Weather...

It is entirely possible, although morally dubious (in my opinion), to win a gliding competition without winning a single race day, the scoring system allows that. This is why i am pleased i won the day yesterday, just in case i go on to win the competition...

The truth is, it's a little bit of a lottery at the moment. The weather we are having is very unpredictable and it's very hard to get any sort of consistent performance. The tasks we are set are not only short, but with very short legs and many turn points. This makes it very hard to find any sort of rhythm in the flight because turn points disrupt the natural flow because when you are flying to a turn point you are flying to a fixed position in the ground, you are not flying in the best soaring areas.

Many turn points and short legs also make it really very hard to shake off any followers, because gliders converge at the turn point, either coming in or going out of the turn.

Unpredictable weather also limits your game options. You can't take chances looking out what your opponents are doing, you have to make decisions based purely on weather. You can't play to win the day, you play not to lose the day, which is a bit frustrating. The time to play to win is on a good racing day when the weather is predictable and on a long task.