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Four on the hill. Tony, Anand, Wayne, and Graham.

The wind is getting up, so Anand and Wayne launch, but they don't look like they are making great headway forward or up.

The clouds look flatter and the wind is stronger now, I hold off launching hoping for a lull, but lulls are further apart.

Then Anand takes a thermal over the back, the downwind leg of his turn is fast and we see him take an asymmetric then head for the paddock by the cars.

Next is a call to say he has landed OK but in a tree. We call it a day. Wayne has fun landing by the cars.

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