Apologies for the delay in posting this latest update. The schedule is pretty hectic at a World Championship so I will do my best to update everyone on the past couple of days.
On Thursday, the Veterans and Under 25 World Championship Team Matches were competed. Each of these matches consisted of 2 convertible sighters and 10 shots for score at 300, 600, 900 and 1000 yards. In the Veterans match, Team Canada competed very hard and were in second place after the 900 yards. At 1000 yards, in some challenging conditions, we fell back a little bit to ultimately finish in 3rd place. The United States won the match with a score of 1919.159. Great Britain was second with a score of 1907.172. Canada finished with 1896.120. Top Canadian score was Bob Best with a 195.20
As for the Under 25 team, while there were some successful moments, the team placed 8th out of 10 entries. Great Britain placed 1st and 2nd while the United States placed 3rd. Top Canadian score was Nicolas Beaulne with a 191.19
Friday brought us the America Match. This is an 8 person match consisting of 2 sighters and 15 to count at 300, 600, 900 and 1000 yards. After a slow start at 300 yards (sound familiar??), we managed to put in a better performance at 600 and 900, although not good enough to gain ground on the top teams (Great Britain, Australia and South Africa). The team experienced some technical difficulties at 1000 yards although there were some excellent performances (by Ian Hogg and Mirko Teglasi in particular). Canada ended up in 5th place out of 10. The match was won by Great Britain with a fantastic score of 2385.263, followed by Australia, South Africa, USA and Canada. Top Canadian Score was Ian Hogg with a 298.27.
Friday evening was the Awards Ceremony for the US National Fullbore Championship, the World Veterans Individual Championship, the World Veterans, Under 25 and Under 21 Team Matches and the America Match. While this was a very lengthy affair, it was nice to recognize all the winners and in particular the Canadian award winners, including the Bronze medal winning Veterans Team, Ian Hogg, Alain Marion and Bob Best.
Saturday brought the Opening Ceremony for the World Long Range Championships. After the ceremonial flag raising, the competitors enjoyed a performance by the Golden Knights, the US Army Parachuting team. The lead jumper and MC for the performance was a familiar name to the Fullbore shooting world; Sgt Sherri Gallagher. The remainder of the morning was open practice at 800, 900 and 1000 yards. After lunch, the World Individual Championship began with match 643 (2ss & 15 for score at 800 yards). The relatively benign conditions in conjunction with world class competitors meant there were no less than 171 perfect scores of 75. The match was won by John Whidden of the USA with a 75.14. Top Canadians were Bob Pitcairn (75.10), Gary Bendik (75.9), Roger Romses (75.9), Daniel Chisholm, Geoff Woodman, Mirko Teglasi, Tom Walters and Alix Voorthuyzen (all on 75.8), Peter Westlake, Paul Tremblay and Mike Wong Shui (all on 75.7), and Bruce Bullock (75.6).
Lastly, the team attended the Palma Team Dinner. The NRA put on a very good meal and there was the traditional gift exchange amongst the various Team Captains.
Tomorrow sees Matches 644, 645 and 646 (15 at 800, 900 and 1000 yards). Details to follow.
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