Decided to go to the Hampshire Green Festival at the Sustainability Centre (behind Mercury). With a NE and a decent blow there was no way I was going without taking my glider.
So sent the family to the festival and I went to Mercury. On arrival I found Grant in the air, no one else there. It was blowing about 20mph at launch. Quickly rigged and had a flight, the bowl was working well in the NE and at times the whole ridge as well, Grant made it to base, as I recall around 1500. I found it a bit rough, the lift was very broken at times.
Landed for lunch, then another go. A PG pilot turned up and decided to have a go, I think it was still blowing pretty hard. Then walked down to the festival, Tony Blackburn came up the track with his HG, not sure if he flew.
On returning to the car at around 4.45 Steve Green and Bruce K (pictured above) were rigged. It was now a lot lighter, they were flying when we left.
James
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