UK JWGC 2011 Unofficial Blog

The final final post

2011-08-25T20:08:00.001+02:00

So I couldn't let Ali have the last post, and I've just checked it again and we've still had over 100 views today?!?!
Seriously guys - I know we're awesome, and this blog was entertaining, informational, and slightly arousing, but you're going to have to stop looking at it!

If you save up all your blogging anticipation, just think how good it will feel when you find the link to the official unofficial blog from Leszno 2013! It will be like eating meat, cake, ice cream and peanut butter all at the same time whilst a symphony of fireworks reach a crescendo in the background whilst you ride a silver unicorn over a lake full of enchanted narwhals and whale sized goldfish!
Seriously - it's going to be that good!

Until then, farewell sweet fans, it's been fun

End of a Brilliant Comp

2011-08-22T16:32:00.001+02:00

Well this is it. I'm home now and I'm fairly sure Ben will be too in about an hour.

It's been a brilliant experience and Ben and I have met some life long friends. I realise that on many occasions we have been a little close to the mark, however, we have had some fantastic feedback from our readers as well as others that we have offended. If you are one of those that has not liked our blog then I apologise but for the interest of all those out there that did enjoy it you can look forward to more when we go out to Poland in 2013.

So this is it. I'm going to sign us out until next time where I'm sure many of you will be following our adventures again.

Love you, bye from Ali und Ben!

I'm broken

2011-08-20T12:07:00.000+02:00

Last night me and Ali decided skinny-dipping in the club paddling pool would be a good idea, but the bad news is that the wet grass outside the pool was slippery, and after a comedy slip I was in A&E until 5am and now have my arm in a cast. I'm currently typing this one handed and it's painfully slow. Good news is that they rang this morning and said it isn't broken, but everyone heard a crack so it could well be ligaments......

It's over!

2011-08-19T16:43:00.000+02:00

Tim Kuijpers won club class much to the annoyance of the german's, and Felipe Levine won the standards. Don't know if I've spelt those names right but we've been busy derigging and have just arrived at chez Mad Dog so giving a quick update.
Don't know the final positions of our boys but go to www.jwgc2011.de

Benny's German Dad and some other pics

2011-08-19T12:45:00.000+02:00

Whilst shopping the other day I found this life size cardboard cut out of Benny's long lost German father.

Benny und his Deuche Papa

The Maddock Pups

Me in the Aussie Glider just before launch to the surprise of Andy

Oli

Uber gross update and the loss of an All-star American Pilot/ Pisshead

2011-08-19T11:45:00.000+02:00

Hello Peeps, morning to you all and apologise for the bad updating.

Yesterday we lost a man. A good man! It's just unfortunate that he has a mild drinking/ partying problem. Devin (Pilot of LT for this comp) has now left us so I feel it is now appropriate to put a picture up of him to say fair well and that he has had a good comp. It was just his after flying antics that has got him in trouble with his own Team here and at home.

To Devin.

As for last night, Ben and I finally managed to go to the Steak House, where I ask for JagerSchnitzel which wasn't on the menu but because it's one of my favourite meals they made it. Boom!

After we got back from our meal we were going to go to bed early. However, as per usual certain girls came along and it was as it always is, we stayed up.

As for the weather here at Musbach, it has turned poo again. Windy, cloudy and just rubbish compared to the last few days. The set tasks will follow in due course when the boys are finished doing their maps etc.

Tonight is also the final party night and Ben and I have been asked to do the music and get the party going. Everyone seems to think we are always the centre for any mischief, like the other day when someone was messing around on the radio with music, they came straight to us. Have no idea why? But Ben and I have had previous success with some of the evenings here at Musbach so Axel must feel comfortable that tonight is going to be a good evening.

All I do know is that people who have finished or are currently reading Events Management at Uni, probably an old Poli, have no hope. Any old person can put on events. But I digress.

Anyway, here is the video from yesterday from Hubi.

http://www.youtube.com/user/hubhubhurra#p/u/6/8R3o_ug-OYo

All back

2011-08-18T18:18:00.000+02:00

All the boys are back, I think Tom is currently 2nd for the day. Here's the link to scores again http://www.jwgc2011.de/results.php

1F smoked the airfield so hopefully he'll get a penalty as he's above out guys

All launched

2011-08-18T15:40:00.001+02:00

Everyone is in the air, Standard's start line is open and club class opens in 20 minutes

Grid update

2011-08-18T13:41:00.000+02:00

So currently we are waiting for the air to become more unstable and the launch has been put back to 1400. As for the club class they are still thinking of launching them but after the standards.

Temperature is hot and I'm off to go swimming.

Club class being pushed off!

2011-08-18T12:51:00.002+02:00

Just heard over the radio that the Club class are being pushed off the grid. I suspect that they will be launching the Standards only. Time to go help them push.

