the Powis Arms during the evening and details of report by times will be given at the task briefs on the hill.
There will be the traditional Mid Wales Hog Roast on the Sunday evening in the pub car park (with vegetarian options for those who prefer).

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: Mark Stewart: 01547 530293

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.powisarms.co.uk/index.php
http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/accommodation/index.shtml
http://www.stilwell.co.uk/scm.asp?Q=camps|R4|C54
http://www.beduk.co.uk/
http://www.wentnor.com/
http://www.visitus.co.uk/list.aspx?regionID=5&town=BISHOPS%20CASTLE
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/
http://www.hotelsandguesthouses.net/placestostay-46-1-Shropshire.htm