The 2010 Canoa Open
With a heavy overcast and a good wind the day starts with mist in
the air. The start window is set to open at 4:30 PM so we don't go up the hill
until about 2:30 PM. As we setup on the higher launch the mist gets a bit
thicker and the gliders get covered with droplets. Cloud base is maybe 1,500'.
The frigate birds are soaring above us.
The mist stops and we get ready to go with the start window opening moved to 5
PM. But before we can get off the hill the day is called (don't know just why).
We all go flying anyway and do the task which calls for a long run over town
without any lift. It's pretty exciting getting down to 200' (Jeff Shapiro and
Dustin down to 80') over the power lines and the highway, before making it back
to the hillside.
With the overcast and the lateness of the day it is dark and a bit hard to see
the other competitors. Maybe that is the reason that the day was called.
Jeff O'Brien looked fast. Others also.
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