We originally had a task from Williston Florida to Moultrie Georgia. We arrived to the tow field in a pouring rain and then watched a thunderstorm dump rain for an hour to the north of us. We pushed the start times back an hour and then shorten the course to Live Oak, Florida.
The sky was overcast and the birds were only climbing a few hundred feet. So when the sun briefly broke through near the start time some of us suited up and launched. The earliest in the line came back to the field, but a group of 6 or 7 managed a weak climb in light rain. When we topped out around 880m (2900 feet) I decided it was time to make use of our altitude and go. We glided until we found a weak climb under 300m (1000 feet). The thermal was just not big enough to allow 5 gliders (Chris, Mike, Larry, Patrick, and me) to make big circles in. We fumbled with the climb for awhile and then landed together. Needless to say we were all disappointed; especially when we saw the clouds break and later pilots fly overhead at 1200m (4000 feet).
Some days you are the windshield and other days you are the bug. Splat.
Scores are available online.
Flights: 1, Duration: 0:38, Distance: 9.6 km
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