Ron 'Mr Whippy' Richardson
Crawl out of the tent to the smell of dew on the grass, the birds singing and 3 Arrows bringing coffee in bed to his tent mate Mr Whippy. These guys have been hang gliding from the day it was invented and have more experience of competition flying than anyone I know, they know more history and have themselves made history more than most in the world and here they are, in a single skin tent sleeping on lilo’s in a field in deepest Florida! I would like to say that these guys like to rough it but at the next comp they stay in the opposite type of accommodation (I think deep down they missed camping though).
Then its off to the blue lagoon, a sprinkle of egg and a quick call home on Voipcheap. (Anyone away from home that has access to wi-fi should get this. Most calls are free!).
The sky is blue but the forecast is not consistent but in general looks ok so Steve and Davis call a 102.2km task via 3 turn points then back to The Ridge.
We all get a smooth tow from the great tug pilots, some of which fly in from Quest Air up North. We all fly in circles and glide and we all deck it before the goal! This aint right!
Results
102.2km
1 Top banana today was Zac Majors with 97.4km
2 What’s a tent? 86.7km
8 Not so Dogleg today Bray 74.5km
14 Posh Bloke 66.7km
16 Mr Whippy 52.1km
17 3 Arrows 51.8km
22 Very Sad Lad 24.1km
Today was a bit of a retrieve nightmare for Sue. She did a great job but was a little stressed but after a few hugs she was fine. I mean, how can she not be with a van full of prime British beef in need of an egg shower and Dogleg had a smile on his face!!
A quick stop at the beer shop for ice-cream of course then onto the ‘yellow arches’ followed by real food and a bevy of real ale at the Gator Bait.
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