3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015: September 2015

Mittwoch, 30. September 2015

Welkom in Orveltermarke

The Landal GreenPark Orveltermarke
with a lithuanian hot air balloon
(c) Sonja Danisch

Last day - 3rd flight
(c) Sonja Danisch

Rudolfs Report

To follow

I am sorry but I had severe troubles with my damaged leg ...

Pilot's Page

Crowded sky - an effect boft the long lens
(C) Copyright: Sonja Danisch

More photos to follow.

Samstag, 19. September 2015

3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015

European Champion 2015

Mistrzynią Europy Kobiet
Europameisterin
Europees Kampioen

Ewa Prawicka-Linke
Leszno, Poland

5 168 Points
[See Ewa on YouTube]

Daiva Rakauskaite, Lithuania

Vice European Champion 2015 & 2012
Silver Medal

5 049 Points

Elisabeth Kindermann
Austria / Österreich

3rd / Dritte & Vice World Champion 2014
Bronze Medaille

4 939 Points

All pages will be updated with more links & photos within the next days.

The Dutch Hosts

Annelotte, Sanne, Caroline

Sanne Haarhuis

Rank 16 - 3 542 Points

Caroline Splinters

Rank 25 - 2 524 Points

Annelotte Tolboom

Rank 27 - 2 156 Points

Best Team: Poland

Daria, Ewa, Beata & Victor

Ewa Prawicka-Linke

European Champion

5 168 Points

Beata Choma

Rank 4 - 4 833 Points

Daria Dudkiewicz

Rank 8 - 4 389 Points

The Germans - Die Deutschen Frauen

Siegrid, Astrid, Sylvia, Dolly, Elise (v.l.)

Sylvia Meinl

Rang 10 - 4 286 Punkte

Astrid Carl

Rang 18 - 3 388 Punkte

Elise Kloss
Rang 21 - 3 114 Punkte

Siegrid Ibes
Rang 29 - 1 534 Punkte

Dolly Deimling
Rang 30 - 1 258 Punkte

All Results

Total of all scored tasks.					Flt 1		Flt 2			Flt 3
Ra.	Nr.	Competitor	NAC	Total	1 HWZ	2 FON	3 PDG	4 HWZ	5 3DT	6 JDG	7 HWZ
1	25	Ewa PRAWICKA-LINKE	POL	5168	873	729	433	945	557	709	922
2	2	Daiva RAKAUSKAITE	LTU	5049	609	902	652	994	838	921	133
3	4	Elisabeth KINDERMANN	AUT	4939	300	931	1000	918	941	649	200
4	23	Beata CHOMA	POL	4833	914	862	875	267	828	367	720
5	16	Agne SIMONAVICIUTE	LTU	4615	924	960	712	333	619	67	1000
6	3	Ann HERDEWYN	BEL	4420	556	619	772	367	728	978	400
7	7	Stephanie BAREFORD	GBR	4398	808	700	685	467	167	833	738
8	24	Daria DUDKIEWICZ	POL	4389	931	637	267	623	600	831	500
9	6	Marketa OLSANOVA	CZE	4341	900	658	267	918	722	809	67
10	10	Sylvia MEINL	GER	4286	756	608	533	300	955	167	967
11	19	Migle VAITULEVICIUTE	LTU	4048	333	500	400	1000	751	831	233
12	1	Lindsay MUIR	GBR	3934	167	1000	750	200	133	910	774
13	28	Ekaterina LARIKOVA	RUS	3852	979	333	843	100	500	500	597
14	14	Rita BECZ	HUN	3669	67	395	601	908	467	300	931
15	29	Montserrat LLADO-GAMBIN	ESP	3600	200	400	685	720	400	433	762
16	21	Sanne HAARHUIS	NED	3542	800	333	467	601	333	400	608
17	17	Kristina SUNAITIENE	LTU	3391	267	651	0	973	67	1000	433
18	11	Astrid CARL	GER	3388	467	533	631	167	533	333	724
19	30	Janet HAASE	SUI	3383	133	300	598	533	558	620	641
20	26	Maria OPARINA	RUS	3252	683	79	500	433	557	533	467
21	13	Elise KLOSS	GER	3114	682	100	799	233	1000	200	100
22	15	Kristine VEVERE	LAT	3057	533	467	333	133	834	590	167
23	18	Rita NAUJALIENE	LTU	2804	601	233	67	870	367	133	533
24	5	Moniek VANDE VELDE	BEL	2713	100	-223	799	916	267	554	300
25	22	Caroline SPLINTERS	NED	2524	500	827	133	33	233	100	698
26	27	Julia SELEZNEVA	RUS	2160	433	-41	200	67	200	934	367
27	20	Annelotte TOLBOOM	NED	2156	33	23	200	777	33	467	623
28	8	Chloe HALLETT	GBR	2155	367	367	100	655	300	33	333
29	12	Siegrid IBES	GER	1534	200	67	233	400	100	267	267
30	9	Dolores DEIMLING	GER	1258	233	159	167	500	433	-267	33

