Day 1 - Pre-Worlds. Big Spring, TX.
All 5 Canadians made goal today. Got to be a record.
The task was a 70 mile task down wind and to the North to a town named Brownfield.
It was a strange day for me today. The launch window opened and nobody moved. After about 15 minutes, I decided that I didn't want to get stuck in the line up and launched. By the time I was off tow, there were about 50 gliders in my launch line lined up. I was very happy to be in the cool air instead of the 40 degree heat on the black runway of the airport.
I got to cloudbase straight away but then spent the next 30 minutes dropping out of the sky. When the first start opened I was at 5000 ft grovelling for lift. I got back to cloudbase for the second start and was on my way.
It seem like there was a blue hole on course line for the group I was with all day. Every time we tried to go straight toward goal, it was blue in front of us. We kept pushing west to where the clouds were, but that just slowed us down. We ended up getting stuck in a down cycle near Lamesa. From there, the blue hole continued to be right on course line.
When I finally said screw it, I was 20 kms from goal with about a 16:1 glide. Wouldn't you know it, the blue hole was lifty and I ended up with an 8:1 glide at 12kms out.
Brett was second today. He is in good position to defend his Pre-World Champion title.
Later.
The task was a 70 mile task down wind and to the North to a town named Brownfield.
It was a strange day for me today. The launch window opened and nobody moved. After about 15 minutes, I decided that I didn't want to get stuck in the line up and launched. By the time I was off tow, there were about 50 gliders in my launch line lined up. I was very happy to be in the cool air instead of the 40 degree heat on the black runway of the airport.
I got to cloudbase straight away but then spent the next 30 minutes dropping out of the sky. When the first start opened I was at 5000 ft grovelling for lift. I got back to cloudbase for the second start and was on my way.
It seem like there was a blue hole on course line for the group I was with all day. Every time we tried to go straight toward goal, it was blue in front of us. We kept pushing west to where the clouds were, but that just slowed us down. We ended up getting stuck in a down cycle near Lamesa. From there, the blue hole continued to be right on course line.
When I finally said screw it, I was 20 kms from goal with about a 16:1 glide. Wouldn't you know it, the blue hole was lifty and I ended up with an 8:1 glide at 12kms out.
Brett was second today. He is in good position to defend his Pre-World Champion title.
Later.
posted by benyl at 8/06/2006 10:51:00 PM
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