Balloon
Competition
in Estonia
as told by
the Competition Director
Balloon
Competition
in Estonia
as told by
the Competition Director
| THE
COMPETITION took
place in two Estonian towns, Viljandi
and Keila, from August 20 to 24,
2003.
We had 13 balloons which represented five countries: Estonia, Finland,
Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden. Six flights, 11 successfully completed
competition
tasks, and a special task with no points but a trailer to be won.
Weather
was on the border of not being usable for balloon flying, but we were
blessed
with good fortune. The competitors not only flew safely, they were at
times
able to present competition flying at its best.
What follows is an old-fashioned day-to-day recounting of what happened. It can be read without any familiarity with balloon competitions although its links provide background material that may be interesting to competition balloonists. It is not a public relations piece but a diary of personal experiences.[CONTINUE] Text
and photographs:
copyright © 2003 by Risto Jalava |