Archive for September, 2008

 

Strong southerly winds stop play

September 2nd, 2008 - Posted by Steve Ham

Many pilots were hoping for a rest after late retrieves yesterday. They got what they wanted. The wind started to come on early but was soon over the back with a nice mix of dust devils. Not looking too good for the next few days. The photo is of two of yesterdays winners, Christian Maurer, […]

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200km+ flights, PBs and Tandem record.

September 2nd, 2008 - Posted by Steve Ham

Fantastic convergence conditions with perfect Cus and high base. I flew tandem with Maria, a journalist with the Diario de Avila. My intention was to get to Avila and get some good shots with the camera pole, however, with that mission accomplished (and to do so deviating from the convergence line swinging much further off […]

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