Difficult choice between towing and the hill but as the wind picked up before 10 we opted for the hill. No sooner had we arrived than it became damp and the wind dropped. Still it wasn't long before the dampness disappeared but the wind stayed low.
Trevor and Lee both did some more tethered flights across the top this time on the Condor and both did well having big smiles as they ground skimmed towards the edge before being held by the tethers.
The sun came out as we stopped for lunch and the breeze filled a little but well off to the North making it just scratchable soarable on Paragliders but slope landings were the order of the day.
Derek J had a few trial take off runs on the top before going for it and did a first class top to bottom in fine style ending in a tip toe landing and huge grin. i scurried down and withing 15 minutes we were back at the top ready to go again. Pilot X made a quick assessment of conditions before harnessing up and following suit with a cracking flight emulating Derek's landing and building their confidence in turns on the way. Almost as their feet touched the ground Derek was down there to congratulate them and help up with the glider.
Back at the top once again Derek gave it another go and had another good flight this time with the added benefit of some ridge lift before popping the glider onto the now shrinking beach. By the time we made it back to the top we were all tired out (guess that's why we go towing then) and with the beach now only a thin strip we called an early day.
Maybe there will be more hill days later in the week and maybe Derek will be ready to take full advantage of them, we shall see.
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