Swedish pilot Nils Carlsson (Mantra M6) won the 2016 GIN Wide Open, which was held in St Jean de Montclar, southern France, from 18-25 June 2016.
The Sports and Leisure classes were won by Toby Colombé (Carrera), and Ãgusta Sveinsdottir (Rush 4) won the women’s class, ahead of GIN team pilot Petra Slivova.
A rainy start on registration day gave way to good conditions for the rest of the week, and five tasks were scored, ranging in distance from 26km to 52km.
The week was also interspersed with fun photo competitions (the photo above and on the front page are samples of the quality submissions), talks, debriefs, barbecues and parties – all the fun that has come to be expected of the GIN Wide Open.
Tasks Summary
T2.1 Mon 20-Jun-16 47.1 km
T2.2 Tue 21-Jun-16 38.3 km
T2.3 Wed 22-Jun-16 26.4 km
T2.4 Thu 23-Jun-16 35.5 km (cancelled)
T2.5 Fri 24-Jun-16 52.0 km
T2.6 Sat 25-Jun-16 29.7 km (stopped)
Results – Overall
1 Nils Carlsson, SWE, Ozone Mantra 6
2 Toby Colombé, GBR, Gin Carrera
3 Mike Moore, Ozone Alpina 2
Sports Class
1 Toby Colombé, GBR, Gin Carrera
2 Mike Moore, Ozone Alpina 2
3 Mariusz Kozlowski, POL, Skywalk Cayenne 5
Leisure Class
Toby Colombé, GBR, Gin Carrera
2 Ãgusta Ãr Sveinsdottir, ISL, Ozone Rush 4
3 Nick Warren, GBR Nova Mentor 3
Women
1 Ãgusta Ãr Sveinsdottir, ISL, Ozone Rush 4
2 Petra Slivova, CZE, Gin Sprint 3
3 Sirissa Karjalahti-fahr, FIN, Gin Carrera+
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