2026 BMFA F3F League 2, Eastbourne
22 February 2026
Dave Demott was the winner, here launching for John Phillips
BMFA League 2, Eastbourne
F3F isn't meant to be easy, or even consistent - that's part of the mystery and (arguably) the attraction of this great class. One day we may be at the Bwlch doing low 30's round after round. Next time it might be at a tricky slope in less than ideal conditions.
The challenge at the Long Man was the combination of strong wind, shallow bowl, and bases at different levels. Not to mention a narrow ridge top on which to land. Never were technique and fortitude more urgently in demand! Fortunately, the fifteen cheerful pilots were well up to the task.
The comp
Greg Dakin kicked off the leader board, taking Round One with a 44.62 run, followed by Mark Treble and John Phillips.
Greg's lead was short lived though, with Dave Demott's second place in Round Two putting him in the lead, which he held on to for the remaining six rounds to earn a convincing win. A perfect demonstration of fast, consistent piloting. Dave was flying a Wasabi.
Runner up was John Phillips with his Wyvern and the final podium position went to Joel West.
It was good to see Simon K competing once more, plus two new pilots Alex Maryon-Davis (flying a Skorpion) and Steve Schafer (Elita). All three flew very well, Steve getting fastest time of the competition with his venerable model.
Acknowedgements
Many thanks to Allen Elliott, John Phillips and Mark Treble. And to the phantom buzzer man from the ESSA, who did a sterling job on Base A :-)
Results
After 8 rounds
1 D Demott 6684.71 1000.00 2 J Phillips 6542.47 978.72 3 J West 6487.28 970.46 4 W Fourie 6486.26 970.31 5 M Treble 6412.07 959.21 6 M Evans 6370.77 953.03 7 M Shellim 6223.46 930.99 8 S Schafer 6201.83 927.76 9 I Mason 6120.57 915.60 10 S Kronfeld 5842.28 873.97 11 A Elliott 5724.54 856.36 12 A Maryon-Davis 5578.07 834.45 13 G Dakin 1916.17 286.64 14 M Passingham 1683.81 251.88 15 T Robertson 816.46 122.13
Fastest time: 42.99 by Steve Schafer in round 2
Round winners: Greg Dakin(1), Steve Schafer(1), Ian Mason(1), William Fourie(1), Dave Demott(1), John Phillips (2), Mike Shellim (1)