3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015
Europameisterschaft im Heißluftballonfahren der Frauen
EK Ballonvaren
Balonowe Mistrzostwa Europy Kobiet 2015
Copyright (©) 2015 Photos & Text Rudolf H. Boettcher

Day 5 - Flight 3

Last day - last flight - two tasks: [TDS: In fact it is flight 3b - two tasks had been cancelled in a field briefing.]

A wonderfull morning at the Landal village of Orveltermarke. It is the fifth day of the 3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015 in Drenthe, Netherlands. Due to the bad weather it is the thrird flight. Two of four tasks will be cancelled.

It is a short flight, but is the chance to get fantastic photos for the early birds at the Landal GreenPark.

Mother & daughter: Pilots Lindsay Muir & Chloe Hallett
(GBR) preparing their flights

Winner of Task 6: Kristina Sunaitiene, LTU 17

Judge declared Goal

Kristina is winner of the Schroeder Fire Balloons Prize

Kristina made a perfect drop with her marker, missing the target by 23 centimeters!
The photo shows the drop of Agne.

Winner of Task 7: Agne Simonaviciute, LTU 16

Hesitation Waltz

The balloons are leaving Orveltermarke and are approaching the first target.

Freitag, 18. September 2015

A second evening with the black flag

If it is safe - not too windy - the next start will be at this evening between 18:00 and 19:00.

A task data sheet can be found here: [eNOTICE BOARD] as TDS flight3 (pdf) between 16:45 and 17:00. [It is here.]

I am very sorry, but I am not able to sent updates out of the briefing tent.

Waiting at the launchfield, but no yellow flag and finally the black flag. Only two fiesta balloons had been launched.

Red flag & officials at the Orveltermarke launchfield

The VENKO fiesta balloon is starting

Last take off this evening: PH-TYR at Orveltermarke

It is almost sure that the Kubicek prize will go our friends of Lithuania. Congratulations!

The sun is back!

Mr. METEO Ab Maas had been sceptical this morning: "A chance to fly - a chance for showers."

Day 4 - Flight 2 - Task 3 - 5

[Task Data Sheet 2b (pdf)]

Task 3: Pilot Declared Goal (The goal had to be declared before taking off)

Task 4: Hesitatition Waltz - The kubicek prize goes to the winner of task 4.

Task 5: 3D Shape Task (The pilots tried to fly a donut)

Start at the Landal Orveltermarke start field - flight in direction NNW.

Ready for assistance: The Landal Park Manager & a huge tractor

Dutch Ditches

Ditches and channels might be nice in the morning, but ...

[Oranjekanaal] in the morning sun (today 7:48)

Several crews got in contact with ditches in the landing phase of their balloons.

It happened to Dolly, Siegrid and worst of all to a Russian crew.

Cleaning & Drying

Lots of thanks to the teams of Daiva Rakauskaite & Astrid Carl for their help.

