The results are here: http://www.soaringspot.com/2008dba/.

No cu's all day and reports from the tug pilots of low inversions kept us waiting on the ground until about one thirty. Finally, Kieran launched, as did Rod Flockhart and I was right behind them in Raef's Airborne Fun 190 with the big wheels.

I found a thermal right away, but it only took me to 2,600' AGL before I lost it. Dave Seib and Rod who were just above me went back up wind to find lift, but I couldn't make it that far and landed back at launch. It took a while to get going again. Cameron Tunbridge was going slow also and had three launches, which put him back there a ways in the scoring today.

The second time up I figured I had to go downwind no matter what so I hung with less than 100 fpm leaving the start circle at 2,500' AGL. Things did not look great ahead as there was no where in particular to go.

Losing the lift at 2,800' AGL, I headed back toward the highway and dark fields. Who knew where good lift was?

Down to 1,100' AGL, I felt the lift and climbed out at the amazing rate of 200 fpm back to 2,700' AGL. What is the deal with the lift stopping so low?

Back toward the black fields near the highway again, and I found  lift at 900' right smack dab over the highway. Why there is unclear. Maybe the bare fields nearby.

I hung around in this one and gained 1,800' in 17 minutes, drifting down wind. Now I was over the river too far to get back to the highway and no dark fields cross wind toward the highway, so I headed for the cultivated fields downwind. There are so many fewer choices when you don't get up high.

No luck. I came in over Nick Purcell at 100' and landed in the field next to him.

Dave Seib had scooted to goal getting there first by four minutes. Trevor Purcell came in second to gain almost four hundred points on Cameron.