Great night ends in Benny wetting himself

2011-08-18T12:44:00.000+02:00

Last night was amazing, especially the beginning part where everyone brought their BBQ's to the front of the hangar and cooked together, which Ben has already highlighted. So here's a photo.

Cracking night!

I especially felt really happy when everyone was telling me what a good idea it was and what a good time they were having. So yeh, it was a success. This also enabled us to have all beers paid for, which in some cases was a bad idea....

Considering Ben has only just updated the blog he cunningly left out quite an important part. He woke up in a pool of his own urine. Some how he even managed to get his pillows wet. Is that even possible?
He is currently drying his airbed and bedding whilst waiting for the washing machine to be ready.
Again here's a photo we even have a potty for him now.

Potty needed for Ben

JUST IN: First launch not til 13:00 and someone is playing tunes over the radio station. Why is it always Top Gun?

Ben and Ali night

2011-08-18T11:59:00.000+02:00

So last night ended up going really well. After some technical difficulties with the karaoke the internet decided to work and then everything went well. We moved stuff on to the next bar and even managed to clean the Swiss BBQ and return it before getting too drunk.
It was one of the better nights here, partly because me and Ali organised it, and partly because I only bought 3 drinks.

First launch this morning is not before 12:30, with standards on an AAT with minimum distance of 110.9km, max distance 293.2km and a time of 2 hours. Clubs are on pretty much the same task but with 2 1/2 hours.

We'll put some pictures up later but I don't have the lead with me at the moment

Ben and Ali night

2011-08-17T23:39:00.000+02:00

Was a success! We sat outside with a BBQ on our own, but then the whole campsite joined in and it was amazing. Karaoke was shit at first as the internet broke, but once we got it sorted it was amazing. I'm currently sweating a lot after performing a sexual version of Britney Spears, and we're taking the party next door to avoid the noise curfew. Update in the morning!

BAli night has begun!

2011-08-17T18:59:00.000+02:00

So all our boys are back and Ben and I have started the evening to end all evenings. We have been through the camp site making sure everyone knows when to come and to check up on those who said they had BBQ's to lend for the evening.

I have acquired paper plates off the lovely staff here, as well as plastic knifes and forks, so everyone should be able to eat off something. Music is on and there is already more than one person in front of the hangar.
We would like to thank in advance Kathy, aka Captain America, for her music that we will be sampling tonight and for Oli in the bar for his karaoke gear.

I'm off to go back to the party but its already looking promising. If I organise more events like this I could be more famous than Burt Reynolds.

Keep you posted.

All back

2011-08-17T17:48:00.000+02:00

Everyone's back and it is now scorching hot. Might not even need the BBq's for tonight, just cook the meat on the paving...

Here's the video you've all been waiting for

Finishers

2011-08-17T16:26:00.001+02:00

1st finisher has just called 10km so hopefully our boys will be back soon

Savage mouse attack!

2011-08-17T13:56:00.001+02:00

Just in! Mumsie has just been bitten by an ill-tempered, mutated field mouse. This savage attack has been likened to an unprovoked rodent Blitzkrieg. (Did I spell that right Don?)

The dress

2011-08-17T13:45:00.000+02:00

Although lots of photos were taken of me in the german dress, the only ones I can find for the time being are from the German blog so here they are. Also todays video has a fair amount of me dancing so when it's up on youtube I'll post a link to it. The dress belongs to the girl in the 2nd photo, and as you can see I think I might be one or two dress sizes bigger, so it was tight like a tiger

The Money Shot

Telling her how big it is...

All launched

2011-08-17T13:35:00.000+02:00

Clubs are on a 235km racing task, standards are on a 278km racing task. Hopefully we'll actually have some finishers today. British guys were front of club class this morning so got a nice photo of the grid.

Australia Night

2011-08-17T10:26:00.000+02:00

Well Australia night was kind of ruined by everyone landing out and getting back so late, but we still had a good time and made sure Mini Possom had his fair share of drinks. Post chunder he kept telling me and Chris how nice we were for looking after him etc, forgetting that it was us who got him to that state in the first place.... Anyway he seemed to have a good night and so did we so all is good.
Tonight is Ben and Ali (Bali) night which we didn't really expect to take off, but from what we heard last night it could be a big one.... We'd kind of forgotten about it but last night people were going to bed early in preparation for tonight, telling us what a big night it's going to be and how they'd already bought their BBQ food etc. Looks like we need to do some planning tonight as we have done nothing so far. We're also going to have to make sure that anything that happens after the 11pm noise curfew is not our fault. Speech time in briefing I think.
We also found out that we are now officially international superstars after Uli Schwenk's son, who arrived yesterday, came up to me at the bar, pointed and said "you're Ben aren't you?". He then went on to tell me that he'd heard of me and Ali as we were the "crazy party guys". Reputation achieved!

