Day 2 of the superfinal. We all went to take off and arrived to discover very strong winds. The organisation said the wind would drop so we waited....... And it did drop!
Task was set and we all launched. I hit a sink cycle and ended up at the bottom of the mountain about 200 feet off the ground. I managed to work a weak thermal which just got better and better endingg as a 5m/s climb which took me back into the game! We all set off for the start and I was in a good position when i noticed something .....
Yesterday I started to change some lines and ran out of time. I did not have a spanner to tighten the mayon (the metal ring with a screw closure to attach the lines to the risers). I forgot about it and as we were gliding to the first turnpoint I noticed it was open and bending alarmingly!! The lines could have come off so I landed as soon as possible. Oh dear, how stupid.
Soon after landing I was surrounded by children who kept me company until the retreve bus arrived. Now I am on the bus heading back to base :-(
What a waste of a day in such an important competition. Oh well ......
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