Penultimate night

After todays horrendously complicated nav task was postponed due to the weather, the wind died down enough to allow us to fly an engine-off spot landing. With the scores so close, the pressure levels were high, with everyone fully aware that this could be the make or break of a World Championship title.
In quite difficult crosswind conditions, the Pauls (Dewhurst and Welsh) screamed into the deck to collect a healthy 200pts, ensuring they enter the final day with a healthy lead.
Richard Rawes nailed the 250, while unfortunately David Hadley dropped ever-so-slightly short and Owain judged the range right but wasn't quite able to correct the crosswind drift angle enough and drifted slightly out of the deck.
I disappeared below the horizon on my spot landing, but the 'fishing float' Shadow lived up to its name and sailed neatly into the 250 box. I was extremely chuffed to receive a coveted Team Bonzai sticker for amusing the crowd; any gold medal pales in comparison!
The spots mixed up the two-seat flexwing class nicely, with the leader (Andre Thuroczy) dropping short to allow Rob Grimwood & Chris Saysell to regain the lead, with Rob & Rees Keene just 62 points behind in 3rd place. Richard Rawes has over 200pts lead in his class, and I go into the last day just 17 points behind Jan Lukes in the solo fixed-wing class.
As such, it's all to play for tomorrow, with the same complicated task due to be flown early tomorrow morning. Judging from the previous nav task, it could go either way very easily, and with all 4 classes so closely contested the pressure is on to fly well tomorrow.
Wish us luck!
Dave Broom.