Chris's bikini line

Chris looking patriotic for the Aussies

Me, Chris and Mini Possom

Just before birthday schnapps

Mini Possom and Chris post chunder

1000 views in a day!

2011-08-17T09:49:00.002+02:00

So yesterday we had over 1000 hits on the blog which was pretty amazing. I would personally like to thank all of our sponsors and all of those here on the campsite and abroad who are following us.

"Boys this shit is tight. This is the best blog I've ever read. You make me complete!" (Gough. C, Canadian Team Captain, 2011)

"Wow this blog is crazy cool. It is in no way over the line as I have managed to read the clearly pointed out 'unofficial' part of the title. If I could write something this amazing I could die a happy man" (Davis. M, Future Doppel World Champion, All Round Great Guy, 2011)*

*Some of these quotes may be enitrely fictitious, but I'm fairly sure this is what they'd say if we asked them

Oh the joys of an empty airfield....

2011-08-16T20:20:00.000+02:00

Seeing as pretty much everyone landed out the airfield is very empty. I'm currently sitting on my own having a beer waiting for anybody to turn up so I can do something. Just spoke to Johnno who's still got to go and have dinner before bringing back mini possom for some 18th birthday loving

Land outs

2011-08-16T19:31:00.000+02:00

Just got back from a bit of a nightmare retrieve for Luke. Trying to get the trailer into the field his turbo hose broke so he had to botch some repairs on the car, and then the field was knee high stubble but really thick so I now have lots cuts on my legs and hands.
Driving back we saw Ali and Coxy on their way out to get Matt and from what I can tell all our guys have landed out but I'm not entirely sure. All of the club class field landed out.

Go to http://www.jwgc2011.de/results.php for results

My side of the story

2011-08-16T15:28:00.000+02:00

It started with us going back to yesterday before we went and played mini-golf next to the Australians house. Due to the fact that Andy was being annoying we decided the best course of action was to throw him in the Swiss Pool. I'm beginning to think the Swiss are having regrets bringing it.

Andy and his man handlers

The splash

Andy and Benny lapping up the moment

At the Mini golf Oli found his quiet place.

Ben Teeing off

Once we became bored of the invisible golf we found the childrens playground. Ben turned into Peado mode and found it hilarious to swing in the toddlers swing. Hence below.

Ben in the kiddie swing

Andy in his new home

So after the golf etc we went back to chez Mad dog and watched some rubbish American programmes (How I met your Mother) and I was so tired that I was sent to bed by Andy picking me up and carrying me to his bed. I awoke 2 hours later with Chris, Canadian Team captain, naked cuddling me and the Mad dogs videoing it all. Brilliant! We then left to go to the International evening, we being me and the Aussies/ Canadians, and I was wearing the Aussie team shirt underneath my Brit jacket. It didn't take long before I whipped it out and caused a mini riot. I think it was this that stared the impressive shirt swapping as others were jealous.

I can't remember whether Ben informed you but shortly after arriving last night Axel, the Director, wanted me to be the DJ with some of my cheesy 80's classics. This was accompanied by gliding videos that Chopper was putting on the main projector so that was cool. Although apparently we had some complaints from some senior members of the organisation because it was thought that it may have encouraged lower finishes.
After playing music for 5 hours Some of the more drunk people, i.e. the French, started to become slightly rowdy and one decided he wanted t fight me. Apparently he didn't speak or understand my English because he was French, meanwhile he had been saying all of this in perfect English. What a dick. Anyway, I cant go on as there hasn't been any complaint made officially yet but will update you.

There were also some antics with certain foreigners again but I can definitely not write about those, although most people on site already know. All I can say is that being given a present from Daddy Davis as a pack of condoms gives it away a bit. And no Mum, I'm not going to be a Dad any time soon.

Last night

2011-08-16T14:50:00.001+02:00

Last night was amazing - lots of free food and alcohol, although some of the alcohol was fairly disgusting (salty sambuca from Finland for example) but everyone had a good time.
There was a lot of shirt swapping so I'm currently wearing Mad Dog's Australia shirt which I want to keep, but I gave him my jacket which is worth more so I'm going to have to give it back
The Austrian team, who were happy with their spot at the bottom of the campsite away from the noise, came back to their tents underwater so they've had to dig a trench and cover the area in hay to stop it from flooding
The german girls, who are all skinny, have some lovely tight fitting german flag dresses which I was sporting on the grid today, so I imagine there will be some pictures of me soon which don't leave much to the imagination.
Today is unofficial Australia day for mini possom's 18th birthday so he may well die tonight, or he may have the best night of his life as he's been putting in the ground work with two blonde twins who are coming back tonight just for his birthday....
Anyway I'll let Ali tell some stories but here are some pictures until then

Us in Australia shirts

Austrian trench

Flooded Austrian camp

Hay lined Austrian camp

Austrian moustaches

Austrlians looking sexy

Sorry about the delay peeps

2011-08-16T13:22:00.000+02:00

The internet is so bad so there has been little opportunity to update the blog so apologies for that. Just launched our club class boys off on a racing task.... same old same old for turn points. We have plenty of photos to upload from yesterday and last night as well as plenty of comedy stories to tell, so stay tuned as we have to go launch the standards.

