Geoff writes: another day which promised a lot, and delivered little. The forecast was for starting SW, then going west early afternoon and increasing winds. In the event, winds stayed very light, but what wind there was, was SW or even SSW. There were thermals, but weak low down. Loads of people travelled to come to the Mynd, but very few had good flights. A couple did get away at one point – Cris Miles got to Telford, and Phil Colbert did 15km. Mark Leavesley got high, pushed in front, and came back and landed. Mostly, that was it. It did briefly come on around 4.14pm, and some then got high, but as far as I know, no-one left the hill. Almost as soon as it came on, it went off to the south again, and various people went down, including me.

I think it was probably a very good XC day. Probably, Elan Valley was the place to be in this area, or Bradwell in the Peaks, which seems not to have been blown out, though some indications were that it would be. You just had to be on the right hill, and, in spite of the forecasts, the Mynd wasn’t it.

Judith had a good day in Ager though, and no doubt will report on this later.

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