Monthly Archives: March 2006

I first met James in Killarney. James is a bloody good bloke and he inspires me to fly fast and kick ass. This post is dedicated to James. Age: 30Nickname: SeagullHometown: Armidale, NSWGlider: Gradient Avax RSFCurrent World Ranking: 50Favorite Website: … Continue reading →

My final flight in the Pre-Worlds has been one of my most memorable flights ever. The task was a 124.6km flight from Mt. Borrah to goal at Gravesend. I launched 10 min before the first of 4 start windows and … Continue reading →

Task 4 was a 90.1km task north to Bingara. This was the first race start of the comp, and used an 80km entry cylinder around goal. Goal has eluded me again and I landed less than 3km from goal having … Continue reading →

Task 3 was a 56.4km task from Mt. Borrah to Bendemeer, with an interval start. Cirrus cloud cover made for light lift and challenging conditions. 25km on course I came to a large shaded area with no way around. I … Continue reading →

Today we had a long task from Mr. Borrah to Warialada, 121.8km. 14 pilots made goal, the fastest in was Jean-Marc Caron from France with a time of 4:12:33. I flew 110.6km and landed at 6:55pm, 5 min. before the … Continue reading →

Average winds of 30kph and gusts over 50kph prevented us from flying today. Cloudstreets danced across the skies. Brett Z. and myself with the Indonesian Team. This kangaroo’s fear of humans was overcome by the tastey bit of grass it … Continue reading →

The day started out looking like the epic day we’ve been waiting for. Winds were strong and building when we arrived at launch, and eventually blew a steady 30kph gusting over 40kph. The task was suspended just before launch opened … Continue reading →

The day started out with the first bit of sun we’ve seen for what seems like forever. Early morning winds on Mt. Borrah were quite strong, gusting over 30kph. We went to launch at noon and winds were blowing 20kph … Continue reading →

For the first time in over a week I awoke to sunshine and blue skies. A few alto stratus clouds linger in the sky, showing moderate winds in the upper altitudes. Reports are coming in that it’s blowing quite strong … Continue reading →

A few days ago I was helping David Prentice look for a lost arrow from a previous unsuccessful hunting endevor. The quail and rabbits were good at eluding David until we were driving home from town two nights ago. With … Continue reading →