Ali has been outdone

2011-08-15T18:38:00.000+02:00

Erich has grown a better comedy tache, and I think it's worthy of the blog

Picture time

2011-08-15T18:14:00.000+02:00

We've got back to the airfield and set up the tables for tonight - we've also managed to get a British Gliding Team sticker up onto the rafter above the briefing stage taking the approach 'if you look confident, no-one will question what you're doing'.
Anyway here are some pictures from our round of air mini golf

Mad Pup teeing off

The boys 'looking golfy'

Top of the slide

Johnno's artwork

Happy Faces

The sticker

Outside chez Mad Dog

Ali finally got inside something....

The child swing

Happiest. Man. Ever!

Extreme sliding

International Evening

2011-08-15T16:18:00.001+02:00

It's international evening tonight so apparently we'll be giving out scones, cucumber sandwiches and pimms. Currently chilling at the mad dog's house after trying to play mini golf - it was closed so we ended up playig in the park where I got slightly stuck in a kids swing. We'll put pictures up when we get home.
Should be a good few nights as the Americans are getting a bonfire and marshmallows for tonight, it's unofficial Australia day tomorrow for one of their birthdays so we're having a board short and bikini (tops optional) party and borrowing the Swiss pool. Then on Wednesday it's the epic 'Ben and Ali night'. This could be bad for our livers, but we aren't quite as bad as one guy here who two weeks ago drank so much vodka at a comp that he got gout!

Scrubbed

2011-08-15T12:37:00.000+02:00

Day has been scrubbed and we've just had a presentation about the 2013 JWGC in Poland where me and Ali are crewing for Australia, and Ali is trying to become team captain. This means you can all spend 2 years eagerly awaiting another sexual blog

Morning all

2011-08-15T11:33:00.001+02:00

So you've had Ali's update, now it's time for mine. After getting back from slurry field we headed straight to the bar, and after having only eaten a small thing of chips all day decided that watered down broccoli soup was a good idea......

I think the bar was fun but to be honest I'd be lying if I said I remembered any of it in enough detail to write about. Axel (comp director) has asked me and Ali to DJ at the final party so we are now going to be world famous DJ's! He may well regret giving us any form of responsibility.

We've also been made Uncle Ben and Auntie Ali for Verity Hood who got here yesterday, so we are now crew, childminders, DJ's, masters of ceremony and generally all round amazing people!

Picture time

Aussie glider after Operation Overlord

Under the Aussie wing yesterday

Still under the wing

Auntie Ali

Ben's Man crush

2011-08-15T10:01:00.000+02:00

Not that it's obvious but Ben wants to be Nick Maddocks.

Apparently it's his glasses, you have to ask Ben.

Morning!

2011-08-15T09:28:00.000+02:00

Today there is basically 100% chance of precipitation. Briefing is at12.

With regards to last nights antics I obviously cant go into details as mother reads this blog but it started with us setting the party going with putting my laptop through the main speakers in the hanger and got the party in there until 2300 when we moved into the bar as is the routine now.
It doesn't help when all one eats for dinner is curry sausage and soup. No wonder I was battered...again.
I also recall scaring the annoying little German twat who works on site as he has been calling me gay for the last week so I thought it was appropriate to say to his face in front of everyone that if he calls it me again I'm going to smack him one, with obviously a little more aggression than I normally carry. And to my surprise he actually looked scared. Ha!

We are currently listening to music in chez BAli (the tent), bit of ABBA I think.

Long update part 1 of flying day 4

2011-08-14T20:14:00.000+02:00

The shinternet has returned and we had to go on retrieve so apologies for lack of updates.
All the boys landed out and I have a few photos of Willy's land out with a Polski man.

Willy's Landing spot

Willy pulling on the glider

The tyre!

Ben and Coxy had to go get Tom from a field of dried pig slurry which smelt by all accounts like pig slurry but pictures will follow.

Certain masked men also carried out Operation Overlord Pt 2 taking part in the landings of stickers on foreign aircraft's. The best received was by the Aussies.

