Days 3 and 4.

Well three of the team seem to be motoring along getting some consistent results only to be slowed by a flat tyre of a team leader- having spent more time in the long retrieve routes than over the volcanic terrain of the Valle area.
Yesterday I again managed to hit the 2nd turn point in the lead group of 8 pilots however was a little bit lower and was thermic soaring up the face of a mountain until muscled out by the balance of the lead gaggle of some 90 pilots. Oh yeah, the face in question was only about 80m wide.... I and a group of others who couldn´t stomach the carnage dropped off to our dooms on the deck in very stable midday conditions. Antje and Gav did better by taking a couple of more glides further on course. In all it proved a day to stay in the air early to reap the rewards of an improving day.
Today Gav followed by James and Antje all made goal. Antje made the speed section however was 100m out of range of goal at time of task close but still flying. Bad luck there. These guys are really doing us proud in tough racing conditions. No excuses for me as I took a different convergence line than the leading two gaggles in an attempt to make up some ground only to find the virtual waterfall at the end of it. Shame, as I kept higher than most until the turn of furtune.
Bring on day 5.