Vicki Cain writes:

We’re getting ready for task 3 today launch starts a little early
at 12:45 you can watch the action live at Flymaster. The Open Class are coming
back to the airfield so we will all be at goal with bells and whistles and cold
beer and watermelon.

Live Tracking: https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=3171

Attila, the day winner.

Task 3:

Cumulative:

Evgeniya Laritskaya writes:

Our pilots had a 157km flat triangle task, mostly with a cross
wind and a final short leg with the head wind. The launch was open at 12:45. The
towing was rather rough from what pilots said, but this just meant that the
weather is great. Our tug pilots are amazing, by the way, towing and saving hang
glider pilots in such extreme conditions.

Andrey said he had ceilings of 3000+ meters (~10,000 ft), thermals at times up
to 5m/s (1000 fpm, sinks were strong, too), and winds from 8 to 25 km/h. Andrey
ended up 41 km short, but time-wise (not distance-wise) he had the longest
flight of his life: he was in the air 6 h 23 min. He was fighting hard, having
two low-saves from 350 meters and one from 249 meters, which was already at half
past six in the sunset light, and it turned into +5m/s.

Aleksei was flying faster but his harness’ zipper broke at some point and, after
flying for 70 more km with open harness, he landed on course. Michael decked it
after the first turnpoint. Konstantin made it further than the other Russians,
but also didn’t make it to goal. Yes, the conditions were challenging!

Fifteen amazing pilots made goal with Attila leading again.