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After a rest day in Vidalia when the winds were strong out of the west, we
looked forward to a nice flight with light winds out of the north. Fortunately
the task committee was very flexible and the task was changed twice. The last
time based on the conditions just before the launch where a shelf of mid level
clouds came over from the east and cut down on the lift. While there were great
looking cu's to the west.

Given the forecast for light northerly winds the task committee just a goal 96
kilometers to the west northwest. A cross wind task. The skies looked blue to
the south.

Actually the shelf of clouds retreated right after the new call and there were
cu's all around us, but not further to the south. The forecast had been for no
cu's at all, but there were plenty. I told pilots that it was likely that they
would thin out and perhaps disappear later in the day as the cloud base rose and
the dry air mass above was encountered. That in fact did happen.

With plenty of cu's marking the lift, launch was easy and pilots went from cu to
cu staying up and getting to cloud base around 4,500'. The wind was 7 mph from
the northeast and we were heading northwest.

Leaving the start cylinder at 2:30 PM high, there was a choice about how far to
head upwind of the course line. John Simon (I can see him because his bottom
surface is so green) headed to the downwind side of the course line. The lift
was about 200 fpm and broken so it was unclear exactly what line to take.

Zippy and Pedro headed northwest and I followed. Oleg was just below and behind
us. After a couple of weak thermals I lost contact with Zippy and Pedro and
headed along the course line on the north side while they pushed further to the
north northwest. Things markedly improved and I found 400 fpm.

There was a wide forested area ahead surrounding a river. I raced ahead to find
John Simon on his own circling north of the course line after he had started way
to the south. I came in under him and found 300 fpm. I could not catch up with
him over the next two thermals and finally had to ignore him and head for the
best looking clouds.

Speaking of clouds, they were thinning out and getting further apart. Crossing
the river as it turned to the north northwest, I headed for the few remaining
clouds. The climb rates were still high under the cu's.

The cu's were gone 40 km from goal and it was now time to start looking at the
ground instead of the sky. The lift seemed to be coming from open fields with
trees lining the southwest edges and the wind blowing over the fields and
hitting the tree lines. I was still alone but in contact with Larry just behind
me.

We worked the fields together and soon were joined by three other pilots,
including Richard, Malcolm, and Ollie. Richard was willing to lead out a few
times. I saw a little forming wisp ahead to the left and headed for it. Richard
turned when he saw it and it was good at 300 fpm. We all packed in together all
at about the same altitude.

Richard headed out at 17 km out and I followed to his left. He just missed the
thermal at 13 km out and came back to join me as did the crew with Ollie just
over my head. We climbed to 4,600' which was plenty for a fast glide into goal.

http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/frr-2015/results/class-1-open/task-5-on-2015-05-22/daily

Cumulative:
http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/frr-2015/results/class-1-open/task-5-on-2015-05-22/total

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=2126048672

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319

http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/1166560

http://wxc.fai.org/module.php?id=22&date=20150304&gliderclass=hg1

http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/22.5.2015/17:23

http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/ranking-hg-open/