2011 Sutton Bank
Competition Enterprise 2011 was held at Sutton Bank 2nd to 9th July with only 1 day scrubbed. Encouragingly, there were 9 new entrants (including 1 Junior) all promising to return next year when we go to Long Mynd. Final positions – 1st Justin Wills (Antares), 2nd David Masson (LS6) and 3rd Rod Witter and Mike Marshall (Duo Discus). Justin won on 4 days, including 605k, the biggest distance of the week, and on another more marginal day landed in Scotland via the North Sea, encouraged by bonuses to cross boarders and coast lines!First timer Helen Hingley won the John Cadman trophy, second timer Adrian Emck retained the Blunt Nails trophy and long timer Andrew Reid received the Sam Witter Trophy for the most enterprising flight after using the engine.
Friday 1st July
Excitement is rising as the weather today is proving very good for the start of the 37thCompetition Enterprise tomorrow. David Masson, last year’s winner and our weather guru, has flown over 500k whilst Justin Wills our president decided to fly up from Bidford but first going to Didcot then Carlisle! Steve Ball, first time entrant from Sutton Bank, declared and completed his 300k diamond.
Saturday 2nd July
The official opening has Moyra Johnson YGC president welcoming contestants to Sutton Bank on behalf of the Yorkshire Gliding Club and recounting her early years flying with Philip Wills from this very site in a Hols De Teufen in 1935 before going solo later that year. She then paid tribute to Chris Wills, Philip’s son, and who sadly died a few weeks ago. It was then appropriate for Justin, Chris’s brother, to formally open proceedings, noting how well the Enterprise spirit has endured since his father Philip instigated the competition back in 1974 and still attracting newcomers.
Briefing is now underway and David is promising good weather and saying we are in the best part of the country. Nick Gaunt and Bill Payton are setting the tasks and the 26 (still a few to arrive) entrants, are listening as Nick explain ‘A Spider on Speed’, a quadrilateral with an O/R from each turn point.
Day 1 – Spider on Speed
Quadrilateral:
Market Weighton, Pontefract, Masham and Sutton Bank
Fly quadrilateral in either direction with pilot selected out and return from any TPs (not including Sutton Bank)
Scoring: 1pt/km
10% of distance for completing task
10pts for MAS, PCT, MAW (once each)
Comp Bonuses: Out to sea: 50pts, E & W Coast in one day 150pts
Scotland or Wales: 50pts each
And what a day it turned out to be! 3 pilots headed for the east coast to claim the 50 points going out over the sea
Day 2 – 3 legged race:
There are 3 legs radiating from SUT1: SUT-YOR-SCU-GAI-NWK-RUT-KET
2: SUT-LEY-BAR-SNP-HEX-KIE-JED-MIL
3: SUT-PCT-CPH-ATW-TEL-MYN-MON
Go to any TP on a leg. Continue via SUT to any other TP on any leg not beyond previous TP on leg. Repeat as desired.
Scoring 1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
10pts for each TP turned.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Day 3 – Cat’s Cradle:
MAL Malton, YOR York, WET Wetherby, PAT Pateley Bridge, KST Kirkby Stephen,
SKF Skelling Farm, ALO Alston, HBR Haydon Bridge, HEX Hexham, DER Derwent,
DUR Durham Cathedral, BRD Bradbury, GUI Guisborough, CAR Carlton, NRT Northallerton,
CTK Catterick, BAR Barnard Castle, SNP Staindrop,
Go to any TP. Continue to any other. Repeat as desired except that you may not return to the immediately preceding TP (no Yo-yoing).
Start 5km rad circle, all TP’s and finish 1km rad circles.
10 pts for the first visit to each TP (but can be visited again for distance).
1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Day 4: Bullseye:
There are a series of circles at 20k radius intervals from Sutton bank stretching to infinity.
Go to a point on a circle radius from SUT which is a multiple of 20 km. Go to a point on any other circle and you score the difference in the radii. 50 points for getting back to Sutton bank,
Day 5-Compass Rose
- Do (at least) 1 out and return from SUT, one turning point in each quadrant of the Compass rose. The sectors are centred on N, S, E and W.
Score is based on besr O/R in each area
Start and SUT TP 5 km rad circle
Finish 1kn circle
1pt per km
Bonuses: 50 points for landing back at SUT
50 points for sea E or W, 150 pts for both
50 pts for Wales or Scotland, 150 pts for both.
11.30 am. It’s raining, we are all drinking tea and waiting for a clearance.
Grid launched at 4 pm. A short soaring window, then Thai Curry Night enjoyed by all.
Day 6 – Four Leaf Clover
As yesterday but with the sectors centred NE, SE, SW and NW
points based on O/R in each area.
Big showers coming through, a few people flew at lunchtime, some landed out.
Clearance came through again at about 3pm, more launching, more landing out, several aerotow retrieves. Everyone back now.
Bob Bromwich won the day.
Friday 8th – Day 7
Weather isn’t looking good.
Enterprise meeting this morning 10.30 then rebrief at 12.30
Day Scrubbed
Saturday 9th – Day 8 – Another Spider
Uncertain weather forecast, possibility of some soaring this afternoon, rebrief later this morning.
Same idea as last Saturday, a triangle with turning points Tontin Inn, Ripon, Sutton on Forest, to be completed in either direction with out and returns from each turning point
start 5km rad circle, all TP’s and finish 1km rad circles.
