British Paragliding Open 2011: To run with the foxes or chase with the hounds
Craig lead the pack from the start, but raced himself to the ground halfway round. Mark Watts won the day.
Craig lead the pack from the start, but raced himself to the ground halfway round. Mark Watts won the day.
Despite some worrying incidents elsewhere in the comp and his ongoing concerns with comp wings, Mark has a great day on his serial class wing, and more positives than negatives.
Craig refrains from kicking his helmet round his imposed landing spot somewhere other than the 98km goal field, and consoles himself with a pint.
Task two, and Mark is getting into the ‘flying for fun’ thing, and has decided that smiles beat trophies, any day.
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