Mad pup's tailplane

Land outs

2011-08-14T15:30:00.001+02:00

Matt, Andy and Will have landed out - as have quite a few others including some of ze germans!
It's just started raining here so hopefully that will pass through before they get back

Launch time confirmed and Benny is till in bed.

2011-08-14T13:31:00.002+02:00

First launch is 12 and this is what the crew looks like.

Some say he is the missing link, others say he is a fine specimen of a man. All I know is he is hungover and grumpy.

Tasks for day 4

2011-08-14T11:34:00.000+02:00

Task A for the Standards is racing and the distance is 258.8km with a fall back of an AAT of 136.7km- 288.8km. Similar shape to every other task they have set so far.
Club class is also down for 238.5km racing task with a fall back of an AAT of 134.9km- 279.8km.
First possible launch is 12 as standard.

Ben and Ali’s Honeymoon period thus far

2011-08-14T09:47:00.000+02:00

So Ben and I have been on our honeymoon for a day now. The purpose of this is that we were meant to go off to Ben’s mate’s house somewhere in Southern Germany but instead we just stayed on the airfield. Therefore Ben und I have decided that for the next 2 days we are not crewing but taking back seat. The possibility is there to do anything. Long walks in the park, skinny dipping in lakes, hunting wild boar in the Black Forest….. but I’m guessing it’s more than likely we will stay on the airfield.

Last night we had dinner at chez Maddog, which was lovely, after I invited Ben and I round and usual they were more than happy to have us. Then we got back and my evening detoxing off alcohol didn’t last long, again.

However, even after playing Uno, I was sober enough not to be a dick like one of the Belgian guys who was so drunk he smashed his head on the floor and cut it open. Therefore ‘First Aid Ali’ came to the rescue and to cut a long story short we nearly had to go to hospital ensuring that my night of many antics with a certain foreign girl was going to be cut short, hence the bitterness.

What’s worse is that we didn’t go to hospital in the end and certain people just went to bed afterwards. Damn it woman don’t you realise I want to plough you!

So now I'm still in bed next to hungover Snorlax, who's farting his head off with his knee up so it wafts out. Lovely!

No update on anything Glider related as I haven't spoken to the British Team yet who are outside. Will keep you posted.

Everyone's back

2011-08-13T18:47:00.000+02:00

Everyone has got back - you can see results at http://www.jwgc2011.de/results.php

We're about to go to chez Australia for dinner and Ali has once again vowed to not drink any beer tonight - we all know how this is probably going end

Pictures from today

2011-08-13T17:01:00.000+02:00

Pami in Ali's doppel chinchilla

My rope artwork. Can you tell what it is yet?

Gobble

Aussie facing the wrong way

Belgian mini dog

All launched

2011-08-13T16:11:00.000+02:00

After possibly the slowest grid launch I've seen, all the boys are in the air. Club class have started on a 2 hour AAT and the standards start is about to open for a 1 1/2 hour AAT.

I remember back in the day when Hus Bos had the worlds and some funny, charming, handsome young rope runners used to get both classes launched in 45 minutes. Here it takes nearly 2 hours....

Bloody Mice!

2011-08-13T13:26:00.000+02:00

The campsite here has a LOT of field mice who have so far eaten our food, clothes and shoes, but yesterday they took it one step too far and ate the amazing tennis set! This means war. The traps will be coming out tonight and this is going to be the biggest extermination Germany has ever seen. Oh wait.......

Launch update and public speaking!

2011-08-13T12:57:00.001+02:00

Just finished briefing and first possible launch is at 13:15.

Also I would like to highlight to everyone reading this blog, who is not at the competition, that you are going to miss out next Wednesday because Ben and I are hosting an evening, or as Axel called us the 'Masters of Ceremony’s' of which we had to go up in front of everyone during the briefing and tell everyone about the event. Ben gave some valid inputs, 'Hi'.

So the plan is for everyone to bring their own bbq’s to the front of the hangar and bring their own food and alcohol and have a massive mutual bbq. Considering everyone will be leaving a few days afterwards I thought it would be a really nice way of getting to speak to a load of people from countries that are, how do I put it, a little shyer than us Brits. Well, Ben and I anyway.

A really good way of hosting an evening but not paying fr anything. This will be followed by some outrageously incredible karaoke and an air guitar competition of which I am currently the reigning Junior World Gliding Air Guitar Champion. So watch out people!

Birthday splashes and comedy southern Germans

2011-08-13T12:48:00.000+02:00

After finally getting chopper in the pool for his birthday splash, where he was acting like a crocodile doing the death role and we needed the help of an Aussie to through him in, we (most of the British team) went out to celebrate Uncle Chop Chop’s (aka Will Chappel) Birthday aswell as Matty’s. After much rejoicing at the site of comedy southern Germans dancing and having to show a passport in the pub to a bouncer to get a free, small, birthday bottle of sparkling wine, Ben and I were driven back to the campsite by Coxy and carried on drinking. Food was amazing and Ben and I danced to some pretty funky European music.

