African skies :)

Practice day - ok so now I believe in the stories of the launch nightmares - strong gusts, side winds & generally unpleasant conditions. After rescuing people getting wrapped in gliders & blown all over the place, through rocks, bushes & nearly into vehicles I ran bravely away to relax at Robs. The practice task in the valley wasn't achieveable with the strong south winds so generally those who attempted it decked at the farthest away point. Those more conservative / experienced in the site / tired from travelling kept to the ridge and then landed early before it stated howling.

Rego went relativey smoothly with a few exceptions (there really are some 'personalities' here! ;-) ) and much joking was had at the expense of the big South African guys squeezing themselves into the slinky-pink comp speed sleeves :D

Information transmission seems to be a lottery - no notices boards, no details of safety briefing etc. It seems that a good proportion of us missed it all!
The weather for tomorrow looks distinctly European not South African, we will wait to see if tomorrow brings us a task or not ...

A Classic piece of marketing at the Porterville Hotel :D