Monarca 2010, day three,day four.
Day three was called with a 2km start at Maguey then a 400 m TP then a 3km cylider at laguna negra then a 2 km cyl at Los Saucos then a 400 m TP at Divisa and goal in Valle. We got upwind of the start with about 50 others and waited at cloudbase which was 1,700 ft over the terrian, it was hectic to say the least. I was on top of the stack for the start but then on the way to Laguna i got drilled and was low when i got back to Maguey and then it took me some time to boost back high enough to make the glide to Cerro Gordo and then i made up some ground but i was behind and on the way to Los Saucos i knew it would be hard to get back up on the way back and i was right but i lucked out with a low save in the venturi gap that allowed me a glide to the trash dump where i boosted and then i saw gliders stuck at cerro gordo so i decided to try to crazy thermal mesa and as i dropped in to the launch bowl i was getting trashed by wind and lee side crap off the Penon but i got a boomer just downwind of it and was able to glide between the Penon and wall there i boosted high to base and made a glide to the thermal mesa i got drilled again and it flushed me down the lee side of the Espinoso and so i glided for some sunshine south of cerro pelon and there i hooked a 1,200 fpm boomer to base anbd there i glided to San Pedro and i got up off hte 600 ft site that i have lfown many times and then i glided for tree kings and got tow small therms along the way but niether boosted me high and i glided as far as i could but then still have enough to glide back to a resonable retrieve. I finsihed 9 kms short of the divisa TP. i got 446 points the same as the day before to rest in 44th posistion.
Day four was called a 3km entry cyl at launch with a TP at launch then a TP at Diente then to SUR a TP near llano then a TP at Tres Reyes then goal in Valle, but the task was way overcalled based on a forecast prediction made by X-C skies. The Sky was 90% shaded and the gaggle at El Penon and the wall as we waited was horrific and Brett Zanglien and an Italtan guy had a mid air and both pilots hucked reserves but we both okay. We managed to get high just before the start and i was wiht the leaders to the launch TP but i stayed behind at launch to climb higer instead of just glide back to Penon. It was a good move as we got high enpough to have a easy glide to Penon and then the wall but as we glided for the Espinosa i got drilled on the lee side and was forced to glide low around the corner and i made it again to San Pedro where i have launche dseveral times fromt he 600 ft site and that loc<l knowledge told me to take my altitude and run out front and hope for some lucky thermal out front and it worked although i did have to make four low savwes from less then 300 ft but finally i got high enough top glide over to Diente and after that i just went a on a downwind glide and there i found the best thermal of the day i boosted to 10,000 ft still 1,200 ft loweer then what was predicted by x-c skies. After that thermal i was again with the leaders, but they left the thermal for Aguila TP and i choose to glide more downwind along our lift line and i had thre or four followers to help me but we just did´nt connect where we needed to and i eventuially landed 4 km short of the SUr TP. it was for sure the hardest day so far and more shade is predicted for the next two days.
More soon.
David.