Once back at Musbach we, as always, headed straight to the bar. All I can say is that it was a good night of drinking, especially after the 1 litre beers at the pub, and I have been keeping up the foreign relations.

Most of the boys are back

2011-08-12T18:37:00.000+02:00

Everyone got back apart from Tom and apparently it was a massive struggle. There were quite a few landouts in each class so we'll have to wait and see how they've done

Land outs

2011-08-12T17:02:00.001+02:00

Quite a few have landed out - seems to be some of the standards who struggled to get going.

All started

2011-08-12T16:13:00.000+02:00

All the boys have now started and the club class were somewhere around the 2nd sector last time I heard.

Here's a picture of a man who got arrested half way through his hair cut

Tracking

2011-08-12T15:17:00.000+02:00

Luke Dale has a tracker again today so if you want to see how he's doing go to http://www.way.aero/. The trackers have a 15 minute delay

Just watching some interesting landings

2011-08-12T15:00:00.002+02:00

Club class have started and the standards were in a 7 knot climb last time we heard - lot's of relights though. Just seen someone ground loop but they seem to have got away without damaging it, and the next glider down parked it ridiculously close to a pulled off glider

Grid Launched

2011-08-12T14:29:00.000+02:00

Club Class are on a 2 1/2 hour AAT, Standards are on a 2 hour AAT

This morning

2011-08-12T12:56:00.000+02:00

Two life changing events have occurred this morning:
1) Since we got here Ali has been growing a comedy moustache. This morning he decided it time to shave it - much to my disappointment.
2) We discovered that we can gaze into each others eyes whilst in the shower....

First launch 12:15

2011-08-12T12:52:00.002+02:00

The rains passed through so first launch will be at 12:15

Task sheets are out

2011-08-12T11:53:00.002+02:00

Both classes have been put on AATs but they're busy doing their maps so don't want to annoy them by asking a lot of questions about where they're going etc.

Sneaky Convicts

2011-08-12T11:50:00.000+02:00

I've just been given this picture by one of the Ozzies from when they stole our jackets the other day and wore them in briefing

Good morning to all our adoring fans!

2011-08-12T11:46:00.001+02:00

Ali promised himself all day yesterday that he wasn't going to have any beer. He failed miserably. We went over to the Finnish camp and were just sitting around, but everyone had invited different groups so we ended up with half the campsite there, music, fire and lots of beer. Some would say the night was wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunderbar!

Currently we're all just sitting around waiting for briefing but it's been raining and is still fairly windy so not sure what's going to happen. Daddy Davis has just got back from Las Vegas with a unicycle for Matt so he may well injure himself in the next few minutes.

I know you've all been waiting for this so here are some pictures from yesterday of us dripping wet, glistening in the sun:

Soggy Matt

Light Petting

Epic Swan Dive

How to comment on posts

2011-08-11T20:37:00.000+02:00

Hi Guys, just thought we would tell you that if you want to post any comments on the blog and specifically the individual posts you have to sign up. Yes it is a bit of an effort but it would be really cool to hear your feedback and reactions. It only takes a minute and yes we realise its gay but if you want it would be cool.

Day 2 & 3 Videos

2011-08-11T20:24:00.000+02:00

Day 2

Day 3

Interesting day today.....

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The day started with us snacking on some week old sausage that had been in our hot box (it's meant to be a cool box, but it's normally hotter than outside). Let's just say constipation isn't a problem anymore.....
Grid squatted all day in the sun before coming back to celebrate Matt's 21st. We decorated the campsite and ate a huuuuuge black forest gateau. Matt was then dumped in the Swiss swimming pool, pushed me in too and then Ali decided it would be a good idea to swan dive into a foot of water.
The Aussies let us go back to theirs to wash and dry our clothes and watch a film, so we've just got back and cooked some dinner and now need to decide what to do

'Road' from the Canadian team captain's detour

Matt's birthday

Newly invented game "Strip Catch"

Ali 'Gateau-face' Bridges

Just before you judge me, I was drunk and the rules stated that if you lost at table football you had to go under the table naked. I lost!

