The Last Stand
Part-time Steamboat resident Sam Zimmerman practiced with his competition glider plane at a remote site in southwest Texas. Zimmerman has competed with the plane, which weighs anywhere from 550 to 750 pounds depending on the amount of water in the ballast tanks, for the U.S. team at the 2006 World Gliding Championships in Sweden. Like sailing races, competition gliding courses are determined and champions crowned based on overall speed.
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