Condor Racing
Wednesdays task set in New Zealand was Day 2 of the UKJG Winter series and doing a triangular route of 195km from Omarama. Most of the regulars attended including Dave, Geoff, Chris, Rob, Dan, Stewart, and welcoming back newcomers Mike Wilmott and John Borland.
The route proved to be a tough one for most with light NWly which gave only weak lift over ridges that for the most part were not at all conveniently placed. The thermals too were a bit unreliable, but necessary for successful completion.
Despite all this everyone completed the course and I think got a good deal of satisfaction from managing to do so even if 'height recovery' was sometimes the only option.
It was acknowledged that it was one of the hardest so far, and that most tasks are not of this difficulty, but well done to all, and there is room for more pilots to join us and have a good flight. - Chris Warnes
