To cut a long story short despite each days forecast looking pretty good each day under performed although to be fair 4 days flying out of 5 can't be bad. Day one saw a breezy flight off the NW face of the Blorenge in a mixture of thermal and wave followed by a drift over the back and a 12 k XC putting me 5th for the day.
Day two was off to Forest Farm where the flying was fun but the cloudbase low and despite some good efforts no one made minimum distance.
Day three back up the Blorenge but this time on the NE face, despite a top forecast it was clagged in until early afternoon when finally things got going. A couple of big thermals saw a busy spell and plenty of pilots getting away but only a few making more than min distance. Personally it was the hardest 19 K I have ever done and again 5th for the day!
Day four a return to NE face of the Blorenge but this time despite it being clearer the thermals were weaker and the climbs lower, everyone ended up down the bottom although some took longer than others to get there.
Well life on the farm goes on :)
So ended the BOS and guess what, yep it was a 5th place for the comp'. Still a fun time had camping with Daisy, Tim and Angie shame Coady opted for some fully catered accommodation and a helicopter ride after the first flight but at least we could all relax a little.
Quote of the comp' "Hell Boy" check out "the making of Hell Boy" on you tube ..........
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