Team reports
| CS | Author | |
| LT | Mathilde van Lieshout |  |
| 72 | Stefan, Jochen, Hajo |  |
| MU | Mathias Muench | |
| G4 | Frank, David, Duco | |
| CAT | Jeroen, Reinier, Jimmy | |
| DL | Karel | |
| MCT | Han Teunissen | |
Euroglide 2022 June 20 - July 1
This is the 15th Euroglide. Since the first Euroglide in 1993, the Euroglide has been organized every two years from 1994 onwards, by the Eindhoven Aeroclub and its successor, the Venlo-Eindhoven gliding club (VEzc). The 15th Euroglide was planned in 2020. But due to corona, it could not take place. The postponed Euroglide in 2021 was also cancelled, making it 4 years ago since the last Euroglide in 2018. But luckily we have a large number of regular participating teams, who faithfully participate every two years. And with a number of new teams this year, we can register 60 teams at the start on Sunday June 19th. On Sunday evening the traditional BBQ and on Monday morning the traditional Euroglide breakfast. And then this Euroglide can start! Thrilling, promising, adventurous. Everyone is enthousiastic, especially after four years.
First start at 12 noon on Monday. The weather looks pretty good to the northeast for the first few days and not so good to the south, so flight direction is not really an issue. Therefore Szczecin will be the first turning point (after extra turningpoints Twente and Borkenberge inserted, to spread the classes a bit this first day). On Monday, things go well for most teams for the first few hours, but east of Hannover, everyone is more or less stuck against the remains of a weak rainfront. The next day, Tuesday, is very good and many teams today can round Szczecin and get on the second leg a bit past Berlin, such as airfields Riesa Canitz, Oschatz, Jena and Zwickau. At Riesa there are 40 pizzas for ten teams this evening. On Wednesday, the meteorological forecast is not good: a broad rain front is coming up from the south, which all teams will encounter today. Nevertheless, the weather turns out to be not too bad and many teams are lucky enough today to even reach the area north of Stuttgart, for example at Rothenburg and Wallduern. But the teams a bit behind did also quite good today.
The weather is variable in the following days: good routes alternate with marginal conditions or even shower- or rainfronts. On Thursday, most teams will be able to round Huetten Hotzenwald and get well on the third leg, such as in the Aalen area. The front runners arrive at Regensburg today and get stuck here again, against a rain front. Not much progress is generally made on Friday, with showers and thunderstorms again. On Saturday, after six days, the first finishes take place at Venlo and most teams will be able to get on the last leg to Venlo. Many teams decided to reglementary cut off the turnpoint Klatovy, by spending some credit kilometers. Sunday will be a difficult day for most teams and it will be very important this afternoon or evening, to choose the best tactical starting position for the next day: via the Eiffel, or via north of Dusseldorf TMA, or a move far perpendicular from the route to get into better weather for tomorrow. Today 10 finishers again in Venlo, although not everyone had enough credit to reach Venlo. The race management will look strict but fair at the kilometers left. Many teams were able to finish in the next days. Especially Tuesday was pretty good.
The prize giving on Friday evening, July 1 st , was well visited in a good
atmosphere. Many happy faces, many nice stories, many thanks to the
organisers and a well meant ''see you again in two years!''
This is the 15th Euroglide. Since the first Euroglide in 1993, the Euroglide has been organized every two years from 1994 onwards, by the Eindhoven Aeroclub and its successor, the Venlo-Eindhoven gliding club (VEzc). The 15th Euroglide was planned in 2020. But due to corona, it could not take place. The postponed Euroglide in 2021 was also cancelled, making it 4 years ago since the last Euroglide in 2018. But luckily we have a large number of regular participating teams, who faithfully participate every two years. And with a number of new teams this year, we can register 60 teams at the start on Sunday June 19th. On Sunday evening the traditional BBQ and on Monday morning the traditional Euroglide breakfast. And then this Euroglide can start! Thrilling, promising, adventurous. Everyone is enthousiastic, especially after four years.
First start at 12 noon on Monday. The weather looks pretty good to the northeast for the first few days and not so good to the south, so flight direction is not really an issue. Therefore Szczecin will be the first turning point (after extra turningpoints Twente and Borkenberge inserted, to spread the classes a bit this first day). On Monday, things go well for most teams for the first few hours, but east of Hannover, everyone is more or less stuck against the remains of a weak rainfront. The next day, Tuesday, is very good and many teams today can round Szczecin and get on the second leg a bit past Berlin, such as airfields Riesa Canitz, Oschatz, Jena and Zwickau. At Riesa there are 40 pizzas for ten teams this evening. On Wednesday, the meteorological forecast is not good: a broad rain front is coming up from the south, which all teams will encounter today. Nevertheless, the weather turns out to be not too bad and many teams are lucky enough today to even reach the area north of Stuttgart, for example at Rothenburg and Wallduern. But the teams a bit behind did also quite good today.
The weather is variable in the following days: good routes alternate with marginal conditions or even shower- or rainfronts. On Thursday, most teams will be able to round Huetten Hotzenwald and get well on the third leg, such as in the Aalen area. The front runners arrive at Regensburg today and get stuck here again, against a rain front. Not much progress is generally made on Friday, with showers and thunderstorms again. On Saturday, after six days, the first finishes take place at Venlo and most teams will be able to get on the last leg to Venlo. Many teams decided to reglementary cut off the turnpoint Klatovy, by spending some credit kilometers. Sunday will be a difficult day for most teams and it will be very important this afternoon or evening, to choose the best tactical starting position for the next day: via the Eiffel, or via north of Dusseldorf TMA, or a move far perpendicular from the route to get into better weather for tomorrow. Today 10 finishers again in Venlo, although not everyone had enough credit to reach Venlo. The race management will look strict but fair at the kilometers left. Many teams were able to finish in the next days. Especially Tuesday was pretty good.