10 pts per TP
1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Turned out nice again! Bob Bromwich arrived back at 7.30pm, scores are being calculated
Day results:
1. Justin Wills 260 kn
2. Jon Wand
3. Andrew Reid
4. David Masson
5. John Ellis
6.Rod Witter
Overall Results and Trophies 2011:
Sam Witter Trophy: (Best flight after starting an engine) Andrew Reid
John Cadman Trophy: (Most Enterprising Flight) Helen Hingley
Blunt Nails Trophy: (Best flight in a low performance glider) Adrian Emck in his K6E
Overall Placings
1.Justin Wills
2. David Mason
3. Rod Witter/ Mike Marshall
Friday 1st July
Excitement is rising as the weather today is proving very good for the start of the 37thCompetition Enterprise tomorrow. David Masson, last year’s winner and our weather guru, has flown over 500k whilst Justin Wills our president decided to fly up from Bidford but first going to Didcot then Carlisle! Steve Ball, first time entrant from Sutton Bank, declared and completed his 300k diamond.
Saturday 2nd July
The official opening has Moyra Johnson YGC president welcoming contestants to Sutton Bank on behalf of the Yorkshire Gliding Club and recounting her early years flying with Philip Wills from this very site in a Hols De Teufen in 1935 before going solo later that year. She then paid tribute to Chris Wills, Philip’s son, and who sadly died a few weeks ago. It was then appropriate for Justin, Chris’s brother, to formally open proceedings, noting how well the Enterprise spirit has endured since his father Philip instigated the competition back in 1974 and still attracting newcomers.
Briefing is now underway and David is promising good weather and saying we are in the best part of the country. Nick Gaunt and Bill Payton are setting the tasks and the 26 (still a few to arrive) entrants, are listening as Nick explain ‘A Spider on Speed’, a quadrilateral with an O/R from each turn point.
Day 1 – Spider on Speed
Quadrilateral:
Market Weighton, Pontefract, Masham and Sutton Bank
Fly quadrilateral in either direction with pilot selected out and return from any TPs (not including Sutton Bank)
Scoring: 1pt/km
10% of distance for completing task
10pts for MAS, PCT, MAW (once each)
Comp Bonuses: Out to sea: 50pts, E & W Coast in one day 150pts
Scotland or Wales: 50pts each
And what a day it turned out to be! 3 pilots headed for the east coast to claim the 50 points going out over the sea
Day 2 – 3 legged race:
There are 3 legs radiating from SUT1: SUT-YOR-SCU-GAI-NWK-RUT-KET
2: SUT-LEY-BAR-SNP-HEX-KIE-JED-MIL
3: SUT-PCT-CPH-ATW-TEL-MYN-MON
Go to any TP on a leg. Continue via SUT to any other TP on any leg not beyond previous TP on leg. Repeat as desired.
Scoring 1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
10pts for each TP turned.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Day 3 – Cat’s Cradle:
MAL Malton, YOR York, WET Wetherby, PAT Pateley Bridge, KST Kirkby Stephen,
SKF Skelling Farm, ALO Alston, HBR Haydon Bridge, HEX Hexham, DER Derwent,
DUR Durham Cathedral, BRD Bradbury, GUI Guisborough, CAR Carlton, NRT Northallerton,
CTK Catterick, BAR Barnard Castle, SNP Staindrop,
Go to any TP. Continue to any other. Repeat as desired except that you may not return to the immediately preceding TP (no Yo-yoing).
Start 5km rad circle, all TP’s and finish 1km rad circles.
10 pts for the first visit to each TP (but can be visited again for distance).
1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Day 4: Bullseye:
There are a series of circles at 20k radius intervals from Sutton bank stretching to infinity.
Go to a point on a circle radius from SUT which is a multiple of 20 km. Go to a point on any other circle and you score the difference in the radii. 50 points for getting back to Sutton bank,
Day 5-Compass Rose
- Do (at least) 1 out and return from SUT, one turning point in each quadrant of the Compass rose. The sectors are centred on N, S, E and W.
Score is based on besr O/R in each area
Start and SUT TP 5 km rad circle
Finish 1kn circle
1pt per km
Bonuses: 50 points for landing back at SUT
50 points for sea E or W, 150 pts for both
50 pts for Wales or Scotland, 150 pts for both.
11.30 am. It’s raining, we are all drinking tea and waiting for a clearance.
Grid launched at 4 pm. A short soaring window, then Thai Curry Night enjoyed by all.
Day 6 – Four Leaf Clover
As yesterday but with the sectors centred NE, SE, SW and NW
points based on O/R in each area.
Big showers coming through, a few people flew at lunchtime, some landed out.
Clearance came through again at about 3pm, more launching, more landing out, several aerotow retrieves. Everyone back now.
Bob Bromwich won the day.
Friday 8th – Day 7
Weather isn’t looking good.
Enterprise meeting this morning 10.30 then rebrief at 12.30
Day Scrubbed
Saturday 9th – Day 8 – Another Spider
Uncertain weather forecast, possibility of some soaring this afternoon, rebrief later this morning.
Same idea as last Saturday, a triangle with turning points Tontin Inn, Ripon, Sutton on Forest, to be completed in either direction with out and returns from each turning point
start 5km rad circle, all TP’s and finish 1km rad circles.
10 pts per TP
1pt/km
Bonuses:10% of distance for landing back at SUT.
50 pts for sea E or W. 150pts for both.
50pts for Wales, 50pts for Scotland, 150pts for both.
Turned out nice again! Bob Bromwich arrived back at 7.30pm, scores are being calculated
Day results:
1. Justin Wills 260 kn
2. Jon Wand
3. Andrew Reid
4. David Masson
5. John Ellis
6.Rod Witter
Overall Results and Trophies 2011:
Sam Witter Trophy: (Best flight after starting an engine) Andrew Reid
John Cadman Trophy: (Most Enterprising Flight) Helen Hingley
Blunt Nails Trophy: (Best flight in a low performance glider) Adrian Emck in his K6E
Overall Placings
1.Justin Wills
2. David Mason
3. Rod Witter/ Mike Marshall