Another good day today. I was pushing hard in the lead gaggle with two pilots in front but low. We had to negotiate a small triangular section of the course and having reached two of the 3 turnpoints we had to return to the main mountain to find a climb. Having finally made enough height to reach the final turnpoint we set off only to discover the slower later pilots had found a climb on one of the turnpoints! This meant they could complete the triangle without coming back to the main mountain first and suddenly there were 50+ gliders in front of me! Doh!
Lots of speed and cunning flying saw me carving through the field to finaly come into goal in 10th place! Not too poor!!
The Team results were good though, with Team Sick & Wrong winning!!
So the comp finished with a prety awful overall result for me but, oh well, there is always the next competition....
Tomorrow we leave Slovenia and drive to Venice to get a ferry to Greece where I will be competing in a round of the Paragliding World Cup (PWC). These are the highest level competition and will be a steep learning curve for me. Can't wait!
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