Before

After

Scrubbed

2011-08-11T15:33:00.002+02:00

They launched the club class, watched them scratch around in two uber gaggles for a while before deciding to scrub. Now back at team base setting it up as it's Matt's 21st

Rebrief

2011-08-11T13:34:00.000+02:00

Just had a rebrief at the front of the grid. Club class have fallen back to a 2 hour AAT but nothing has changed for the standards - looks like they're either going to have to reduce the time of their task or scrub them as they aren't the fastest launchers here and the days forecast to die at about 17:00

Grid Squatting

2011-08-11T13:18:00.002+02:00

They keep postponing launch every 15 minutes so we're having a grid squat in the sun. First launch currently scheduled for 13:30

Ali's death threat

2011-08-11T10:26:00.000+02:00

The father of the girls who were stalking Ali earlier in the week has apparently shown Simon a picture of Ali, which the girls had taken, and said "my daughters are 12 years old and I have a shotgun at home"

New London 2012 Logo

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Tasks

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Club class have a 170km racing task whilst the standards have been set a 3 hour AAT with a minimum distance of 146km, max distance 292km.
Word is that it's going to be blue and tricky - worse than yesterday when all the standard class landed out....

Opening Ceremony

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Updated provisional results

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CLUB CLASS
6th Matt Davis, 941 points
8th Andy Cockerell, 928 points
17th Luke Dale, 828 points

STANDARD CLASS
9th Tom Smith, 863 points
24th Will Chappel, 762 points
Ollie hasn't been scored yet for some reason.

You can find full results at http://www.jwgc2011.de/results.php

1000 Views!

2011-08-10T18:57:00.000+02:00

We've just had our 1000th view of the blog with people looking at it from all over the world.
We've gone viral!

Very Provisional Results

2011-08-10T18:52:00.000+02:00

All of the British club class got back, but from the looks of it the entire standard class field has landed out.
The very provisional results which are still being updated are:

6th Matt Davis, 784 points
8th Andy Cockerell, 770 points
16th Luke Dale, 661 points

Unfortunately there was a German 1,2,3

People are back

2011-08-10T17:42:00.002+02:00

Just turned around and saw that Andy is back and apparently Matt is within 10km so we'd best go and get him off the field

Land outs

2011-08-10T17:41:00.000+02:00

Just got back from my retrieve for the Canadian - we took an interesting detour on the way back which ended up with us driving down an unbuilt road.
Will Chappel has landed out and we've just heard over the team radio that Ollie is going down too.

Benny goes on retrieve for the Canadian

2011-08-10T15:29:00.002+02:00

Just a little update - Ben has left to go get Selena, the Canadian pilot aka Slima, from a field so can't wait to see the pictures. Just chilling in the sun now, loving the better weather and laughing at the craziness of the British public because most people taking part don't even know why they are rioting. IDIOTS!

More photos

2011-08-10T14:09:00.000+02:00

Dinner with the Austrians

Dale looking gorgeous

Eva mounting a glider

Matt launching

Update

2011-08-10T14:04:00.000+02:00

Sorry for the lack of updates - we ended up having dinner with the Austrians then going to the bar for "just one or two" and getting back in at about half past 3 after a lot of beer, vodka and schnapps.
They've just launched with 320km for the standards and 270km for club class - apparently they've just turned the first turn.
The weather looks pretty good as you'll be able to see when I upload some photos, so hopefully we won't have to go on a retrieve as some of the fields here look like they could be pretty hard to get a trailer into.
A couple of the guys have trackers in their gliders today so you can see how they're doing at http://www.way.aero/. I can't tell you if they have names on it or not as there's so much glare on my screen I can't read it.
It's the first international evening tonight and apparently the Germans are bringing a brewery into the hangar and serving lots of sausage so it should be fun.
Just heard on the radio someones in a 10 knot climb so sounds like it's going alright

Shower time at the Dog House

2011-08-09T15:27:00.000+02:00

Currently at the Maddocks house eating their food and using their shower. About to get chauffeured by them to go-karting. Hopefully we'll be able to get some good pictures and come away with a British champion.

Scrubbed

2011-08-09T14:03:00.000+02:00

Day has been cancelled so everyones gone go-karting. Me and Ali might get out of bed soon

Briefing put back

2011-08-09T12:17:00.000+02:00

Briefing has been put back to 13:30 with no gridding until further notice.
We're currently all sitting in the tent watching anchorman, and I've been lucky enough to get a cuddle off Matt

Blue eyed she wolf

2011-08-09T11:54:00.000+02:00

This is the Polski girl. Last night pretty much every guy in the bar was trying it on, especially after she revealed the pink top previously hidden by a hideous jumper. Chris (Canadian team captain) and Ali both tried the subtle 'yawn and put arm around' technique but ended up tickling each others heads

Gliding Update

2011-08-09T10:14:00.000+02:00

Briefing has been put back to 12:30 (local time of course people). The weather looks pretty crap although it has done everyday and normally gets better.

However, the main news of the morning is that we think Ben's constipated, and some of the sounds coming out of him today are pretty incredible

Ali is nicht gay!

