Lakes Charity Classic - 2013
Location - Buttermere
Dates - 31 May/1 June 2013
Charity Beneficiaries
| Buttermere First Responders | £1,000 |
| Air Ambulance | £250 |
| Cockermouth Mountain Rescue | £250 |
| Latrigg Squirrel Charity | £100 |
| Médecins Sans Frontières | £100 |
The 2013 Lakes Charity Classic was a pretty good year. Flying conditions were a little challenging with strong winds being the main problem. The A comp had a task set on both days; the B comp flew on Friday but were plagued by strong winds on Buttermere Moss on the Saturday. The coaching group had the best day on the Saturday.
A selection of photos from the weekend can be found on this web site
Friday
The task was to start from Clough Head and fly to a start cylinder out front over Tewet Tarn. From there down to Helvellyn and then back to Threkeld Quarry. Goal was at Pooley Bridge at the north end of Ullswater. Dave Ashcroft won the task by a cunning plan which involved a second trip to Helvellyn.
Saturday
The task was from Swinside down the valley to in front of Whiteside, back to Swinside and then down to in front of Grasmoor and goal.
| Position | No | Name | Friday (Pts) | Saturday (Pts) | Total (Pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A044 | Dave Ashcroft | 1000 | 228 | 1228 |
| 2 | A032 | Graham Cummins | 753 | 270 | 1023 |
| 3 | A031 | Richard Cardwell | * | * | 938 |
| 4 | A029 | Nick Somerville | 698 | 237 | 935 |
| 5 | A012 | Andrew McLoughlin | 607 | 260 | 867 |
| 6 | A003 | Martin Underdown | 605 | 259 | 864 |
| 7 | A025 | Gary Stenhouse | 585 | 271 | 856 |
| 8 | A038 | Malcolm Patterson | 571 | 217 | 788 |
| 9 | A043 | Paul Clarke | 592 | 176 | 768 |
| 10 | A021 | William Maxwell | 596 | 142 | 738 |
| 11 | A005 | Harold Postill | 582 | 111 | 693 |
| 12 | A046 | Jan Little | 584 | 98 | 682 |
| 13 | A106 | Kevin Mcloughlin | 444 | 187 | 631 |
| 14 | A011 | Alex Colbeck | 323 | 286 | 609 |
| 15 | A023 | Chris Little | 278 | 243 | 521 |
| 16 | A041 | Chris Blanchard | 223 | 187 | 410 |
| 17 | A019 | William Scott | 162 | 210 | 372 |
| 18 | A034 | Brian Doub | 279 | 90 | 369 |
| 19 | A015 | Richard Miller | 320 | 39 | 359 |
| 20 | A033 | Anthony Moore | 131 | 226 | 357 |
| 21 | A009 | Jez Smith | 305 | 42 | 347 |
| 22 | A027 | Edmund Bewley | 131 | 156 | 287 |
| 23 | A014 | Will Cove | 131 | 139 | 270 |
| 24 | A008 | Andy Archer | 131 | 122 | 253 |
| 25 | A001 | Keith Eastwood | 137 | 137 | |
| 26 | A040 | Ron Donaldson | 131 | 131 | |
| 27 | A017 | Richard Sewell | 131 | 131 | |
| 28 | A018 | Richard Danbury | 131 | 131 | |
| 29 | A026 | Patrick Russell | 131 | 131 |
Friday
The task was a flight from Swinside to the south end of the Buttermere valley
Saturday
After following "expert" advice, the B com petition went to Buttermere Moss. No flying was possible due to strong winds
| Position | No | Name | Goal? | Points | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B009 | Stuart Thompson | Yes | 13.86 | 1.30.05 | |
| 2 | B039 | Al Westle | Yes | 13.77 | 1.17.04 | |
| 3 | B034 | John Lewis | Yes | 13.13 | 1.26.38 | |
| 4 | B040 | Robert Johnson | Yes | 13.05 | 1.37.07 | |
| 5 | B045 | David Casement | Yes | 12.82 | 1.27.43 | |
| 6 | B008 | David Brown | Yes | 12.27 | 0.58.52 | |
| 7 | B024 | James Keightley | Yes | 12.18 | 1.04.43 | |
| 8 | B046 | Sue Berzins | Yes | 12.11 | 1.21.05 | |
| 9 | B006 | James Harrison | Yes | 12.03 | 1.20.06 | |
| 10 | B032 | Richard Jennings | Yes | 12 | 1.00.40 | |
| 11 | B015 | David Crowther | Yes | 11.87 | 0.49.05 | Made Goal but then landed at campsite |
| 12 | B028 | Jaysen Metcalfe | Yes | 11.56 | 0.34.21 | |
| 13 | B025 | Kieran Myles | Yes | 11.33 | 0.43.24 | |
| 14 | B023 | Kevin Say | Yes | No tracklog - batteries flat | ||
| 15 | B016 | Mark Leach | No | 13.05 | 1.47.32 | |
| 16 | B011 | Mike Mason | No | 12.45 | ||
| 17 | B037 | Jame Hope-Lang | No | 9.59 | 0.39.52 | |
| 18 | B018 | Ean Cannell | No | 4.96 | 0.24.09 | |
| 19 | B003 | Tim Oliver | No | 4.56 | 0.21.47 | |
| 20 | B031 | Hyatt Dean | No | 4.3 | 1.43.26 | |
| 21 | B014 | Ian Hutchinson | No | 4.1 | 0.25.27 | |
| 22 | B036 | Ben Johnson | No | 2.83 | 0.15.12 | |
| 23 | B042 | Ted Walsh | No | 1.95 | 0.9.54 | |
| No Points! | ||||||
| B016 | David Smith | No | x | x | Didn't turn Vario on!! | |
| B033 | Karen Preston | No | no tracklog entered | |||
| B035 | Peter White | No | no tracklog entered |
Sunday provided another good days flying. A new competition was set where the winner was the pilot who scored the highest points on XC League for a flight starting from a Cumbrian site on 2 June
| Position | Pilot | Site | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Moore | Tailbridge | 69.9k | Turn Point flight |
| 2 | Brian Doub | Ullock Pike | 55k | Estimated with Turn Point’s (lost tracklog after 30k but landing verified.) |
| 3 | Ali Westle | Barton | 33.7k | |
| 4 | Gary Stenhouse | Barton | 30.2 | FAI points with multiplier |
| 5 | Chris Little | Barton | 23.1 | Turn Point flight |
| 6 | Chris Blanchard | Tailbridge | 19.1 | Turn Point flight |
| 7 | Jaysen Metcalfe | Swinside | 16.2k | Turn Point flight |
| 8 | Chris Tyson | Swinside | 14.7k | Turn Point flight |
| 9 | James Harrison | Barton | 10.2k | Turn Point flight |
| 10 | Mike Mason | Alcock Tarn | 5.3k |