Rat Race, Day 6

Friday Task

Wow, what an interesting combination of wind, upwind waypoints early on the route, low inversion, and monster convergence just over the back of Burnt.

The upwind turnpoint was Rabies Ridge, and getting there was very tricky. Bill Hughes found the key to unlock the problem - a nice climb in an unusual place and many people used it to climb high enough to make the rabies turnpoint. After that Burnt was going off and the convergence was boombing and it was relatively easy according to people that escaped the "pit of despair".

I learned that there is no substitute for extreme patience and really keen observation of all the gliders all the time.

A tough day for many.