31.7.2013 Wednesday – 4th competition day
What to write of a day which is like two previous days? We had briefing in the morning at 10.00, towings were supposed to start at 13.00, but were postponed for an hour or half an hour at a time, until the Standard class was cancelled first, followed by the cancellation of Club class as well.
While waiting gliders had to be parked in the grid properly, because of the heavy winds and powerful rain shower went over the airfield.
Later Benjamin (French team captain) was wondering why this competition doesn’t feel as fun as previous years. I must say that I don’t see that, people are playing volleyball, hanging out until late hours at night, and everybody is really friendly. I tried to be gentle when I told him that perhaps French are not having that special time as they are spending their time only together. And they should not stay away even they wouldn’t speak perfect English. Also team South Africa and Danish said exactly the same thing. How else would you learn to speak new language if not speaking? Perhaps we will see French guys more. They are quite pretty to look at (I know, I know, guys aren’t pretty, but some of them are nice looking guys, like quite many here are as well), so I hope they will come out more often from their rooms.
But on the other hand Benjamin had a good point. Karting has been tradition in JWGC, but I’ve heard there isn’t one close to Leszno (or at all in Poland), here is restaurant and volleyball court (beach volley actually). So here is a challenge to you guys: come up with something what we can do and how we can make this JWGC memorable.