Day one. 10th. Certainly no cigar, and one place out of scoring points.
A very pleasant day in the mountains; reasonable thermals and a bit of a north westerly draft to kick things along a bit. The usual suspects were at the front by the end of the race. And a few guys committed suicide along the way. Mike Young had the wrong length start line in his computer and Tom Claffey went to the wrong turn point. Although he may have grounds for protest as his turnpoint file didn't seem to differentiate between the correct point and the one he went to. We'll see how that pans out.
My day was a mixture. I was at the top of the leading gaggle at the first turn and a decision had to be made. There were two choices. Turn on track and fly in the lee of an imposing mountain with no cumulus. Or continue north, go round the northern side of the mountain and fly on the upwind side under a good looking sky. But at least 10km further. I chose the long way round and, while it wasn't bad, neither apparently was the other way. So that was that. Give these guys a 10km lead and it is all over.
We'll have another crack tomorrow. And try not to do anything stupid.
Graham
A very pleasant day in the mountains; reasonable thermals and a bit of a north westerly draft to kick things along a bit. The usual suspects were at the front by the end of the race. And a few guys committed suicide along the way. Mike Young had the wrong length start line in his computer and Tom Claffey went to the wrong turn point. Although he may have grounds for protest as his turnpoint file didn't seem to differentiate between the correct point and the one he went to. We'll see how that pans out.
My day was a mixture. I was at the top of the leading gaggle at the first turn and a decision had to be made. There were two choices. Turn on track and fly in the lee of an imposing mountain with no cumulus. Or continue north, go round the northern side of the mountain and fly on the upwind side under a good looking sky. But at least 10km further. I chose the long way round and, while it wasn't bad, neither apparently was the other way. So that was that. Give these guys a 10km lead and it is all over.
We'll have another crack tomorrow. And try not to do anything stupid.
Graham
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