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to lack of any distinguishable part of theglider. As conditions once again gainedmomentum, then switched back to SouthEast, the Sportsman’s Class took tothe air, flew through the round gainingconfidence all the time and setting thebar even higher for those that will dothis for the first time next year. Finalpairs were up at 4:00 in the afternooncompleting a long slope day no matterhow you looked at it.Round 2 in the bag!Back to the watering hole, mealstaken in, and a raft of weary sunburntcontestants made for bed and dreams ofmore of the same.Overnight, in the wee hours and with theaid of sucker sticks, epoxy and a vacuumbag, Alan Ball and Ryan Matchetttinkered away to make good Alan’s gliderwing for the next day. Michel Leuschthrew in a new servo on his aileron due tofailure, and Christo Le Roux added halfa soda can to his leading edge coveringsome nasty twig damage, such was thecommitment to make good and be partof the final day of the event. Wind ornone, the contestants were going to beready!And this is where the plot changes fromall the previous years.Cue an exact replica of the day before.Perfect South East. 30-40 kilometresan hour caressing the slope with hugeamounts of lift grabbing gliders rightRussel Conradt launches another gliderout of the hand on launch. Up steppedthe Sportsman’s Class, with nerves farmore settled and everyone aware of theirroles and requirements, we were ableto whizz our way through the round. Airbattles raged royal between contestantsas was seen between Dean Halley andMarch 2013 9