I finished the JWGC on a strong note. Saturday was our last flying day with reasonably strong but seriously blue conditions. I started with the gaggle and flew with...
Closing ceremony today, on a very hot day under a broiling sun. Mercifully, the JWGC2019 organization knows the value of brief meetings. It probably helped that the presenter...
A hot day today (around 96F) – hot enough to make a moderately stable airmass work moderately well, (though not hot enough to produce cumulus clouds). Good climbs were...
For possibly the first time here at JWGC2019, the weather exceeded the forecast. Not by a lot, and not for the whole day, but at least for a...
Widespread morning cloud was accompanied by considerable skepticism that flying would be possible today. We duly gridded all gliders on the possibility that a clear area approaching from the...
A warmer day today, with another dose of quirky weather. One feature near home was wave over cumulus clouds, which allowed many pilots to climb to their best...
We had another dose of weird weather today. The key feature was an unusual line of lift, probably controlled by wave generated by interaction between low-level southerly winds...
A difficult and eventful day today. At the morning pilot briefing, we were told to expect the best weather of the contest – and when the tasks were...
A challenging day today, with post-frontal weather that produced some very good lift and some difficult areas, with spreadout, light rain and then dead skies on final glide. In...
The flying here is very challenging. The last 4 race days have had a little bit of everything - strong thermals, big gaggles, massive thunderstorms, thick overcasts, and landouts....