Wellington lived up to all expectations...it rained, it blew, it wasn't very warm, and flights were cancelled.
Despite these inconveniences, or maybe because of them, we had fun anyhow.
Caught up with people, learnt a bit of new stuff, got a job to do, and I think we added some value to the gliding community as a whole.
The job - to continue fleshing out the Role of National Racing Coach, how to develop a squad of upcoming pilots, and how to fund all this.
The new stuff - the excellent youth camp held in Omarama in Dec 2010. Stunning stuff.
Trusts...we have plenty of them in the gliding fraternity...too too many to my way of thinking. Work is progressing on this front...although we can expect a reaction quite soon. However the future of the Trusts are bound up somewhat in how we plan to further our progress in the International Racing scene. To that end Dane Dickinson has produced an excellent overview of the success (or lack thereof) albeit a bit euro-centric...and yours truly has responded with a plan for Coaching and Pilot Development that might see us more closely aligned to the West Island.
If this all seems a bit cryptic be patient - all will become clear over the next few months.
Off to see if I can get into Napier airport.
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