SC Nationals Day 8 Report

Well, we finally had a good day - maybe 3/4 of a full Parowan day -
great lift, but very few clouds. Apparently the temps got a few
degrees higher today, and the winds were fairly light out of the
south. The task advisors knew we didn't want to go very far south,
and we *definitely* did not want to go back over the desert with no
clouds, so they tasked us to the east. Reports were of achieved
bottom-to-top climb rates in the 6-8kt range, topping out well above
18,000'. Very few landouts, and most pilots had a pretty good time.

Tomorrow is the last day, and there is a very tight race for 2 & 3rd
overall, but Ray Gimmey seems to have the 1st place position locked
up. It would be very nice to end the contest with a 'full Monty'
Parowan day, but we'll take whatever comes.

TA