Captain’s report ~ Last Race Day
The day started with loud cheers for Fernando as he went to the podium to be recognized for winning the day yesterday. He has made a lot of friends here, [...]
Awesomeness
Yesterday the saying “the last shall be first” applied. On take-off with a strong crosswind and from a rarely used end of the grass (tall at that end) runway, we [...]
Captain’s report ~ A mixed bag
The weather gods gave us sunshine and reasonable wind speeds, and the Task Setter gave us 3-circle AATs and reasonable minimum times. The delay in the launch was only 50 [...]
Captain’s report ~ Slow News Day
It rained all day today, and the team dispersed to engage in "independent activities." I don't have much to report since my independent activity consisted of taking a nap. The [...]
Captain’s report day 6 ~ Low in the blue
After a day off yesterday, the team was ready to go back at it today. The forecast was for a manageable north wind and weak low thermals without cumulus. This [...]
Captain’s report day 6 ~ Day Cancelled
No Tasks today. There will be a Briefing at 1000.
Captain’s report day 5 ~ Late to the party
It was relatively easy to get started today. Our gliders were already assembled at their tiedowns, full of water. The only thing easier would have been to tie them out [...]
Captain’s report day 4 ~ Dud
We knew we were in trouble this morning at Briefing when the met man showed us the sounding. A strong inversion up to 1000 meters AGL would require at least [...]
Captain’s report day 3
If yesterday's weather was "very good," we learned from the met man this morning that it would be "very complicated" today. He told us that we would probably want to [...]
Captain’s report Day 2 of Competition – Very Very Good
This morning at Briefing, our meteorologist told us that the conditions would be good to very good, and then he corrected himself and said "very very good." The only hazard [...]