SAFA Skysailor Magazine

SKY SAILOR 13 March | April 2020 Forbes, to say that by 9am the gliding comp had already cancelled the day due to no lift! A short task of 87.5km to Tomingly was set, with elapsed time start due to the strong wind – possibly the shortest task ever set at Forbes! As the day warmed and the southerly blew the clouds further north, we had a beautiful clear and cool start to towing. Reports from goal were that the day ‘turned on’ and the task way undercalled. Rohan Taylor (Aus) won the day ahead of 24 pilots in goal. Sport Class had a 58.8km task to Alectown with three pilots in goal and a new day winner in Abdul Mustopa from Indonesia. The shorter task made for a quicker trip back to Forbes, which suited our closing BBQ dinner and allowing the presentation to go ahead at the somewhat reasonable hour of 10pm. The overall winner was Attila Bertok, his first Forbes win after many comps here: 1 Attila Bertok (Hun) Moyes RX 5 Pro 3501 2 Josh Woods (Aus) Moyes RX 3.5 Pro 3355 3 Jonny Durand (Aus) Moyes RX 4 Pro 3215 Sport Class had a tough competition with a different pilot winning each day. The overall winner was Peter Garrone (Aus) on a Moyes Gecko 155 with 2285 points. Allpy Aris Daulenda from Indonesia was the re- cipient of our ‘Emma Martin Encouragement Award’ for breaking two PB records in just four flights. Forbes is going through one of the toughest droughts in history, the whole area is feeling the pinch from too little rain, scorching temperatures and terrible dust storms occurring all too fre- quently. Our pilots generously donated over $1000 in cash to a local charity that is organised through the Anglican Church next door to headquarters called ‘Nell’s Pantry’. Nell collects groceries and vouchers for local farmers so that they can come into town once a week and pick up some much need supplies or to just have a chat. Thank you to all who generously donated. While we only got four rounds in this comp, I think we were very lucky considering the plight of the nation. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our crew who do an amazing job keeping everyone safe and happy and having fun! Thank you to all the pilots for making the long journey to our little hang gliding mecca in Forbes, Australia. Full results [www.forbesflatlands.com/results ] Peter Garrone – Australia winner of the Sport Class accepts his trophy from Lizzy Nevins All the action, Josh Woods (Aus) behind Dragonfly pilot Steve Mc Carthy Photo: Peak Pictures The top 10 (l-r) – 10th Yasuhiro Noma (Aus, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro), 9th Oyvind Ellefsen (Nor, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro), 8th Vic Hare (Aus, Wills Wing T3 144), 7th Jonas Lobitz (NZ, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro), 2nd Josh Woods (Aus, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro), 1st Attila Bertok (Hun, Moyes RX 5 Pro), 3rd Jonny Durand (Aus, Moyes RX 4 Pro), 6th Olav Opsanger (Nor, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro), 4th Filippo Oppici (Ita, Wills Wing T3 144), 4th Trent Brown (Aus, Moyes RX 3.5 Pro) Left: Bill’s Paddock, north of the Forbes Airport, aka BMIA – Bill Moyes International Airport – was hot, dry, and dusty this year during Australia’s drought Allpy Aris Daulenda (Indonesia), recipient of our Emma Martin Encouragement award Photos: Peak Pictures