James flying over Clunbury.The forecast was for an epic day. Some people were even predicting a record breaking day. However, in the event is was very windy. Kai came to our house to work and wait it out and some phoning around later had us all going to Clunbury.

When we arrived it was gusty; sometimes very light and then blowing through strongly. Phil B. was first to launch followed by Kai, Graeme, Richard O. and James. It was well off to the west and bumpy. James eventually flew into the valley to try and get up, but ended up landing at the bottom. Phil found it rough, and also went to bottom land.  Richard slope landed and Graeme was blown over the back where he connected with a thermal and went XC.

Kai stuck it out on the ridge and got a broken thermal which took him over the back too. He got very low (down to 100 feet or so) in the valley behind and them hooked a thermal to climb back out to 2000′. Very impressive. He went on to do 64km, all whilst circling. Apparently he didn’t glide at all. Graeme did a PG PB of 30km.

We decided it was too far off and by this time the lulls had gone and it was just windy, so we packed up and went to the Long Mynd. It was still windy there, and we waited until 7pm to take off. It was a nice boat about, with the highlight being that a balloon came along the ridge which some of us headed towards to have a look at. Wayne flew over on the HG and he wasn’t sure if they were waving at him, or shaking their fists. You never can tell with Wayne.

It suddenly picked up again at 8pm and lots of us landed going backwards, so some interesting arrivals. People did fly again later in the evening, when it calmed again.

See photos of today.

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