3 days into the XC open & we have a 'rest-day' in respect of the Chinese pilot who lost his life after being sucked into a cu-nimb. The conditions here are very 'un'-manilla like - overdevelopment & scary gust fronts that just aren't worth messing with. Yesterday we were about 45km out on course trying hard to climb when conditions changed VERY quickly & suddenly it became all to easy to stay up..... Marc was spiralling down next to me while I was still enjoying having a real climb after 10 mins of scratching - that was my big mistake, but fortunately i got away with this time. It was very difficult to get down with the thunder
cloud moving faster than I was, but we all landed safely with a greater respect for the power of the sky. Hopefully tomorrow will be light & fluffy with blue bits between the scary black clouds.
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