Dahlsten Cup Format Set

At the BOD meeting last night at the WindSports house, the competition committee worked very late in effort to usher in a new era for the Dahlsten Cup. It was generally agreed upon that the winners of the previous Dahlsten Cups were usually your best pilots in the club. In keeping with that tradition, the competition committee decided the cup would be awarded to the Comp Class winner. Here's the meat of what was decided upon:

2005 Dahlsten Cup will be held on October 1st
The event will be comprised of three classes. Comp Class, Sport Class, and Floater Class.

The Comp Class (Open Class) will compete for the Dahlsten Cup. Entry into the comp class is NOT limited to glider type (if you think you can compete on a single surface or king-posted glider then you can enter the comp class). The task will be a pylon race format with an entry start likely on the extreme end of the course. The course is a timed event with 2 start times (likely). The winner will be the fastest pilot that completes the course in the shortest time. All scoring will be done by CompeGPS and RACE.

The Sport Class is limited to king-posted gliders only. This class is primarily designed to expose intermediate pilots to competition racing with turnpoints and GPS verification, in a pilot friendly environment. The task will be similar to the Comp Class with a less demanding task, but all the same rules as the Comp Class.

The Floater Class is open to all single surface hang gliders and paragliders. The task will consist of an accumulation of turnpoints. The pilot that gets the most number of turnpoints in the shortest period of time wins. This winner is likely to be the pilot that tags the most number of turnpoints.

All turnpoints used during the Dahlsten cup regardless of class will have a .25 mile radius. If you have never flown a task that requires you to be within a .25 mile radius, know this............. you better be right over the turnpoint if you want to score the turnpoint. The higher you are the greater the opportunity for error. Pilots that are using a GPS they can see should pay attention to the distance parameter to the next turnpoint. If you see it counting down below .25 miles then you have successfully tagged the turnpoint. It's VERY important that all pilots become familiar with their GPS to do well in this contest.

Turnpoints and pictures of the turnpoints will be posted here soon. The turnpoints will be in Google Earth and G7toWin and SeeYou formats. The pictures will likely be from Google Earth maps.