Kolstad Kids at WJGC

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Kolstad Kids at WJGC

• Issoudun, France
• August 5-18, 2001

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Opening Ceremonies

• L-R
• Jason Howard
• Danny Sorenson
• Mike Robison
• Garrett Willat

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Pilots at practice

• L-R
• Mike Robison
• Danny Sorenson
• Jason Howard

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Field Fire Thermals

• After the rainy practice week, the local
  farmers were all ready to burn their stubble.
• This fire is sprouting a cumulus. Not so
  visible are the 6 gliders in the column going up
  8 kt.
• On days where normal thermals were 2 kt,
  lucking into a fire made a huge boost.

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Gliders on the grid

• Mikes LS-4, newly refinished in Poland,
  with mirror-like wings.
• Mike was in Club Class with 32 other ships,
  ranging from VS0-10 to LS-4.
• Danny and Jason were among 30 in Standard
  Class.

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Sponsors

• The Junior Team alone (not other SSA WGC
  Teams) , was sponsored by
• Cambridge
• Mountain High
• Wings Wheels
• Cumulus Courseware
• ...who donated raffle prizes.
• Decals were on all our ships.

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Rope Tricks

• Every day, the 6 towplanes would drop
  everyones ropes (sometimes almost on our
  heads!). Then we would have to fetch them. One
  rope for every ship.

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Finishers

• Finishes were typicaly rolling, as teams.
  These are the winning UK LS-8s

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Winners

• L-R Standard, Club. USA wasnt in the winner
  circle. Team flying was key
• to the Brits 1-2 in Std. Dannys best day was
  6th (behind UK/FR), Mikes 10th.

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Recent Grant Winners

• Since 1968, 39 winners have been granted a
  College Scholarship.
• Since 1994, we have consistently picked 2 each
  year.
• 2000 Michael Riley ......... MD, Mid-Atlantic
  Soaring
• 2000 Michael Westbrook ..... TX, Texas Soaring
• 1999 Steven Garin .......... SC, Bermuda High
  Soaring
• 1999 Michael Robison ....... PA, Keystone
  Gliderport
• 1998 Jason Howard .......... NY, Harris Hill
  Soaring Club, Juniors
• 1998 Justin Poet ........... NY, Harris Hill
  Soaring Club, Juniors
• 1997 Ira Phillips III....... AL, Gadsden
• 1997 Daniel Sorenson........ TX, Soaring Club of
  Houston
• 1996 Steven Lewis........... NY, Harris Hill
  Soaring Club, Juniors
• 1996 Garret Willat.......... CA, Sky Sailing
• 1995 Mark Dunning........... TX, Soaring Club of
  Houston