Everybody gathered for the briefing at 10:00, and from RASP forecast there was some hope that a 100km task North Tawton, Knowstone or 200km task Okehampton, Eaglescott, Dulverton, Lapford could be attempted albeit with a fairly late start.
Most of the gliders were gridded at the west end of the airfield, waiting for the trigger temperature to be reached. North Hill felt cold with a chilly north easterly wind and thick patches of cirrus. By 14:30 Ron Johns decided to scrub the tasks and allow local soaring. Some small cumulus formed mainly downwind, 7 gliders decided to take a launch and completed various small local tasks. - J&P