There was a bright start, and course members and helpers were all setting up and unpacking the entire hangar early, in the fresh north westerly wind. Soon after 09:00 am, it clouded over and started to rain, so we went back for coffee and biscuits and a lecture on using the ridge correctly.
Not long after 10:00 and having just cleared the raindrops off the wings, there was another small shower, but then it cleared and the day just got better and better.
With a pretty fresh west north westerly, the ridge was working all day,and thermals were kicking off and streeting. So after the lack of flying yesterday, we made up for it by using three 2-seaters and two single seaters, the course totals were 24 launches and 16 hours flying. Everybody had an excellent opportunity to put the earlier ridge running briefing into practice.
Rob (with Pete) completed his first flight away from the circuit, turning Cullompton, Hembury and Culmstock, Rick and Chris occupied the Juniors, while Douglas, Richard and Mark had plenty of local soaring with Paul and JB.
