Land outs

Matt, Andy and Will have landed out - as have quite a few others including some of ze germans!
It's just started raining here so hopefully that will pass through before they get back

Launch time confirmed and Benny is till in bed.

First launch is 12 and this is what the crew looks like.

Some say he is the missing link, others say he is a fine specimen of a man. All I know is he is hungover and grumpy.

Tasks for day 4

Task A for the Standards is racing and the distance is 258.8km with a fall back of an AAT of 136.7km- 288.8km. Similar shape to every other task they have set so far.
Club class is also down for 238.5km racing task with a fall back of an AAT of 134.9km- 279.8km.
First possible launch is 12 as standard.

Ben and Ali’s Honeymoon period thus far

So Ben and I have been on our honeymoon for a day now. The purpose of this is that we were meant to go off to Ben’s mate’s house somewhere in Southern Germany but instead we just stayed on the airfield. Therefore Ben und I have decided that for the next 2 days we are not crewing but taking back seat. The possibility is there to do anything. Long walks in the park, skinny dipping in lakes, hunting wild boar in the Black Forest….. but I’m guessing it’s more than likely we will stay on the airfield.

Last night we had dinner at chez Maddog, which was lovely, after I invited Ben and I round and usual they were more than happy to have us. Then we got back and my evening detoxing off alcohol didn’t last long, again.

However, even after playing Uno, I was sober enough not to be a dick like one of the Belgian guys who was so drunk he smashed his head on the floor and cut it open. Therefore ‘First Aid Ali’ came to the rescue and to cut a long story short we nearly had to go to hospital ensuring that my night of many antics with a certain foreign girl was going to be cut short, hence the bitterness.

What’s worse is that we didn’t go to hospital in the end and certain people just went to bed afterwards. Damn it woman don’t you realise I want to plough you!

So now I'm still in bed next to hungover Snorlax, who's farting his head off with his knee up so it wafts out. Lovely!

No update on anything Glider related as I haven't spoken to the British Team yet who are outside. Will keep you posted.

Everyone's back

Everyone has got back - you can see results at http://www.jwgc2011.de/results.php

We're about to go to chez Australia for dinner and Ali has once again vowed to not drink any beer tonight - we all know how this is probably going end

Pictures from today

Pami in Ali's doppel chinchilla

My rope artwork. Can you tell what it is yet?

 Gobble

 Aussie facing the wrong way

 Belgian mini dog

All launched

After possibly the slowest grid launch I've seen, all the boys are in the air. Club class have started on a 2 hour AAT and the standards start is about to open for a 1 1/2 hour AAT.

I remember back in the day when Hus Bos had the worlds and some funny, charming, handsome young rope runners used to get both classes launched in 45 minutes. Here it takes nearly 2 hours....