Well around the Rock off of St Agnes actually!
Goal ...... well turn point to be fair.
After 30 years of looking at it I finally made it out to and more importantly back from the Rock which stands just 1.1 miles north of take off at St Agnes. A good day saw no less than 12 hangies on site and whilst breezy enough it was well flyable. Mark H (D&S Condors) had a cracking flight early on with the sea thermals appearing early this year seeing us circling up to close on 2000' and the drift not nearly as quick as we thought. Having left one just short of base i pushed back to the ridge before just carrying on out to sea to see what would happen ....... as it was not a lot, some good air was followed by some steady sink then just short of my target and when I was thinking hmmmmmmm a nice bit of lift came by. Over the rock at 1200' (my cut off is 650) it was still a bit nerve racking as you it looks along way back. Not wishing to push my luck it was a downwind dash seeing me arrive back on the ridge with close to 1000 to spare - nice -.
Track log, flown in an anti clockwise direction
A fun ridge race with mark on his Atos showed the T2 C to be quick enough to keep him behind although to be fair it is an older model that Mark flies, still quite impressive.
As the skies filled with pilots it was time to get the Tandem out on which Gordon M joined me for a super flight in what were by now slightly more bouncy conditions, not that it worried Gordon! After a nice landing Charlotte M was next up and had a ball as we played with the thermals and chased the gulls up and down the cliffs to a stunning backdrop.
Nice view from the Tandem and a nice sky
An excellent day and so good to see so many out with their stiffies and the added bonus of fulfilling a longstanding challenge.
Quote of the day "thats so relaxing"
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