After I wrote about how good conditions were here (https://ozreport.com/22.189#3),
they have turned to very weak after a deluge on Wednesday.

The pilot meeting was delayed for a late launch. The start window wasn't set to
open until 2:30 PM with a short day forecasted. The task committee set a small
task of 63 km:

The forecast for soaring indicated very poor soaring conditions. Pilots were not
ready to launch at 1:15 PM. We stood around waiting for some sign that we should
get going. Kevin Carter and Bill Bennett flew around but they weren't too
inspiring.

Finally an hour later at 2:15 PM a few of us got dressed and that moved the
crowd to get out of the shade and get to their gliders. I took off at 2:17 PM.

Jonny Thompson pulled me up and I didn't pin off until 2,000' AGL. There was
very little lift. I joined up with Felix and Luke and we just hung in -30 fpm.
Zac Majors came and joined us.

Luke drifted a little further east and found better lift and Zac and I joined
him. We got up at 90 fpm.

We kept drifting further east at 9 mph and climbing to 4,100'. I noticed that we
were right at the edge of the 5 kilometer start circle coincidentally it was
about to be the second start time, 2:45 PM. One turn and all three of us got it.

Four or five pilots who had climbed up over launch came flying toward us as we
headed out to the southeast. I followed Zac and Luke. Then veering off the
course line to the south I found 35 fpm and that turned out to be the hot spot.

After a few turns to the south of me Zac came in under.  The other pilots
trickled in. I climbed to 3,300', but something wasn't working. Zac was able to
climb up through me even though I was right over him and lost 300' of altitude.
I couldn't figure out what was going on.

I finally had to leave and head southeast to the Casa Grande mountains. Nothing
there for me and I was soon on the ground.

Eleven pilots were able to continue in the air past the second turnpoint at
Arizona City at 25.5 km out.

Task 4:

The scorekeeper needs to add 5 km to each of these distances.

Cumulative:

The ATOS and Swift class pilots passed on flying today, with only
Rich Burton on an ATOS flying.

Only two Sport Class pilots got outside the start cylinder.