Vicki Cain <<Vicki>>
writes:

Everyone is rolling into Forbes for the 12th consecutive Forbes
Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships. Yesterday was the first practice day,
towing started about 1 pm and went well into the afternoon with many pilots
flying. Conditions looked awesome and they were! Sasha has declared a Female
World Record!

The comp is shaping up nicely, we have about 60 pilots from 10 countries and 6
Dragonfly’s.

Bill owns 4 of the Dragonfly’s, the tug pilots will be Steve McCarthy, Marco
Carelli, Blaino and Matt Olive. Bruce Crerar has bought his Dragonfly down from
QLD in the trailer and Peter Holloway has flown his Dragonfly up from Melbourne,
Vic.

Today is the 2nd practice day ahead of our welcome party tonight.

Sasha writes:

“One would think that was just a preparation day before the competition. Well,
this is how good is Forbes! Just hot from the oven - an observed, declared and
completed FEMALE WORLD RECORD attempt for an FAI triangle. Declared distance of
210.4 km, flown with 37.8 km/h on a Moyes Litespeed RX3.

Tomorrow is another day in the paradise.