Results (PROVISIONAL ):

Total of all scored tasks.					Flt 1		Flt 2
Ra.	Nr.	Competitor	NAC	Total	1 HWZ	2 FON	3 PDG	4 HWZ	5 3DT
1	4	Elisabeth KINDERMANN	AUT	4090	300	931	1000	918	941
2	2	Daiva RAKAUSKAITE	LTU	3999	609	902	656	994	838
3	23	Beata CHOMA	POL	3748	914	862	877	267	828
4	25	Ewa PRAWICKA-LINKE	POL	3571	873	729	467	945	557
5	16	Agne SIMONAVICIUTE	LTU	3552	924	960	716	333	619
6	6	Marketa OLSANOVA	CZE	3198	500	658	400	918	722
7	10	Sylvia MEINL	GER	3157	756	608	538	300	955
8	24	Daria DUDKIEWICZ	POL	3091	931	637	300	623	600
9	3	Ann HERDEWYN	BEL	3045	556	619	775	367	728
10	19	Migle VAITULEVICIUTE	LTU	3017	333	500	433	1000	751
11	13	Elise KLOSS	GER	2816	682	100	801	233	1000
12	28	Ekaterina LARIKOVA	RUS	2756	979	333	844	100	500
13	21	Sanne HAARHUIS	NED	2567	800	333	500	601	333
14	14	Rita BECZ	HUN	2542	67	395	705	908	467
15	29	Montserrat LLADO-GAMBIN	ESP	2409	200	400	689	720	400

Donnerstag, 17. September 2015

Day 3 - No Hare - No Hound - No Waltz

Update: Kein Fuchs - keine Hunde - kein Walzer ...

This flight had been cancelled after a field briefing.

Cars and trailers are ready for tomorrow morning

There might be slight chance to fly, if the rain stops at 18:20 as predicted. - In fact it stopped earlier.

Start approx. at the Orveltermarke start field: 19:00 - it might be cancelled by the black flag.

Target Areas / Ziele: Direction of flight is West to Northwest

The targets are between Schoonoord and Borger.

Target 1: 5160/6245 MMA R 75m
Target 2: 5141/6126 MMA R 75m
Target 3: 5142/5796 MMA R 75m
Target 4: 4830/5558 MMA R 75m

Alternate Tasks / Aufgaben:

Task 3a: Hesitation Waltz
Task 3b: Hare and Hound (Fuchsjagd) chasing a dark blue ballon with red white blue spirals.

If the green flag goes up and the Hare has taken off, then the task will be a HNH. If the green flag goes up without the hare taking off, the task will be a HZW.

Latest at 19:00 it is either the green or the black flag.

End of flight: Sunset

The weather might be better on Friday and Saturday.

Pitch & Putt Texas Scramble Tournament

6:30 No morning briefing (cancelled) - no flight.

9:30 All six teams had been winners of the golf tournament at Landal Orveltermarke:
- Belgium, Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Officials 1, Officials 2.

Team Nederland with Sanne Haarhuis

Team Deutschland mit Sylvia Meinl

Mittwoch, 16. September 2015

3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015, Drenthe

Day 2 - Flight 1

Mr. METEO Ab Maas: Wind is ok, the other conditions are difficult.

Wind to the North West, decreasing a little bit. The warm front has passed, there will be showers in the evening.

More substantial rain at about 8:00.

6:44 It is raining, a chance to fly, if it is clearing up.

Het weer - The weather was better than predicted ...

There is a flight this morning.

The flags changed from red to yellow, from yellow to green.

Start direct at Orveltermarke Launchfield near the Landal GreenPark.

Task 1: Hesitation Waltz (3 targets)

Task 2: Fly On

Wind to northwest, direction Smilde.

Results [30 pilots: here]

Total of all scored tasks.					Flt 1
Ra.	Nr.	Competitor	NAC	Total	1 HWZ	2 FON
1	16	Agne SIMONAVICIUTE	LTU	1884	924	960
2	23	Beata CHOMA	POL	1776	914	862
3	25	Ewa PRAWICKA-LINKE	POL	1602	873	729
4	24	Daria DUDKIEWICZ	POL	1568	931	637
5	6	Marketa OLSANOVA	CZE	1558	900	658
6	2	Daiva RAKAUSKAITE	LTU	1511	609	902
7	7	Stephanie BAREFORD	GBR	1508	808	700
8	10	Sylvia MEINL	GER	1364	756	608
9	22	Caroline SPLINTERS	NED	1327	500	827
10	28	Ekaterina LARIKOVA	RUS	1312	979	333