Sunday 4th August

"Never rule out wave" How often do we say that ? Well it was said at today's briefing although there was no obvious signs of it. It looked thermic both to the North and South but there was a noticeable lack of thermals over the site. Your correspondent took a tow out over the high ground to the West of Wooler and, although there appeared to be good lift around it wasn't over the high ground ! Beating a hasty retreat to Wooler confirmed that the thermals were working but no contact was made with wave. However, after a foray down towards Alnwick, which gave a photo opportunity at Old Bewick Hill Fort (right), the return to Wooler paid off with a steady climb to just over 8300'. Russell Young made a valiant effort to make contact, reaching 4,400' during his 56 minute flight, sadly just missing out on his Bronze hour. Next time !



Wave Caps at 8000'