NW wind 10 knots, Cloud base 7500ft.
Task Mt Murchison to Mataki Corner then on to Ten Mile Creek and then back to Murchison Town 61km
A day with clouds and sun and a lot of enthusiasm after a great day yesterday.
Gliders piled off the hill and found great lift in front of the hill and climbed to cloud base. Good height on take-off and a good glide got a lot of pilots into the next thermal.
Unfortunately thermal strength was not what we left on the hill and we had to work hard to get back up.
Further down the valley a lot of pilots got low and did not manage to scratch back up in the weak thermals leaving pilots scattered along the valley towards WPT 1.
The good pilots managed to work the light lift and get further around towards WPT 2. Some pilots landed on the wrong side of the river and had to enjoy the cool water crossing.
Four pilots make it to goal.
The helpful hint for the day was to make sure that your driver knew not to ride the brakes down the hill (the brake fluid boils and they stop working...). One got a bit of a scare and a little damage to the car.
The results will follow as the scorer is having a few problems
