6.3 Past & Future Championships (E. Mozer)

In the future, the report from past championships will be the report of the Jury president. Organisers will not any longer be asked to provide a report. Future Jury presidents are asked to take note of this.

• 3rd FAI World Club Class Gliding Championship, 2004, Elverum, Norway
  
  The Jury president’s report was published before the meeting. The Championships director Mr Arild Solbakken added that they had very bad weather during the event, only 5 days flying being achieved. SeeYou scoring without on-site support gave some problems.
  
  There had been good media coverage from newspapers, radio and TV.
  
  A member of the royal family, His Royal Highness Kronprins Haakon visited the competition.
  
  The balance sheet was positive, and Mr Solbakken hoped that all went home with a positive experience despite the difficult meteorological conditions.

• 12th FAI European Gliding Championships, 2004, Pociunai, Lithuania
  
  A verbal report was provided by the organisers. The Jury president Mr Waldemar Ratajczak added to the report that he was very satisfied with the organisation of the competition.
  
  Prof. Ryder, Chief Steward for the competition, reported that there were too many problems with scoring systems. He invited the IGC Bureau to find a permanent solution for competition scoring systems. Prof. Ryder also suggested that there should be a possibility to graduate penalties differently for airspace infringements. Finally Prof. Ryder suggested that the stewards should work closer with the competition organisers before the competition.
  
  
  This was noted by the IGC president, who responded that the system with Chief Stewards was intended to allow for more support, and changes to the assignment of stewards will take place in the near future.
  
  
  Mr. Hansen asked the bureau to seriously work on this as soon as possible.
  
  On behalf of the Annex A group, Mr Reich proposed a management system for scoring software, and suggested that only well proven versions should be used at important competitions.

• 13th European Gliding Championships, Club, Standard and 18 Meter Class, 2005, Nitra, Slovak Republic
  
  Mr Vladimir Foltin reported that the preparations were ongoing as scheduled. A training competition, Pribina Cup will take place during spring 2005.
  The website of the competition is: www.nitra2005.sk

• 13th European Gliding Championships, 15M and Open Class, Räyskälä, Finland
  
  Mr. Visa Matti Leinikki asked participators to book ferries and accommodation as soon as possible, as the competition will take place in the holiday season. It is possible to practice in the 2nd week of June during the Finnish Nationals, and before the competition as usual.
  
  The web site for the competition is: www.egc2005.fi
  • 4th FAI Juniors’ World Gliding Championships, 2005, Husbands Bosworth, UK
  
  The UK delegate Mr Brian Spreckley informed that 80 entries had been received. The competition director Mr Ron Bridges had circulated Bulletin no. 2 in January. Local procedures would be circulated very soon.
  
  Negotiations to get enough radio frequencies were still undergoing. Participants were requested to bring certificates for radios, also ground stations.
  50% of the target for sponsorship was achieved, the action was still ongoing.
  
  The website for the competition: www.worldgliding2005.com

• 3rd FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships, 2005, Klix, Germany
  
  The German delegate, Mr Axel Reich reported that the preparations were on time. A paper providing further detail was distributed by the competition director Mr Hans Obermayer.
  
  Countries having problems raising enough money to participate were invited to contact the organisers. It may be possible to obtain sponsoring.

• 29th FAI Multiclass World Gliding Championships, 2006, Eskilstuna, Sweden
  
  The Swedish delegate, Mr. Goran Ax reported that due to the change of airfield from Uppsala to Eskilstuna, the preparations were behind schedule. The problem with the original site was that the military not stopped their activities as planned.
  Viking Glide 2005 in Eskilstuna will be limited to 85 participants, the field will then be enlarged to accommodate 120 pilots for the WGC in 2006.
  
  Finally it was expected that the conditions will be better in Eskilstuna than they would have been at the original airfield in Uppsala.
  
  The website of the competition is www.wgc2006.se

• 5th World Class and 4th Club Class World Gliding Championships, 2006, Vinon
  
  The championship director Mr Regis Kuntz could not be at the meeting due to bad weather in France. The French delegate Mr Roland Stuck reported that the preparations were ongoing as planned. The infrastructure in Vinon is right now being improved.
  
  
  10 tracking units (the Norwegian Vpos system) have been ordered by the FFVV to provide real-time tracking of selected gliders during the competition.
  
  
  The issue of hiring enough PW5s was not yet solved. The organisers are looking for more aircraft. According to the manufacturer, 6 PW5s will be delivered directly in Vinon for the competition.
  
  
  The website of the competition is www.wgc2006.fr