Day 8 nite nite

Wow day 8 turned into a great management challenge.



First a Task C was created as the Day was NOT developing as forecast....so whats new..

But in any case with the clock ticking away and thermic activity zero in one drop zone(Buscot) and 100 feet per minute in the other (Horrible). We had to wait until 14:30 until we could start the launch.



The open class were first and we gave them an extra 500ft on the tow to help them get out of the way of the next 20 gliders to be dropped in the same spot. A short 5 minute delay between the open and standard class launches enabled a semi orderly dispatch of gliders to the slopes and a relaxed Contest Director.



Needless to say the day didn't exactly pan out-we have been lucky this week in weather being better than forecast. Today failed the test...and turned out worse with the air drying out and blue thermals spreading across the task area.



Land outs included KW at Mineret Station along with IW.

Wanaka Airport received ZA, TM and ZI with ZZ popping in to the Goodyer Station.

3 Towplanes were kept busy doing the retrieves whilst ZM chose a road retrieve from North of Wanaka Airfield.



Some gave up and toddled on home while the battlers carried on...The last 3 gliders (EE,PX,TD)spent nearly an hour at the last turn point (Huxley) before wafting home on evening somethings? surely it was not thermals at 9:15pm...The last arrival was TD at 9:27.



Now to do some work on my Business GST return, due tomorrow I was sure I would have had a bad weather day... Ho hum tis tuff having every day a task day-but its good isnt it!!