With RASP showing large areas of orange and red and the promise of "7,000-8,000 cloudbase over the mountains" there were at least three gilders being rigged at 7.30am and first launch was well before 10.00. Well done to Mike Oliver for galvanising us into action.
Alas the day didn't quite live up to expectations, with cloudbase staying stubbornly at 2,500 for most of the morning. Of the three of us who set out to do AST-The Park-Bala-Chippenham-Ast, only Mike Oliver got round. Robin did well to turn Bala, but landed at Shobdon. Yours truly managed to turn the Park and Welshpool, but had a plumbing failure en-route which somewhat took the shine off the experience. Setting out loaded with water, on a 600k that made the rest of us feel inadequate, Chris Gough had a closer view of Ledbury than he would have wished.
Meanwhile, Emil completed his Silver badge by soaring to Enstone and back - many congratulations to him, and I believe Matt completed his field landing checks.

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