The morning saw plenty of training flights and the K13 was rigged and is now back in service.
There were a few feeble blue thermals around midday but it didn't really get going until after 2pm, but boy when it went it was good!
711 went to Roadford resevoir, 140km. 230 did a triangle via Wimbleball resevoir, Eaglescott(again) for 120km and AM did one of his "jolly rambles" all round Devon for a few more kms.
As the afternoon wore on the thermals got stronger and the cloudbase higher - my best climb was a 4000' gain in less than 8 minutes with the averager peaking at over 8kts!
But tea and medals for the day go to Cheryl, who took a logger today, Pete Smith who did it twice, and Paul Summers for getting their Silver heights - all by some considerable margin!
Cheryl's account:
"The lift was amazing, thermals everywhere. I managed to do most of my climb in one single thermal just off the end of the field. A really strong one, I went up like a rocket!! How can a bit of warm air lift a glider that heavy??? Learnt a lesson to wrap up a bit warmer, it was pretty darn cold at 5,300 feet!! Had to airbrake down, but took the opportunity to practice some stalling and spinning. The Junior is so great to fly! There's no hope for me now! I'm totally hooked!!"
The guys visiting from the Kestrel GC from Odiham all had some great flying and Anthony Defour bagged a Silver height as well!
Bernd Vermeulen finally managed to fly the Kestrel Chipmunk in for Aerotows leaving the poor weather in the South East.
Everybody's off to the Keepers Cottage for beer and grub and to make those stories even taller!
