N2 on the grid. There were a few of these.

DG400 on the grid with Arturo resting on the wing.

The only big Jantar in the contest. It needed wing extensions and winglets badly :)

Team US ready for takeoff.

Esteban and Aimar talking.

Alfy and Bill.

Bill. Thinking.

Peter and Diego.

Me preparing the cockpit.

Me preparing the cockpit.

Me at the tennis court restaurant.

A long winged (and French) ’20.

A long winged (and French) ’20.

Nancy & Bill.

Bill about to aviate.

Team Chile. C1, C2, C3, C4 all of these pristine racing machines are club planes. C4 just happens to be a Nimbus 4. I wanna be in that club!!

Another view of the flight line.

Egon in his ’22.

Beautiful planes and beautiful girls.

Eduardo in his ’20.

Jantars everywhere!!

Jantars everywhere!!

The sides of the runways and taxiways were lined with people.

Team 97: Guillermo, Graciela, Bill, Nancy, and Dante.

Bill and I try to figure out what we’re doing wrong.

Bill and a (perfect and airworthy) primary.

The Horten on display.

Nancy & Bill with the Horten.

The Horten on display.

Final prep for the first flight in decades.

Final prep for the first flight in decades.

Final prep for the first flight in decades.

On tow to the runway. Everyone was there to witness the first flight.

ET landing. What a noble use for fiberglass.

Ivan getting ready for the memorable flight.

Ivan getting ready for the memorable flight.

Coco spent the afternoon making gnocchi from scratch for us. They were delicious!

Coco and Bill in the kitchen.

We all enjoyed dinner.

A major asado that was to feed 600 people in the closing banquet. They set it up in the middle of the road, behind the hangar.

Team Sweden receives a gift.

Team Sweden admires said gift.

(Moments later, Team Sweden and Team Colombia drank the gift).

Team Colombia is invited to speak to the audience.

All my belongings fit in the 2 bags in the foreground. Packed and ready to go.

One of the towplanes. He was given a frog in the ceremony. It had something to do with hopping the fence one too many times.

“AI” in her trailer.

“AN” in her trailer. This is the Cirrus that Peter was flying.

These open trailers are simple, inexpensive, and very functional.

These open trailers are simple, inexpensive, and very functional.

These open trailers are simple, inexpensive, and very functional.

Fernando and Irene take tail dollies seriously. I had never seen one like this.

The Cirrus back in Club Albatros.

This is the plane that Esteban was racing in.

Fernando and Irene’s LS4.

ET in the Albatros flight line.

It was a sub-standard day, yet there were 14 planes waiting for a tow.

Esteban and Fernando preparing the ’25.

Fernando and his ’25.

Club’s K18

Club’s Blanik.

Fernando thermalling.

Me flying the ’25.

13 meters of wing (on each side).

View of the Albatros Club runway and premises.

(Photo credit: Charly R.)

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(Photo credit: Bill & Nancy)

(Photo credit: Bill & Nancy)

(Photo credit: Bill & Nancy)

(Photo credit: Bill & Nancy)

(Photo credit: Bill & Nancy)