TELEGRAM MESSAGE BEGINS TO ALL FAMILY FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS STOP OUR GB TEAM PALMA MATCH SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS STOP THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT STOP THANK YOU AND VERY BEST WISHES FROM ALL THE TEAM END
After yesterday’s fantastic performance, team GB began their last day in Port Clinton with various degrees of hangover and other alcohol induced symptoms. After all we are World Champions and celebrating is allowed! The main tasks of the day are…
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We awoke today to a still lake beyond our balconies, although the slight swell was in a new direction. Looking out to the east we saw the power station’s cooling stack cloud drifting North East at a good angle. It…
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Two evenings ago the “batting order” for the 2-day Palma Match was announced, following more than 2 hours of deliberations by the Management team, and preceded by much analysis of score sheets and plots. Yesterday evening another short team meeting…
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After the successes of last night’s prize giving, today was a leisurely start of 0800 ‘wheels up’ to the range for a morning of zeroing at 800 yards. Some target teams were well prepared with plot sheets filled in whilst…
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With the field more scattered in points terms after yesterday’s wind, many were pleased to see the choppy water on the lake first thing this morning. A trickier day would bring opportunities to make up points and arriving on the…
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It is 1045 and fall back from the first shoot of the day at 900 yards to 1000 yards is in progress. The astute reader may well have picked up the lack of mention of 800 yards. This is because…
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The morning broke to an overcast sky with humidity starting to rise from early on. Where was the clear blue that we have been used to? Today is day 2 of the individual long range, starting at 800 yds. After…
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It’s finally time for the World Long Range Championships. As is traditional for these championships, the opening ceremony gives a chance for all the competitors to gather, raise the national flags and hear the anthems. So under clearing cloud cover…
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America Match Day. ———- The early morning mist has risen Up climbs the golden sun And underneath an azure sky The marksman loads his gun. OK, so poetry is not your scribe’s strong point! In fairness, a young schoolboy enjoying…
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