World Cup Monroe, USA 2024
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7 June, 2024 – 23:59
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🏆 WINNERS 🏆
Overall
Women
🥇 Keiko Hiraki
🥈 Tomoko Yoshikawa
🥉 Jinhee Baek
Teams
🥇 GIN GLIDERS
🥈 KOREAPARA
🥉 CHINA THREE TEAM
RESULTS
The results will be visible after the first task
Task 1 Overall Results
Task 1Woman Results
Task 1 Team Results
Overall Results
Woman Results
Team Results
The last day in Mungyeong initially seemed hardly taskable. A slight drizzle welcomed the pilots at the takeoff, prompting everyone to seek shelter under the tent and in the building besides the takeoff. There, the pilots could enjoy their lunch packages until the conditions cleared up.
The task committee remained optimistic, as they did every day, hoping for conditions to improve, as they had in previous days. They set a 32 km (optimized) race to goal task. While Meet Director Goran Dimishkovski conducted the briefing, a wind dummy tested the conditions and was able to soar above the takeoff. However, the conditions were still quite variable, leading to some pilots bombing out directly. As a result, the start gaggle was quite spread out, with some pilots still struggling to gain suffi cient altitude.
Once again, the small task was full of surprises, as overall leader Martin Jovanoski bombed out, and Korean Pilot Yongmook Won secured the task win. This caused Martin to lose his overall lead to Zhenjun Zhao. The women‘s ranking was won by Korean pilot Jinhee Baek.
After returning to headquarters, the closing ceremony was held at the University Center of Mungyeong, where the prizegiving was accompanied by a delightful buffet and live music.
All results are available here : https://pwca.events/pwca-results/
Information
HQ:
Monroe Canyon View LZ
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mLDiLhM8GP2tNAmY9
CONTACT:
Radio frequency: 151.925 MHz (a USHPA member frequency)
Monroe PWC Telegram Official Announcements
Monroe PWC Chat
RETRIEVE:
Cellular service available: Live trackers and InReach tracking are used for coordinating pilot retrievals.
PLEASE set up your satellite tracker per these instructions: 2024 InReach set up instructions
Medical Emergency:
Telephone: 911
Nearest hospital: Sevier County Hospital. 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT 84701. Phone: +14358934100
Staff:
Organizer(s): Gavin McClurg and Logan Walters
Meet Director: Logan Walters
Medical and Safety: Justin Grisham
Weather: Reavis Sutphin-Gray and Lisa Verzella
GEAR:
Oxygen supply: Monroe peak altitude is 11,223 ft (3420 m). Top of usable lift is expected to be above 15 kFt. Oxygen refills will be available for $10/ fill. We will have rental and purchase units available. Oxygen is HIGHLY recommended.
Satellite Communicator: A satellite communicator (Garmin inReach or Spot, etc.) with two-way messaging is MANDATORY. Cellular service is unreliable in the surrounding area. InReach is FAR superior to SPOT. Please have an InReach if you can. We can arrange to buy them direct from Garmin for 20% off retail.
Monroe has 4 world-class launches. Monroe Peak is the main launch, at an altitude of 11,171 feet and faces SW. It is an astonishing 6,000′ above the valley floor! HUGE distances have been flown from Monroe (over 300 km). A list of the top flights.
Another nearby launch is COVE. Cove is a local favorite for getting incredible restitution glass-offs of well over 15,000 feet even in October! Cove has launches from N, W and S.
Mt Edna, one of the most stunning take offs in the Rockies is the highest drive-up launch in Utah, with various launches that take nearly all winds between 11,500 and 11,700 feet.
Junction, a SE facing launch where HUGE XC flights (several over 300km) go down nearly every year.
We can also use Whale and Horse Heaven, which are good launches further north if we have conditions that warrant moving the comp to a different site for the day. In summary- we have a lot of different launch options to accommodate challenging or adverse weather conditions!
Central Utah has the most reliable flying weather in the Intermountain West. CUASA, the local club hosts an annual fly-in at the end of September every year and it is nearly always flyable every day. We are hosting this event right after the monsoon, when OD becomes much less of an issue and yet the days are still long and XC potential is still fantastic. The fall colors will be setting in and the terrain is nothing short of mind-boggling. Expect long and varied tasks (FAI triangles, downwinders, and out and backs) that utilize the most of every day.
LODGING (discounts are arranged, contact us for details):
- Quality Inn (Richfield)
- Monroe Inn (Monroe)
- Hotels in Richfield
- AirBNB’s in the area
- Monroe Canyon RV Park (Monroe)- Ask for Jordan for a pilot discount (adjacent to the main LZ)
- Sevier River RV Park (Joseph)- about 17 mins from LZ. All staff stay here. Awards and afterparty will be here. Lots of grass and trees. Ask for Danny.
Shuttles are provided to launch each day from the following locations:
Quality Inn, Richfield. Monroe Canyon RV Park, Sevier River RV Park, and the Monroe LZ (Headquarters).
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