2011-08-09T10:05:00.000+02:00

Just been woken up by the Austrian team, dressed as pirates, banging on our tent.
Last night was another good one. In the corner of the room Ali was chatting to the dreamy eyed Polski girl. She gently tapped him on the shoulder, gazed into his eyes and leaned in a little closer. As her soft voice trickled into his ears, he realised she was asking "are you gay?"
Apparently the groping of most men on the airfield hasn't gone unnoticed.

Look at this little cutey

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Some more photos

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SAFETY GLASSES FOR RIGGING

AUSTRIAN PIRATE

BEN BEING FAMOUS IN A NEWSPAPER

SUCCESSFUL SHOPPING TRIP

Weather update

2011-08-08T16:21:00.000+02:00

The weather seems to have settled for the time being - 70 knot gusts were forecast and although it never got quite that bad, it was looking like we could lose the tent for a little while......

The shit has blown the camp away!

2011-08-08T14:08:00.001+02:00

So Ben, Coxy and I went shopping and halfway through we got a phone call saying the camp site had blown away. When we arrived back the American flag pole had broken, some say it may be an act of God, others think its just the wind, who knows? All I know is we were late and everyone was not appreciating Ben's Pirate costume. Keep you posted with what's going on, the day is SCRUBBED!

No Gridding til further notice

2011-08-08T08:31:00.000+02:00

Ben has pooped and I'm not even mad! I'm just impressed. Cuddling Matty in the tent and speaking to Team GB in the hangar via Facebook chat to confirm that there is no gridding til further notice.

The Snorlax has returned! Aka Benny

2011-08-08T08:15:00.000+02:00

So I'm writing this whilst Ben sleeps next to me. Luckily we get Wi-fi from inside the tent as its raining atm but now Ben has bought a new air bed he is within arms distance of me which I'm sure will come in handy on those cold sleepless nights...

Last night I thought I would get an early one as I still wasn't feeling great from the opening ceremony and by early I mean twelve and not 3. However, I was awoken by Ben and Coxy when they came back to the tents 'trying' to be quiet at 2:30am. Following this Ben and I spoke until about 4 when he finally passed out. I could smell alcohol before he had even got in the tent, drinking games with the Dutch apparently, anyway the point of this is we are meant to be at the gliders this morning at 9ish and as soon as Ben passed out the Snorlax came out meaning that I couldn't sleep. Role on rigging!

And Matts here now.

Scrubbed

2011-08-07T15:43:00.001+02:00

It's just started to rain and they've scrubbed the day

Weather at team GB

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First launch not til 15:45!

2011-08-07T15:09:00.000+02:00

First launch put back to 15:45. Still feeling hungover from lasts nights antics - Oh dear.... and Pami has just brought out an alcoholic cake for lunch.

Briefing postponed

2011-08-07T13:56:00.000+02:00

Standard class has been cancelled for the day and Club Class briefing has been put back to 14:00 with first possible launch at 15:15

Photo's from the practice days

2011-08-07T12:39:00.000+02:00

We finally have strong enough internet to upload photos so here are some from last week

Teaching the Europeans the art of the sprinkler

Team base at Nagold

Lithuanian team captain

Andy getting ready at Nagold

My bed on the first night

Luke after sampling the German beer

Canopy cover embroidery

Ali's stalkers

2011-08-07T12:28:00.000+02:00

So on the first day Ali made friends with a mini horse, but the two girls have now become his stalkers. Everywhere we go they follow him, and they've been 'subtly' taking photos of him - their technique is to take photos of 'each other' with Ali in the background, but it's fairly obvious he has some admirers

The day after the night before

2011-08-07T11:47:00.000+02:00

So the opening ceremony went well......
We've all woken up this morning not entirely sure how we got back to the campsite - apparently we got a lift off a German barman but no-one really knows what happened.
We look like may have lost some friends as we woke up to human looking excrement in our campsite, directly under the team bench.

Briefing has been postponed until 1 but the weather is looking fairly shocking so it's probably going to be scrubbed

Wing taping for the ladies

2011-08-06T16:36:00.000+02:00

Sexual new canopy covers

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Ze first post!

2011-08-06T16:26:00.001+02:00

Bit late with setting this up, but we're here to bring you all the news and gossip from team GB.
After a few days practice in Nagold we've set up base at Musbach perfectly in view of the club webcam so all our fans can keep an eye on us.
After all the boys did well on Thursdays practice day, the last two days have been scrubbed which was fairly useful after a welcoming party with free beer provided by one of the sponsors.
We're about to head off to the opening ceremony in Freudenstadt town centre where they're expecting a few thousand people to rock up so this could be messy for the crews.
First official flying day is tomorrow so we'll keep you updated with what's going on and how the guys have done. You can also find daily tasks and results at www.jwgc2011.de.
We have pictures and videos of the last week which will be put up shortly, but it will have to wait until they sort out the internet as it's painfully slow.

Auf wiedersehen for now