9am start, glide out to 1300' for first thermal. Not too bad a run on the 1st leg but spreadout started on the way south of the Humber and led to much deviation and faffing in/out of Royston. Big plates of layer cloud on the way north again but some good climbs of 5-6kts. Final leg home became more and more difficult with 90deg deviations to stay up - eventually lost the battle in the circuit at Crowlands. Climbs were OK for most of the day but we found them tricky to locate, centre in and stay centred! Must try harder! With Robin May. |