Jeff O'Brien on flying in Canoa
His blog post.
Launch looking north. After town the north cliffs begin.
First there's the start: The minimum sink glide to the edge of the start
cylinder is practiced over and over. The cylinder must be crossed within five
seconds of the start time or you're playing catch up the entire race. This year
we flew an exit start 1.5km away from launch. It's necessary to tarry in the
clouds over launch to ensure maximum height heading out.
The dive: As you strain to keep your closest competitors in sight through the
clouds, your vario signals you've attained the start and you confirm visually.
Look right, look left as you bury the bar and feel the speed build. There is
nothing to hold back. You've got 700ft. To literally burn as fast as you dare.
On day one, I had an ear to ear grin as I looked at my airspeed to see 135kms
per hour and Dustin off my wingtip plummeting just a bit faster.
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