A good day for grass growth...

But not for gliding...
Sunday.

Raced over to Matamata with GNM in tow ready for a great thermal day. Arrived to see the Matamata Soaring Center committee gathering on the steps...bugger, I'd forgotten we had a meeting at 11am Sunday. I could have claimed to be so well organised to show up 5 minutes before the meeting start time and with a glider ready for the afternoon. That would have been a large stretch of the truth...

An hour later, meeting finished, GNM rigged and ready in 30 minutes, 80 liters of water added, sky looking OK, tow plane ready...we are off.

Off tow at 2000ft only to find things going blue, an inversion at 3500ft and climbs of 2-3 knots...and it only got poorer...
An hour later we were back overhead at 1500ft in a 0.4 knot climb wondering why I'd bothered.

Climbed to 3000ft with GNV as company, did a couple of loops to clear the cobwebs and home.

Things aren't looking that crash hot for the next week.

On the positive side the MSC is keen to support the continuation of the RASP.
I think with help from the hang glider crowd we might get there...