I have been asked by the contest management here at Logan to stop posting my reports on the official SSA site, so henceforth these reports will be available only on SoaringCafe.com.  Apparently I was using the 'U' (Unlandable) word a little too often for their taste.  I freely admit that ... ∞

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After getting to bed last night after midnight, my crew Mark Hawkins and I 'slept in' until 7:30 this morning.  I for one really needed the sleep, as the schedule here at Logan is extremely hectic.  The combination of a 12:30pm grid, followed by a typically late launch ... ∞

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I'm writing this the following morning, as the days run so long  here that it is almost impossible to get everything done, get some food, and get to bed before midnight.  The way things are going here, we're going to remember the 15m nats more as a survival/endurance ... ∞

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First, apologies to all for writing this the morning after, but Mark Hawkins (of Hawke Tracking fame and my crew for this contest) had to run out after I landed and pick Dennis Linnekin (DL) out of a hayfield north of Preston (about 25m north of Logan).  Dennis ... ∞

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This morning when I looked out the window of the micro-castle, I saw pretty much the same weather we had yesterday that resulted in a no-fly day.  However, at the morning meeting Mike the Strike was optimistic that today's weather would be much better, and the OD problem ... ∞

Yesterday was the first potential contest day for the regional, and the 2nd official practice day for the nationals.  The weather forecast from 'Mike the Strike' wasn't particularly optimistic, so most nationals pilots kept their gliders in the boxes, but the regional guys had to assemble, grid, and then wait. ... ∞

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This was the official practice day for the regional, and the first of two practice days for the 15m nats, so we were all primed a great Logan day.  The weatherman told us we should expect blue conditions with some chance of clouds in the eastern part ... ∞

The one practice day of  the Regionals and first of  two practice days for the Nationals has started off sloooooooooooooooooooooow!

Launch started at 1:15 and it was quickly observed that the lift was weak to non-existent.  Launch started and stopped and by 3:30 all who wanted to launch did.  Many landed ... ∞

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Up with Tim Welles (W3) and his crew David at 0800, off to the airport to assemble, water, and grid. Snuck into the informal race camp briefing at 1000 to hear that we were going to have another day with brisk winds ... ∞