Mission From Moir's

Light airs and sea-breezes was the forecast. We managed to get to the car park early, around 11, no-one else in sight (not a good omen?). Waited and watched the clouds and wind swing from SW to SE then back to SW, so I walked to launch to find pretty light winds with the occasional thermal coming through. Unfortunately not enough to stay up so my first flight was short and sweet, about three passes along the ridge before top landing. I waited a while hoping things would improve but the sea-breeze would be the only wind to make it flyable as the thermals were weak. So I launched into a mild sea-breeze, had a 1/2 hour of Yehaa and Whoa type ridge soaring before top landing again.

The wind was the right strength but the direction was WSW. Not my favourite for Moirs. It certainly wasn't crowded on launch, only Me, Myself and I, until Daron climbed back up from the lower West launch. No punching thermals here, and after a quarter of an hour of mucking around I was in my usual position in the middle of the Bomb-out Paddock. Daron on the other hand was more persistant and was rewarded with a slow climb over the back and a South Easterly ride to Wenderholm. Leonardo Flight Link

Forecast, light SE tending SW. It didn't happen. Instead we got light SE and showers. Overdeveloped by Noon and that was that. Geoff, Evan, John, Nick, Alex and Graham. and of course myself made up the motley crew. We did some Para-waiting and we all walked out. Boo Hoo.