Thunderstorms were expected in the afternoon - a double edged sword. Good lift where the storm is, but no live at all where the sun is blocked out, or in the blue areas.
Because of the thunderstorm prediction we set a short task yet again. 2.5 hours for Sports Class and 2.00 hours for Club class.
We launched at 12.30 again and there we cus about. Went right through the field with no hold ups except one glider kept releasing on tow. This held us up a bit but we got the field launched in 1.5 hours.
Quiet a few sports class gliders out-landed. Two got a long aerotow home, one made himself at home at the Tambar Springs Hotel. A few club class gliders outlanded two, but the majority of the fleet made it home again.
The pilots told me that the conditions were very difficult near Wimboyne and Tambar Springs - blue and very still. However if they got past that the conditions were stormy. Nevertheless the bvast majority made it home.
All the traces were put in promptly by the competitors other than those who had landed out so the scorer managed to get away by 7.00pm
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