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| Are those 'go-faster' stripes on your harness, Louis? |
Saturday, the first day of the comp, should have been a rainy blowout, but we got a task. Today, Tuesday, was supposed to be the cream on top. However at the 8am briefing this morning there were some reservations about the flying possibilities.
The team headed to Havelock for the best chance at a task.
The task was set to Canvastown after a bit of bopping around the Havelock valley,
but with provisional start times so we could gauge what was up. There was a lot of cloud cover and a bit more
south in the wind than we wanted to see.
Pilots spent some time clearing up a few twigs and pricklies on launch, but by 13:30 it was clear that the conditions weren’t
improving enough for us to get into task-mode.
There's only so much parawaiting time you can spend teasing your mates for landing in cow patties, so we needed a plan B.
There's only so much parawaiting time you can spend teasing your mates for landing in cow patties, so we needed a plan B.
A decision was made to head back to Nelson and give
Barnicoat a go. By the time we arrived it was quite late in the day, and the Task Committee opted for a spot-landing contest. A
handful of pilots got in the air, but the wind pretty quickly turned south
(more like east, actually), preventing the rest of the field from
launching.
Sounds like they were the lucky ones though, as it got somewhat funky in the air and on landing.
Sounds like they were the lucky ones though, as it got somewhat funky in the air and on landing.
No worries - bbq is on tonight. Let's eat.
Results: Highcloud PG Open Nelson Results
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