Kobala take off and Soca valley - Stol ridge in far distance centre
L to R: Brian, Rod, Martin (shy?), James, Kev, Tim and Ed
Playing 'Rod Yenga' during wait for briefing
Crowded take off area. Commonly over 150 pilots
Take off series - east (here) and west faces used
West face take off
Clearing the hangies before task 6 launch window
Not all launches succeeded in the light and thermic condition.
This is what speed, speed, and more speed brings you. Wear on both sides of an L3 harness
Climbing above take off on task 5
Large gaggles built up awaiting the race start.
Occasionally it got very busy - task 6 start was manic! This is a early task with space to breath.
Looking back down the ridge on task 5 - pity I'd forgotten my tracker as I had a decent run to goal!!
Thermalling over Kobala take off
Looking back towards Krasji ridge
Crossing from Stoll ridge to Krasji ridge
David Brown on Iota - heading for tp3 on task 3
Soca river with Krasji ridge on the right