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The first of this years series of Rockpolishers Interclub took place over the weekend of 23rd and 24th of May and what a contrast to last years
wind and rain. We had light winds and glorious sunshine all weekend, not quite unstable enough for good cross country conditions but very pleasant.
Task setter, Mike Tomlinson, decided that going North East towards lower ground would be the best option, however the decision to scrub on
Saturday and allow local flying was made about midday. All our visitors had a very pleasant afternoon exploring the Cwm Du valley and one
visitor was heard to say he was going to change clubs having had the best flight ever!
On Saturday evening, thanks to Jan, Sandi and many others, we were treated to a super BBQ and a beautiful sunset. The merriment went on
until the small hours but there didn’t seem to be too many sore heads on Sunday morning.
On Sunday tasks were again set out to the North East. For the Pundits and Intermediates 151km to Great Witley (GTW) and Walford (WAL)
and for the Novices 123km to Tenbury Wells (TEN) and Walford (WAL). The grid was formed at Midday under Julie King’s direction and launching started at 12.30. Many competitors found it difficult to get away from the high ground of the Black Mountains, but a few brave souls pressed on towards lower ground. Only Paul Gentil, Aston Down Pundit flying an SHK, completed the task in 3hr 16min.
When the scores were finally sorted, the winners of the weekend were Nympsfield with 16 points followed by Usk with 10 points, Aston
Down and Long Mynd both with 9 points, Talgarth 8 points. Shobdon didn’t attend this event.
All our visitors have gone away with very positive thoughts about Talgarth. This is a superb PR event for us in the gliding world, but it
couldn’t happen without the help and support of the usual hard core members. If I try to name names, I will inevitably miss out someone,
so to all of the caterers, tug pilots, pushers and shovers, pilots and crews, THANK YOU.
Clarkie
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